Information

Music: Trance, Electronic Dance Music
Country: UK
Year: 1997-present
Website: http://www.chicanemusic.com

Chicane Line-up:

Nick Bracegirdle

Chicane Biography

Chicane is the pseudonym of Nick Bracegirdle, a British trance musician and remixer. Born in on the 28th of February 1971, Chicane made a name for the singles "Offshore," "Saltwater," "No Ordinary Morning," "Don't GIve Up" and "Autumn Tactics." Bracegirdle was trained in classical guitar and piano at an early age, with melodic composers such as Vangelis and Jean Michel Jarre as his earliest influences in electronic music. He started creating melodic dance music by the age of 12, when he also started sending demos to record labels.

Chicane has also done a number of remixes for artists such as Everything but the Girl, Billie Ray Martin, Bryan Adams and Enigma.

Chicane Discography

1997   Far From the Maddening Crowds
1999   Chilled (an EP featuring remixes of previously released songs)
2000   Behind the Sun #10 UK
2003   Easy to Assemble
2007   Somersault

Chicane Trivia

Before sticking to the name, Chicane, Bracegirdle is first known by the name, Disco Citizens.

The nine artists that influenced Chicane: jean Michel Jarre, N-Joi, Yazoo, Andrew Lloyd Webber, vangelis, William Orbit, Travis, Faithless and Clannad.