He gained much commercial and critical recognition for co-producing Rihanna's "Only Girl (In the World)", Katy Perry's “Firework”, and eight songs on the David Guetta album One Love.

He originally played bass in a variety of jazz, rock, and punk bands before gaining exposure to the underground DJ scene in France.

Sandy Vee won the Best Dance Recording at the 2011 Grammy Awards for Rihanna's "Only Girl (In the World)".

[2][3] Vee was DJing at the Fuck Me I'm Famous party at Pacha Ibiza when David Guetta approached him after a set and told him how much he loved his track Bleep.

Stargate and Vee continued to work together, producing hits for Katy Perry ("Firework"), Rihanna ("Only Girl (In the World)", "S&M") and Ne-Yo ("Beautiful Monster"), Britney Spears ("Selfish"), and more.