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François Kevorkian (born 10 January 1954), also known by the stage name François K, is a French-born,
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-based DJ, producer,
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and
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owner of Armenian descent, who started his career DJing in clubs such as the
Paradise Garage Paradise Garage, also known as "the Garage" or the "Gay-rage", was a New York City discotheque notable in the history of dance and pop music, as well as LGBT and nightclub cultures. The club was founded by sole proprietor Michael Brody, and o ...
and
Studio 54 Studio 54 is a Broadway theater and a former disco nightclub at 254 West 54th Street in the Midtown Manhattan neighborhood of New York City. Operated by the Roundabout Theatre Company, Studio 54 has 1,006 seats on two levels. The theater was ...
. Kevorkian has produced and remixed work by a diverse range of musicians including
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,
Adam Ant Stuart Leslie Goddard, better known as Adam Ant (born 3 November 1954), is an English singer, musician, and actor. He gained popularity as the lead singer of new wave group Adam and the Ants and later as a solo artist, scoring 10 UK top ten ...
,
Kraftwerk Kraftwerk (, "power station") is a German band formed in Düsseldorf in 1970 by Ralf Hütter and Florian Schneider. Widely considered innovators and pioneers of electronic music, Kraftwerk were among the first successful acts to popularize the ...
,
Pet Shop Boys The Pet Shop Boys are an English synth-pop duo formed in London in 1981. Consisting of primary vocalist Neil Tennant and keyboardist Chris Lowe, they have sold more than 50 million records worldwide, and were listed as the most successful duo i ...
,
Depeche Mode Depeche Mode are an English electronic music band formed in Basildon, Essex, in 1980. The band currently consists of Dave Gahan (lead vocals and co-songwriting) and Martin Gore (keyboards, guitar, co-lead vocals and main songwriting). Depeche ...
,
Diana Ross Diana Ross (born March 26, 1944) is an American singer and actress. She rose to fame as the lead singer of the vocal group the Supremes, who became Motown's most successful act during the 1960s and one of the world's best-selling girl groups o ...
,
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and U2, and is considered one of the forefathers of
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.


