Julien Jabre
Julien Jabre | |
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Born | November 1976 |
Genres | House, techno, deep house, tech house |
Occupation(s) | Producer, composer, sound engineer |
Instrument(s) | Synthesizer, programming, sequencer |
Years active | Since 1996 |
Labels | Elias, Basic, Yellow, Defected, Ultra |
Website | Official website |
Julien Jabre (born November 1976) is a French-Lebanese electronic music composer, producer, and audio engineer. Specializing in house music, he is associated with the French house.
Biography
During the mid-'90s, three French house music pioneers, DJ Deep, DJ Gregory, and Alex from Tokyo, hosted a radio show dedicated to electronic music on the Parisian station FG. A fan of the show A Deep Groove, Julien Jabre met them in 1994 through a friend who was interning at the radio.[1] He made his DJ debut during a guest appearance by DJ Gregory, who entrusted him with the decks for the first time.[2] Over the next two years, he frequently appeared on the radio.[1]
In 1997, the track "Faithfull" under the alias Fantom was released with Julien Jabre's as a producer.[3] The success of Fantom was soon followed by "The Deep," another collaboration, this time with DJ Deep, and then Soha, a New York continuation of his partnership with Gregory.[4] Simultaneously, he began releasing solo tracks on Basic Recordings, starting with "Jungle"[1] and later the deep house EP "Time," which included tracks like "That Day" and "Delivrance".[5]
In the early 2000s, Julien Jabre started gaining recognition with tracks like "Voodance" and "Yalopa". At the time, he distanced himself from the scene and DJing.
His first full-length release, released in 2003, was a compilation The Disco-Tech of Julien Jabre. This selection was published on the Yellow Productions label.[6]
That same year, he established his own label, Elias.[7]
Throughout the rest of the decade, Julien Jabre collaborated with artists including Dimitri From Paris[8] (particularly on official remixes for the group CHIC) and Martin Solveig, both in mixing and production capacities.[9] Simultaneously, he continued his solo career. "Swimming Places," released in 2006, is revered as a house music classic.[10][11][12] He started collaborating with the Venezuelan group Los Amigos Invisibles, mixing three tracks on the album "Comercial," which won a Latin Grammy for Best Alternative Music Album.[13]
In 2009, he released the EP "Wonderland" on Defected, following the previous year's release of "Talking Walls".[citation needed] Also on Defected, the compilation DJ Gregory & Julien Jabre – House Masters was released.[14]
During the 2010s, Julien Jabre worked as a producer, composer, and sound engineer on an international level.
In 2012, he gained attention by co-writing an album for
In 2019, he resumed his solo career and released the EP "Samana" / "Far at Sea" on his label Elias.[16]
Film Music
Starting in 2007, Julien Jabre began working on film soundtracks. He partnered with Michael Tordjman (co-founder of Basic Recordings label
The Joubert Singers
Julien Jabre contributed to the American gospel group,
References
- ^ a b c d e Bardot, Patrice (2019-05-08). "En image(s) - Julien Jabre". Tsugi: 36–39.
- ^ Azouri, Médéa (April 2012). "Coup de cœur — Julien Jabre". L'Officiel Levant: 196–197.
- ^ "DJ Gregory & Julien Jabre, passion house à la française". Nova (in French). Retrieved December 3, 2019.
- ^ "Julien Jabre Tracks and Releases on Beatport". www.beatport.com. Retrieved December 3, 2019.
- ^ "Julien Jabre Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More". AllMusic. Retrieved 2023-12-08.
- ^ "Julien Jabre — The Disco-Tech of..." discogs.com (in French). Retrieved January 9, 2020.
- ^ "Julien Jabre". traxsource.com. Retrieved January 10, 2020.
- ^ "Dimitri From Paris presents Le CHIC Remix". traxsource.com. Retrieved January 22, 2020.
- ^ "CHIC & Dimitri From Paris - Dimitri From Paris presents Le CHIC Remix". www.traxsource.com. Retrieved 2023-12-08.
- ^ "Daddy's Groove, da commercialista a dj superstar: "La notte che ha cambiato la mia vita"". liberoquotidiano.it (in Italian). Retrieved January 9, 2020.
- ^ "First Spin: The Week's Best New Dance Tracks From Gryffin and Gorgon City with AlunaGeorge, Teebs, Cashmere Cat & More". billboard.com. Retrieved January 9, 2020.
- ^ "Track ID — Derrick May". konbinifr (in French). January 9, 2020.
- ^ "Los Amigos Invisibles — Comercial". discogs.com. Retrieved January 22, 2020.
- ^ "Julien Jabre". Discogs (in Russian). Retrieved 2023-12-08.
- OCLC 1012487047. Retrieved January 10, 2020.
- ^ "Julien Jabre — Samana EP". Retrieved January 10, 2020.
- ^ "DJ Next Evidence". djguide.nl. Retrieved January 10, 2020.
- ^ "Le Grand Journal". hiscore.fr (in French). Retrieved January 10, 2020.
- ^ "Polisse (Bande originale du film)". amazon.fr (in French). Retrieved January 10, 2020.