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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Dimitris Yerasimos |
| Born | October 1963 |
| Genre(s) | Lounge, Electronica, Samba, Jazz, Downtempo, House, Funk |
| Occupation(s) | composer, remixer, producer, DJ |
| Years active | 1993-present |
| Label(s) | Yellow Productions |
Dimitri from Paris (born Dimitris Yerasimos in October 1963) is a French music producer and DJ of Greek origins. A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Lounge music is a retrospective description of music popular in the 1950s and 1960s encompassing such genres as Exotica, Easy listening and Space age pop Electronica includes a wide range of contemporary Electronic music designed for a wide range Samba ( is one of the most popular forms of music in Brazil. It is widely viewed as Brazil's national musical style Jazz is an American Musical art form which originated in the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States Downtempo (or Downbeat) is a laid-back Electronic music style similar to Ambient music, but usually with a beat or groove unlike House music is a style of Electronic dance music initially popularized in mid-1980s Discothèques catering to the African-American, Latino Funk is an American musical style that originated in the mid- to late-1960s when African American musicians blended Soul music, Soul In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. In the Music industry, a record producer or music producer has many roles among them controlling the recording sessions coaching and guiding the musicians organizing A disc jockey (also known as DJ or deejay) is a person who selects and plays recorded music for an audience His musical influences are deeply rooted in 70s Funk and Disco sounds that spawned today's House music but also original soundtracks from 50's and 60's cult movies such as "Breakfast at Tiffany's" and "The Party". Breakfast at Tiffany's is a 1961 American film starring Audrey Hepburn and George Peppard, and featuring Patricia Neal, The Party (alternative title " Hollywood Party " is a 1968 comedy written and directed by Blake Edwards, Dimitri teamed these sounds with electro and block party hip-hop he discovered in the 80s.
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Biography
Contrary to his musical pseudonym, Dimitri was born not in Paris but in Istanbul, Turkey. Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city Istanbul (historically Byzantium and later Constantinople; see the other Names of Istanbul) is the largest city of Turkey Turkey (Türkiye known officially as the Republic of Turkey ( is a Eurasian Country that stretches Born in Turkey to Greek parents, Dimitri grew up in France where he discovered DJing at home, using whatever he could find to "cut and paste" samples from disco hits heard on the radio, blending them together to make tapes. This early experimentation helped him launch his DJ career.
Early career
He started out by DJ'ing at the French station Radio 7, before moving on to Skyrock and finally to Radio NRJ, Europe's largest FM radio network, in 1986. Skyrockcom is a Social networking site offering its members a free personal web space Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) There, he introduced the first ever house music show to be broadcast in France, while simultaneously producing runway soundtracks for fashion houses such as Chanel, Jean-Paul Gaultier, Hermès and Yves Saint-Laurent. House music is a style of Electronic dance music initially popularized in mid-1980s Discothèques catering to the African-American, Latino Chanel SA ʃəˈnɛɫ) is a Parisian fashion house created by Coco Chanel. Jean-Paul Gaultier (born April 24 1952, in Arcueil, Val-de-Marne) is a French Fashion designer and past television Hermès International SA, or simply Hermès ( IPA: French, American English, typical British English) is a French Yves Saint Laurent is a luxury fashion house founded by Yves Saint Laurent and his partner Pierre Bergé. He also released two solo EPs from 1993 to 1994, and contributed to the Yellow Productions compilation La Yellow 357. An extended play ( EP) is a Vinyl record, CD, or Music download which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar)
Recording career
In 1996 Dimitri became world famous with the release of his first full album, Sacrebleu, released on Yellow Productions. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Sacrebleu is the debut album from Dimitri from Paris. Note that the album cover pictured is for the 1998 version of Sacrebleu, released on A blend of diverse influences including jazz, original film soundtracks, samba, and organic house, Sacrebleu sold 300,000 copies worldwide and was named Album of the Year by UK's Mixmag magazine. Jazz is an American Musical art form which originated in the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States Samba ( is one of the most popular forms of music in Brazil. It is widely viewed as Brazil's national musical style House music is a style of Electronic dance music initially popularized in mid-1980s Discothèques catering to the African-American, Latino Mixmag is a British Dance music and clubbing Magazine. With a circulation of 37139 and a readership of 276000 as of August 2008 it claims
In 2000, Dimitri followed Sacrebleu up with A Night at the Playboy Mansion (Virgin) and Disco Forever (BBE), followed by My Salsoul in 2001, After the Playboy Mansion in 2002. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. In 2003, Cruising Attitude was released, to be closely followed by his first outing on UK's premier dance music label Defected: Dimitri from Paris In the House. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar.
