Marc Nguyen Tan, better known as Colder, was born in 1974 and is a French dance musician and graphic designer. He started his career working as an art director before turning to music production in the early 2000s. In 2003, he released his debut single "Shiny Star". In July of the same year, he released his debut album Again, followed by Heat in June 2005. He provided a remix for Depeche Mode's song "Clean" for their 2004 Remixes 81–04 album. In 2015, Colder released the album Many Colours.