Mr. Oizo is the stage name of French electronic musician and film director Quentin Dupieux. His pseudonym is a corruption of the French oiseau, meaning "bird". He is currently signed to French electro record label, Ed Banger Records. Quentin Dupieux was born on 14 April 1974 in Paris, France. At the age of 12, he found a camera and started taking photographs. At 17, he began to play music to illustrate his images, and bought his first synthesizer. In 1997, Laurent Garnier of F Com bought a car from Mr. Oizo's father. Garnier then found out about Dupieux's talents and let him direct the music... video for his song "Flashback". Later Dupieux was signed by F Com Records where he released his first EP, "#1". "Flat Beat" was a track with a repeated bass loop. As stated in an interview with XLR8R magazine he said that it took him two hours with a Korg MS-20 to make. Dupieux is however most known for this track, which became a hit throughout Europe in 1999 and was featured in a series of Levi's jeans TV commercials.
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| Birthdate: | April 14, 1974 |
| Birthplace: | France |
| Age: | 38 |
| Also known as: | Mister Oizo, Mr. Oizo, Mr. Dizo |