Jérôme Léonard "Jerry" Bouthier is a French DJ, also producer and songwriter of electronic dance music, house, electro. Born in
Marseille
Marseille ( , , ; also spelled in English as Marseilles; oc, Marselha ) is the prefecture of the French department of Bouches-du-Rhône and capital of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. Situated in the camargue region of southern Franc ...
, originally from
Paris
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and based in
London
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, he produces sound-design for fashion shows and brands, records and remixes as JBAG (with Andrea Gorgerino) and is the
A&R of his record label Continental Records.
Career
Inspired by
Ibiza
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and
The Haçienda
The Haçienda was a nightclub and music venue in Manchester, North West England, which became famous during the Manchester years of the 1980s and early 1990s. It was run by the record label Factory Records.
The club opened in 1982, eventually ...
in
Manchester
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, Jerry and his younger brother pioneer house music and rave culture in Paris alongside de
Laurent Garnier
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Early influ ...
,
Dimitri from Paris
Dimitri from Paris (born Dimitrios Yerasimos, el, Δημήτριος Γεράσιμος; 27 October 1963) is a French music producer and DJ of Greek descent. His musical influences are rooted in 1970s funk and disco sounds that spawned contempo ...
, Patrick Vidal (
Marie et les Garçons
Marie et les Garçons were a French new wave band formed in Lyon in 1976. After Marie Girard left, the remaining members continued as Garçons.
History
In 1975, students leaving the Lycée Saint-Exupéry in Lyon formed a band, Femme Fatale, play ...
)... The pair are A&R and artists on P.U.R. — Paris Union Recording, the first compilation of French electronic artists in the 1990s (which presents the beginnings of from
Gotan Project
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and
Marc Collin
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from
Nouvelle Vague
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) and release two singles on Stress (
DMC UK's record label), ''Breakline'' (1994) et ''I Love Paris'' (1995). The brothers move to London, join the ranks of the Unlimited DJs agency, which introduce them to the UK club scene (
Ministry of Sound
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James ...
,
Cream
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,
Manumission
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,
Miss Moneypenny's
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Miss Moneypenny's, which styles itself as "The World's Most Glamorous Clubbing Brand", ...
,
Gatecrasher
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...).
With the new century Jerry switches to
electro, he ends up resident DJ at BoomBox, the infamous London night that brought back individual attitude and imaginative fashion to the dancefloor. After selecting and mixing the
Kitsuné-BoomBox cd, he becomes part of the Kitsuné family, deejays all over the world as ambassador of the label and releases six mixed cds for the Parisian record/clothing label.
He is
Vivienne Westwood
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Westwood came to public notice when she m ...
's music director from 2008 to 2013 and sound-designs the fashion shows of
Matthew Williamson
Matthew Williamson (born 23 October 1971) is an interior designer known for his use of bold, colourful and carefully constructed designs.
Early years
Matthew Williamson was born in Manchester and studied in Loreto College until he was 17 years ...
,
Roksanda Ilincic,
Julien Macdonald,
Peter Jensen, Kokon to Zai, Sibling and many others.
He is also the step-brother of , a French house DJ and producer.
He also runs a monthly show on Radio Raheem,
an independent radio based in Milan.
Selected discography
Singles / Maxis
* Riviera Splash – ''Breakline''
(Stress)
* Riviera Splash – ''I Love Paris''
(Stress)
* Continental Trash – ''Everybody''
(Continental)
* Electrique Boutique – ''Revelation''
(Continental)
* Little Star - ''Petite étoile''
(Continental)
* JBAG - ''X Ray Sex'' feat. Louise Prey
(Continental)
* JBAG – ''Mogadsico''
(Continental)
* JBAG - ''Through Blue'' feat. Kamp!
(Continental)
* JBAG – ''Everybody (Come On!)'' feat. Shindu
(Continental)
* Jerry Bouthier - ''Yeah! (DJ Tools #01)''
(Continental)
Remixes
*
Kylie Minogue
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- ''BoomBox'' (JBAG Remix)
(EMI)
*
S'Express
S'Express (pronounced ''ess-express''; sometimes spelled S'Xpress or S-Express) were a British dance music act from the late 1980s, who had one of the earliest commercial successes in the acid house genre.
"Theme from S'Express", which containe ...
