Born name

William Sami Etienne Grigahcine

nickname

DJ snake

Sun sign

Twins

Place of birth

Paris, France

nationality

training

DJ Snake’s educational background is unknown.

occupation

DJ, record producer

family

• Father – unknown
• mother – unknown
• Siblings – unknown

Manager

DJ Snake is managed by –

• Paradigma Talent Agency, Beverly Hills, Kalifornien, USA
• Red Level Agency Ltd., Hongkong

Genre

trap, EDM

instruments

Vinyl-Player, Laptop, Gesang

labels

• Columbia Records
• Interscope Records
• Mad Decent
• Spinnin ’Records

To build

Average

Height

185,5 cm

weight

82 kg or 181 lbs

girlfriend/spouse

DJ Snake is pretty secretive about his personal affairs. There is no information about his current relationships.

race/ethnicity

White

He is of Algerian descent.

hair colour

Black (natural)

He often dyes his hair blonde.

eye color

dark brown

sexual orientation

Just

distinguishing features

• Very short to shaved hairstyle
• Wearing stud earrings
• Wears sunglasses most of the time

brand promotion

DJ Snake’s tracks have been featured in various commercials such as

• “Turn Down for What” became commercial in the Sol Republic DECK .
• “Get Low” was featured in Dodge and Taco Bell commercials.

Religion

He has not spoken publicly about his religious views.

Known for

• To produce Lady Gaga’s album Born That Way . The album, released on May 23, 2011 by Interscope Records, earned him a Grammy nomination for the 2012 Album of the Year award.
• “Lean On” track he collaborated with Major Lazer with MØ in 2015. The track became an instant hit and its video shot in India was named “Best Video of 2015” with over 1 billion views on YouTube. The track reached #4 on the Billboard Hot 100.
• Member of Forgive My French Team, a group composed of 4 French DJs.

First album

On August 5, 2016, DJ Snake released his debut album called Encore under the Interscope label. The album features collaborations with artists such as Bipolar Sunshine, Skrillex, Yellow Claw and Justin Bieber, among others.

first movie

DJ Snake hasn’t made his big screen debut yet.

First TV show

DJ Snake first appeared on the talk show The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon in 2015.

Personal trainer

DJ Snake’s workout routines and diet plan are unknown.

DJ Snake Favorite Things

• Type of food – Cuban
• City – New York

DJ snake facts

1. He was only 14 years old when he started DJing.
2. DJ Snake used to be a graffiti artist.
3. He was inspired to DJ after seeing a scene in the French film La Haine , where DJ Cut Killer was playing music.
4. He dislikes the name “snake” and prefers to be called Will or William.
5. Im April 2014 FoxWeekly bezeichnete DJ Snake als “Artist to Watch”.
6. His track “Drop”, created in collaboration with Diplo, was used as the soundtrack for the comedy series Entourage .
7. He has performed at the 2015 Coachella Music Festival .
8. His tracks “Get Low” and “Turn Down for What” were featured in the film Angry 7 .
9. He claims that he has never smoked, drunk or taken drugs in his life.
10. Visit his official website at www.djsnake.fr.
11. Follow him on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, SoundCloud and YouTube VEVO.