Name	Montpellier
Image coat of arms	Blason ville fr Montpellier.svg
Region	Languedoc-Roussillon
Department	Hérault
Arrondissement	Montpellier
Insee	34172
Postal code	34000, 34070, 34080, 34090
Demonym	Montpelliérains
Mayor	Hélène Mandroux-Colas
Term	2008–2014
Intercommunality	Montpellier
Latitude	43.6119
Longitude	3.8772
Elevation m	27
Elevation min m	7
Elevation max m	118
Area km2	56.88
Population	252998
Urban area	536592
Population ranking	8th in France
Population date	2008 }}

Montpellier (; Occitan: ''Montpelhièr''; ) is a city in southern France. It is the capital of the Languedoc-Roussillon region, as well as the Hérault department. Montpellier is the 8th largest city of the country, and is also the fastest growing city in France over the past 25 years.

History

Montpellier is one of the few large cities in France without any (Gallo-)Roman heritage and also one of the few cities in southern France without a Greek foundation.

Medieval period

In the Early Middle Ages, the nearby episcopal town of Maguelone was the major settlement in the area, but raids by pirates encouraged settlement a little further inland. Montpellier, first mentioned in a document of 985, was founded under a local feudal dynasty, the Guilhem, who joined together two hamlets and built a castle and walls around the united settlement. The two surviving towers of the city walls, the ''Tour des Pins'' and the ''Tour de la Babotte'' are later in date, however : they have been built around the year 1200. Montpellier came to prominence in the 12th century as a trading centre, with trading links across the Mediterranean world and a rich Jewish cultural life and traditions of tolerance of its Muslims, Jews and Cathars—and later of its Protestants. William VIII of Montpellier gave freedom for all to teach medicine in Montpellier in 1180, the city's faculties of law and medicine were established in 1220 by cardinal Conrad and the medicine faculty has been over the centuries one of the chief centers for the teaching of medicine in Europe. This marked the high point of Montpellier's prominence. The city became a possession of the kings of Aragon in 1204 by the marriage of Peter II of Aragon with Marie of Montpellier, who brought the city as her dowry. Montpellier gained a charter in 1204 when Peter and Marie confirmed the city's traditional freedoms and granted the city the right to choose twelve governing consuls annually. Under the Kings of Aragon Montpellier became a very important city, a major economic center and the main place for spice trade in the Kingdom of France. It has been the second or third more important city of France at that time, with some 40 000 inhabitants before the Black Death. Montpellier remained a possession of the crown of Aragon until it passed to James III of Majorca, who sold the city to the French king Philip VI in 1349, to raise funds for his ongoing struggle with Peter IV of Aragon. In the 14th century, Pope Urban VIII gave Montpellier a new monastery dedicated to Saint Peter, noteworthy for the very unusual porch of its chapel, supported by two high, somewhat rocket-like towers. With its importance steadily increasing, the city finally gained a bishop, who moved from Maguelone in 1536, and the huge monastery chapel became a cathedral. In 1432, Jacques Cœur established himself in the city and it became an important economic centre, until 1481 when Marseille took over this role.

After the Reformation

At the time of the Reformation in the sixteenth century, many of the inhabitants of Montpellier became Protestants (or Huguenots as they were known in France) and the city became a stronghold of Protestant resistance to the Catholic French crown. In 1622, King Louis XIII besieged the city which surrendered after a rude two months siege (Siege of Montpellier), afterwards building the Citadel of Montpellier to secure it. Louis XIV made Montpellier capital of Bas Languedoc, and the town started to embellish itself, by building the Promenade du Peyrou, the Esplanade and a large number of houses in the historic centre. After the French Revolution, the city became the capital of the much smaller Hérault.

Modern history

During the 19th century the city developed into an industrial centre. In the 1960s, its population grew dramatically after French settlers in Algeria were resettled in the city following Algeria's independence from France. In the 1980s and 1990s, the city drew attention with a number of major redevelopment projects, such as the Corum and especially the Antigone District.

