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"    Andr\u00E9 Saraiva &amp;amp;amp; Gildas Loa\u00EBc. Photo: Kitsun\u00E9  It&amp;#039;s no secret that New Yorkers (especially those in fashion) are obsessed with all things French. The Parisian fashion elite invade New York every season, but this time around there was one international tastemaker, Gildas Loa\u00EBc, the co-founder of Kitsun\u00E9, who was determined to make his mark. Google Loa\u00EBc and the likes of Olivier Zahm, Andr\u00E9 Saraiva, and Daft Punk pop up on his professional pedigree. With a new album, new string of artists, and new American collaboration, the former Daft Punk manager is putting indie music on the American agenda. ELLE: In addition to a fashion collection every season, Kitsun\u00E9 releases an album of some of the hottest and newest artists\u2014what inspired your upcoming compilation Kitsun\u00E9 Parisien?GL : Kitsun\u00E9 music label is based in Paris; we work in Paris, we live in Paris and we collaborate with artists from the US, Canada, and the UK. This time we wanted to make a compilation that is 100% French\u2014a sampling of what French music sounds like, what the kids are listening to in Paris. ELLE: You run with a very established music and fashion crowd, it would only make sense that every new artist looking for street cred would want to be promoted through your label. How do you choose your artists?GL: We always look for new fun acts. The younger and newer the better. We French, in a way, are better at making more electro songs than rock so we focus on the electronic, it&amp;#039;s what&amp;#039;s fun for us.  ELLE: You really value young independent musicians. Where do you stand on mainstream American music and pop stars like Katy Perry, Rihanna, Britney?GL: We love working with younger artists, and our artists do go on to get great coverage on the radio, MTV, etc. I am open to and enjoy mainstream music sometimes, it&amp;#039;s not my preference, but in the end it&amp;#039;s all about the music, if it&amp;#039;s good and fun that&amp;#039;s what matters. ELLE: Kitsun\u00E9 already has a large international presence in Europe and Japan. What is in the future for Kitsun\u00E9 in the U.S.?GL: We just got a new start in the U.S. with New York based label Downtown Music, so we will be coming over to the states more and more to work with more American artists. ELLE: What&amp;#039;s unique about New York&amp;#039;s artists?GL: There is an exoticism to New York City itself, each neighborhood has a different attitude towards fashion and music. Whenever I visit a certain neighborhood it seems like people live in a music video. It&amp;#039;s funny to see all the details from hats to tattoos to whatsoever, there is a special care to the look and style that Americans have. It&amp;#039;s fun! ELLE: What do you hope Americans can take from Kitsun\u00E9 Parisien?GL: We just hope you enjoy it! We want everyone to love French music as much as we do "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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