Kris Menace
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Kris Menace is an electronic musician
Electronic musician
An electronic musician is a musician who composes or plays music from synthetic sounds generated with synthesizers, samplers, drum machines or music sequencers....

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History

Christophe Hoeffel began to work as a producer and writer in the mid 1990s for different projects and started using the pseudonym "Kris Menace" in 2005.

Menace's debut single (in collaboration with Lifelike), Discopolis, was released on Alan Braxe's Label Vulture Music in 2005 and was one of the most anticipated house tracks and an Ibiza anthem within the same year.
Discopolis was later picked up by Defected Records
Defected Records
- History :Established in 1999 by former AM:PM and Cooltempo A&R man Simon Dunmore, Defected's first release was Soulsearcher's "I Can't Get Enough" which reached No.5 in the UK singles chart. This early success was followed up with Roger Sanchez's "Another Chance", which hit No.1 in the UK singles...

 and re-released with various remixes and a video directed by Seb Janiak.

Menace later formed the label "Compuphonic
Compuphonic
Compuphonic is an electronic music record label owned by Kris Menace.Menace formed the label "Compuphonic" after his success with his single "Discopolis" and continued to release singles under its imprint, such as Voyage, Steamroller and Jupiter. The latter became one of the most downloaded tracks...

" and continued to release singles under its imprint, such as Voyage, "Fairlight (feat. Fred Falke)", Steamroller and Jupiter. The latter became one of the most downloaded tracks in 2006 on the Electronic Music Download Platform "Beatport". In 2006, Kris started DJing with Alan Braxe
Alan Braxe
Alain Quême, also known as Alan Braxe, is a French electronic music artist. Braxe is most widely known for his collaborative work with electronic bassist Fred Falke and Kris Menace. In 2005 Alan released The Upper Cuts, a collection of his previous released material.-History:Alan Braxe began work...

, who was part "Stardust" with Thomas Bangalter from Daft Punk, and together they released the single Lumberjack in June 2007 on Vulture Music.

in 2008 he teamed up with the UK band Spooky
Spooky
Spooky is a British house/techno duo consisting of Duncan Forbes and Charlie May. They debuted with Gargantuan in 1993 after signing to Guerilla Records. In 1995 and 1996 they released three EPs on their own Generic Records label, followed quickly in mid-1996 by their second album, Found Sound...

 to release the track "Stereophonic", which became UK's buzz charts nr.1 during the WMC and
voted for being one of the hottest records of 2008 for DMC as well as with
Felix da Housecat
Felix da Housecat
Felix da Housecat is an American DJ and record producer, mostly known for house music and electroclash. His name was inspired by Felix the Cat....

 to produce the House Anthem "Artificial" or Rex The Dog to produce "POW!"

Kris Menace became one of the most in demand remixer, contributing remixes for Depeche Mode
Depeche Mode
Depeche Mode are an English electronic music band formed in 1980 in Basildon, Essex. The group's original line-up consisted of Dave Gahan , Martin Gore , Andy Fletcher and Vince Clarke...

 (Mute), Robbie Williams
Robbie Williams
Robert Peter "Robbie" Williams is an English singer-songwriter, vocal coach and occasional actor. He is a member of the pop group Take That. Williams rose to fame in the band's first run in the early- to mid-1990s. After many disagreements with the management and certain group members, Williams...

 (EMI), LCD Soundsystem
LCD Soundsystem
LCD Soundsystem was a prominent American dance-punk band from New York City. It was fronted by American singer-songwriter and producer James Murphy, co-founder of record label DFA Records...

 (DFA), Röyksopp
Röyksopp
Röyksopp is a Norwegian electronic music duo from Tromsø, formed in 1998. Since their inception, the band's line-up has included Svein Berge and Torbjørn Brundtland....

 (EMI), Kylie Minogue
Kylie Minogue
Kylie Ann Minogue, OBE - often known simply as Kylie - is an Australian singer, recording artist, songwriter, and actress. After beginning her career as a child actress on Australian television, she achieved recognition through her role in the television soap opera Neighbours, before commencing...

 (EMI), Underworld
Underworld (band)
Underworld are a British electronic group, and principal name under which duo Karl Hyde and Rick Smith have recorded together since 1980.- Early years: 1979–1986 :...

 (Pias), AIR (Virgin), Booka Shade
Booka Shade
Booka Shade is a German house duo. It is made up of Walter Merziger and Arno Kammermeier, described as veterans of the Frankfurt electronic music scene...

