As one-half of dance heroes Daft Punk, Thomas Bangalter was at the forefront of the French house wave during the 1990s, then altered the landscape of popular music as the duo made their mainstream breakthrough with an ambitious, retro-futuristic fusion of pop, rock, and underground club influences, paving the way for the EDM boom of the 2010s.

Throughout Daft Punk's nearly 30-year run and following their disbandment, Bangalter has been heavily involved with cinema and theater, with work on several films and a ballet among his accomplishments. Daft Punk mixed filter-heavy disco-house and gritty lo-fi techno on their heavily hyped early singles and 1997 debut, Homework, which became a worldwide hit and confirmed their arrival as one of the biggest acts in dance music.