Jérémie Mondon (French pronunciation: [ʒeʁemi mɔ̃dɔ̃]), known by his stage name Demon, is a French electronic music producer, born in 1977 in Paris. His music comes under the genre known as French touch.
Demon
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Birth name | Jérémie Mondon |
Also known as | DJ Demon |
Born | 1977 Paris, France |
Genres | French house, house |
Occupation(s) | Disc jockey, record producer |
Years active | 1997–present |
Labels | 20000ST |
Website | helpyourself |
The start of Demon's career was particularly influenced by the hip hop movement and artists such as Wu-Tang Clan, Nas, Mobb Deep and A Tribe Called Quest.[1] These artists heavily influenced his first recordings and he still has close ties to rap music, as he produces music for French rappers.[2] Soon after his spell with hip-hop he joined the French electronic scene.
In 1997, he created the label 20000ST, in order to produce his first EP, A-Typique. At 22, he signed for Sony record label and recorded his first studio album, Midnight Funk, considered by critics as one of the classic albums of French touch.[3] Several thousand copies of his single, You Are My High, have been sold and the song is being played in clubs worldwide.[4] Major artists within French touch such as Daft Punk, Mr. Oizo, Etienne de Crécy and Matthew Herbert, have asked him to remix their work.[5]
He then decided to explore other avenues in music, and brought out his album, Music That You Wanna Hear, which mixes electronic music and R&B. The album was recognised by critics,[6] and it even fought against the declining CD industry. Demon later explained in an interview that this experience shaped his understanding of music production and the music industry in general.[7]
Through drawing upon the diverse musical genres that he had explored, Demon has developed his audio-visual personality ; in particular through his work with the French graphics studio H5. You will often see clients in many of his videos. His well-known videos include:
He wrote and produced in 2010 the soundtrack for the video, De l'encre, directed by the artists in the group La Rumeur.
Hedirected the tracks for a number of rappers such as Booba, La Rumeur, 113, etc.[9]