Demon (musician)

Demon
Birth name Jérémie Mondon
Also known as Demon
Born 1977
Paris, France
Genres French house, House
Occupation(s) Musician, artist, music producer
Years active 1997–present
Labels 20000ST
Website helpyourself.fr/artists/demon

Jeremie Mondon, known by his stage name Demon, is a French artist and producer of electronic music born in 1977 in Paris. His music comes under the genre known as French touch.

Music career

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]

Audiovisual components

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:

Productions

He wrote and produced in 2010 the soundtrack for the video, De l'encre, directed by the artists in the group La Rumeur.

He directed the tracks for a number of rappers such as Booba, La Rumeur, 113, etc.[9]

Discography

Albums

EPs

References

  1. ↑ Demon's interview on the website WSound (link).
  2. ↑ Demon's Discogs discography (link).
  3. ↑ Jean-Noël Dastugue's critic on the website MagicRPM (link).
  4. ↑ Article on the website Radio FG (link).
  5. ↑ Demon's official website discography (link).
  6. ↑ Article of the album Music That You Wanna Hear on The Inrocks website (link).
  7. ↑ Demon's interview by Radio FG ().
  8. ↑ Arno Bani's website (link).
  9. ↑ Article on the website Radio FG (link).
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