Alexandre Varela Da Veiga, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Alexandre Varela Da Veiga

French-American record producer, sound designer, artist and DJ

Date of Birth: 06-Jun-1979

Place of Birth: Toulouse, Occitania, France

Profession: disc jockey, musician, songwriter

Zodiac Sign: Gemini


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About Alexandre Varela Da Veiga

  • Alexandre Varela Da Veiga (born June 6, 1979), also known as Diesel, is an award-nominated French record producer, songwriter, and artist.
  • Born and raised in Toulouse, France, Varela began a rap career while in high school and is best known for his recordings with the group KDD, the first album of which came out when he was 15 years old.
  • During the following years, KDD left its mark on French hip hop history after releasing a second album, “Resurrection”, considered by many rap fans a classic.In 2000, at the age of 20 and after his third and last album with KDD, Varela shifted his focus to music production.
  • He quickly gained recognition in the French music industry through his production work with French rapper Diam's on her album Brut de Femme.
  • The album was awarded Best Rap Album in 2004 at the 2004 Victoires de la Musique ceremony.
  • That same year, he also collaborated with artist and friend Oxmo Puccino by contributing to two of the album's titles, “L'amour est mort” and “Le Cactus de Siberie”. In 2003, Varela moved to New York City to pursue his music production career.
  • In a matter of a few months he started getting noticed by various music execs and landed his tracks on major artists’ projects.
  • His big break came when he produced the song “Guess What” with songwriter Sean Garrett for the artist Keyshia Cole.
  • In a few weeks the album sold more than one million records and become certified platinum by the RIAA. In 2004, while riding the New York City subway Varela discovered a violinist duo, Nuttin' But Stringz.
  • The two brothers find an artistic chemistry with Varela and decided to work with him as a producer.
  • Upon releasing their first album “Struggle from the Subway to the Charts,” they gained exposure on TV shows and commercials aired on major US networks. Varela kept collaborating with the group's youngest brother Damien Escobar after the duo parted ways, and released his solo album “Boundless” which was nominated for the NAACP Image Awards and held the number 1 position in the Billboard charts for the classical category in 2017.In 2009, Varela produced an album for renowned French rapper and actor, Disiz.
  • The album “Dans le ventre du Crocodile” received favorable reviews in the French press.Varela is also a sound designer.
  • His first experience in composing for movies occurred in 2003 when award-winning director Luc Besson selected some of his tracks for the movie Taxi 3.
  • During the following years Varela will work on TV scores and eventually compose for fashion films and runway shows as a sound designer.

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