Biography

François Kevorkian ( hy, Ֆրանսուա Գեւորգեան) was born and raised in France, with
Armenian Armenian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Armenia, a country in the South Caucasus region of Eurasia * Armenians, the national people of Armenia, or people of Armenian descent ** Armenian Diaspora, Armenian communities across the ...
heritage. He played the drums in his adolescent years. He moved to the United States in 1975. At that time the competition to be a drummer was very high, so around 1976 he became a DJ in
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clubs in New York City. DJing soon became his full-time occupation, including some work at more commercial venues such as the club New York, New York in 1977. He taught himself
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and started making disco medleys, such as Rare Earth's "Happy Song". He was offered a role in A&R for a nascent dance
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,
Prelude Records Prelude Records was a New York-based independent record label that was active from 1976 to 1986. At one time, François Kevorkian held an A&R position at Prelude. The label's owner was Marvin Schlachter. History Prelude was first launched in 19 ...
, which allowed him to go into the studio and do remixes. His first remix, of "In The Bush" by Musique, became a club and radio hit, and was followed by further hit remixes including "You're The One For Me' and "Keep On" by D-Train, and "Beat The Street" by
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. He left Prelude in 1982, and in the same year had the most #1 singles on
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's Dance Music Chart, including his remixes of tracks such as "Situation" by Yazoo, and "Go Bang" by Dinosaur L. Kevorkian also performed as a DJ at Club Zanzibar in
Newark, New Jersey Newark ( , ) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of New Jersey and the seat of Essex County and the second largest city within the New York metropolitan area. in the same building as Studio 54. The studio soon became a major commercial operation. He stopped DJing around 1983 to focus on recording and mixing full-time, but started again in early 1990. Due to the new international popularity of dance music, he gained exposure overseas and began performing abroad. He toured Japan with
Larry Levan Larry Levan (; born Lawrence Philpot, July 20, 1954 – November 8, 1992) was an American DJ best known for his decade-long residency at the New York City night club Paradise Garage, which has been described as the prototype of the modern da ...
in 1992 on the 'Harmony Tour' before Levan's death in November that year, and also appeared at London's
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and
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, Japan's Spacelab Yellow,
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's Pacha and
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, Italy's Angels of Love and many large festivals. In 1995, he started an eclectic independent record label, Wave Music, on which he released his own work, including the ''FK-EP'', as well as records by Abstract Truth, Floppy Sounds and other electronic music releases. In 1996, with partner John Davis, he launched Body&SOUL, a weekly party held every Sunday afternoon at Club Vinyl, 6 Hubert Street, playing alongside co-resident DJs Joaquin 'Joe' Claussell and Danny Krivit. The 'Body&SOUL' sound, a soulful mix of organic and spiritual dance music, led to the release of a compilation series by the same name. He continued his career as an artist, returning to a more electronic sound, and the release of his Sonar Music set in 2002 marked an edgier and more futuristic style, more closely related to
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and Dub than the
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sound he was identified with as a DJ. In 2002, he also started touring with Derrick May, playing sets together as the Cosmic Twins at Berlin's Tresor, Manchester's Sankey's Soap and London's Fabric. Kevorkian released a new compilation CD in 2006, entitled ''Frequencies''. In April 2003, he started a residency at a new weekly Monday night event in New York City called "Deep Space NYC", an eclectic night focused on
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and related styles. He mixed ''Deep Space NYC Vol. 1'', a compilation featuring several of his own productions, along with Jamaican dub artists
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and
U-Roy Ewart Beckford OD (21 September 1942 – 17 February 2021), known by the stage name U-Roy, was a Jamaican vocalist and pioneer of toasting.Jo-Ann GreeneU-Roy Biography, AllMusic. Retrieved 11 April 2013. U-Roy was known for a melodic style ...
. He also provided remixes for
Moloko Moloko () were an Irish-English electronic music duo formed in Sheffield, England, consisting of vocalist Róisín Murphy and producer Mark Brydon. Blending elements of electronica and dance music, they are best known for their UK top 10 sin ...
,
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,
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,
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, as well as for his own label. In 2005, he was inducted into the Dance Music Hall of Fame as both a
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and DJ. Kevorkian has subsequently performed at events around the world, including
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(France),
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(Spain),
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(UK), Exit Festival (Serbia), The Big Chill (UK),
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(UK) and
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(Ireland).


Selected discography


As an artist


FK-EP (Wave Music) 1996

* "Time and Space" (Wave Music) 1998 * "Capricorn" (Wave Music) 2000 * "Awakening" (Wave Music) 2002 * "Enlightenment" (Wave Music) 2002 * "Road of Life" (Deep Space Media) 2007


Compilations

* ''Masterpiece: Created By François K'' (Ministry of Sound) 2008 *''Frequencies'' – 2 x CD – (Wavetec) 2006 * ''Deep Space NYC'' (vol. 1) (Deep Space Media/Wave Music) 2005 * ''Live at Sonar'' (SonarMusic) 2003 * ''Body&SOUL NYC'' (vol. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5) (Wave Music) 1998–2007 * ''Deep & Sexy (vol.1)'' (Wave Music) 2001 * ''Choice: A Collection of Classics'' (Azuli) 2002 * ''Essential Mix – François K'' (London/Ffrr) 2000


Video game DJ Mix

* 'Electro-Choc', the Dance radio station in ''
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'' (Rockstar Games) 2008