- ''Stupid little girls'' (JBAG Remix)
(Kitsuné)
*
Siobhán Donaghy
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- ''Don't give it up'' (JBAG Remix)
(Kitsuné)
*
Adam Sky & Danny Williams - ''The Imperious Urge'' (JBAG Remix)
(Exploited)
* Bunny Lake - ''Army Of Lovers'' (JBAG Remix)
(Universal)
* Variety Lab – ''Money'' (JBAG Remix)
(Pschent)
* Voltaire Twins - ''D.I.L.'' (JBAG Remix)
*
Sparks
Sparks may refer to:
Places
*Sparks, Georgia
* Sparks, Kansas
*Sparks, Kentucky
*Sparks, Maryland
* Sparks, Nebraska
*Sparks, Nevada
*Sparks, Oklahoma
*Sparks, Texas
* Sparks, Bell County, Texas
* Sparks, West Virginia
Books
* ''Sparks'' (Raffi ...
- ''Good morning'' (JBAG Remix)
*
Ladyhawke – ''My Delirium'' (JBAG Remix)
(Modular)
*
Arnaud Rebotini
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He has previously been a member of the death metal band Post Mortum, which later became Swamp.
In ...
– ''Another Time, Another Place'' (JBAG Remix)
(Blackstrobe Records)
* Kamp! – ''Cairo'' (JBAG Remix)
(Discotexas)
* Reflex - ''Wavering'' (JBAG Remix)
(Continental)
* Shindu – ''Happy House'' (JBAG Remix)
(Kitsuné)
*
Housse de Racket
Housse de Racket are a musical duo from Paris, France. The band consists of Pierre Leroux and Victor Le Masne.
Biography
Housse de Racket began as session musicians for Air and Phoenix
Phoenix most often refers to:
* Phoenix (mythology), a ...
– ''Chateau''
(Kitsuné)
* Mjolnir – ''Just A Boy'' (JBAG Remix)
(Continental)
* Punks Jump Up – ''Get Down''
(Kitsuné)
* Gigamesh – ''Your Body'' (JBAG Remix)
(Kitsuné)
* RÜFÜS – ''This Summer'' (JBAG Remix)
(Continental)
* Jupiter – ''Starlighter'' (JBAG Remix)
*
Two Door Cinema Club
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– ''Next Year'' (JBAG Remix)
(Kitsuné)
* Scarlet Fantastic – ''No Memory ’14'' (JBAG Remix)
(Continental)
* Romuald & Madji'k - ''Fastlane'' (JBAG Remix)
(Continental)
Compilations
* 1992 : ''P.U.R.'' (Paris Union Recording)
(Delabel)
* 1996 : ''DJ Culture 3'' (Various Artists Mixed by Tom & Jerry Bouthier)
(Stress)
* 2007 : ''Kitsuné Boombox'' (Various Artists Selected & Mixed by Jerry Bouthier)
( Kitsuné)
* 2010 : ''Kitsuné x Ponystep'' (Various Artists Selected & Mixed by Jerry Bouthier)
(Kitsuné)
* 2011 : ''100% Gomma'' (Various Artists Selected & Mixed by Jerry Bouthier)
(Gomma)
* 2012 : ''Kitsuné Soleil'' (Various Artists Mixed by Gildas Loaec and Jerry Bouthier)
(Kitsuné)
* 2013 : ''Kitsuné Soleil 2'' (Various Artists by Gildas Loaec and Jerry Bouthier)
(Kitsuné)
* 2014 : ''100% Continental'' (Various Artists Selected & Mixed by Jerry Bouthier)
(Continental)
* 2014 : ''Kitsuné Trip Mode'' (Various Artists Selected & Mixed by Jerry Bouthier)
(Kitsuné)
* 2015 : ''Mystery Tour'' (Various Artists Selected & Mixed by Jerry Bouthier)
(Emerald & Doreen)
* 2015 : ''Voyage Sauvage 1'' (Various Artists Mixed by Jerry Bouthier)
(Emerald & Doreen)
* 2016 : ''Café Kitsuné'' (Various Artists Mixed by Jerry Bouthier)
(Kitsuné)
* 2016 : ''Voyage Sauvage 2'' (Various Artists Mixed by Jerry Bouthier)
(Emerald & Doreen)
* 2017 : ''Emerald & Doreen 200'' (Various Artists Mixed by Jerry Bouthier)
(Emerald & Doreen)
References
External links
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Living people
French DJs
Artists from Marseille
Year of birth missing (living people)