Photo: Arno Partissimo / CC BY-SA 4.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
DJ Snake is one of those producers whose work I admired before I knew his name. The skull-rattling drop of "Turn Down for What" is pure adrenaline, but what impresses me more is the apprenticeship behind it: production credits for Lady Gaga and Pitbull before his own breakout. That groundwork shows. The pile of NRJ DJ of the Year wins isn't hype; it reflects a Parisian with real sonic instincts who learned the trade properly. I find artists who master the craft offstage tend to last, and Snake feels built for the long haul rather than a viral moment.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- DJ Snake
- Name (Japanese)
- DJスネーク
- Reading
- DJすねーく
- Born
- June 13, 1986 (age 40)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Gemini / Tiger
- Origin
- Paris, France
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- record producer / disc jockey / musician
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- 2014 MTV Video Music Award for Best Direction
- 2015 Billboard Music Award for Top Dance/Electronic Song
- 2015 NRJ DJ Awards
- 2017 NRJ DJ Awards
- 2018 NRJ DJ Awards
- 2018 NRJ Music Award for DJ of the Year
- 2019 NRJ Music Award for DJ of the Year
- 2019 NRJ DJ Awards
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Official sitehttps://djsnake.com/
- Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/djsnake/
- Xhttps://x.com/djsnake
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/DJ%E3%82%B9%E3%83%8D%E3%82%A4%E3%82%AF
Frequently asked questions
When was DJ Snake born?
Born June 13, 1986 (age 40).
Where is DJ Snake from?
DJ Snake is from Paris, France.
What does DJ Snake do?
DJ Snake works as record producer, disc jockey, musician.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-17
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.