Stuart Price (a.k.a Jacques Lu Cont)

Stuart Price (aka Jacques Lu Cont) is a three-time Grammy-winning electronic musician, DJ, songwriter, and record producer known for his work with many acclaimed worldwide artists such as Madonna, The Killers, Take That, Kylie Minogue, Gwen Stefani, Seal, Keane, Scissor Sisters, Missy Elliott, Example and Pet Shop Boys.

I’m a bit of a musical robot. I’ve never been part of a scene; I didn’t grow up as part of a movement; I’m not a hip hop head. In fact, Im probably one of the only music producers that will confess to having no interest in the emergent hip hop scene of that time whatsoever. I’ve always been a studier of styles.

For the London 2012 Olympic Games, Price was asked to create a theme song as the keystone of what director Danny Boyle called the sonic branding of the games. Intended to be played in multiple venues, Price set out to create a modular piece...

Different elements can layer on top of each other to create a fast-paced version for the velodrome, something slow for the background on TV, or a triumphant version of it for the medal ceremonies.

I studied music at O-Level, A-Level and through my musical grades. I was more interested in notating music than anything else, I love looking at scores and that kind of thing. I’ve ended up in this electronic environment and that’s probably due to my best friend Adam (who I’m now in Zoot Woman with). We set out to make a record (the first Zoot Woman thing) and that was the first time I’d done that. Before then I’d never even given anything a name, never mind thought about releasing anything. I don’t really like words, I’m not a reader at all. When you look at my life there’s music and numbers. 

He has also remixed and re-produced numerous songs under his own name as well as the names Thin White Duke (originally used by David Bowie), Jacques Lu Cont, and Les Rythmes Digitales.

We recorded Star Climbing (2014) over a three year period between our studios, working on songs and lyrics until we felt we had found the albums direction. It is our most distinctive album to date, combining all our different tastes and styles into one.

In 2019, Price produced British band Sundara Karma's second album Ulfilas' Alphabet.

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