Frédéric Holyszewski (
Paris
Paris () is the Capital city, capital and List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, largest city of France. With an estimated population of 2,048,472 residents in January 2025 in an area of more than , Paris is the List of ci ...
, 1970), also known as Dado and Deedrah is a French music producer mostly known his
psytrance
Psychedelic trance, psytrance, or psy is a subgenre of trance music characterized by arrangements of rhythms and layered melodies created by high tempo riffs. The genre offers variety in terms of mood, tempo, and style. Some examples include full ...
projects such as Deedrah,
Transwave
Transwave is a French Trance music, Trance act composed of Christof Drouillet (known as Absolum) and Frédéric Holyszewski (known as Deedrah).
Christof was raised in a classical musician family, though he never had training in music or electroni ...
, Krome Angels and Synthetic.
Biography
He learned classical music since his childhood, playing piano and transverse flute, yet wanted to be a biology teacher. He got a masters in biology and geology (PARIS 6) but stopped his studies when he was 25 years old to produce the early Transwave tracks with fellow music producer Christophe Drouillet, aka
Absolum
Absolum was Christof Drouillet's stage name. He was also part of the Transwave project together with Frederic Holyszewski, whose stage name is Deedrah. In 1998 he founded psytrance
Psychedelic trance, psytrance, or psy is a subgenre of trance ...
.
He has been releasing his
trance
Trance is a state of semi-consciousness in which a person is not self-aware and is either altogether unresponsive to external stimuli (but nevertheless capable of pursuing and realizing an aim) or is selectively responsive in following the dir ...
productions under the name Deedrah since 1995.
Collaborating with other people such as
Infected Mushroom
Infected Mushroom () is an Israeli musical duo formed in Haifa in 1996 by producers Erez Eisen and Amit Duvdevani. They produce and perform psytrance, electronica, dream trance and psychedelic music. They are one of the best-selling groups in ...
,
Astrix
Avi Shmailov () known by his stage name Astrix, is an Israeli trance music DJ and producer. His specialty lies in the subgenre of progressive psychedelic trance. In 2006, Astrix achieved the 41st position in DJMag's "Top 100 DJs" annual rankin ...
, Bamboo Forest, and others, Dado has founded a broad and diverse spectrum of music in projects such as Transwave, Synthetic, Cypher, Shanti V Deedrah, Kromeangels, and The Good The Bad and the Ugly (GBU) to name a few. He also heads another solo project with the name Federico Baltimore, with a more lounge/house style. He is known for having a high standard for his music productions and for his solid production quality. He has been living in
Ibiza
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, producing music or touring the world. His newest projects are the fourth album of Transwave and the Krome Angels. Krome Angels is an EDM project, which includes Dino Psaras, Dado (Deedrah), and Shanti Matkin. Their debut album, ''Modern Day Classics'', was released in February 2009 on the BOA Group label. Their second long-awaited album ''Sexy, Freaky, Nasty'' was released in April 2014.
Discography
*''Self Oscillation'' (Distance /Questionmark records) – His first voyage under the name Deedrah and a classic album defining his own solo sophisticated style. (released in October 1997).
*''Reload'' (HOMmega Productions) – an album veering towards the direction of melodic and progressive with a twist of psychedelia.
*''Body & Soul'' (spun rds) – A full-on psytrance album echoing from the days of Goa gatherings and beach parties.
*''Far and Away'' (Hadshot Haheizar)(released in June 2001).
*''Out Of Control'' (HOMmega Productions) (released in October 2012).
*''Vertigo'' (United Beats Records) (released in October 2014).
References
1970 births
Living people
French record producers
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