As a producer

* ''
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Jah Wobble John Joseph Wardle (born 11 August 1958), known by the stage name Jah Wobble, is an English bass guitarist and singer. He became known to a wider audience as the original bass player in Public Image Ltd (PiL) in the late 1970s and early 1980s; ...
,
The Edge David Howell Evans (born 8 August 1961), better known as the Edge or simply Edge,McCormick (2006), pp. 21, 23–24 is an English-born Irish musician, singer, and songwriter. He is best known as the lead guitarist, keyboardist, and backing voca ...
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Holger Czukay Holger Schüring (24 March 1938 – 5 September 2017), known professionally as Holger Czukay (), was a German musician best known as a co-founder of the krautrock group Can. Described as "successfully bridg ngthe gap between pop and the avant-g ...
, and
Jaki Liebezeit Jaki Liebezeit (born Hans Liebezeit; 26 May 1938 – 22 January 2017) was a German drummer, best known as a founding member of experimental rock band Can. He was called "one of the few drummers to convincingly meld the funky and the cerebral". ...
(Island Records) 1983 * ''May The Cube Be With You'' Dolby's Cube 1985 * ''
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( Columbia Records) 1985 * ''We're on the Move'' Jamaica Girls (Sire) 1985 * "Strong Enough" Loleatta Holloway (Active Records) 1992 ''co-produced with Yvone Turner and Alan Friedman'' * "Got To Be in Love" Barbara Mendes (Wave Music) 2003 ''co-produced with
Eric Kupper Eric Kupper is an American keyboardist, arranger, songwriter, remix artist, DJ, and record producer of French descent. Biography Eric Kupper began playing in bands in his formative years, and got his real start in the mid-1980s working as a keybo ...
'' * "Rootsman" U-Roy (Deep Space Media) 2005 ''co-produced with Russ Disciple''


As a mix producer

* 'So Red the Rose' Arcadia (EMI Records) 1985 * ' Electric Café'
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(EMI Records, non-USA; Warner Bros. Records, USA) 1986 * ' Violator'
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(Mute, non-USA; Sire/Reprise/Warner Bros., USA) 1990 (credited as Francois "Kervorkian", a typographical error) * 'Erasure'
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(Mute) 1995 * 'Blondosaurus' Rebecca (Sony Japan) 1989