 (Get Physical), Felix da Housecat
Felix da Housecat
Felix da Housecat is an American DJ and record producer, mostly known for house music and electroclash. His name was inspired by Felix the Cat....

 (Rude Photo/Wall of Sound),
Benni Benassy & Kelis (Ultra), Monarchy (Mercury), Bag Raiders
Bag Raiders
Bag Raiders are a house duo from Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, consisting of DJs Chris Stracey and Jack Glass. The duo is well known for their remixes and live shows.Bag Raiders came in at number 11 in the poll of Australia's top DJs in 2009....

 (Modular), New Young Pony Club
New Young Pony Club
New Young Pony Club are an English electronic band from London, consisting of members from London, Hereford, Cambridge and Bromley. Their influences are prominently from post-punk and New Wave....

 (Modular), The Presets
The Presets
The Presets are an Australian electronic duo formed in 2003, consisting of Julian Hamilton on vocals and keyboards, and Kim Moyes on drums and keyboards. They released their debut album Beams in 2005 to positive critical response. Their 2008 release Apocalypso debuted at number-one on the ARIA...

 (Modular), Metronomy
Metronomy
Metronomy are an electronic music group formed by Joseph Mount in Totnes, Devon, England in 1999. The current band consists of Joseph Mount , Anna Prior , Oscar Cash and Gbenga Adelekan...

 (Because), Moby
Moby
Richard Melville Hall , better known by his stage name Moby, is an American musician, DJ, and photographer. He is known mainly for his sample-based electronic music and his outspoken liberal political views, including his support of veganism and animal rights.Moby gained attention in the early...

 (Mute), Róisín Murphy
Róisín Murphy
Róisín Marie Murphy is an Irish singer-songwriter and record producer, known for her electronic style.Murphy first came to note as part of the electronic music duo Moloko. Her partner in the band was then-boyfriend Mark Brydon. After the two ended their romantic relationship, Murphy released her...

 (Moloko/EMI), Tracey Thorn
Tracey Thorn
Tracey Anne Thorn is an English pop singer and songwriter. She is best known as being one half of the duo Everything but the Girl, which is currently on extended hiatus.-Personal life:...

 (Virgin), Princess Superstar
Princess Superstar
Princess Superstar is an American emcee and DJ.Her musical style, as she describes it, is flip-flop — a mixture of 'hip hop, electroclash and electronica'.-Background:...

, Martin Solveig
Martin Solveig
Martin Picandet, better known under his stage name Martin Solveig is a French electronic music DJ and producer from Paris. He also hosts a weekly radio show called "C'est La Vie" on stations worldwide including FG DJ Radio in his homeland...

, and many others.

Most of his Remixes like for LCD Soundsystem or Tracey Thorn went Number 1 across the European Dance Charts.
His Metronomy "Heartbreaker" Remix became Number 1 most popular track on Hype Machine and therefore the most played track across all blogs in July 2008. His Kylie Minogue Remix was featured on Kylie Minogues Aphrodite
Aphrodite (album)
Aphrodite is the eleventh studio album by Australian recording artist Kylie Minogue. It was her first studio album in the three years following her 2007 release X. Aphrodite was released worldwide in July 2010, and was preceded by the release of the lead single, "All the Lovers"...

Special Edition Album.
His remix of LCD Soundsystem became part of their album "Sound of Silver" in different territories like Japan. His Remix for Monarchy´s - "The Phoenix Alive" was taken for the FIFA 2012 EA Sports Game Soundtrack

As a DJ he played all across the world for clubs like Fabric London, Razzmatazz Barcelona, Amnesia, Pacha, Space and many other clubs all around Europe, Canada, Japan, Brazil, Australia... In July 2008 he was asked to do an Essential Mix on Radio1, which received an outstanding Feedback.
In November 2010 Kris did a MiniMix on Annie Mac's Radio1 show and broke the record of amount of used singles with 240 Tracks played within 5 minutes.
In December 2008, Kris started to promote his track "Scaler" without mentioning his artist name and which became one of the most anticipated techno tracks beginning 2009. Scaler is named to be the first track in electronic music history which created a psychoacoustics
Psychoacoustics
Psychoacoustics is the scientific study of sound perception. More specifically, it is the branch of science studying the psychological and physiological responses associated with sound...

-never-ending-build-up soundeffect.

Kris Menace released his Debut Album "Idiosyncrasies" in May 2009 on 3 CDs, followed by the Singles "Metropolis" & "Idiosyncrasy". The album received an outstanding rating by international press and was re-released as an "Special Edition" in November 2010.

