Chromaphase (born 1985 in

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, France; birthname Matthieu Tondeur) is a

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-based video artist. He is known for mixing his own cinematographic footages with graphic creations, mainly associated with

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live bands and DJs. Performing

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and

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mainly in Asia. He is considered as one of the most talented VJ in Shanghai. In 2014, he began to build permanent visual system for venues.

History

Chromaphase began in 2007 with the

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Band Wipping Willow in France. During 2 years he performed in some of the most famous venues in Paris (La Fleche D'or,

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, La Scene Bastille...) and Festivals (Nuit du Sud, Dailymotion Festival). After arriving in Shanghai in 2009, Chromaphase began his career in VJ as an independent. He performed beside International DJs such

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, R3, Achun, College and Chinese DJs such Ceezy, DJ Hbd, Sulumi, Howie Lee, and Lin Feng. All those cooperations made Chromaphase evolve in his style, finding new inspiration to match the style of each artist. He also explored live band performances (Jupiter, Mao Livehouse Shanghai 2012) and special events such the Jean-Paul Gaultier Fashion Show Party in Beijing and MMAX Beijing Festival.''Review video of the Mmax Beijing festival 2012 Electronic music stage''Video on Youku.com
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Cooperations

Besides being a solo performer, Chromaphase made cooperated live with several artists including

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, Jupiter, Wipping Willow, r3, Achun, Sulumi, DMC Winners DJ HBD and DJ Monk, and Ceezy.

References

External links

* {{official website, http://www.chromaphase.com/ French video artists 1985 births Living people