French producer Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo teamed up with his long-time friend Thomas Bangalter and formed Daft Punk. Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo is partly responsible for the electronic beats. The group's sound is a brazen, dancefloor-oriented blend of progressive house, funk, electro, and techno, with sprinklings of hip-hop-styled breakbeats and excessive, crowd-firing samples, similar to other anthemic dance-fusion acts such as the Chemical Brothers.