Julian Victor Corrie (born 20 June 1985), better known by his stage name Miaoux Miaoux, is an English producer, musician and songwriter based in

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, Scotland. He is signed to

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, who have released his albums ''Light of the North'' and ''School of Velocity''. Prior to his solo career Corrie was a member of the Glasgow-based band Maple Leaves. Corrie is currently a member of Scottish

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band

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and has created remixes for

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and Lindstrøm, amongst others. Corrie plays all the instruments on recordings himself, and performs live with drummer Liam Chapman (Prehistoric Friends, Quickbeam, Friends in America) and bassist Liam Graham.

Early life and education

Corrie was born in

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, England. He spent his early childhood in

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, where his father worked. Corrie studied the piano from a young age, and was introduced by his older brother to sample-based music, including Portishead and the

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. He completed the

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degree at the

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Career

After graduation, Corrie took up a placement at

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in Glasgow, where he worked as a sound engineer until 2016. ''Light of the North'' was recorded and produced by Corrie himself, and mixed by Paul Savage at Chem 19 Recording Studios. It was nominated for the

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in 2013. The album artwork is by James Houston, a frequent collaborator of Corrie's, particularly in ''Polybius'', a short for

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's ''Random Acts'', which Houston directed. Corrie produced the single "I.D.L.U" by Bdy_Prts, a project by Jill O'Sullivan of

Sparrow and the Workshop Sparrow and the Workshop were an indie three-piece based in Glasgow, consisting of the Belfast-born, Chicago-raised Jill O'Sullivan (vocals, acoustic guitar), Welshman Nick Packer (guitar, bass) and Scotsman Gregor Donaldson (drums, vocals). Th ...

and Jenny Reeve of Strike the Colours which was released on 3 March 2014. He has worked alongside comedian

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, producing tracks for the television show ''

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''. Florence's production company, Bold Yin Productions, also produced award-winning artist Rachel Maclean's short ''Germs'' for

, for which Corrie provided music and sound design. Corrie has continued to work on further projects with Rachel Maclean as well as the

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. The album was favourably reviewed by ''

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'', ''

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'', '' The Skinny'', ''The Line Of Best Fit'', and '' The List''. On 19 May 2017, it was announced that Corrie had joined Franz Ferdinand along with fellow new member Dino Bardot as the band's new keyboard and synthesizer player.

Discography

as Miaoux Miaoux

Albums

*''Rainbow Bubbles'', released 20 August 2007, Koshka Records *''Light of the North'', released 8 June 2012, Chemikal Underground Records *''School of Velocity'', released June 2015

EPs

*''Blooms'', released 16 March 2010, Test Pilot Music Ltd *''The Japanese War Effort/Fox Gut Daata/Miaoux Miaoux/Wounded Knee Split EP'', released 6 December 2010, Gerry Loves Records *''Autopilot'', released 12 October 2012, Chemikal Underground Records

Singles

*"Hey Sound", released 23 May 2011, Eli and Oz *"Better for Now", released 15 June 2012, Chemikal Underground Records

With Franz Ferdinand

Albums

*''

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'', released 9 February 2018,

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With Maple Leaves

EPs

*''Kirsty/Easyspeak'', released 9 July 2009 *''Tapestry'', released 2 June 2010 *''Golden Ether'', released 20 October 2010, Bubblegum Records *''Threads'', released 14 February 2011 (includes tracks remixed by Miaoux Miaoux) *''Robots'', released 27 May 2012

Remixes

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, ''The First Big Weekend of 2016'' *

, ''The Mother We Share'', The Mother We Share (single), released 13 September 2013 (vinyl only), National Anthem Records *

, ''Your Cover's Blown'', The Third Eye Centre (album), released 26 August 2013, Rough Trade *

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, ''Born Af Natten'', Sounds of Copenhagen Volume 11 (compilation album), released 19 August 2013, Good Tape Records * I am Dive, ''The Cliff'', Driftwood (album), released 16 June 2013, Foehn Records * Chopin, ''2 Nocturnes op.55: no.1 in F minor'', Variations of Chopin (remix compilation album), released 13 May 2013, too many fireworks records * Lindstrom, ''Rà-àkõ-st'', promotional release for Smalhans (album) released 17 October 2012, The Quietus * Human Don't Be Angry, ''1985'', 1985 (single), released 18 May 2012, Chemikal Underground Records * Discopolis, ''Zenithobia'', Zenithobia (Remixes) (EP), released 5 March 2012, KIDS Records *

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, ''Shot-down You Summer Wannabes'', Fire & Theft (single), released 22 August 2011, Wise Blood Industries *

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, ''May The Forth'', Love and Lemonade (album), released 4 April 2011, Everything Flows * Japanese War Effort, ''Ribbit'', The Japanese War Effort/Fox Gut Daata/Miaoux Miaoux/Wounded Knee Split EP (EP), released 6 December 2010, Gerry Loves Records *

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, ''Song to the Embers'', Foxtrot Vandals (single), released 15 October 2007, Zoey Van Goey

References

External links

Soundcloud PageTwitter PageFacebook PageChemikal Underground RecordsNational Theatre of ScotlandMaple Leaves Bandcamp
{{DEFAULTSORT:Miaoux, Miaoux Franz Ferdinand (band) members 1985 births Living people Alumni of the University of Surrey