Pierre-Alexandre Busson (; born 3 June 1977), better known as Yuksek, is a French electronic music producer, remixer, singer and DJ from Reims. Yüksek means "high" or "loud" in Turkish.
Biography Yuksek was born in Reims, France. Yuksek played the piano at the Conservatoire of Music until the age of 17. After giving up the piano, he took part in several bands such as Klanguage, whose first album was released in 2007.
He created his first tracks as Yuksek in 2002 and then started to perform successfully as a DJ all over the world. At the same time, his first EPs and remixes were released on labels such as Relish, I'm a Cliché, Kitsuné, Exploited and Citizen.
His debut album, Away from the Sea, was released on 9 February 2009. Featuring the singles "Tonight "and "Extraball", this album received a lot of media attention, including an interview on the popular French TV talk show Le Grand Journal on premium pay television channel Canal+. "Tonight" was also selected as the soundtrack for the show in January 2009. "Extraball" was featured in a commercial for the Airness "Attraction" deodorant, as well as Lacoste Red! collection in 2009. "Tonight" was also chosen for the Peugeot commercial "Alchemy", part of a major brand revival, that was broadcast on French TV from January 2010.
Yuksek has also been involved in many other musical projects such as The Krays (with Brodinski) and Peter & The Magician with Stephen Fasano, formerly a member of Aeroplane.
After touring for 2 years, Yuksek released his second album, Living on the Edge of Time, on 13 June 2011. This album, preceded by the single "On a Train", took a pop direction while retaining his electronic core.
In December 2011, Yuksek played the renowned New Year Rhythm and Vines festival in Gisborne, New Zealand, then headed to the Field Day music festival in Sydney, Australia on New Year's Day 2012.
In April 2013, Yuksek launched his own label, Partyfine. The first EP, EP#1 was released on 13 May 2013. It includes features from Juveniles and Oh Land. The second one, with Peter & The Magician, was released on 24 June 2013 and is titled On My Brain.
Collaborations The Krays Yuksek is a longtime friend of Brodinski, a French DJ who also comes from Reims.Le Monde, 8 April 2008 The Krays is the musical collaboration between Yuksek and French producer Brodinski. Their first EP titled We’re Ready When You Are was released on 17 May 2010. (Abracada).
Peter & The Magician Since 2011, Yuksek has been collaborating with The Magician (aka Stephane Fassano, former member of Aeroplane) under the stage name Peter & The Magician. Their first song "Twist" was released on a Kitsuné compilation (Kitsuné Maison Compilation 11: "The Indie Dance Issue") released on 26 May 2011.
The three-track EP also called Twist was released one month later on the Kitsuné label.
The Alexanders The Alexanders is a collaboration between Yuksek and English DJ and producer Alex Metric. The Alexanders released their debut single "Don't Miss" through Yuksek's label Partyfine on 24 February 2014. The song features vocals from Anna Lunoe. The duo remixed Porter Robinson's "Lionhearted" (featuring Urban Cone), the third single from his debut studio album Worlds. The remix features on the extended play as well as the limited edition album box set.
Discography
Albums YearAlbum detailsPeak positions FR 2009 Away from the Sea Released: 9 February 2009 Label: Rise Recordings Formats: CD, digital download, LP58 2011 Living on the Edge of Time Released: 12 July 2011 Label: Savoir Faire Formats: CD, digital download, LP100 2017 Nous Horizon Released: 24 February 2017 Label: Partyfine Formats: CD, digital download, LP892020Nosso Ritmo Released: 28 February 2020 Label: Partyfine Formats: CD, digital download, LP-2023Dance'O'Drome Released: 26 May 2023 Label: Partyfine Formats: CD, digital download, LP -
