- Space Cowboy (music)
Infobox musical artist
colour = Lightgreen
Name = Nick Dresti
Background = dj
Origin =Paris , Île-de-France,France
Instrument =
Genre =Electronic music
Occupation =DJ Record producer
Years_active = 2002 - present
Label =Tiger Trax / Interscope
Associated_acts =Nadia Oh Fatboy Slim
James SuttonLady GaGa
URL = [http://www.spacecowboyonline.com/ SpaceCowboyOnline.com]Space Cowboy is
Parisian born producer Nick Dresti and protégé ofNorman Cook .In
2002 , Space Cowboy released aUK hit single titled "I Would Die 4 U ", topping the UK dance charts, and would have charted at number 10 in theUK Singles Chart , had it not been for an error with the CD format, made by the record company, that made it ineligible to chart.Fact|date=February 2008Space Cowboy has worked with and remixed artists from
The Darkness , SirPaul McCartney , and his remix of Fergie's "Glamorous" reached No. 2 in the U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Airplay Chart in May 2007.His
debut album "Across The Sky" was released onFatboy Slim 's labelSouthern Fried Records . InJapan it was released underSony Music Japan where it was the third biggest selling electronica album of2004 .Fact|date=May 2008In 2005 his second album "Big City Nights" was released on Space Cowboy's co-owned independent label
Tiger Trax UK and Sony Music Japan."
Digital Rock " is the third album from Space Cowboy.Space Cowboy's latest single "
My Egyptian Lover " features female rapperNadia Oh and was playlisted on radio stations, including Radio 1, Kiss FM andGalaxy FM , with the hit video byJames Sutton on frequent play on TV stations such asMTV . My Egyptian Lover was released in theUK on January 152007 and reached number 45 in the UK Singles Chart.Space Cowboy officially signed to US label Interscope/Cherry Tree in mid-2007 with a re-released 'Digital Rock' album and productions forthcoming.
The name 'Space Cowboy' was a nickname picked up in the recording studios in the south of England. The name 'Space Cowboy' may come from the anime
Cowboy Bebop , which features bounty hunters known as 'Cowboys' that travel the solar system. huhIn early
2008 , Space Cowboy released a new single, titled "Something 4 The Weekend", again featuring vocals by Nadia Oh. The track became a dance hit in the UK, but was not released physically or digitally, except on the Nadia Oh's album "Hot Like Wow".In 2008, Space Cowboy works with
Lady GaGa on the track "Starstruck", included in the American edition of The Fame. Plus, some exctracts of his songs are inLady GaGa 's promotionnal videos.External links
* [http://www.spacecowboyonline.com/ Official website]
* [http://www.myspace.com/spacecowboymusic Official MySpace]
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