Les Gordon
Les Gordon | |
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| Born | Marc Mifune Rennes, France |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, composer |
| Known for | Electronic music |
Marc Mifune, born in Rennes, France, is professionally recognized as Les Gordon. He is a French musician and composer specializing in electronic genres.
Early life
Originally hailing from Rennes, Mifune's heritage includes Taiwanese roots through his father. He pursued studies at both the École des Beaux-Arts and the École Émile-Cohl located in Lyon. His stage name pays tribute to the Scottish contemporary artist Douglas Gordon. In his formative years, he trained in playing the cello and guitar.
Career
Initially, Mifune created music under the alias Morning Crash while developing his skills in digital music production. The moniker Les Gordon was chosen to honor the videographer Douglas Gordon and reflects inspiration drawn from UK electronic musicians such as Four Tet and Gold Panda.
Throughout his career, he has served as an opening act for notable performers including Stromae at the 2013 Rencontres Trans Musicales, Madeon at Le Trianon, and the collective Fauve, collectively appearing in eighteen concerts.
His discography features singles like Saisons (2014), Les cheveux longs (2015), Atlas (2016), along with the collaborative EP Croquis n°1 released in 2015. After departing from Allo Floride, he signed with the French label Kitsuné.
As producer, he leads the group Singapour formed in 2015, working alongside lyricist Roman Oswald. Additionally, he takes part in duos such as Mondrian with Oswald and Leska with artist Douchka.
By approximately 2018, Mifune secured a contract with Sony Music's French branch, Arista Records. That year marked the release of his first full-length album La, which includes the track Flirting With June. This piece was featured during Apple's introductory presentation in September 2019 as well as in their "Wonderful tools" commercial campaign.
Albums
- White Land (25 August 2013)
- Diadème (3 March 2014)
- Françoise // Brigitte (20 June 2014)
- Atlas (11 December 2016)
- La (29 June 2018)