Fred Giteau

French electronic producer, DJ, and label owner. Fred Giteau debuted in the electronic scene in the early 90’s. He first met John Acquaviva, who introduced him to Richie Hawtin in Windsor and later to Derrick May, Kevin Saunderson, Blake Baxter, Jeff Mills, and Mad Mike in Detroit. He then spent time with Moby and Joey Beltram in New York. In the mid 90’s, Fred turned his attention to trance music with the help of Sven Väth. Between 1995 and 1996, Fred co-produced several trance releases on vinyl, providing ideas and sounds and making the arrangements. At the same time, he co-founded POF Music with Olivier Le Castor and Patrick Salhofer and produced a couple of remixes of other artists' tracks. In 1998, assisted by a guitarist and a percussionist, Fred and (Serbian producer) Dr. Vaki formed a project called "Les Masochats". When NATO started bombing Yugoslavia in 1999, Fred brought his ex-wife with him in France and retired from the scene. His last gig took place in Zagreb, Croatia.