As a remixer

* "In the Bush" Musique (Prelude) 1978 * "I Hear Music in the Streets" Unlimited Touch (Prelude) 1980 * "You're the One for Me" / "Keep On" / "Music" / "Walk on By" / "Misunderstanding" D-Train (Prelude) 1981–1983 * "Beat the Street" / "Never Give You Up" / "Send Your Love" / " Can You Handle It" Sharon Redd 1982–1983 * "Body Music" The Strikers (Prelude) 1981 (co-mixed with
Larry Levan Larry Levan (; born Lawrence Philpot, July 20, 1954 – November 8, 1992) was an American DJ best known for his decade-long residency at the New York City night club Paradise Garage, which has been described as the prototype of the modern da ...
) * "Let's Go Dancin'" Sparque (West End) 1981 * "Go Bang" Dinosaur L (Sleeping Bag) 1981 * "Kiss Me" Tin Tin (U.S. Remix) (Sire WEA Records) 1982 * " Situation" Yazoo (Mute) 1982 * "Enjoy what you do (WHAM! rap)" WHAM! (COLUMBIA) 1982 * "Two Hearts Beat As One" / "New Year's Day" U2 (Island) 1983 * "
This Charming Man "This Charming Man" is a song by the English rock band the Smiths, written by guitarist Johnny Marr and singer Morrissey. Released as the group's second single in October 1983 on the independent record label Rough Trade, it is defined by Ma ...
" The Smiths (Rough Trade) 1983 * "Dissidents" Thomas Dolby (EMI Records Ltd.) 1984 * "
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" Kraftwerk (EMI – Warner Bros.) 1984 * "Lucky in Love" / "Just Another Night" Mick Jagger (Columbia) 1984 * " Blue Light (12" Mix)"
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1984 * "Solid (As A Rock)" Ashford & Simpson (Capitol) 1984 * "Sleepless" King Crimson 1984 * "
Eaten Alive ''Eaten Alive'' (known under various alternate titles, including ''Death Trap'', ''Horror Hotel'', and ''Starlight Slaughter'', and stylized on the poster as ''Eaten Alive!'') is a 1976 American horror film directed by Tobe Hooper, and written ...
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Diana Ross Diana Ross (born March 26, 1944) is an American singer and actress. She rose to fame as the lead singer of the vocal group the Supremes, who became Motown's most successful act during the 1960s and one of the world's best-selling girl groups o ...
(Hot Extended Dance Mix) 1985 ''co-mixed with Ron St. Germain'' * "
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" Diana Ross (Special New Mix) 1985 ''co-mixed with Ron St. Germain'' * "Experience" Diana Ross (Special Dance Mix) 1985 ''co-mixed with Ron St. Germain'' * "Zoolookologie"
Jean Michel Jarre Jean-Michel André Jarre (; born 24 August 1948) is a French composer, performer and record producer. He is a pioneer in the electronic, ambient and new-age genres, and is known for organising outdoor spectacles featuring his music, accompani ...
(Disques Dreyfus France) 1985 * "Perfect Way" Scritti Politti UK 12" single ((Version)) (Virgin) 1985 * " Shiny Toys"
Joni Mitchell Roberta Joan "Joni" Mitchell ( Anderson; born November 7, 1943) is a Canadian-American musician, producer, and painter. Among the most influential singer-songwriters to emerge from the 1960s folk music circuit, Mitchell became known for her sta ...
12" single Version from the album '' Dog Eat Dog'' 1985 * "Apollo 9 (Francois Kevorkian 'Splashdown' 12" Mix)" Adam Ant 1985 * "Why Can't I Be You" / "Japanese Dream" / "Hot, Hot, Hot" / "Hey You!" / The Cure (Fiction-Elektra) 1985–1990 * "The Telephone Call" Kraftwerk (EMI/Warner Bros.) 1987 ''co-mixed with Kraftwerk and Ron St. Germain'' * "Dirty Looks" Diana Ross (Remix Version) 1987 ''co-mixed with Ron St. Germain'' * "
Don't You Want Me "Don't You Want Me" is a song by British synthpop group the Human League (credited on the cover as The Human League 100). It was released on 27 November 1981 as the fourth single from their third studio album, ''Dare'' (1981). The band's best k ...
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Jody Watley Jody Vanessa Watley (born January 30, 1959) is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and artist,USA Today (February 16, 1996), Best Bets: Albums Jody Watley Greatest Hits, "Few singers fired up the disco like Jody Watley who set trends ...
(MCA) 1987 * " Rent"
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(Parlophone/EMI) 1987 * "My Bag" (dancing mix)
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(single b-side, Polydor) 1987 * "Forever Tonight" (Extended CD Mix)
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(from the MCA album '' Escape from Television'') 1987 * "My Bag" (dancing mix)/"My Bag" (dancing dub)
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(Capitol Records) 1988 * "
Personal Jesus "Personal Jesus" is a song by English electronic music band Depeche Mode. It was released as the lead single from their seventh studio album, '' Violator'' (1990), in 1989. It reached No. 13 on the UK Singles Chart and No. 28 on the ''Billboa ...
