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). Philippe Cerboneschi, professionally known as Philippe Zdar or just Zdar, was a producer, sound engineer and the owner of Motorbass Studio. He was a key figure of the 'French Touch' (aka Filter House) scene, first as member of Motorbass, then [a8846] and Cassius with Hubert Blanc-Francard. Zdar and Hubert Blanc-Francard met when Zdar was the assistant of Hubert's father Dominique Blanc-Francard at Studio Plus XXX. 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.