Shazz
Encyclopedia
Shazz, is a French
record producer
and remix
er.
Shazz is the short word for Soul house and Jazz.
Shazz was born in Dunkirk, France
in 1967. he was one of the first artists signed to the label Fnac
Music Dance Division. He collaborated with Ludovic Navarre (Saint Germain) under the name L'n'S, and with Laurent Garnier
under the name "Choice"
He has also produced music in this musical genre and has been releasing records for French musical labels since 1992. His "El Camino part 1" was used in the 1998 film Homeboys at the Beach.
In the late 1990s, Shazz signed with a major label Columbia
. With his second album In The Light (Epic Records
), composed in the space of one year, Shazz combined house, pop and black music. His third album Beautiful was more song-based.
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
record producer
Record producer
A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
and remix
Remix
A remix is an alternative version of a recorded song, made from an original version. This term is also used for any alterations of media other than song ....
er.
Shazz is the short word for Soul house and Jazz.
Shazz was born in Dunkirk, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
in 1967. he was one of the first artists signed to the label Fnac
Fnac
Fnac is an international entertainment retail chain offering cultural and electronic products, founded by André Essel and Max Théret in 1954. It is the largest retailer of its kind in France...
Music Dance Division. He collaborated with Ludovic Navarre (Saint Germain) under the name L'n'S, and with Laurent Garnier
Laurent Garnier
Laurent Garnier , is a French techno music producer and DJ. Garnier began DJ-ing in Manchester during the late 1980s. By the following decade, he had a broad stylistic range, able to span deep house, Detroit techno, trance and jazz...
under the name "Choice"
He has also produced music in this musical genre and has been releasing records for French musical labels since 1992. His "El Camino part 1" was used in the 1998 film Homeboys at the Beach.
In the late 1990s, Shazz signed with a major label Columbia
Columbia Records
Columbia Records is an American record label, owned by Japan's Sony Music Entertainment, operating under the Columbia Music Group with Aware Records. It was founded in 1888, evolving from an earlier enterprise, the American Graphophone Company — successor to the Volta Graphophone Company...
. With his second album In The Light (Epic Records
Epic Records
Epic Records is an American record label, owned by Sony Music Entertainment. Though it was originally conceived as a jazz imprint, it has since expanded to represent various genres. L.A...
), composed in the space of one year, Shazz combined house, pop and black music. His third album Beautiful was more song-based.
Albums
- 1998 - Shazz (ColumbiaSony Music EntertainmentSony Music Entertainment ' is the second-largest global recorded music company of the "big four" record companies and is controlled by Sony Corporation of America, the United States subsidiary of Japan's Sony Corporation....
/ en 2000 sur Distance recordsDistance RecordsDistance Records is a French dance music record label, and specializes in ambient, goa trance, house and techno. However, this label has shut down; the website was taken offline in 2004....
) - 2001 - In The LightIn the Light"In the Light" is a song by English rock band Led Zeppelin from their 1975 album Physical Graffiti. Most of it was composed by bassist/keyboardist John Paul Jones on his synthesizer...
(Epic RecordsEpic RecordsEpic Records is an American record label, owned by Sony Music Entertainment. Though it was originally conceived as a jazz imprint, it has since expanded to represent various genres. L.A...
) - 2002 - In The Night (Album de remixes, Epic RecordsEpic RecordsEpic Records is an American record label, owned by Sony Music Entertainment. Though it was originally conceived as a jazz imprint, it has since expanded to represent various genres. L.A...
) - 2004 - Beautiful (ULM)
- 2005 - Human? (Naïve RecordsNaïve RecordsNaïve Records is a French independent record label based in Paris, specializing in electronic music, pop music, jazz and classical music. It was founded in 1997 by Patrick Zelnik, Gilles Paires and Eric Tong Cuong.-Artists:* Aṣa* Asian Dub Foundation...
)
Maxis
- 1992 - Moonflower (12" / CD, Maxi) Fnac Music Dance Division
- 1992 - Shazz EP (12" / CD, Maxi) Fnac Music Dance Division
- 1993 - Lost Illusions (12" / CD, Maxi) Fnac Music Dance Division
- 1994 - A View Of Manhattan (CD, Maxi / 12", EP) F CommunicationsF CommunicationsF Communications, also known as FCom, is a French record label based in Paris. It was founded in 1994 by Eric Morand and Laurent Garnier. It produces dance and electronic music like Avril, Laurent Garnier, and Mr. Oizo amongst many others...