Lords of Montpellier

William I of Montpellier (d. 1019)

William II of Montpellier (d. 1025)

William III of Montpellier (d. 1058)

William IV of Montpellier (d. 1068)

William V of Montpellier (d. 1121)

William VI of Montpellier (d. 1149)

William VII of Montpellier (d. 1179)

William VIII of Montpellier (d. 1202)

Marie of Montpellier (d. 1213)

*and King Peter II of Aragon (d. 1213)

James I of Aragon (d. 1276)

James II of Majorca (d. 1311)

James III of Majorca

Geography

The city is situated on hilly ground inland from the Mediterranean coast on the River Lez. The name of the city, which was originally ''Monspessulanus'', is said to have stood for ''mont pelé'' (the naked hill, because the vegetation was poor), or ''le mont de la colline'' (the mount of the hill)

Montpellier is located from Nîmes, from Marseille, from Toulouse. It is at a distance of from the capital of France, Paris.

Montpellier's highest point is the Place du Peyrou, at an altitude of . The city is built on two hills, Montpellier and Montpelliéret, thus some of its streets have great differences of altitude. Some of its streets are also very narrow and old, which gives it a more intimate feel.

Climate

Montpellier has a Mediterranean climate (Köppen ''Csa''), with mild, somewhat wet winters, and very warm, rather dry summers. The monthly mean ranges from in January to in July. Precipitation is around , and is greatest in fall and winter, but not absent in summer, either.

Neighbourhoods

Since 2001, Montpellier has been divided into seven official neighbourhoods, themselves divided into sub-neighbourhoods. Each of them possesses a neighbourhood council.

Montpellier-centre : historical centre (Écusson), Comédie, Gares, Faubourg Boutonnet, Saint-Charles, Faubourg Saint-Jaume, Peyrou, Les Arceaux, Figuerolles, Faubourg du Courreau, Gambetta, Clémenceau, Méditerranée, boulevard de Strasbourg, Le Triangle, Polygone, Antigone, Nouveau-Monde, Parc à Ballons, Les Aubes, Les Beaux-Arts, Saint-Lazare.

Croix-d'Argent : avenue de Toulouse, Croix d'Argent, Mas Drevon, Tastavin, Lemasson, Garosud, Mas de Bagnères, Mas Nouguier, les Sabines, Lepic, Pas du Loup, Estanove, Val-de-Crozes, Bagatelle.

Les Cévennes : Les Cévennes, Alco, Le Petit Bard, Pergola, Saint-Clément, Clémentville, Las Rebès, La Chamberte, La Martelle, Montpellier-Village, Les Grisettes, Les Grèzes.

Mosson : La Mosson, Celleneuve, La Paillade, les Hauts-de-Massane, Le Grand-Mail, Les Tritons.

Hôpitaux-Facultés : Malbosc, Saint-Priest, Euromédecine, Zolad, Plan des 4 Seigneurs, Hôpitaux, IUT, Père Soulas, Universités, Vert-Bois, Hauts de Boutonnet, Aiguelongue, Justice, Parc zoologique de Lunaret, Agropolis.

Port-Marianne : La Pompignane, Richter, Millénaire, Jacques Cœur, Consuls de Mer, Grammont, Odysseum, Montaubérou, La Méjanelle, La Mogère.

Prés d'Arènes : Les Prés d'Arènes, Avenue de Palavas, La Rauze, Tournezy, Saint-Martin, Les Aiguerelles, Pont-Trinquat, Cité Mion.

Population

The whole metropolitan area had a population of 600,000 in 2006. In 2009, it was estimated that the population of the city of Montpellier had reached 265,000. In 2008, the estimated population of the metropolitan area was 533,000.

