Pascal Gabriel

Pascal Gabriel was born in Namur, Belgium in 1961 (circa).

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Namur - Belgium - 1961

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His musical career began in 1977 aka Gaby Siclet in Namur in the punk rock band The Razors (bass guitar and backup vocals). He left Belgium for London in the late 1970s and worked as a freelance sound engineer in various studios, earning a reputation for innovative remixes for artists like Marc Almond (formerly of the duo Soft Cell) and Yello.

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1977 - Namur - Punk rock - The Razors - Bass guitar - Backup vocals - Belgium - London - Freelance - Remix - Marc Almond - Soft Cell - Yello

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Toward the end of the 1980s, Gabriel was a producer and co-writer for S'Express and Bomb the Bass -- two of the first sample-heavy dancefloor artisans of that era. He claimed number one UK singles with the S'Express track "Theme from S'Express" and Bomb the Bass' "Beat Dis."

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S'Express - Bomb the Bass - Sample

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Following the success of S'Express and Bomb the Bass, Gabriel embarked on a series of projects, mixing, producing and writing with a variety of artists, from Erasure to Debbie Harry from Blondie.

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Mixing - Producing - Erasure - Debbie Harry - Blondie

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In the '90s, Gabriel moved away from beats and breaks and into the pop music world, co-producing the track "Respect" for New Order. He also collaborated with EMF, Inspiral Carpets and Kitchens of Distinction. In 1997 he formed the band Peach (known as "Peach Union" in the US due to an American band already utilizing the name).

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Beats and breaks - New Order - EMF - Inspiral Carpets - Kitchens of Distinction - 1997 - Peach

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In 1999, Gabriel met an unsigned singer named Dido, for whom with he wrote several songs. "No Angel" and "Here With Me" appeared on Dido's multi-million selling debut album No Angel.

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1999 - Dido

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In 2002, Gabriel began writing with and producing tracks for Australia's Kylie Minogue, including "Your Love" for her Fever album. Since then, he has collaborated with other popular artists including Natalie Imbruglia, Rachel Stevens, Sophie Ellis-Bextor and newcomer Alexis Strum.

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2002 - Kylie Minogue - Natalie Imbruglia - Rachel Stevens - Sophie Ellis-Bextor - Alexis Strum

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