- 1996 - Back In Manhattan (CD, Single)F Communications
- 1996 - Muse Q The Music (CD, Maxi) F Communications
- 1997 - El Camino (Part 2) (12") Yellow ProductionsYellow ProductionsYellow Productions is an independent record label specializing in electronic music. Based in Paris, France, it was founded in 1993 by DJ Yellow and Christophe Le Friant ....
- 1997 - Lost Illusions (CD, Maxi) CNR MusicCNR MusicCNR is a Dutch record and video/DVD label. It was founded as CNR Records by Cornelis Nicolaas Rood in 1937, who made his fortune as a producer of lampshades and other lighting materials....
- 1997 - Moonflower (CD, Maxi) CNR Music
- 1998 - El Camino (Part 1) (12") Yellow Productions
- 1998 - El Camino Project (CD, Maxi) Yellow Productions
- 1998 - Innerside (12") Yellow Productions, en 2002 sur EpicEpic RecordsEpic Records is an American record label, owned by Sony Music Entertainment. Though it was originally conceived as a jazz imprint, it has since expanded to represent various genres. L.A...
- 1998 - Innerside (CD, Single) Columbia RecordsColumbia RecordsColumbia Records is an American record label, owned by Japan's Sony Music Entertainment, operating under the Columbia Music Group with Aware Records. It was founded in 1888, evolving from an earlier enterprise, the American Graphophone Company — successor to the Volta Graphophone Company...
- 1998 - Yellow Dance Classics (12")Yellow Productions
- 1999 - Carry On (12") Sony Music EntertainmentSony Music EntertainmentSony Music Entertainment ' is the second-largest global recorded music company of the "big four" record companies and is controlled by Sony Corporation of America, the United States subsidiary of Japan's Sony Corporation....
(France) - 1999 - Innerside '99 Remixes - Part 1 (12") Distance Records
- 1999 - Pray (12") Distance / Promo sur Epic
- 1999 - Pray (Bob Sinclar Remixes) (12" sur Columbia / CD Maxi sur Distance)
- 2001 - Fallin' In Love (12")Epic
- 2001 - Hermosa Maria (12") Epic
- 2002 - All I Wanna Give You (Part 5 / 5) (12")Epic
- 2002 - El Camino Part 1/5 (12") Epic
- 2002 - Fallin' In Love & Hermosa Maria (Part 4 / 5) (12")Epic
- 2002 - Pray / Carry On (Remixes Part 3 / 5) (12")Epic
- 2004 - Beautiful (Mixed CD Sampler) (CD, Promo) Universal Licensing Music (ULM)
- 2004 - On & On / Latin Break EP (CD, Maxi / 12", EP) Universal Licensing Music (ULM)
- 2005 - My Heart (12") Universal Licensing Music (ULM)
- 2006 - This Is Your Life (12") Shazz Music
- 2008 - Mazz (Max Campo & Shazz present) Flashback 90/Musik sequence (Digital) Resolution Records
Remixes
- 1994 - Habibe (2x12", Promo) Habibe (Shazz Deep)
- 1995 - Manureva (Shazz Mixes) (12", Promo, W/Lbl) Epic
- 1995 - The Tunnel (Remixes) (12") The Tunnel (Shazz & Tommy Marcus) Resolution Records
- 1995 - Bohème (The Remixes) (CD, Maxi) Bohème (Abstract Mix) Sony Music Entertainment (France)
- 1995 - Boheme (2xCD) Boheme (Orange Mix) Epic
- 1995 - Nova Nova (CD, Album) D.J.G.G. (Orange Mix) F Communications
- 1995 - Un Film Snob Pour Martien (Shazz Remixes) (12") Columbia Records
- 1996 - Eau Et Vent (Remixes Shazz) (12") au Et Vent (The Awake) Columbia Records
- 1996 - I'm The Baddest Bitch (Remixes) (CD, Maxi) F Communications
- 1999 - Distance Sampler (CD) If She Only Knew (Shazz remix)Distance
- 2001 - Latin House Vol. 2 (CD) Afro-Dissiac (Choice Productions)
- 2002 - Natural House (2xCD) Afrodisiac (Shazz Remix) Debaile Muxxic
- 2003 - Afrodisiac (12") Afrodisiac (Shazz Remix) Denote Records
- 2004 - Mua Mua Mua - Raul Paz (Shazz Remix) Naïve RecordsNaïve RecordsNaïve Records is a French independent record label based in Paris, specializing in electronic music, pop music, jazz and classical music. It was founded in 1997 by Patrick Zelnik, Gilles Paires and Eric Tong Cuong.-Artists:* Aṣa* Asian Dub Foundation...