Heraldry

{{Blazon-arms | img1=Blason ville fr Montpellier.svg | legend1=Arms of Montpellier | text=The arms of Montpellier are blazoned :''Azure, a madonna proper, vested gules and azure, sitting on an antique throne Or, holding a Baby Jesus proper vested azure, in chief the uncial letters A and M, and in base on an inescutcheon argent a torteau (gules).''

The virgin is "Notre Dame des Tables", named for the money changing tables at the Basilica of Notre-Dame des Tables. The A and M are for "Ave Maria". The inescutcheon is the arms of the Lords of Montpellier (Guilhem). }}

Sights

The main focus point of the city is the Place de la Comédie, with the Opera Comédie built in 1888.

The Musée Fabre.

In the historic centre, a significant number of Hôtels can be found. The majority of the buildings of the historic center of Montpellier (the Ecusson) have medieval roots, and have been modified between the 16th and the 18th century. Some buildings, along Rue Foch and the Place de la Comédie, have been built in the 19th century.

The Rue du Bras de Fer (Iron Arm Street) is very typical of the medieval Montpellier.

The mikve, ritual jew bath, go back to the 12th century and is one of very few in Europe.

The Jardin des plantes de Montpellier – oldest botanical garden in France, founded in 1593

The La Serre Amazonienne, an Amazon greenhouse

The fourteenth century Saint Pierre Cathedral

The Porte du Peyrou, a triumphal arch built at the end of the 17th century, and the Place Royal du Peyrou built on the 17th century, are the highest point of the Ecusson.

The Tour des Pins, the only remaining of 25 towers of the city medieval walls, built around 1200.

The Tour de la Babotte, a medieval tower which has been modified in the 18th century to welcome an observatory.

The Saint Clément Aqueduct, built in the 18th century.

The Antigone District and other housing projects have been designed by the architect Ricardo Bofill from Catalonia, Spain

A number of ''châteaux'', so-called follies, built by wealthy merchants surround the city

Education

History

The University of Montpellier is one of the oldest in the World, 1160, having been granted a charter in 1220 by Cardinal Conrad von Urach and confirmed by Pope Nicholas IV in a papal bull of 1289. It was suppressed during the French Revolution but was re-established in 1896.

It is not known exactly at what date the schools of literature were founded which developed into the Montpellier faculty of arts; it may be that they were a direct continuation of the Gallo-Roman schools. The school of law was founded by Placentinus, a doctor from Bologna university, who came to Montpellier in 1160, taught there during two different periods, and died there in 1192. The school of medicine was founded perhaps by a graduate of the Muslim Spain medical schools; it is certain that, as early as 1137, there were excellent physicians at Montpellier. The statutes given in 1220 by Cardinal Conrad, legate of Honorius III, which were completed in 1240 by Pierre de Conques, placed this school under the direction of the Bishop of Maguelonne. Pope Nicholas IV issued a Bull in 1289, combining all the schools into a university, which was placed under the direction of the bishop, but which in fact enjoyed a large measure of autonomy.

Theology was at first taught in the convents, in which St. Anthony of Padua, Raymond Lullus, and the Dominican Bernard de la Treille lectured. Two letters of King John prove that a faculty of theology existed at Montpellier independently of the convents, in January 1350. By a Bull of 17 December 1421, Martin V granted canonical institution to this faculty and united it closely with the faculty of law. In the sixteenth century the faculty of theology disappeared for a time, when Calvinism, in the reign of Henry II of France, held complete possession of the city. It resumed its functions after Louis XIII had reestablished the royal power at Montpellier in 1622; but the rivalries of Dominicans and Jesuits interfered seriously with the prosperity of the faculty, which disappeared at the Revolution. The faculty numbered among its illustrious pupils of law Petrarch, who spent four years at Montpellier, and among its lecturers Guillaume de Nogaret, chancellor to Philip the Fair, Guillaume de Grimoard, afterwards pope under the name of Urban V, and Pedro de Luna, antipope as Benedict XIII. But after the 15th century this faculty fell into decay, as did also the faculty of arts, although for a time, under Henry IV of France, the latter faculty had among its lecturers Casaubon.

