François Kevorkian (; born 10 January 1954), also known by the stage name François K, is a French DJ, producer,

remixer A remix, also sometimes called reorchestration or rework, is a piece of media which has been altered or contorted from its original state by adding, removing, or changing pieces of the item. A song, piece of artwork, book, poem, or photograph ca ...

and

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owner of Armenian descent and based in the

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, 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 ...

and

Studio 54 Studio 54 is a Broadway theatre, Broadway theater and former nightclub at 254 West 54th Street (Manhattan), 54th Street in the Midtown Manhattan neighborhood of New York City, New York, U.S. Opened as the Gallo Opera House in 1927, it served ...

. Kevorkian has produced and remixed work by a diverse range of musicians including

the Smiths The Smiths were an English Rock music, rock band formed in Manchester in 1982, composed of Morrissey (vocals), Johnny Marr (guitar), Andy Rourke (bass) and Mike Joyce (musician), Mike Joyce (drums). Morrissey and Marr formed the band's songwrit ...

Adam Ant Stuart Leslie Goddard (born 3 November 1954), known professionally as Adam Ant, 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 ...

Kraftwerk Kraftwerk (, ) is a Germany, German Electronic music, electronic band formed in Düsseldorf in 1970 by Ralf Hütter and Florian Schneider. Widely considered innovators and pioneers of electronic music, Kraftwerk was among the first successful a ...

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Depeche Mode Depeche Mode are an English electronic music, electronic band formed in Basildon, Essex in 1980. Originally formed with the line-up of Dave Gahan, Martin Gore, Andy Fletcher (musician), Andy Fletcher and Vince Clarke, the band currently consists ...

Diana Ross Diana Ross (born Diane Ernestine Earle Ross March 26, 1944) is an American singer and actress. Known as the "Queen of Motown Records", she was the lead singer of the vocal group the Supremes, who became Motown#Major divisions, Motown's most suc ...

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and U2, and is considered one of the forefathers of

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Biography

François Kevorkian () was born and raised in France, with

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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 underground 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 tape editing 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, 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 Sharon Redd. 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 Club Zanzibar was a dance club that opened in 1979 at 430 Broad Street in Newark, New Jersey. Its presence in Downtown Newark was noted for its influence on house music and garage house genres and scene. Club Zanzibar, along with other gay and ...

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during the 1980s, home to the "Jersey Sound" brand of

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. During this time he began building his own recording studio, Axis Studios, 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

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, he gained exposure overseas and began performing abroad. He toured Japan with

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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

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ic 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

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and

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artists Mutabaruka and

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. Kevorkian's work with U-Roy was co-produced in a discomix style with British

and dubplate artist, Russ Disciple of The Disciples. He also provided remixes for

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, Cesária Évora,

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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

and DJ. Kevorkian has subsequently performed at events around the world, including Midem (France), Sónar (Spain), Global Gathering (UK),

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(Serbia), The Big Chill (UK),

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(UK), The NYC Downlow at

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(UK) and Electric Picnic (Ireland).

Wave Music

1995 1995 was designated as: * United Nations Year for Tolerance * World Year of Peoples' Commemoration of the Victims of the Second World War This was the first year that the Internet was entirely privatized, with the United States government ...

, François Kevorkian founded Wave Music, an independent

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headquartered in

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. Its catalog features a wide spectrum of musical styles by many different artists, as well as several compilation series, such as Body&SOUL-NYC, Deep&Sexy, Bossa Mundo, and Frequencies. Over the years, Wave Music has launched a variety of imprints (sub-labels) such as Wavetec, clicktracks, Wave Classics, Streetwave, and Deep Space Media. As well, it distributes other independent labels such as Chez Music and Bombay Records. Some of the artists that has been signed to Wave are: Abstract Truth, Boyd Jarvis, Fonda Rae,

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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

* Renaissance: The Masters Series – Part 19 (

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) 2013 * ''Masterpiece: Created By François K'' (

) 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

* ''

Snake Charmer Snake charming is the practice of appearing to hypnotize a snake (often a cobra) by playing and waving around an instrument called a pungi. A typical performance may also include handling the snakes or performing other seemingly dangerous ...

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; ...