From May 2009 since August 2010, Kris Menace had a weekly radio residency at Radio FG
Radio FG
FG DJ Radio is a French-language radio station that began broadcasting from Paris on 98.2 MHz in the FM band in 1981. It is a radio station that exclusively broadcasts House, Techno, Dance and R'n'B music.- History :...

 in Paris.

In January 2010, Kris's Track "Lightning" was mashed up with The-Dream
The-Dream
Terius Youngdell Nash , better known by his stage name The-Dream, is an American singer-songwriter and record producer. He is known for co-writing "Umbrella" for Rihanna and "Single Ladies " for Beyoncé, as well as for his three solo albums, Love Hate, Love vs...

's "Walkin' on the Moon
Walkin' on the Moon
"Walkin' on the Moon" is the third single by The-Dream from his second album Love vs. Money. The song features rapper Kanye West.-Critical reception:...

" by Vancouver, B.C. DJ/producer U-Tern and went worldwide Nr.1
most popular track on twitter within only one day.
Later UK Pop Singer "Emil" resung the Samples from "The Dream" and the song became a released as "Walking on the Moon" followed by a Video
around Europe.

In September 2010, Kris Released his "Masquerade EP" on Steve Angello's SIZE Label, which will be followed up by his "Phoenix & Triangle" Release in January 2011.

Kris is also part of different Projects and released under a number of aliases, including Menace, Love on Laserdisc, Jaunt and Black Van (DFA)

The first release of his Project "Black Van" together with koweSix from Moonbootica was released on LCD Soundsystem's DFA Label and became nominated for the Nu-Disco Track of the Year 2009, based on sales.
"Black Van"´s follow up Single "Moments of Excellence / The Calling" was released November 2010 on the Label "Permanent Vacation".
Black Van also Remixed for the likes of Aeroplane (Eskimo), Robbie Williams (EMI), The Glass and others.

Kris's "Menace" Project released the first EP "Hz & Tones" on Fake Blood's Label "Blood Music".

Menace is also owner of different record labels like "Work It Baby
Work it baby
Work it Baby is a Record Label based in Paris and owned by Kris Menace.Released artists include Fred Falke, Savage, Patrick Alavi, Menace & Adam, Eva, Lifelike, Serge Santiago.The 10th Anniversary Label Compilation features 35 Tracks on 2 CDs which...

" where he nurtured artists such as Lifelike, Fred Falke
Fred Falke
Frédérick "Fred" Falke is a French based house producer and DJ of German origin.Falke started out as a bass player around 1995 before turning his hand to production work in the late 1990s...

, Serge Santiago and others.

Singles

  • Kris Menace - Triangle (2011)
  • Kris Menace - Phoenix (2011)
  • Kris Menace Joe and Will Ask?- Dewdrops (2009)
  • Kris Menace - Idiosyncrasy (2009)
  • Kris Menace - Metropolis (2009)
  • Kris Menace – Scaler (2009)
  • Kris Menace & Felix da Housecat
    Felix da Housecat
    Felix da Housecat is an American DJ and record producer, mostly known for house music and electroclash. His name was inspired by Felix the Cat....

     - Artificial (2008)
  • Kris Menace & Spooky
    Spooky
    Spooky is a British house/techno duo consisting of Duncan Forbes and Charlie May. They debuted with Gargantuan in 1993 after signing to Guerilla Records. In 1995 and 1996 they released three EPs on their own Generic Records label, followed quickly in mid-1996 by their second album, Found Sound...

     – Stereophonic (2008)
  • Kris Menace – Steamroller (2008)
  • Alan Braxe
    Alan Braxe
    Alain Quême, also known as Alan Braxe, is a French electronic music artist. Braxe is most widely known for his collaborative work with electronic bassist Fred Falke and Kris Menace. In 2005 Alan released The Upper Cuts, a collection of his previous released material.-History:Alan Braxe began work...

     & Kris Menace – Lumberjack (2007)
  • Kris Menace feat. Fred Falke
    Fred Falke
    Frédérick "Fred" Falke is a French based house producer and DJ of German origin.Falke started out as a bass player around 1995 before turning his hand to production work in the late 1990s...

     – Fairlight (Compuphonic / 2007)
  • Kris Menace – Jupiter (Compuphonic / 2006)
  • Lifelike & Kris Menace – Discopolis *Remixes (Defected / 2006)
  • Kris Menace – Voyage (Compuphonic / 2005)
  • Lifelike & Kris Menace – Discopolis (Vulture / 2005)

Remixes & Productions

  • Erasure
    Erasure
    Erasure are an English synthpop duo, consisting of songwriter and keyboardist Vince Clarke and singer Andy Bell. Erasure entered the music scene in 1985 with their debut single "Who Needs Love Like That"...

