French musician and producer Fred Falke has unveiled Radio Days, a blissful cut of Chic-filtered, L.A-inspired disco, featuring a voiceover from legendary Los Angeles radio DJ ‘Shotgun’ Tom Kelly. It is the introductory track from “Alpha”, his first EP of original music in four years that will be released on December 4the, 2015 through Universal Music.
With Fred Falke handling bass, keyboard and programming duties – alongside celebrated guitarist Brent Paschke (who worked with Pharrell Williams and Katy Perry) – the forthcoming “Alpha” four-track EP is an infectious showcase of Falke’s eclecticism. “There’s a French saying which translates roughly as, ‘Which one do you want to be?” he says. “Do you want to be the tallest guy in the kindergarten or the small child in the college?’ I wanted to be the small guy in the college and learn and grow. I don’t want to rest on my laurels. I want to do the next thing.”
In a career that’s already spanned 15 years, producer, DJ, remixer and songwriter Fred Falke has been at the forefront of electronic music. Growing up in Toulouse, France, Falke initially studied finance before quickly realizing he could only dedicate his time to things he was actually passionate about. Almost by accident he fell into music, learning the bass guitar after noticing that most bands seemed to have neglected hiring bassists, and learning the piano after his father and grandfather. Fred enrolled in France’s equivalent of the Berkley School of Music to study jazz, moved to Hong Kong, and met fellow Frenchman Alan Braxe in a record-shop upon returning to Paris. The pair’s classic Intro, released in 2000 came to define French Touch: a scene that also included the likes of Daft Punk and Cassius. Later, at the behest of production alchemist Brian Higgins, Falke worked at U.K.-based pop laboratory Xenomania, helping create forward-thinking pop songs for the likes of Ellie Goudling and Gossip. Running alongside these collaborations have been two solo albums, and a myriad of hugely influential remixes for acts such as Robyn, Lana Del Rey and U2.
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