# Alex Gopher

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{{short description|French DJ and audio engineer}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name         = Alex Gopher
| birth_name   = Alexis Latrobe
| origin       = [Versailles](/source/Versailles_(city)), France
| genre        = [EDM](/source/EDM_(electronic_dance_music)), [funk](/source/funk), [house](/source/house_(music_genre)), {{nowrap| [dance-pop](/source/dance-pop)}}
| years_active = 1994{{ndash}}present
| label        = [V2](/source/V2_(record_label))
| website      = {{flatlist|
* [http://www.alexgophermastering.com/ www.alexgophermastering.com]}}
}}

'''Alexis Latrobe''' ({{IPA|fr|alɛksi latʁɔb}}), known professionally as '''Alex Gopher''',<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.discogs.com/artist/Alexis+Latrobe |title = Alexis Latrobe|website = [Discogs](/source/Discogs)}}</ref> is a French mastering engineer, electronic musician and producer. He worked as a sound engineer at Translab Studio, notably for [Angèle](/source/Ang%C3%A8le_(singer)), [Clara Luciani](/source/Clara_Luciani), [Lomepal](/source/Lomepal), [-M-](/source/Matthieu_Ch%C3%A9did), [Mr. Oizo](/source/Mr._Oizo), [Gesaffelstein](/source/Gesaffelstein) and [Etienne Daho](/source/Etienne_Daho). Latrobe has contributed a great amount to the [French touch](/source/French_house) movement of the 1990s.

== Career ==
Latrobe began his musical career playing bass in the band Orange with future Air members [Jean-Benoît Dunckel](/source/Jean-Beno%C3%AEt_Dunckel) and [Nicolas Godin](/source/Nicolas_Godin). After the group split, he began to create electronic music and embarked on a successful solo career.

Latrobe's musical style mainly consists of sampling, along with recruiting vocal talent. His track "Brain Leech (Bugged Mind Remix)" has been featured in ''[Grand Theft Auto IV](/source/Grand_Theft_Auto_IV)'', playing on the Electro-Choc radio station. "The Child" was featured in the movie ''[Amélie](/source/Am%C3%A9lie)'';<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.soundtrackinfo.com/OST/amelie/ |title = SoundtrackINFO: Amelie Soundtrack}}</ref> it samples from [Billie Holiday](/source/Billie_Holiday)'s "[God Bless the Child](/source/God_Bless_the_Child_(Billie_Holiday_song))".

A remix of [Jamiroquai](/source/Jamiroquai)'s "[Black Capricorn Day](/source/Black_Capricorn_Day)" was released on their sampler EP ''[An Online Odyssey](/source/An_Online_Odyssey)'' in 2001; the track in question is listed as "Black Capricorn Day" (White Knights Remix).

==Discography==
===Charting albums===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" border="1"
|+ List of albums, with French and Australian chart positions
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:12em;" | Title
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:16em;" | Album details
! scope="col" colspan="2" | Peak chart<br />positions
|-
! scope="col" style="text-align:center;" | FRA
! scope="col" style="text-align:center;" | [AUS](/source/ARIA_Charts)<br /><ref name=aus>{{cite book|last=Ryan|first=Gavin|title=Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010|year=2011|publisher=Moonlight Publishing|location=Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia|edition=pdf|pages=117}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | ''Poumtchak #2'' 
|
* Released: 1997<ref>{{Cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4EcUAQAAIAAJ&q=%22Alex+Gopher%22 | title=French Connections: From Discothèque to Discovery| isbn=9781860744495| last1=James| first1=Martin| year=2003}}</ref>
| align="center" | - || - 
|-
! scope="row" |''You, My Baby & I'' 
|
* Released: 1999
* Format: CD, LP
* Label: Disques Solid
| align="center" | 69 || 100
|-
! scope="row" |''Wuz''<br>(with [Demon](/source/Demon_(musician)))
|
* Released: 2002
* Format: CD, LP
* Label: Disques Solid
| align="center" | 142 || -
|-
! scope="row" |''Alex Gopher''
|
* Released: 2007
* Format: CD, LP
* Label: Disques Solid
| align="center" | 146 || -
|-
! scope="row" |''Motorway (soundtrack)''<br>(with Xavier Jamaux)
|
* Released: 2012
* Format: CD, LP, Digital
* Label: Go 4 Music,
| align="center" | - || -
|}

==References==
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==External links==
*[{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p224590|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic.com article]
*[http://www.billboard.com/#/artist/alex-gopher/195701 Billboard information]
*[http://www.alexgopher.net Official site]
*[http://www.myspace.com/alexgopher Myspace page]

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Category:Living people
Category:Year of birth missing (living people)
Category:French electronic musicians
Category:French house musicians
Category:French electronic dance music DJs

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