17 Facts About Todd Edwards

Todd Edwards inspired the French house duo Daft Punk and played a role in the creation of the UK garage genre.

Todd Edwards has remixed hundreds of artists, including Wildchild, St Germain, Benjamin Diamond, Justice, Klaxons and Dimitri from Paris.

Todd Edwards has collaborated with Daft Punk on two successful songs, co-producing and contributing vocals on the songs "Face to Face" and "Fragments of Time" ; the earlier reached number 1 on the Billboard Dance Club Songs chart in 2004, while the latter won him a Grammy Award for its inclusion on Random Access Memories, which won Album of the Year at the 2014 show.

Todd Edwards Edward Imperatrice was born on December 9,1972, in Bloomfield, New Jersey.

Todd Edwards's father worked as a carpet salesman, while his mother became a receptionist at Lincoln Technical Institute when he was in seventh grade.

Todd Edwards has an older sister who influenced his listening habits by playing disco music.

Todd Edwards began his music career in 1992 and would become known for his use of vocal reconstruction techniques, which involve chopping, layering, and rearranging vocal samples to create complex collages over four-on-the-floor beats.

Todd Edwards, who had previously declined to play in the United Kingdom despite his music's popularity there, later explained that he had never really DJ'd in a club before.

Todd Edwards's set was captured on camera, and DJ Mag noted that it has been "constantly regurgitated by various music platforms on social media," including a misunderstanding between Edwards and the MC when the MC asked for a rewind during the set.

Todd Edwards described himself as a workaholic with depressive mood swings and went through an existential crisis.

Bangalter responded by asking if they could work with him again, mentioning that Todd Edwards was one of their favorites.

Todd Edwards collaborated with Daft Punk and co-wrote the song "Fragments of Time," which was featured on their 2013 album Random Access Memories, later stating that the collaborating was "life-changing".

In May 2021, Todd Edwards and Defected Records announced that his back catalogue would be available digitally for the first time, with remastered releases, remixes, and previously unreleased songs.

That same year, Todd Edwards was featured in a documentary released by Daft Punk titled Memory Tapes.

Todd Edwards began a romantic relationship with singer-songwriter Michael Horgan, known as Mystic Aytch, after the two attended Daft Punk's Grammy party in 2014.

Todd Edwards became a committed Christian in the 1990s after he had negative experiences with religion during his youth.

Todd Edwards's faith is subtly reflected in his music, as many of his compositions include hidden messages and vocal samples containing religious phrases, often layered within his signature production style.