Philippe Zdar

French electronic producer, sound engineer, and studio owner. Born: 28 January 1967 in Aix-les-Bains, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France. Died: 19 June 2019 in Paris, France (aged 52). [a564718], professionally known as Philippe Zdar or just Zdar, was a producer, sound engineer and the owner of [l=Motorbass Studio]. He was a key figure of the 'French Touch' (aka Filter House) scene, first as member of [a1056], then [a8846] and [a3358] with [a1401043]. Zdar and Hubert Blanc-Francard met when Zdar was the assistant of Hubert's father [a40424] at [l269420]. His nickname Zdar is in reference to the actor Robert J. Zdarsky, also called Z'dar. He died suddenly after accidentally falling through a window from a high floor in a Parisian building.