He has followed a somewhat glamorous musical path by recording soundtracks and advertising campaigns for fashion houses Chanel, Jean-Paul Gautier and Yves Saint Laurent and remixing hundreds of artists as diverse as Björk, The Cardigans, James Brown, New Order and Quincy Jones. Björk Guðmundsdóttir (born 21 November 1965 is an Icelandic Singer-songwriter, Composer, actress and music producer. The Cardigans is a Swedish English language band formed in the town of Jönköping in 1992 James Joseph Brown Jr (May 3 1933 – December 25 2006 commonly referred to as "The Godfather of Soul" the "King of Funk" and "The New Order are an English rock group formed in 1980 by Bernard Sumner ( vocals, Guitars Synthesizers, Peter Hook Quincy Delight Jones Jr (born March 14, 1933) also known as Q, is an American Music Impresario, conductor
In addition, throughout his career Dimitri has mixed hundreds of records from artists as diverse as the Brand New Heavies, Etienne Daho, New Order and Björk. The Brand New Heavies are an Acid jazz and Funk group formed in 1985 in Ealing, a Suburb of London, England. Étienne Daho (born January 14, 1956 in Oran) is a French Singer, Songwriter and Record producer who has released New Order are an English rock group formed in 1980 by Bernard Sumner ( vocals, Guitars Synthesizers, Peter Hook Björk Guðmundsdóttir (born 21 November 1965 is an Icelandic Singer-songwriter, Composer, actress and music producer. He also did the music for the anime Tsukuyomi -Moon Phase-. Tsukuyomi -Moon Phase-, known as "Moon Phase" in the United States is a Manga series by Keitarō Arima about a young vampire girl named
Recent developments
There was a rumour that he worked with Sophie Ellis-Bextor on her third album, as she said she worked with "a French guy called Dimitri", but this was later proved false. Sophie Michelle Ellis-Bextor (born 10 April 1979) is a multi- platinum selling British pop Singer and Songwriter
In February 2005 the French government awarded Dimitri the rank of Knight of the Arts and Letters[1]. The Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (Order of Arts and Literature is an Order of France, established on May 2, 1957 by the Minister Along with Air and Cassius he was the first artist from the Electronica field to be given such a distinction. AIR is a French (from region Île-de-France) music duo consisting of Nicolas Godin and Jean-Benoît Dunckel. Cassius is a French House music duo consisting of producers Philippe Cerboneschi and Hubert Blanc-Francard better known as Philippe Zdar and Boom
2005 saw Dimitri go back to his Funk and Disco roots, with Japanese hip hop producer and über collector DJ Muro for Super Disco Friends a double CD mixdown. In 2006 he offered his House of Love outing to Valentine Day's lovers. Later on Dimitri produced Los Amigos Invisibles "Super Pop Venezuela" album which grabbed a nomination for a grammy award. Los Amigos Invisibles are a band from Venezuela that plays a blend of Disco, Acid jazz and Funk mixed with Latin rhythms
2007 saw the release of the Cocktail Disco project with long time partner BBE, a handful of Disco classics remixes and other surprises down the line.
Discography
Studio albums
- Sacrebleu, 1996
- Cruising Attitude, 2003
Compilation albums
- Monsieur Dimitri's De-Luxe House Of Funk, 1997
- A Night at the Playboy Mansion, 2000
- Disco Forever, 2000
- My Salsoul, 2001
- After the Playboy Mansion, 2002
- In the House, 2004
- Neko Mimi Mode, 2004
- The Kings of Disco, 2004 compiled by Dimitri from Paris and Joey Negro
- TV Tokyo Animation Tsukuyomi–Moon Phase– Best Collection "Zenbu, Kikitakunacchatta…", 2005
- Super Disco Friends, 2005 compiled by Dimitri from Paris and DJ Muro
- Southport Weekender, 2005 compiled by Dimitri from Paris, Jazzie B, and Quentin Harris
- In the House of Love, 2006
- Cocktail Disco, 2007
- Return to the Playboy Mansion, 2008
External links
- All Music Guide entry for Dimitri from Paris
- DJ Dimitri from Paris club-night of note at Queen
- Dimitri From Paris
| Persondata | |
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| NAME | Yerasimos, Dimitris |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Dimitri from Paris |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | French DJ and Producer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 1963 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Istanbul, Turkey |
| DATE OF DEATH | |
| PLACE OF DEATH | |
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