DJ Snake

DJ Snake
DJ Snake in 2020
Background information
Birth name	William Sami Étienne Girgahcine
Born	(1986-06-13) 13 June 1986 (age 38) Paris, France
Genres	EDM trap moombahton dubstep
Occupations	DJ record producer songwriter
Instruments	Keyboards piano synthesizer
Years active	2000-present
Labels	Geffen Premiere Classe Starsick Columbia Interscope Mad Decent Spinnin' Universal Music Polydor[1]
Website	djsnake.com

William Sami Étienne Girgahcine (born 13 June, 1986),^[2] better known by his stage name DJ Snake, is a French DJ from Algeria and record producer who mixes hip hop and electronic music.^[3][4]

He gained international success with the singles "Bird Machine" and "Turn Down For What" in 2013. He collaborated with Dillon Francis and Diplo in 2014. "Bird Machine" is a collaboration with French act Alesia. The song was released in February 2013 on Mad Decent, a Los Angeles-based record label run by Diplo. In June 2013, DJ Snake was invited by Diplo to do a live mix on his radio show "Diplo & Friends" which airs on BBC Radio 1.

1. ↑ "Polydor Records Artists". Retrieved September 16, 2023.
2. ↑ Greco, Ally (9 October 2013). "DJ Snake & Flosstradamus - Pop That Pussy". EDMTunes. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
3. ↑ "DJ Snake - The Year of The Snake". Life+Times. 18 November 2013. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
4. ↑ "Bars, Pubs & Clubs | DJ Snake | Born This Way | Time Out Delhi". 3 January 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-01-03. Retrieved 11 October 2020.