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, Holger Czukay, and Jaki Liebezeit (

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) 1983 * ''May The Cube Be With You'' Dolby's Cube 1985 * ''

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(

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) 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'' * " Rootsman"

(Deep Space Media) 2005 ''co-produced with Russ Disciple of

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As a mix producer

* 'So Red the Rose' Arcadia (EMI Records) 1985 * ' Electric Café'

(EMI Records, non-USA; Warner Bros. Records, USA) 1986 * ' Violator'

(Mute, non-USA;

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., USA) 1990 (credited as Francois "Kervorkian", a typographical error) * 'Erasure' Erasure (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

) * "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 * "

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" The Smiths (Rough Trade) 1983 * "

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s" Thomas Dolby (EMI Records Ltd.) 1984 * "

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(EMI – Warner Bros.) 1984 * "Lucky in Love" / "Just Another Night" Mick Jagger (Columbia) 1984 * " Blue Light (12" Mix)"

David Gilmour David Jon Gilmour ( ; born 6 March 1946) is an English guitarist, singer and songwriter who is a member of the rock band Pink Floyd. He joined in 1967, shortly before the departure of the founder member Syd Barrett. By the early 1980s, Pink F ...

1984 * "Solid (As A Rock)" Ashford & Simpson (Capitol) 1984 * "Sleepless"

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1984 * " Eaten Alive"

(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"

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(Disques Dreyfus France) 1985 * "Perfect Way" Scritti Politti UK 12" single ((Version)) (Virgin) 1985 * " Shiny Toys"

Joni Mitchell Roberta Joan Mitchell (née Anderson; born November 7, 1943) is a Canadian and American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and painter. As one of the most influential singer-songwriters to emerge from the 1960s folk music circuit, Mitch ...

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 synth-pop 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 be ...

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(MCA) 1987 * " Rent"

(Parlophone/EMI) 1987 * " My Bag" (dancing mix) Lloyd Cole and the Commotions (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) Lloyd Cole and the Commotions (Capitol Records) 1988 * "

Personal Jesus "Personal Jesus" is a song by the English electronic music band Depeche Mode. It was released as the lead single from their seventh studio album, '' Violator'' (1990), in 1989. It reached 13 on the UK Singles Chart and No. 28 on the US ''B ...

" / " Enjoy the Silence" / " Policy of Truth" / " World in My Eyes" / "Sea of Sin"

(Mute / Sire / Reprise) 1990 * "

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" 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 (

) 2001 * "Josephine"

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(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 disc jockey, singer and record producer. He is also known as Cajmere, Geo Vogt, Half Pint, Curan Stone, and Gino Vittori. Early life Curtis Ala ...

(Music Man) 2002 ''co-mixed with Rob Rives'' * "Community" Audio Soul Project (NRK) 2002 ''co-mixed with Rob Rives'' * " Forever More"

(Echo) 2003 ''co-mixed with Eric Kupper'' * " Walking on Thin Ice"

(Twisted) 2003 ''co-mixed with Eric Kupper'' * "Aborigine's Jam"

Cirque du Soleil Cirque du Soleil (, ; ) is a Canadian entertainment company and the largest contemporary circus producer in the world. Located in the inner-city area of Saint-Michel, Montreal, Saint-Michel, Montreal, it was founded in Baie-Saint-Paul on 16 Jun ...

(Cirque du Soleil) 2003 ''co-mixed with Eric Kupper'' * "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"

Goldfrapp Goldfrapp were an English electronic music duo from London, formed in 1999. The duo consisted of Alison Goldfrapp (vocals, synthesiser) and Will Gregory (synthesiser). Despite favourable reviews and a short-listing for the Mercury Prize, thei ...

(Mute) 2005 ''co-mixed with Eric Kupper'' * " Talk"

Coldplay Coldplay are a British Rock music, rock band formed in London in 1997. They consist of vocalist and pianist Chris Martin, guitarist Jonny Buckland, bassist Guy Berryman, drummer and percussionist Will Champion, and manager Phil Harvey (band m ...

(EMI UK) 2005 * "Here Comes the Sun"

(Columbia) 2006 * "The Picture"

Hubert Kah Hubert Kah is a German synthpop band, led by Hubert Kemmler (born 21 March 1961). Kemmler is a German musician, composer, songwriter and producer. Biography Kemmler's career began as a member of a trio named Hubert Kah, consisting of Hubert ...

(Soundcolours) 2011

As an editor

* "Happy Song" (bootleg) Rare Earth ''(labelled as: "Happy Song And Dance") ''

References

External links

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 Post-disco musicians Deep house musicians French electronic dance music DJs French expatriates in the United States