The Montpellier school of medicine owed its success to the ruling of the Guilhems, lords of the town, by which any licensed physician might lecture there; there was no fixed limit to the number of teachers, lectures were multiplied, and there was a great wealth of teaching. Rabelais took his medical degrees at Montpellier. It was in this school that the biological theory of vitalism, elaborated by Barthez (1734–1806), had its origin. The French Revolution did not interrupt the existence of the faculty of medicine.

The faculties of science and of letters were re-established in 1810; that of law in 1880. It was on the occasion of the sixth centenary of the university, celebrated in 1889, that the Government of France announced its intention – which has since been realized – of reorganizing the provincial universities in France.

Universities

University of Montpellier 1: medecine, pharmacy, law, sport, business

Montpellier 2 University: sciences

Paul Valéry University, Montpellier III: arts, languages and social sciences

These 3 universities are currently forming a PRES (a university consortium), which is planned to soon become a single university: the University Montpellier South of France.

Grandes Ecoles

Science

École nationale de l'aviation civile

ENSCM: chemistry

École pour l'informatique et les nouvelles technologies

Montpellier SupAgro: agronomy

Transport

Montpellier is served by railway, including TGV highspeed trains. Montpellier's main railway station is Saint-Roch. There are plans to construct a high-speed railway linking Nîmes and Montpellier with the LGV Méditerranée.

The Montpellier – Méditerranée Airport is located in the area of Fréjorgues, in the town of Mauguio, southeast of Montpellier.

The ''Transports de l'agglomération de Montpellier'' (TaM) manages the city's public transportation, including its tramway network consisting of two lines and several parking facilities. Line 1 runs from Mosson in the west to Odysseum in the east. Line 2 runs from Jacou in the northeast to St. Jean-de-Vedas in the southwest. They intersect at Gare St. Roch station, Place de l'Europe and again in front of the Corum. Work on Line 3, which is planned to be in service by 2012, has started. This line will link Juvignac and Perols with a branch to Lattes and will serve 32 stations. A fourth line is planned.

The TaM also manages the large bike sharing scheme Vélomagg', started in June 2007, comprising 1200 bicycles and 50 stations.

Sport

Montpellier was the finish of Stage 11 and the departure of Stage 12 in the 2007 Tour de France. The city is home to a variety of professional sports teams:

Montpellier HSC of Ligue 1 who play association football at the Stade de la Mosson

Montpellier Hérault RC, of the Top 14 who play rugby union formerly at the Stade Sabathé and now at the Stade Yves du Manoir. In the 2010/2011 season, the team made it to the Top 14 Final against the Stade Toulousain.

Montpellier Red Devils who play rugby league in Elite 1 division at the Stade Sabathé

Montpellier Agglomération Handball are a team handball club playing in the French National League.

Montpellier Vipers of France's Division 1 ice hockey Federation, play at the ''Patinoire de l'Agglomération de Montpellier'' at Odysseum

Montpellier Water Polo is playing in the National League and European Cup competitions.

Montpellier Barracudas is a baseball club, and competes in Division Élite, a French top level baseball league.

The city is home to the Open Sud de France tennis tournament since 2010, and will host the XXXI World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championship.

Culture

The Festival de Radio France et Montpellier is a summer festival of opera and music held in Montpellier. The music festival concentrates on classical music and jazz with about 150 events, including opera, concerts, films, and talks. Most of these events are free and are held in the historic courtyards of the city or the modern concert halls of Le Corum. Le Corum cultural and conference centre contains 3 auditoriums. The city is a high-place for the cultural events since there is a lot of students. Montpellier has two big concerts arenas : Le Zenith Sud (7.000 seats) and L'Arena (14.000 seats).

