One of the godfathers of French dance music, producer Laurent Garnier was one of the first DJs to bring the sounds of Chicago acid house and Detroit techno to Europe, spinning at his homeland's clubs as well as during the ‘80s Manchester scene at the legendary Hacienda. Kicking off a recording career in the early '90s, Garnier quickly made a name for himself as one of France's most innovative and unpredictable dance talents. His first full-length album, Shot in the Dark, dropped in '94, and the follow-up, '97's 30, spawned a handful of smash singles.