Editing Daft Punk (section)

===1993–1996: First performances and singles===
[[File:Daft Punk Mixmag 1997.jpg|thumb|right|upright=0.88|''[[Mixmag]]'' cover feature in August 1997]]
In September 1993, Daft Punk attended a rave at [[Disneyland Resort Paris|EuroDisney]] organised by the DJ [[Nicky Holloway]], where they met Stuart Macmillan of [[Slam (band)|Slam]], the co-founder of the Scottish label [[Soma Quality Recordings]].<ref name="RFI Musique" /><ref name="weeguysDP">[https://www.glasgowlive.co.uk/news/daft-punk-glasgow-slam-the-19910158.amp Daft Punk in Glasgow: Slam on 'the two quiet wee guys' who used to crash on their sofa] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210227111831/https://www.glasgowlive.co.uk/news/daft-punk-glasgow-slam-the-19910158.amp |date=27 February 2021 }}, Jules Boyle, Glasgow Live, 24 February 2021</ref> They gave him a demo tape, which formed the basis for Daft Punk's debut single, "The New Wave", a limited release in 1994.<ref name="Interview at Mixmag 1997" /> The single also contained the final mix of "The New Wave" called "Alive", which appeared on Daft Punk's first album.<ref>{{Cite AV media notes|title=''"The New Wave"''|others=Daft Punk|year=1994|publisher=[[Soma Quality Recordings]]|location=[[United Kingdom|UK]]|type=12" vinyl liner notes|id=SOMA 14}}</ref>

Daft Punk returned to the studio in May 1995 to record "[[Da Funk]]". After it became their first commercially successful single, they hired a manager, [[Pedro Winter]], who regularly promoted them and other artists at his Hype nightclubs.<ref name="FrenchConn"/> They signed with [[Virgin Records]] in September 1996 and made a deal to license tracks through their production company, Daft Trax.<ref name="MusiqueVol.1" /><ref name="FrenchConn"/> Bangalter said that while they received numerous offers from record labels, they wanted to wait and ensure that they did not lose creative control. He considered the deal with Virgin more akin to a partnership.<ref name="Yahoo">{{cite web|url=http://music.yahoo.com/read/interview/12052857|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070809052134/http://music.yahoo.com/read/interview/12052857|archive-date=9 August 2007 |title=Yahoo! Music Interviews|publisher=Yahoo! Music |date=30 December 2010 |access-date=3 January 2011}}</ref>

In the mid-to-late nineties, Daft Punk performed live at various events, without the costumes they later became known for. In 1996, they made their first performance in the United States, at an Even Furthur event in [[Wisconsin]].<ref>[http://www.driftglass.org/music/articles/2008/03/15/daft-punk-live-at-even-furthur-1996 Daft Punk, live at Even Furthur 1996] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081222103035/http://www.driftglass.org/music/articles/2008/03/15/daft-punk-live-at-even-furthur-1996 |date=22 December 2008 }} driftglass.org. Retrieved 4 October 2008.</ref> In addition to live original performances, they performed in clubs using vinyl records from their collection. They were known for incorporating numerous styles of music into their DJ sets.<ref>Lisa Verrico, "Masked Groove-Riders", ''Blah Blah Blah'' (February 1997).</ref>