Mike Lévy (born 13 June 1987),[1][2] known professionally as Gesaffelstein, is a French techno artist and DJ. He has worked alongside artists as varied as The Weeknd, Tiga, Miss Kittin, A$AP Rocky, Lana Del Rey, Phoenix, Röyksopp, The Whitest Boy Alive, and Kanye West.

Contents 1 Name 2 Career 3 Releases 4 Remixes 5 References 6 External links Name

Gesaffelstein is a portmanteau of Gesamtkunstwerk and Albert Einstein.[3]

Career

He produced two tracks on Yeezus, the sixth album of American rapper Kanye West, including the lead single "Black Skinhead" and "Send It Up", both tracks produced with Kanye West, Daft Punk, Brodinski and Mike Dean.[4] On October 28, 2013, Gesaffelstein released his debut album Aleph under Bromance Records, OWSLA, Parlophone Records and EMI Music, which had been recorded since 2011. His remix of "Shockwave" by The Hacker is featured in the 2013 video game Grand Theft Auto V, on the Soulwax FM radio station. In 2015, Gesaffelstein released the single "Conquistador" in collaboration with Jean-Michel Jarre and also produced the soundtrack for the 2015 film Maryland. In 2018, he produced "I Was Never There" and "Hurt You" from The Weeknd's My Dear Melancholy, EP.

Gesaffelstein signed to Columbia Records in November 2018.[5]

Releases Vengeance Factory (2008, OD) Modern Walk (2008, 0D) The Operator (2009, ZONE) Variations (2010, Turbo) Conspiracy Parts 1 & 2 (2011, Turbo) Crainte & Errance (with The Hacker, 2011, ZONE) Bromance 1 (with Brodinski, 2011, Bromance) Bromance 4 (2012, Bromance) Aleph (2013, OWSLA, Bromance, Parlophone) Maryland (2015, soundtrack for the film Maryland) Singles "Pursuit" (2013, OWSLA, Bromance, Parlophone) - Vimeo number 68634031 "Hate or Glory" (2013, OWSLA, Bromance, Parlophone) "In Distress" (2014, collaboration with A$AP Rocky) "Conquistador" (2015, collaboration with Jean Michel Jarre)[6] "I Was Never There" (2018, collaboration with The Weeknd) "Hurt You" (2018, collaboration with The Weeknd) "Reset" (2018) Remixes 2009: I Am The Cosmos - So Glad (Gesaffelstein Remix) F+S - Lump (Gesaffelstein Remix) 2010: Cassius - Les Enfants (Gesaffelstein Remix) Sei A - Body Of Eyes (Gesaffelstein Violation Remix) Chateau Marmont - One Hundred Realities (Gesaffelstein Remix) David Carretta - New Disco Beat (Gesaffelstein Remix) Ali Renault - What's The Point (Gesaffelstein Remix) 2011: Miss Kittin - All You Need (Gesaffelstein Remix) ZZT - ZZafrika (Gesaffelstein Remix) Moby - The Day (Gesaffelstein Remix) Arnaud Rebotini - All You Need Is Techno (Gesaffelstein Remix) Agoria, Carl Craig & La Scalars - Speechless (Gesaffelstein Remix) Duck Sauce - Big Bad Wolf (Gesaffelstein Radio Edit) Crackboy - Hilinner (Gesaffelstein Remix) 2012: Lana Del Rey - Blue Jeans (Gesaffelstein Remix) Boys Noize & Erol Alkan - Lemonade (Gesaffelstein Remix) The Hacker - Shockwave (Gesaffelstein Remix) Zombie Zombie - Rocket Number 9 (Gesaffelstein Remix) Evil Nine & Danny Brown - The Black Brad Pitt (Gesaffelstein Remix) VCMG - Aftermaths (Gesaffelstein Remix) 2013: Justice - Helix (Gesaffelstein Vision Remix) Laurent Garnier - Jacques In The Box (Brodinski & Gesaffelstein Dirty Sprite Remix) Depeche Mode - Goodbye (Gesaffelstein Remix) Evil Nine feat. Danny Brown - The Black Brad Pitt (Gesaffelstein Remix) 2014: Phoenix - Bankrupt! (Gesaffelstein Remix) Gesaffelstein - Hate Or Glory (Gesaffelstein Remix) References ^ "Birthdays: June 13". Houston Chronicle. 13 June 2018. DJ/producer Gesaffelstein is 31 ^ "Celebrity birthdays for June 13, 2017". The Mercury News. 13 June 2017. DJ/producer Gesaffelstein is 30 ^ Makarechi, Kia (5 December 2013). "Gesaffelstein Produces For Kanye, Embarks On Live Tour And Keeps A Few Secrets". Huffington Post. Retrieved 12 December 2013. ^ Caramanica, Jon (5 December 2013). "Gesaffelstein, a.k.a. Mike Levy, at Webster Hall". The New York Times. ^ Gesaffelstein Returns, Signs to Columbia Pitchfork ^ "Gesaffelstein & Jean-Michel Jarre Collaborate For 'Conquistador'". Harder Blogger Faster. 20 April 2015. Retrieved 21 April 2015. External links Gesaffelstein website Gesaffelstein on Facebook Gesaffelstein discography at Discogs Gesaffelstein YouTube Authority control WorldCat Identities AllMusic: mn0001714464 BNF: cb167287621 (data) Discogs: 1067369 ISNI: 0000 0004 3381 7666 MusicBrainz: cc3e537d-ff34-423f-8cd6-635a80f4dba7 VIAF: 308240127