Chris Joss is a French multi-instrumentalist and

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Early life and education

Chris Joss was born in France. According to his website "his parents enrolled him in electronic organ lessons aged 12 which taught him the basics of music", although he always wanted to play drums. When he was 14, he received an acoustic guitar and learnt playing autodidactically. In 1981, he founded his own band at high school. In 1984, after dropping out of school, "he began investing in recording and electronic equipment".

Career

In 1987, Joss released his first record with his 3 member band on EMI. In 1991, he released his third record on CBS with 7 member band. He moved to London, where he lived throughout the 1990s, until it became too expensive. In 1994 he played with a group called Monk and recorded and produced his first album.

Personal life

Joss has been suffering from misophonia since his childhood. He developed tinnitus and hyperacusis, and no longer performs live.

Work

His music ranges from funk to electronica, and tracks excerpted from his releases are featured in movie trailers such as '' Accepted'' (2006), ''

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'' (2012),'' '' Hotel for Dogs'' (2009), ''

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'' (2005), Ocean's Thirteen'' (2007), and ''

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''. His 1999 album ''The Man with a Suitcase'' was part of a trend in the late 1990s of " imaginary soundtracks", compositions created to accompany films that did not actually exist. In the soundtrack, he attempted to pay homage to works of the 1960s and 1970s such as ''

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'', with a mixture of jazz, pop, rock, and funk. His 2008 track "I want Freedom", taken from his fourth album, is part of Apple Inc.'s iPhoto 10 and iPhoto 11 software. As of 2021, Joss had released twelve solo albums plus a remix album; five of them by

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and six on his own Teraphonic Records.

Albums

*'' The Man With A Suitcase'' (1999 Pulp Flavor) *'' Dr Rhythm'' (2002 Irma) *'' You've Been Spiked'' (2004 ESL Music) *'' Teraphonic Overdubs'' (2008 ESL Music) *'' I've Been Remixed'' (2008 Teraphonic Records) *'' Sticks'' (2009 ESL Music) *'' Monomaniacs Volume 1'' (2010

) *'' No Play No Work'' (2011

) *'' Bimbo Satellite'' (2014 Teraphonic Records) *'' Escape Unlikely'' (2016 Teraphonic Records) *'' Misophonia'' (2018 Teraphonic Records) *'' Monomaniacs Volume II'' (2019 Teraphonic Records) *'' Hyperacusis'' (2020 Teraphonic Records)

Singles

* ''Bombay By Bus'' 12 inch (1999 Pulp Flavor) * ''The Gnomes'' 12 inch (2002 Irma) * ''Discotheque Dancing'' 12 inch (2005 ESL Music) * ''A Part In That Show'' 12 inch (2006 ESL Music) * ''Brilliantine a gogo'' 12 inch (2006 Boutique Chic) * ''Superman'' 12 inch (2007

) * ''I Want Freedom'' 12 inch (2008 ESL Music) * ''Toxic Smoke/Sequence of Spectators'' 7 inch (2012 ESL Music)

Remixes

* ''

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- Borderline'' CD (2008 Curvve Recordings) * '' Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest - He's A Pirate'' 2x12 inch & CD (2006 Walt Disney) * ''

- Looking For A New Love'' CD (2005 Curvve Recordings) * ''

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- Chick A Boom'' CD (2006 ESL Music) * ''

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- Mambo Herd'' CD (2006 Sunswept) * '' Thunderball - Thunder In The Jungle'' 12 inch (2007 ESL Music) * ''

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- Ita Morales'' CD (2008 Essential Media Group) * '' AM & Shawn Lee'' - I Didn't Really Listen (ESL Music 2012) * ''

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- Sugar Daddy'' CD (2005 Razor and Tie)

Production

* ''Monk - Ten Tips For Charles Berry's Hips"'' (1995 Station Records) * ''

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- I buy my socks on 14th Street'' 2 versions (2006 West End Records/ 2008 Peace Bisquit) * ''

- The Sex That I Need'' (2006 West End Records/ 2008 Peace Bisquit) * '' Los Amigos Invisibles - Corduroy'' (2009 Unreleased)

Other releases

* ''

'' Original Soundtrack CD (2006 Koch Records) * ''Stereoscope Jerk Explosion - La Panthere Pop'' (2008 Cosmic Groove) Sitar on 2 tracks * ''Atfunk - Rewire Walks'' (2008 Extremely House Music) keyboard on 3 tracks * ''Atfunk - Soundprism ''(2012 Plugtone records) keyboards on Restart and Tranquilito

External links

Official website

Resources

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