Gaspard Michel Andre Augé was born into a family of Protestant industrialists from Besançon, France. He is the nephew of André Marcel Augé, whose father André Augé founded Augé Découpage, a metallurgy company now owned by
Diehl Metall. He created his first musical project with his cousin Théo Vuarnet called
Microloisir (Back in your Eyes), recorded in his home with a computer microphone and an
Ableton sequencer. He later became a retro-futurist graphic designer, under the pseudonym
Gaspirator, and designed shirts for
Sixpack France, one of which was worn by
M. Pokora in the music video for his single
Dangerous. In 2010, he designed the covers for
Surkin's
Silver Island,
Fan Out Remixes and
Ultra Light EPs. Gaspard was also chosen to compose the
music for the film Rubber with
Mr. Oizo. He also makes an appearance in the film in the role of a hitchhiker. As part of
Justice, Augé received a
Grammy Award in 2019 alongside de Rosnay for their remix album
Woman Worldwide, under the category for
Best Dance/Electronic Album. Between 2020 and 2021, Augé co-produced
Kavinsky's second album,
Reborn. Also in 2021, he announced the release of his first solo studio album,
Escapades, which he released on 25 June 2021. ==Discography==