International relations

Twin towns – Sister cities

Montpellier is twinned with:

	* Tlemcen, Algeria, since 2009	Lakewood, Ohio>Lakewood, United States, since 1918	Louisville, Kentucky>Louisville, United States, since 1955	* Heidelberg, Germany, since 1961	* Barcelona, Spain since 1963		Chengdu, China, since 1981	* Tiberias, Israel, since 1983	Fes, Morocco>Fes, Morocco since 2003	* Rio de Janeiro, Brazil since 2008

Personalities

Montpellier was the birthplace of:

Abraham ben Isaac of Narbonne (c.1110–1179), rabbi and author of the ''halakhic'' work ''Ha-Eshkol.''

Saint Roch (1295–1327), pilgrim to Rome, venerated as a saint by the Roman Catholic Church

Pierre Magnol (1638–1715), botanist, founder of the concept of plant families

Jean Jacques Régis de Cambacérès (1753–1824), lawyer and statesman, author of the Code Napoléon

Guillaume Mathieu, comte Dumas (1753–1837), military leader

Auguste Comte (1798–1857), a founder of the discipline of sociology

Antoine Jérôme Balard (1802–1876), chemist

Émile Saisset (1814–1863), philosopher

Charles Bernard Renouvier (1815–1903), philosopher

Édouard Albert Roche (1820–1883), astronomer

Alfred Bruyas (1821–1876), art collector

Alexandre Cabanel (1823–1889), painter

Frédéric Bazille (1841–1870), Impressionist painter

Léo Malet (1909–1996), crime novelist

Jeanne Demessieux (1921–1968), organist, pianist, composer, and pedagogue

Monique de Bissy, member of the Resistance during World War II (1923–2009)

Jean-Luc Dehaene (1940– ), Prime-Minister of Belgium

Rémi Gaillard (1975– ), famous French prankster

Other famous inhabitants include:

François Rabelais (1493–1553) was a student at the University of Montpellier

Nostradamus (1503–1566) was a student at the University of Montpellier

Ioan Iacob Heraclid, ruler of Moldavia from 1561–1563

Pierre-Joseph Amoreux (1741–1824), zoologist

Jean-Louis Michel (1785–1865), fencing master, who lived in Montpellier from 1830 onwards

Agénor Azéma de Montgravier (1805–1863), deputy director of ''l'Ecole d'Artillerie de Montpellier'', died in Montpellier in 1863

Gaston Darboux (1842–1917), mathematician

Josias Braun-Blanquet (1884–1980), botanist

Alexander Grothendieck (1928–), mathematician

Nikola Karabatić (1984–) handball player

Paul Valéry (1871–1945) was a student at the University of Montpellier

Enver Hoxha (1908–1985) was a student at the University of Montpellier

Grégory Vignal (1981–), Birmingham City F.C. full-back

Other locations named after Montpellier

"Montpellier" is used as the name of other towns and streets in as many as four continents. Many places in England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland carry the name Montpellier. Often they are in resort locations claiming some of the healthy attributes for which the French city was renowned in earlier centuries. The variant spelling "Montpelier" is common, and is of quite early provenance. Brewer uses that spelling. The first example was the early 19th-century suburb of Montpelier in Brighton.

Secondary Montpelliers/Montpeliers are also found in Australia, Canada, South Africa, and the Caribbean.

The capital of the American state of Vermont was named Montpelier because of the high regard held by the Americans for the French who aided their Revolutionary War against the British. Several other American cities are also named Montpelier.

See also

Bishopric of Montpellier

Communes of the Hérault department

References

INSEE

External links

Official website

TAM – Public Transport System

People of Montpellier

''Catholic Encyclopedia'' Montpellier

Beloved son Felix – journal of a medical student in Montpellier in the 16th century (english translation)

Boating guide The navigable River Lez to Lattes/Montpellier.

