| Madeon | |
|---|---|
| File:MadeonLogo.jpg | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Hugo Pierre Leclercq |
| Origin | Nantes, France |
| Genres | Electropop, house |
| Occupations | Songwriter, Producer, Musician, DJ |
| Years active | 2009–present |
| Website | www.madeon.fr |
Hugo Pierre Leclercq, known by his stage name Madeon, is an electropop producer from Nantes, France.[1]
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Biography [link]
Leclercq was born May 30, 1994.[2] He started composing music at the age of 11,[3] and, after winning a competition in late 2010 by remixing "The Island" by Pendulum,[4] he went on to remix other electronic artists' tracks the following year. What propelled him to international fame was a clip of him performing his mash-up "Pop Culture", which he uploaded to YouTube in July 2011, and featured thirty-nine sampled songs all run together on-the-fly using a Novation Launchpad. The clip quickly went viral and had reached over seven million views in just a few months.[3]
During live performances, apart from the Launchpads, he also uses Novation's Zero SL MKII, and FL Studio and Ableton Live.[5] His first live performance was in Paris in April, 2011 where he was a support act to Yelle,[3] and his UK debut was at The Nest in Dalston, London where he performed alongside the likes of Jacques Lu Cont.[5]
Leclercq has been featured several times on 15 Minutes of Fame, a segment of Pete Tong's radio show on BBC Radio 1, with both his debut single "Icarus" and his remix for Deadmau5's "Raise Your Weapon" given their first full play on the show.[citation needed] His live recorded performance debut was for Pete Tong's BBC Radio 1 gala event in Hull on 27 January 2012, where he played a 20 minute-long set.[6]
A debut EP was scheduled to be released at the end of 2011,[3] but then cancelled in favour of multiple singles.[7] The first single, "Icarus", was released on 24 February 2012 on his independent label popcultur.
As a sign of his rapid rise to international fame, he was recently invited to play three major American festivals, the Ultra Music Festival in Miami,[1], Coachella in California, Identity Fest which tours throughout the United States making stops in 15 cities this year, and Electric Daisy Carnival in New York.[8] He has also been invited to participate in several UK dance music festivals this summer, as well as providing support for Swedish House Mafia's headlining set at the Milton Keynes Bowl. [9]
"Icarus" was featured in the US version of So You Think You Can Dance in May 2012.
Leclercq has cited The Beatles and Daft Punk as his greatest musical influences.[3]
Discography [link]
Singles [link]
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BEL (VL) [10] |
UK [11] |
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| 2009 | "Gold" | — | — | Non-album single |
| 2010 | "For You" | — | — | |
| "Shuriken" | — | — | ||
| 2012 | "Icarus" | 43 | 22 | |
| "Finale ft. Nicholas Petricca"[12] | — | — | ||
| "The City ft. Zak Waters"[13] | — | — | ||
Remixes [link]
| Year | Title | Artist |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | "Smile Like You Mean It" | The Killers |
| "DJ" | Alphabeat | |
| "Friday Night" | David Latour feat. KSTWorldClass | |
| "The Island" | Pendulum | |
| 2011 | "Que veux-tu" | Yelle |
| "Raise Your Weapon" | Deadmau5 | |
| "Song 2" | Blur | |
| 2012 | "The Night Out" | Martin Solveig |
Mash-ups [link]
| Year | Title | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | "Wolfgang Gartner Anthology" | Non-album track |
| 2011 | "Pop Culture" | Non-album track |
Production [link]
| Year | Title | Artist | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | "Tokyo Cries (Discotheque Remix)" | Glenn Morrison | Non-album track[14] |
| 2012 | "Sunshine" | Picture Book | At Last EP[15] |
References [link]
- ^ a b "Ultra Music Festival - Fri., March 23, 2012". The Miami Herald. https://www.miamiherald.com/2012/03/23/2710903/ultra-music-festival-fri-march.html. Retrieved 13 April 2012.
- ^ "Madeon". https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/artists/fa1de503-aba7-41fa-a1ed-371b3e87a717. Retrieved 24 May 2012.
- ^ a b c d e Doyez, François-Luc (05 November 2011). "Madeon, l'électro kid" (in French). Libération Next. https://next.liberation.fr/musique/01012369420-madeon-l-electro-kid. Retrieved 13 April 2012.
- ^ "'The Island' Remix Competition Winners!". Pendulum.com. https://www.pendulum.com/news,the-island-remix-competition-winners_146.htm. Retrieved 13 April 2012.
- ^ a b "Madeon performs London debut with Launchpads". Novation. https://www.novationmusic.com/uk/community/news/madeon_performs_london_debut_with_launchpads/. Retrieved 13 April 2012.
- ^ "Madeon - BBC Radio 1 & 1Xtra Live in Hull". bbc.co.uk. https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00np6g0. Retrieved 13 April 2012.
- ^ "Any news when your EP is out?". Twitter. https://twitter.com/#!/itsmadeon/status/163681944746467328. Retrieved 13 April 2012.
- ^ "Coachella - set times". Coachella.com. https://www.coachella.com/lineup/set-times. Retrieved 13 April 2012.
- ^ "Milton Keynes Bowl : Line-up Announcement Part 1". Swedishhousemafia.com. https://www.swedishhousemafia.com/news/milton-keynes-bowl-line-up-announcement-part-1/. Retrieved 13 April 2012.
- ^ "Discografie Madeon" (in Belgian). ultratop.be. https://www.ultratop.be/nl/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Madeon. Retrieved 13 April 2012.
- ^ "ChartArchive - Madeon". Chartstats.com. https://www.chartstats.com/artistinfo.php?id=13093. Retrieved 13 April 2012.
- ^ ""Madeon Teaser (FINALE)"". https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hiJ9MrDK2nI. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
- ^ ""It's the single after Finale" Teaser". https://twitter.com/madeon/status/207599011111251968. Retrieved 30 May 2012.
- ^ "Glenn Morrison - Tokyo Cries feat. Christian Burns (Glenn's Discoteque Remix)". https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zmAnq21_juY. Retrieved 24 May 2012.
- ^ "Sunshine (Extended Mix)". https://www.picturebookmusic.bandcamp.com/track/sunshine-extended-mix. Retrieved 20 May 2012.
