David Grellier
| David Grellier | |
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| Birth name | David Grellier |
| Born |
July 2, 1979 Nantes, France |
| Genres | Electronica, synthwave |
| Occupation(s) | Composer, Performer, Producer |
| Years active | 2004–Present |
| Associated acts | Sexy Sushi, Electric Youth |
| Website | www |
| College (Musical Project) |
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| Origin | Nantes, France |
| Genres | Synthpop, synthwave |
| Years active | 2005–Present |
| Labels | FVTVR , Valerie |
| Members | David Grellier |
| Valerie (Music Collective) |
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| Origin | Nantes, France |
| Genres | Electro, "retro-futurist", 1980s music, synthwave |
| Years active | 2007–Present |
David Grellier (born July 2, 1979, Nantes, France) is a French electronica musician and founder of the musical projects College (2005) and Valerie (2007). Under the stage name Mitch Silver, he is also a member of the electroclash band Sexy Sushi, active since 2004.
College, in Grellier's words, was an attempt "to synthesize into my music the emotions of my childhood" and was greatly influenced by American 1980s pop-culture, "80's soaps and an aesthetic which I particularly like: color, images, silvery films and the sun – images of Los Angeles, Chicago and all of the other cities that [...] continue to fascinate me" as well as artists including Daft Punk, Alan Braxe, Fred Falke, Lifelike, Jacques Lu Cont, Nicolas Makelberge, DJ Falcon, and John Carpenter.
In 2008, College released the album Secret Diary, alongside the EP Teenage Color. In 2011, the collective released a second album Northern Council. The same year, College's song "A Real Hero" was used in the soundtrack of the film Drive becoming a charting hit in France reaching #26. The following year the same song was included in the soundtrack of the film Taken 2.
On March 13, 2013, College released a third full-length album, Heritage, introducing a new series of live acts around the world accompanied by new visual content. French visual system artist Chromaphase cooperated for the Shanghai act.
On 10 October 2014, College announced their fourth EP Save The Day. The title track features vocals by Nola Wren. The official music video for "Save The Day" debuted on 9 November 2014. Jay Buim directed the music video, which has been described as "dark." Both the EP and music video are said to have been inspired by stalker films of the late 1970s and early 1980s.
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