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Enjoy the Silence "Enjoy the Silence" is a song by English electronic music band Depeche Mode. Recorded in 1989, it was released as the second single from their seventh studio album, '' Violator'' (1990), on 5 February 1990. The single is certified Gold in the U ...
" / "
Policy of Truth "Policy of Truth" is a song by English electronic music band Depeche Mode, released on 7 May 1990 as the third single from their seventh studio album, '' Violator'' (1990). It is the only Depeche Mode single to chart higher on the US ''Billboar ...
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World in My Eyes "World in My Eyes" is a song by English electronic music band Depeche Mode. It was released on 17 September 1990 as the fourth and final single from their seventh studio album, '' Violator'' (1990). The song peaked at number two in Denmark and ...
" / "Sea of Sin"
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(Mute / Sire / Reprise) 1990 * " Radioactivity" Kraftwerk (EMI/Elektra) 1991 * "Higher Love" Depeche Mode (Mute/Sire/Reprise) 1994 ''co-mixed with Goh Hotoda'' * "Get Another Plan" Abstract Truth (Wave Music) 1996 * "Tom & Joyce" Vai Minha Tristeza (Delabel) 1997 * "Tout est bleu" Ame Strong (Wave) 1998 * "Sangue De Beirona" Cesária Évora (Lusafrica / Wave) 1999 * "Expo Remix" Kraftwerk (EMI) 2000 ''co-mixed with Rob Rives'' * "
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(Arista) 2001 * "Swollen" Bent (Ministry of Sound) 2001 * "Josephine" Chris Rea (Warner Bros.) 2001 ''co-mixed with Eric Kupper'' * "La La Land"
Green Velvet Curtis Alan Jones (born April 26, 1968), better known by his stage name Green Velvet, is an American singer, record producer and DJ. He is also known as Cajmere, Geo Vogt, Half Pint, Curan Stone, and Gino Vittori. Early life Curtis Alan Jones wa ...
(Music Man) 2002 ''co-mixed with Rob Rives'' * "Community" Audio Soul Project (NRK) 2002 ''co-mixed with Rob Rives'' * " Forever More"
Moloko Moloko () were an Irish-English electronic music duo formed in Sheffield, England, consisting of vocalist Róisín Murphy and producer Mark Brydon. Blending elements of electronica and dance music, they are best known for their UK top 10 sin ...
(Echo) 2003 ''co-mixed with
Eric Kupper Eric Kupper is an American keyboardist, arranger, songwriter, remix artist, DJ, and record producer of French descent. Biography Eric Kupper began playing in bands in his formative years, and got his real start in the mid-1980s working as a keybo ...
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Walking on Thin Ice "Walking on Thin Ice" is a song by Yoko Ono, released in 1981. She and John Lennon concluded the recording of the song on December 8, 1980. It was upon their return from the recording studio to The Dakota (their home in New York City) that Lenno ...
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Yoko Ono Yoko Ono ( ; ja, 小野 洋子, Ono Yōko, usually spelled in katakana ; born February 18, 1933) is a Japanese multimedia artist, singer, songwriter, and peace activist. Her work also encompasses performance art and filmmaking. Ono grew up i ...
(Twisted) 2003 ''co-mixed with
Eric Kupper Eric Kupper is an American keyboardist, arranger, songwriter, remix artist, DJ, and record producer of French descent. Biography Eric Kupper began playing in bands in his formative years, and got his real start in the mid-1980s working as a keybo ...
'' * "Aborigine's Jam"
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(Cirque du Soleil) 2003 ''co-mixed with
Eric Kupper Eric Kupper is an American keyboardist, arranger, songwriter, remix artist, DJ, and record producer of French descent. Biography Eric Kupper began playing in bands in his formative years, and got his real start in the mid-1980s working as a keybo ...
'' * "Aero Dynamik" Kraftwerk (EMI – Astralwerks) 2004 * "Welcome Dub" Herbest Moon (Soundscape) 2004 * "Disco Infiltrator"
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(EMI UK) 2005 * " Ride a White Horse"
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(Mute) 2005 ''co-mixed with
Eric Kupper Eric Kupper is an American keyboardist, arranger, songwriter, remix artist, DJ, and record producer of French descent. Biography Eric Kupper began playing in bands in his formative years, and got his real start in the mid-1980s working as a keybo ...
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* "Happy Song" (bootleg) Rare Earth ''(labelled as: "Happy Song And Dance") ''


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Wave Music

Deep Space NYC

RA: Resident Advisor – Francois K DJ Page



Interview & Playlist for ''Resident Advisor'', 2007

Six Million Steps FRANCOIS KEVORKIAN SPECIAL radio show from April 2009

RBMA 'fireside chat' with François K.
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kevorkian, Francois 1954 births Living people People from Rodez French record producers French people of Armenian descent French DJs Post-disco musicians Deep house musicians Electronic dance music DJs