David Guetta Essentials

Editors' Notes French super-producer David Guetta brought EDM to the mainstream in the late '00s, transforming modern pop in the process. When Guetta—who began DJing in Parisian clubs in the late '80s—turned his prodigious talents to producing, his electro-tinged take on classic French house made him an instant club kingpin. But it wasn't until he started collaborating with marquee pop, R&B and hip-hop artists that Guetta asserted his global reach, crafting high-octane bangers with the likes of Rihanna, Nicki Minaj and Sia that have become the soundtrack of mega-clubs and beachfront bars the world over.