     - When I Start to (Break it All Down) (Mute / 2011)
  • Kylie Minogue
    Kylie Minogue
    Kylie Ann Minogue, OBE - often known simply as Kylie - is an Australian singer, recording artist, songwriter, and actress. After beginning her career as a child actress on Australian television, she achieved recognition through her role in the television soap opera Neighbours, before commencing...

     - Get Outta My Way (EMI/Parlophone / 2010)
  • Monarchy
    Monarchy
    A monarchy is a form of government in which the office of head of state is usually held until death or abdication and is often hereditary and includes a royal house. In some cases, the monarch is elected...

     - The Phoenix Alive (This Is Music / 2010)
  • Depeche Mode
    Depeche Mode
    Depeche Mode are an English electronic music band formed in 1980 in Basildon, Essex. The group's original line-up consisted of Dave Gahan , Martin Gore , Andy Fletcher and Vince Clarke...

     - Fragile Tension (EMI/Mute / 2009)
  • Robbie Williams
    Robbie Williams
    Robert Peter "Robbie" Williams is an English singer-songwriter, vocal coach and occasional actor. He is a member of the pop group Take That. Williams rose to fame in the band's first run in the early- to mid-1990s. After many disagreements with the management and certain group members, Williams...

     – She's Madonna (EMI / 2006)
  • Röyksopp
    Röyksopp
    Röyksopp is a Norwegian electronic music duo from Tromsø, formed in 1998. Since their inception, the band's line-up has included Svein Berge and Torbjørn Brundtland....

     - The Girl and the Robot (Astralwerks, Wall of Sound 2009)
  • LCD Soundsystem
    LCD Soundsystem
    LCD Soundsystem was a prominent American dance-punk band from New York City. It was fronted by American singer-songwriter and producer James Murphy, co-founder of record label DFA Records...

     – North American Scum (DFA, Virgin / 2006)
  • Air – Mer du Japon (Virgin Fr / 2007)
  • Moby
    Moby
    Richard Melville Hall , better known by his stage name Moby, is an American musician, DJ, and photographer. He is known mainly for his sample-based electronic music and his outspoken liberal political views, including his support of veganism and animal rights.Moby gained attention in the early...

     – Ohh Yeahh (Mute / 2008)
  • Bag Raiders
    Bag Raiders
    Bag Raiders are a house duo from Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, consisting of DJs Chris Stracey and Jack Glass. The duo is well known for their remixes and live shows.Bag Raiders came in at number 11 in the poll of Australia's top DJs in 2009....

     - Shooting Star (Modular / 2009)
  • The Presets
    The Presets
    The Presets are an Australian electronic duo formed in 2003, consisting of Julian Hamilton on vocals and keyboards, and Kim Moyes on drums and keyboards. They released their debut album Beams in 2005 to positive critical response. Their 2008 release Apocalypso debuted at number-one on the ARIA...

     – My People (Modular / Universal 2008)
  • Scott Hardkissl - You're the Star (God Within / 2009)
  • Love on Laserdisc - Mainframe / The night of the worm (Compuphonic / 2009)
  • Moonbootica
    Moonbootica
    Moonbootica is the pseudonym of Hamburg DJs KoweSix und Tobitob . The band name derives from their rather large shoe sizes which quickly lead to the fitting shoes, moon boots. Their musical style is a mixture of Electro and House with little Hip Hop influences...

     - Men of the Future (Moonbootique / 2010)
  • Moonbeam
    Moonbeam
    Moonbeam may refer to:* Moonlight, the light that reaches Earth from the Moon* Moonbeam, series of five aeroplanes built by Powel Crosley, Jr.* Moonbeam II, plane flown by aviation pioneer Edwin Moon in 1910...

     - Eyes of the Ocean (Soundz / 2009)
  • Metal On Metal
    Metal On Metal
    Metal on Metal is an album by Anvil, and the title song.Metal on Metal may also refer to:*"Metal on Metal" , a song by Kraftwerk from their 1977 album Trans-Europe Express...

     - Damn! (Skint / 2009)
  • Filthy Dukes
    Filthy Dukes
    Filthy Dukes are a synthpop band from London, England. The band is composed of Olly Dixon , Tim Lawton and Mark Ralph . Having been active since 2005, the band released their debut single "Tupac Robot Club Rock" on Fiction Records...

