Alan Braxe
Braxe in 2019
Background information
Born	Alain Quême (1971-07-09)9 July 1971 (age 54) Paris, France
Genres	French house house electro
Years active	1996–present
Labels	Vulture Music (France)
Member of	Braxe + Falcon
Formerly of	Stardust

Alain Quême (French pronunciation:[alɛ̃kɛm]; born 9 July 1971), known professionally asAlan Braxe, is a Frenchelectronic musician. He is most widely known for his collaborative work with the musiciansFred Falke andKris Menace, and for being part of the musical trioStardust. In 2005, he releasedThe Upper Cuts, a collection of his previously released material. He is the cousin of French electronic musicianDJ Falcon, with whom he is a member of theFrench touch duoBraxe + Falcon.

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Alan Braxe started playing the clarinet and cello at an early age. In the late 1980s, he became a DJ in Paris. He started producing his own dance music using only a mixer, a compressor, and an Emu SP1200.

Within a year, Braxe's early demos attracted the attention ofThomas Bangalter, and Braxe's debut single, "Vertigo", was released in 1997 via Bangalter'sRoulé label. In 1998, Braxe, Bangalter, and Benjamin Diamond decided to form collaborative project called Stardust, and their single "Music Sounds Better With You", which was released in the same year, was a hit, selling over 3 million copies.^[1][2]

Following this success, Braxe in 1999 inaugurated his own record label, Vulture, releasing collaborations with the DJ and producerFred Falke. In 2000 alongsideFalke he released 'Running - Intro' which is often considered one of the best French Touch tracks ever recorded.^[3] He also remixed for a crew of artists both popular and underground – a list that featuresBeyoncé,Test Icicles, andFord and Lopatin. Over the next two decades, Braxe's production credits and own releases swelled to nearly 100 titles.

While approaching the 20th anniversary of Stardust's smash success and the Vulture's launch, Braxe stripped his studio of all things digital, and starts to experiment with aBuchla modular synthesizer, echoing his first setup's minimalism, resulting in a more stripped back, simple and sparse analogue electronic sound. This resulted inThe Ascent EP, that was released in 2019, with four tracks.^[4]

In summer 2021, Alan Braxe, along with Henrik Olsen, releasedAnother Life, under the alias Saudade, onMinistry of Sound Records. The track is produced by Hal Ritson (The Young Punx). The track is a throwback to the French House sounds of the late 90s.

In 2022,DJ Falcon and Alan Braxe debuted new music on a new record label Smugglers Way, an imprint ofDomino, that intends to release new and old French house music from the duo and from other artists.^[5] In addition to this, the pair announced the two had begun making music as a duo namedBraxe + Falcon - with their first single in March, their first EP in August, and a debut solo album intended for release in early 2023. Their debut single features vocals fromPanda Bear. A rerelease of Braxe's compilation albumThe Upper Cuts will release from Smugglers Way in November.^[6]

• The Upper Cuts – Alan Braxe,Fred Falke & Friends (2005)
• Vulture Music Mixed By Alan Braxe (2007)
• TBA – Braxe +Falcon (2023)

• Moments in Time EP – Alan Braxe with The Spimes (2013)
• The Ascent EP (2019)
• Silence at Sea (Inspired By ‘The Outlaw Ocean’ A Book ByIan Urbina) (2021)
• Step By Step EP – Braxe + Falcon (2022)^[7]
• Step By StepRemixes EP (2023)^[7]

• "Vertigo" (1997)
• Running – "Intro" / "Most Wanted" – Alan Braxe &Fred Falke (2000)
• "Palladium" / "Penthouse Serenade" – Alan Braxe &Fred Falke (2002)
• "Love Lost" – Alan Braxe &Fred Falke (2003)
• Rubicon – "Rubicon" / "Arena" / "Chrystal City" – Alan Braxe &Fred Falke (2004)
• "You'll Stay In My Heart" – Alan Braxe &Fred Falke feat. Savage (2005)
• "Lumberjack" – Alan Braxe &Kris Menace (2007)
• "Addicted" (2008)
• "Nightwatcher (Show Me)" – Alan Braxe feat.Killa Kela & Fallon (2008)
• "One More Chance" – Alan Braxe with The Spimes (2013)
• "Bonus Beat One" (2013)
• "Words" (2019)
• "Step By Step" / "Creative Source" – Braxe + Falcon (2022)
• "All This Love" – Braxe + Falcon feat.Bibio (2024)

1. ^Bein, Kat (28 June 2019)."Stardust On The Gay Bars, Firings & Failures That Led To 'Music Sounds Better With You'".Billboard.
2. ^Rogersonpublished, Ben (28 June 2019)."How Stardust made Music Sounds Better With You… and why it was their only release".MusicRadar. Retrieved1 April 2022.
3. ^Beaumont-Thomas, Ben (18 January 2024)."The 20 greatest French touch tracks – ranked!".The Guardian.ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved11 October 2025.
4. ^Middleton, Ryan (18 November 2019)."French Touch Pioneer Alan Braxe Relaunches Label With New EP 'The Ascent'".Magnetic Magazine. Retrieved1 April 2022.
5. ^"Legendary Producers Alan Braxe & DJ Falcon Join For First Collaborative Release As Braxe + Falcon | News | Domino".Domino Recording Company. 29 March 2022. Retrieved1 April 2022.
6. ^"The Return of French House Pioneers Alan Braxe and DJ Falcon".Pitchfork. 29 March 2022. Retrieved18 April 2022.
7. ^^ab"Braxe + Falcon announce 'Step By Step Remixes' EP | News | Domino".Domino Recording Company. Retrieved20 June 2023.

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