10 Facts Nobody Told You About DJ Snake!

DJ Snake has gone onto become one of the most synonymous names in the dance music industry, with his numerous hits such as ‘Turn Down For What’, ‘Get Low’, ‘Lean On‘, going viral all over the world, turning him into one of the most sought after producers today. Set to tour India with Sunburn for the ‘On The Road To Goa‘ city festivals, we’ve collated some facts about the Frenchman that you definitely need to know!

Did you know that DJ Snake‘s real name is William Grigahcine?

Here’s a list of a few more interesting facts about the hitmaker.

• William Grigahcine earned the moniker ‘Snake’ after he constantly evaded the police due to his graffiti art, and then started using DJ Snake after the moniker stuck.
• DJ Snake started producing music in 2009, having produced Lady Gaga’s Grammy nominated album ‘Born This Way’ in 2011, as well as remixing Kanye West’s ‘New Slaves’, amongst many more.
• DJ Snake was inspired by cult French film La Haine, from the 90’s to make music.DJ Snake met several famous hip-hop and electronic DJs (including Daft Punk) while working at Paris’ most famous record shops, some of whom like DJ Cutkiller would later become amongst the 28-year-old’s most important mentors. DJ Snake revealed in a past interview that a pivotal scene from the 90’s cult French film “La Haine”, where DJ Cutkiller starts spinning music for his neighborhood from his window sill, helped to calcify his pursuit of becoming a deejay. 
• DJ Snake started DJing at the age of 14, and opened for Snoop Dog when he was 18 years old.
• Since its debut in March, DJ Snake and Lil Jon’s “Turn Down for What” has inspired more than 20,000 tributes, parodies, and other demonstrations of getting #turnt, including one by the First Lady Of The United States, Michelle Obama
• DJ Snake is best friends with Tchami and Mercer, with the former being involved in the production of ‘Turn Down For What’.
• The original name for ‘Turn Down For What’ was ‘Bang The Underground’, and DJ Snake wanted Redman to be on the track initially.
• DJ Snake does not smoke or drink at all, and chooses to focus on creating real music instead.
• DJ Snake’s collaboration with AlunaGeorge, ‘You Know You Like It’, was actually inspired from 90s Euro pop.
• DJ Snake‘s parents hail from Algeria, and he cites his Arabic roots as a big influence in his sound in his collaboration with Dillon Francis for the hit single ‘Get Low‘.