Alex Gopher


Alexis Latrobe, known professionally as Alex Gopher, is a French mastering engineer, electronic musician and producer. He worked as a sound engineer at Translab Studio, notably for Angèle, Clara Luciani, Lomepal, -M-, Mr. Oizo, Gesaffelstein and Etienne Daho. Latrobe has contributed a great amount to the French touch movement of the 1990s.
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Career

Latrobe began his musical career playing bass in the band Orange with future Air members Jean-Benoît Dunckel and 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 " has been featured in Grand Theft Auto IV, playing on the Electro-Choc radio station. "The Child" was featured in the movie Amélie; it samples from Billie Holiday's "God Bless the Child".
A remix of Jamiroquai's "Black [Capricorn Day]" was released on their sampler EP An Online Odyssey in 2001; the track in question is listed as "Black Capricorn Day".