- 2004 - Here Comes The Sun (12") (Shazz & Tommy Marcus) Resolution Records
- 2004 - Lounge Candelas Version 2 (2xCD) Afro-Dissiac (Med Musik)
Production
- 1993 - Aurora Borealis (CD, Maxi) Fnac Music Dance Division
- 1993 - Teknoville (2xCD) Acid Eiffel Antler-Subway
- 1996 - Technomania (2xCD) Aurora Borealis (Orange) Arcade
- 2000 - The Other Side of Absolute Ego (CD) Kyou Made No Yuuutsu (Ki/oon RecordsKi/oon Recordsis a Japanese record label, a subsidiary of Sony Music Japan.-Artists:Their artists include L'Arc-en-Ciel, Asian Kung-Fu Generation, FLOW, Home Made Kazoku, Puffy AmiYumi, Polysics, Pushim, chatmonchy, Denki Groove, The Babystars, DOES, Guitar Wolf, Miki Furukawa, Nico Touches the Walls, plingmin,...
)
Mixing
- 1993 - Acid Eiffel / How Do You Plead? (12") Fragile RecordsFragile RecordsFragile Records is a sub-record label of Transmat from Detroit....
- 1993 - Aurora Borealis (CD, Maxi) Fnac Music Dance Division
- 1993 - Paris EP (CD, EP)Fnac Music Dance Division
- 1994 - La Collection (2xCD) Lost Illusions (Joli M) Rough Trade Germany
- 1997 - Paris EP (CD, EP) CNR Music
- 1997 - Quarter EP (CD, Maxi) CNR Music
- 1999 - TranscenDance - The Best Of Trance (2xCD)Acid Eiffel Factory Music Productions, BMG Records (France)
Various
- 1993 - Nouveau EP (CD, EP) Fnac Music Dance Division
- 1993 - Paris EP (CD, EP) Fnac Music Dance Division
- 1993 - Quarter EP (CD, EP) Fnac Music Dance Division
- 1994 - Blanc EP (CD, EP) F Communications
- 1994 - Freezone 1 - The Phenomenology Of Ambient (2xCD, Comp) La Couleur SSR Records
- 1994 - La Collection (2xCD) Lost Illusions (Joli M) Rough Trade Germany
- 1995 - Cyber Trance (CD + CD-ROM) Quarter 1: La Couleur Javelin Ltd
- 1995 - Technophunk (CD) No Work Today Rumour Records
- 1995 - Two Years Together (CD) Intro Not On Label
- 1996 - Laboratoire Mix (2xCD) Acid Eiffel Level 2
- 1996 - No. 1 Techno (CD) Aurora Borealis PolyGram
- 1997 - The Earth EP (12", EP, TP) My Angels Basenotic Records
- 1999 - One Starry Night (Special Edition) (CD, Album + CD, Comp) If She Only Knew (Shazz Mix)Distance
- 1999 - TranscenDance - The Best Of Trance (2xCD) Acid Eiffel Factory Music Productions, BMG
- 2002 - Paradisiac 4 (2xCD, Dig) Lounging Around ULM Electro
- 2003 - Bar Lounge Classics Summer Edition (CD, Dig + CD)Lounging Around Sony Music Media (Germany)
- 2003 - Erotic Lounge (Deluxe Edition) (2xCD) Fallin' In Love Sony Music Media (Germany)
- 2003 - French Power (CD) Fallin' In Love Sony Music Entertainment (Poland)
- 2004 - Osunlade Presents The Yoruba Soul Mixes (3x12") All I Wanna Give You Rapster Records
- 2004 - Vocal Jazz - Les nouvelles voix du jazz (CD) ULM TV Market
- 2006 - The Kings Of Techno (2xCD) Acid Eiffel Rapster Records
- 2007 - Back In The Box (2xCD, Sli) El Camino (DJ Gregory remix) NRK Sound Division
- 2007 - Josh Wink's Acid Classics (CD) Acid Eiffel Mixmag
- 2008 - Elegant Funk (CD, Promo) Carry On Savage!
- 2008 - Hotel Costes n°11 (CD) Mirage, Hello Mademoiselle Shazz Remix, Pschent records
External links
- Official website
- Personal website
- Marshall, Kingsley "[ In The Light Review]", Allmusic, Macrovision Corporation