Madeon
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Hugo Pierre Leclercq |
| Born | May 30, 1994 |
| Origin | Nantes, France |
| Genres | Electro house, Electro pop, Progressive house, French house, House, Synthpop, Alternative dance |
| Occupation(s) | Songwriter, producer, musician, DJ |
| Years active | 2009–present |
Hugo Pierre Leclercq, known by his stage name Madeon, is an electro house/pop producer from France.[1] He gained popularity by means of his video "Pop Culture", which was published to YouTube and subsequently received millions of hits in its first few days of broadcast on the Internet.[2]
Biography
Leclercq started composing music at the age of 11,[2] and, after winning a competition in late 2010 by remixing "The Island" by Pendulum,[3] he went on to remix other electronic artists' tracks the following year. A clip of him performing his mash-up "Pop Culture", uploaded to YouTube in July 2011, propelled him to international fame. It featured samples from thirty-nine songs mixed together on-the-fly using a Novation Launchpad. The clip quickly went viral and reached over six million views in just a few days.[2]
During live performances, apart from the Launchpads, he also uses Novation's Zero SL MKII, FL Studio, and Ableton Live.[4] His first live performance was in Paris in April, 2011 where he was a support act to Yelle,[2] and his UK debut was at The Nest in Dalston, London where he performed alongside the likes of Jacques Lu Cont.[4]
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.[5]
A debut EP was scheduled to be released at the end of 2011,[2] but then cancelled in favour of multiple singles.[6] 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, in 2012, he was invited to play four major American festivals, the Ultra Music Festival in Miami,[1] Coachella in California, Lollapalooza in Chicago, and Electric Daisy Carnival in New York,[7] as well as several UK dance music festivals, including the Dance Arena at Radio 1's Hackney Weekend 2012 ; he also provided support for Swedish House Mafia's headlining set at the Milton Keynes Bowl. [8] Leclercq was listed at number 54 on DJ Mag's Top 100 DJs list in 2012.[9]
Three of his songs have been used in media franchises: "Icarus" was featured in the US version of So You Think You Can Dance in May 2012 and in-game soundtrack of Forza Horizon, while "Finale" was featured in EA Sports' FIFA 13 and the Sony PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale advertisement, in addition to "The City" in the Need For Speed Most Wanted franchise.[citation needed] It is also the theme to the opening cinematic of PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale. [citation needed]His song "Finale" was also featured in the finale of the US version of So You Think You Can Dance in August 2012.
He was also a guest player at the 2012 EMA awards in Frankfurt, Germany in November 2012.
Leclercq has cited The Beatles and Daft Punk as his greatest musical influences.[2]
Discography
Singles
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRA [10] |
BEL (VL) [11] |
BEL (WA) [12] |
UK [13] |
SCO [14] | |||
| 2009 | "Gold" | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single |
| 2010 | "For You" | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Shuriken" | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012 | "Icarus" | — | 74 | — | 22 | 23 | Icarus - Single |
| "Finale" | 197 | 62 | 67 | 35 | 28 | Finale - Single | |
| "The City" | 183 | — | — | 27 | — | The City EP | |
Remixes
| 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
| Year | Title | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | "Wolfgang Gartner Anthology" | Non-album track |
| 2011 | "Pop Culture" | Non-album track |
| 2012 | "Radio 1 Minimix" | Non-album track |
Production
| Year | Title | Artist | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | "Tokyo Cries (Discotheque Remix)" | Glenn Morrison | Non-album track[15] |
| 2012 | "Sunshine" | Picture Book | At Last EP[16] |
| "Stay Awake" | Ellie Goulding | Halcyon |
Songwriting
| Year | Title | Artist | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | "Stay Awake" | Ellie Goulding | Halcyon |
References
- ^ a b "Ultra Music Festival - Fri., March 23, 2012". The Miami Herald. Retrieved 13 April 2012.
- ^ a b c d e f Doyez, François-Luc (05 November 2011). "Madeon, l'électro kid". Libération Next (in French). Retrieved 13 April 2012.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "'The Island' Remix Competition Winners!". Pendulum.com. Retrieved 13 April 2012.
- ^ a b "Madeon performs London debut with Launchpads". Novation. Retrieved 13 April 2012.
- ^ "Madeon - BBC Radio 1 & 1Xtra Live in Hull". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 13 April 2012.
- ^ "Any news when your EP is out?". Twitter. Retrieved 13 April 2012.
- ^ "Coachella - set times". Coachella.com. Retrieved 13 April 2012.
- ^ "Milton Keynes Bowl : Line-up Announcement Part 1". Swedishhousemafia.com. Retrieved 13 April 2012.
- ^ "Top 100 DJs / 54. Madeon". DJ Mag. Retrieved 28 oct 2012.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ "Madeon - French Charts". lescharts.com/ Hung Medien.
- ^ "Madeon - Belgium (Flanders) Charts". ultratop.be/nl/ Hung Medien.
- ^ "Madeon - Belgium (Wallonia) Charts". ultratop.be/fr/ Hung Medien.
- ^ "ChartArchive - Madeon". Chartstats.com. Retrieved 13 April 2012.
- ^ Peak positions for Singles in Scotland:
- For "Icarus": "Chart Archive > Scottish Singles > March 10, 2012". The Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2012-03-10.
- For "Finale": "Chart Archive > Scottish Singles > August 4, 2012". The Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2012-08-04.
- ^ "Glenn Morrison - Tokyo Cries feat. Christian Burns (Glenn's Discoteque Remix)". Retrieved 24 May 2012.
- ^ "Sunshine (Extended Mix)". Retrieved 20 May 2012.