Extended plays
YearTitleRelease dateLabel2002Friendship Salad2 April 2002Hypnotic Music2003Fool Da Groove5 November 2003Hypnotic Music2004Hello SukukiMarch 2004Hypnotic MusicEverywhere In Town4 April 2004Copyright Control2005Should Be Slave22 January 2005Hypnotic MusicThe Wax13 May 2005P A Busson2006Sorry / PlastikMay 2006Relish Records2007Composer16 February 2007Relish RecordingsIt Comes26 November 2007UWE2008Tonight22 September 2008Savoir Faire2009Extraball29 April 2009Savoir FaireSo Far Away from the Sea13 July 2009Savoir Faire2011On a Train29 April 2011Savoir FaireAlways On the Run21 October 2011Savoir Faire2012Off the Wall24 February 2012Savoir FaireDay 1 (Miyavi vs. Yuksek)22 June 2012EMI Music JapanThe Edge6 July 2012Savoir Faire2013Partyfine EP#113 May 2013Partyfine2016Sweet Addiction EP17 June 2016Partyfine
Singles YearSingle Peak positionsAlbum FR 2008 "Tonight"67Away from the Sea 2011 "Always On the Run"49Living on the Edge of Time 2013 "Last of Our Kinds" 200Partyfine EP#1 2016 "Sweet Addiction" 31Sweet Addiction 2017 "Live Alone" 162Nous Horizon 2018 "Showbiz"- 2020 "Into The Light"-Nosso Ritmo
Collaborations
YearArtistsTitleRelease dateLabel2010The Krays (Yuksek & Brodinski) (feat. Ebony Bones)We're Ready When You Are17 May 2010Abracada Records2011Peter & The Magician (Yuksek & The Magician)Twist EP20 June 2011Kitsuné2012Peter & The Magician (Yuksek & The Magician)Memory9 July 2012Kitsuné2013Peter & The Magician (Yuksek & The Magician)On My Brain24 June 2013Partyfine2014The Alexanders (Yuksek & Alex Metric) (feat. Anna Lunoe)Don't Miss24 February 2014Partyfine
Remixes
YearArtistTrackTitle2003Klanguage"Happy Feet"2004The Film"Can You Trust Me?"Zimpala"Can't Fall Asleep"Yuksek On Plonk Remix2005ALB"CV 209"Amadou & Mariam"La Réalité"2006Brice Lee"Spam"Franz & Shape featuring Dirk Da Davo"Maximum Joy"Klanguage"All This Time"Yuksek vs. Invaders Remix2007Adam Kesher"Feel You In My Arm"ALB"Daveg"Birdy Nam Nam"Trans Boulogne Express"Bitchee Bitchee Ya Ya Ya"Fuck Friend"Brodinski & Yuksek RemixChromeo"Bonafied Lovin'"Das Pop"Fool for Love"Detect"Dance Division"Klaxons"Atlantis to Interzone"Yuksek & Brodinski RemixNaast"Mauvais Garçon"Naive New Beaters"Bang Bang"Primary 1"Hold Me Down"Yuksek RemixYuksek DubShitdisco"OK"Siriusmo"Allthegirls"Teenage Bad Girl"Hands of a Stranger"The Teenagers"Homecoming"Yuksek & Brodinski RemixZombie Nation"Peace & Greed"2008Alphabeat"10.000 Nights"Brodinski & Yuksek RemixGhostface Killah"Charlie Brown"Kaiser Chiefs"Never Miss a Beat"M83"Graveyard Girl"Mika"Lollipop"Plugs"That Number"Siriusmo"Wow"Tahiti 80"All Around"The Shoes"Keep That Control"Yuksek 'Lost Control' RemixThe Subs"Papillon"Yuksek & Brodinski RemixTiga & Zyntherius"Sunglasses at Night"Brodinski & Yuksek RemixTommy Sparks"I'm a Rope"Van She"Strangers"U-God"Dopium"Yuksek"Tonight"The Krays Remix (with Brodinski)2009AAA"Break Your Name"Amanda Blank"Shame On Me"AutoKratz"Always More"Booba"Salade, Tomates, Oignons"Bot'Ox"Rue de l'Arsenal"Ebony Bones"The Muzik"The Krays Remix (with Brodinski)Lady Gaga"Paparazzi"Moby"Mistake"Peaches"Lose You"Brodinski & Yuksek RemixPhoenix"Lisztomania"Rolf Honey"Blast Up"Yuksek EditThe Prodigy"Invaders Must Die"White Lies"Farewell to the Fairground"2010Aeroplane"Superstar"The Krays Remix (with Brodinski)Anything Maria"Cook Him Up"Athlete"Superhuman Touch"Fenech-Soler"Demons"Yuksek Vocal RemixYuksek DubGorillaz"Stylo"Gossip"Heavy Cross"Justice"D.A.N.C.E."Yuksek