« L’homme de l’ombre »… From his start in the hardcore techno to the massive success he found with Miss Kittin, Michel Amato aka The Hacker is one of todays most talented and innovative French artists. With Electro (Kraftwerk) to New Wave (The Cure and Depeche Mode for ever) as a musical background he was also familiar with the French rave of the early 90’s.

Michel starts doing music in 1989 at the age of 17 in Grenoble (France). Duran Duran was around but he discovers the dark sides of Electro with Cabaret Voltaire and D.A.F. In 93, although in love with LFO, he took the hardcore side and released a few 12”s with Benoit Bolloni (aka Money Peny Project) under the moniker XMF on the label of the same name.

In 95, he lowers the bpm but not the energy. Under the name The Hacker he makes his own music in a classic Detroit style with Jeff Mills in mind. His first tracks are released on Ozone and Interface. Three years later he found his own label Goodlife Records (a classic track from Inner City) with his friends Oxia and Alex Reynaud, but still releases tracks on other labels such as A Strange Day on UMF and Method Of Force on Sativae. The tones of his debut album “Melodies En Sous-Sol” (spring 2000) surmise his musical dreams where you can hear New Order, Dopplereffekt or the hardcore of PCP.

His first album, the 12”s Electronic Existentialist (Missile) and Cabaret Futura (Feis)) and the remix Greed (Laurent Garnier) made the statement that The Hacker was the new messenger of the French Electronic scene.

Nevertheless it’s another project that will put The Hacker on the international stage.

He creates some fun 80’s electro-pop with his friend Caroline Herve aka Miss Kittin. DJ Hell loves their first track “Gratin Dauphinois” on Technics and signs them on his new label Gigolo in 97. In Germany the success comes immediately with “Champagne” and “Intimités”. They are booked everywhere with Miss Kittin appearing as a dominant nurse and The Hacker cold as ice behind the machines and decks. With the beginning of the Electroclash in 2001 they become hype all over the world ! Parties everywhere, talked about by Karl Lagerfeld and Elton John amongst others, The Hacker is one of the most sought-after producers remixing for Mark Almond, Fisherspooner, Air and Nizer Ebb.

In 2002 after their U.S. tour, Michel and Caroline decide to take a break from their project. The Hacker takes this opportunity to create new tracks to release 12″s such as “The Beach” on Mental Groove (with miss kittin) and “Dance Industria” on Tiga’s label Turbo. He collaborates with Kiko and Alexander Robotnik, Millimetric & David Caretta. he toures all over the globe as deejay and he released his second solo album “rêves mécaniques” in october 2004 on pias.

since recently, fans and lovers of his music have the opportunity to enjoy his first solo live set in several european venues and clubs.

The Hacker – Live PA at FEIS Labelparty 15-02-2003

The Hacker – Live PA at Lowlands Festival 2005

Miss Kittin & The Hacker – Live at I Love Techno
The Hacker- Live (Furio2) at Studio 88, France 23-02-2007
The Hacker – Live at Remedy Ireland Podcast 001 – 10-02-2007

The Hacker – Live at ADE Special Melkweg Amsterdam 23-10-2009
Miss Kittin & The Hacker – Live at 10 Days Off 19-07-2009
The Hacker & David Caretta – Live at Le Regine France 27-03-2009 (Part1)
The Hacker & David Caretta – Live at Le Regine France 27-03-2009 (Part2)
The Hacker – DJ Set at Phrench Phries Podcast 09-03-2009

The Hacker – Live at The Tunnel Milano 26-11-2010
The Hacker – DJS et at Electronation on Kink FM 02-01-2010

The Hacker – Live at Move Club, Campo Grande (Brazil) 10-12-2011
The Hacker & Gesaffelstein – DJ Set at TSUGi Podcast # 200 06-09-2011
The Hacker – Live at Exit Festival, Serbia 07-07-2011
The Hacker – Live at Grenoble 00-00-2011
The Hacker – Live at Rote Sonne München 07-01-2011

The Hacker – Live at Phono Festival, Odense 15-09-2012
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Gesaffelstein vs. The Hacker – Live at Laura Leishmann Project Pour Le Mouv 12-10-2012
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The Hacker – Live at Soiree Electro, Wallonie Brussels 28-09-2012
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