     - Messages (Polydor / 2009)
  • The Presets
    The Presets
    The Presets are an Australian electronic duo formed in 2003, consisting of Julian Hamilton on vocals and keyboards, and Kim Moyes on drums and keyboards. They released their debut album Beams in 2005 to positive critical response. Their 2008 release Apocalypso debuted at number-one on the ARIA...

     – My People (Modular / Universal 2008)
  • Felix da Housecat
    Felix da Housecat
    Felix da Housecat is an American DJ and record producer, mostly known for house music and electroclash. His name was inspired by Felix the Cat....

     – Something for Porno (Pias, Wall of Sound 2007)
  • King Creosote
    King Creosote
    Kenny Anderson, known primarily by his stage name King Creosote, is an independent singer-songwriter from Fife, Scotland. To date, Anderson has released over forty albums, with his latest, Thrawn, released in 2011. Anderson is also a member of Scottish-Canadian band, The Burns Unit...

     – No clue (679/Warner 2007)
  • Yuksek
    Yuksek
    Yuksek is a French electronic music producer, remixer and DJ born in 1977, native of Reims, France.After playing the piano for ten years at a conservatoire, he took part in several bands such as Klanguage, whose first album was released in 2007.He created his first tracks as Yuksek in 2006 and...

     – Together (Universal Fr/ 2008)
  • Underworld
    Underworld
    The Underworld is a region which is thought to be under the surface of the earth in some religions and in mythologies. It could be a place where the souls of the recently departed go, and in some traditions it is identified with Hell or the realm of death...

     – Ring Road (Pias / 2008)
  • Metronomy
    Metronomy
    Metronomy are an electronic music group formed by Joseph Mount in Totnes, Devon, England in 1999. The current band consists of Joseph Mount , Anna Prior , Oscar Cash and Gbenga Adelekan...

     – Heartbreaker (Because / 2008)
  • The Infadels – I can't get now (Wall of Sound / 2008)
  • Tracey Thorn
    Tracey Thorn
    Tracey Anne Thorn is an English pop singer and songwriter. She is best known as being one half of the duo Everything but the Girl, which is currently on extended hiatus.-Personal life:...

     – Its all true (Virgin / 2006)
  • Róisín Murphy
    Róisín Murphy
    Róisín Marie Murphy is an Irish singer-songwriter and record producer, known for her electronic style.Murphy first came to note as part of the electronic music duo Moloko. Her partner in the band was then-boyfriend Mark Brydon. After the two ended their romantic relationship, Murphy released her...

     – Overpowered (EMI / 2007)
  • Midnight Juggernauts
    Midnight Juggernauts
    Midnight Juggernauts are a band from Melbourne, Australia composed of Andrew Szekeres, Vincent Vendetta, and Daniel Stricker. The band has been described as anything from 'prog dance meets cosmic film scores', to 'slasher-flick disco' to 'deadpan landscape',...

     – Out Of The Storm (Institubes / 2007)
  • Cagedbaby – Starr (Southern Fried / 2007)
  • Bodyrox
    Bodyrox
    Bodyrox is an Electro house music duo consisting of Jon Pearn and Nick Bridges.-Career History:"Yeah Yeah", Bodyrox's first commercial single was released in November 2006, featuring vocals by Luciana. The song was very successful, with high levels of play in clubs, radio, and music TV channels...

     – Yeah Yeah (Eye Industries / 2006)
  • Stars on 33 – I feel music in your heart (Vulture, Work it Baby / 1998, 2006)
  • EVA - Builder (Work it Baby / 2007)
  • Princess Superstar
    Princess Superstar
    Princess Superstar is an American emcee and DJ.Her musical style, as she describes it, is flip-flop — a mixture of 'hip hop, electroclash and electronica'.-Background:...

     & Larry Tee – Licky (Holon 2006)
  • Evermore – It's Too Late
    It's Too Late (Evermore song)
    "It's Too Late" is the first single by Evermore, taken from their debut album Dreams. The song features on The OC Mix 2 soundtrack as a bonus Australian release only track. It also features on the Australian and New Zealand editions of SingStar Pop...

     (Warner, Superstar / 2006)
  • Martin Solveig
    Martin Solveig
    Martin Picandet, better known under his stage name Martin Solveig is a French electronic music DJ and producer from Paris. He also hosts a weekly radio show called "C'est La Vie" on stations worldwide including FG DJ Radio in his homeland...

     – Something better (Mixture, Defected / 2007)
  • Belle – What the hell (Universal / 2006)
  • O.T. Quartet – Hold that sucker down (Champion / 2006) with Lifelike
  • Patrick Alavi – Power (Azuli / 2005)

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