EditOh Land"Sun of a Gun"Robyn"Indestructible"The Krays Remix (with Brodinski)Vandroid"Master and Slave"2011Katy Perry"Peacock"Noah and the Whale"Life is Life"Yuksek"Always on the Run"Peter & The Magician Remix2012First Serve"Must B the Music"Juveniles"Through the Night"Stuck In the Sound"Brother"The Young Professionals"TYP D.I.S.C.O"2013Baby & Me"Here Comes the Hotstepper (Evian Version)"Yuksek Club MixYuksek RemixBlack Yaya"Paint a Smile On Me"Yuksek Dub EditBlur"Girls & Boys"Yuksek 'DJ Friendly' EditC2C featuring Gush"Genius"Chassol"Odissi, Pt. II (Emotif)"Chateau Marmont"Wind Blows"Crayon"Give You Up"Yuksek RemixYuksek DubDan Croll"Home"Empire of the Sun"DNA"Gold Fields"Moves"Griefjoy"Touch Ground"Kasper Bjørke featuring Jacob Bellens"Sunrise"Yuksek RemixYuksek DubKostrok"Right Now"Lilly Wood and the Prick"Middle of the Night"Rizzle Kicks"Skip to the Good Bit"Yuksek"Last of Our Kinds"Yuksek Club Remix2014Emmanuelle Seigner"You Think You're a Man"Montmartre"Inside of Me"Porter Robinson"Lionhearted"The Alexanders Remix (with Alex Metric)2015Brigitte"À bouche que veux-tu"Lana Del Rey"Brooklyn Baby"2016Hyphen Hyphen"We Light the Sunshine"Keren Ann"Where Did You Go ?"Rocky"Big South"Yuksek Remix Extended VersionTalisco"The KeysTwo Door Cinema Club"Bad Decisions"2017Bertrand Burgalat"Étranges nuages"CLAAP!"Summertime"Projections"Distorsions"2018Breakbot"Devotion"Crooked Colours"Perfect Run"Moullinex, Da Chick"Daydream"Poolside"Feel Alright"Purple Disco Machine featuring Baxter"Encore"Simon Says"Feel Me"Yuksek Remix Yuksek Extended RemixTherapie TAXI"Coma idyllique"Tim Dup"Fin août"WhoMadeWho"Goodbye to All I Know"Yuksek"Icare"2019Alex Rossi"Tutto Va Bene Quando Facciamo L'Amore"Yuksek DSKOTK RemixBalthazar"Changes"Electric Guest"1 4 Me"Fred Pallem, Le Sacre du Tympan"L'Odyssée"JKriv, Adi Oasis"Vertigo"Keren Ann"Nager la nuit"Kiddy Smile"Be Honest"Kraak & Smaak, Izo FitzRoy"Sweet Time"Yuksek Remix Yuksek Dub Remix Yuksek Remix EditL'Impératrice"Vacances"Maestro"Harmony"Mighty Mouse"The Spirit"Yuksek Remix Yuksek Extended RemixMoonlight Matters"Kitt"Yuksek Edit2020All We Are"Not Your Man"Crystal Murray"Princess"Dimitri From Paris, Aeroplane"Can't Get Enough"Dombrance"Poutou"Elia y Elizabeth"Alegría"Helio Matheus"Mais Kriola"Les Hiboux"Vai Ser Muito Bom"Yuksek "Bloco" RemixMalik Djoudi"Epouser la nuit"O.N.O"Modern Dance"Pyramid, Lucas Nätcher"Love on the Edge"Remix by YuksekRisk Assessment featuring Jemeni G"Remember Me"Yuksek Extended RemixSidwho?"Shake (Your Body)"Yuksek Remix Yuksek Extended Remix2021Alexia Gredy"Vertigo"Yuksek EditBosq, Kaleta"Wake Up"Don Turi, La Chica"Connection Lost"Feu! Chatterton"Écran Total"Yuksek Extended RemixGlamour Hammer"Is It True"Ishi"Not My Girl"Orchestre Les Mangelepa"Nyako Konya"Patawawa"All the Time"Yuksek 1984 RemixPolocorp"Gwana"Saint DX"Ilya"Sentimental Animals, JKriv, Dicky Trisco, Nicki B The Vagabond"Love Vibration"Silly Boy Blue"The Riddle"2022Alex Blex"Nice move, Peter!"Alexia Gredy"Un peu plus souvent"Diogo Strausz"Flight of Sagittarius"Bertrand Burgalat, Valli"Étranges sillages"Laurent Bardainne, Tigre d'Eau Douce, Bertrand Belin"Oiseau"Nathalie Duchene"Praia"Underground System"Desnuda"2023Asha Puthli"I Am Song (Sing Me)"Jean Aubergine, Dave Lee, Amy Douglas"Disco Numberwang"lovetempo"The Sun"
Music videos Video clips have been produced for the following tracks: "Tonight", "Extraball", "Sunrise", "On A Train", "Always On The Run", "Off The Wall", "Do Beijo", "Gorgeous", "Into The Light" and "G.F.Y.".
Production He produced Manual for Successful Rioting - Birdy Nam Nam’s second album - (except track 11 produced by Justice).
References