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name	Selah Sue
background	solo_singer
birth name	Sanne Putseys
birth date	May 03, 1989
origin	Leefdaal, Belgium
genre	Reggae, soul
occupation	Musician
instrument	Guitar, Vocals
website	www.selahsue.com }}

Selah Sue (born Sanne Putseys, 3 May 1989) is a Belgian musician and songwriter.

Her debut album, Selah Sue (2011) was a major success, selling over 400.000 copies in Europe, 200.000 in France alone. Today, she has chart success with the hit singles 'Raggamuffin', 'Crazy Vibes' and 'This World'.

In 2011, Selah Sue won an European Border Breakers Award (EBBA). In January 2012 during the EBBA award ceremony she was presented with the EBBA Public Choice Award.

Background

Sanne Putseys was born in Leuven, but originates from the nearby Belgian town Leefdaal. At the age of fifteen, Sanne Putseys learned to play the acoustic guitar and started to write her own songs as well. When she was seventeen a producer asked her to sing some demo's for him, and then Universal offered her a contract. She refused, because she wanted to sing her own songs. Then, still at age 17, Selah Sue performed as the youngest and only female artist at the open-song contest ''Open Mic-avond'' at ''Het Depot'' in Leuven. Organizer and singer Milow (born Jonathan Vandenbroeck) had noticed her talents and asked her to perform in his supporting programme. Initially, Sanne Putseys managed to work out her musical career path while studying psychology at the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven. According to her, studying psychology helped her to understand more about human emotions, which also is something that she has to deal with in her musical activities. Eventually, she continued doing warm-up performances in collaboration with artists such as Jamie Lidell in London and Paris. Furthermore, she played with the Belgian band Novastar at the Paradiso in Amsterdam.

Her first EP was released in 2008, under the title ''Black Part Love''. It contains five songs

From September 2008 until August 2009, Selah Sue received some curricular guidance from the Belgian musical theater Ancienne Belgique. The programme, in which she was involved there, has been set up to support promising artists who aren't associated with any record company or other kinds of managing assistance.

Selah Sue often covers songs of Erykah Badu and The Zutons, but she does appear to assemble a whole range of her own songs. Two of her well-known songs are "Mommy" and "Black part love", both of which are carried out acoustically. She says to be influenced by artists such as Lauryn Hill, M.I.A. and Erykah Badu.

In 2009, Selah Sue attended the stages of the North Sea Jazz Festival and that of the Lowlands. Additionally, she regularly appears on TV shows such as ''De Wereld Draait Door'' on Dutch television and several other Flemish TV shows.

In 2010, she played most of the biggest festivals in Belgium, including Les Nuits Botanique, Les Ardentes, Dour, Lokerse Feesten, Couleur Café and Pukkelpop. But also outside her native country in big festivals such as Lowlands (Netherlands), Les Eurockéennes de Belfort (France) and Sziget Festival (Hungary). On November 8, 2010 she played a support appearance for Prince on his Sportpaleis concert. She then went on a mostly sold out headlining show in Belgium, France and the Netherlands, presenting her forthcoming debut album.

On March 4, 2011, Selah Sue released her eponymous debut album, called Selah Sue. The album has peaked to number 1 on the Belgium Albums Chart, it has also charted in the Netherlands, France and Switzerland.

Besides several hits singles, such as 'This World' and 'Crazy Vibes', the album also contains a duet with Cee Lo Green, called "Please".

Discography

Studio albums

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Released: 4 March 2011

Label: Because Music

Format: CD, Digital download

| 1 || 1 || 2 || 10 || 49 || 32 |align=left| BEL: 3x Platinum FRA: Platinum |- |}

Extended plays

2008: ''Black Part Love''

2010: ''Raggamuffin''

Singles

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References

External links

Official website

Myspace

Category:1989 births Category:Living people Category:Belgian female singers

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Name	Jeff Mills
Background	non_performing_personnel
Birth name	Jeff Mills
Birth date	June 18, 1963
Birth place	Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Instrument	Turntables
Genre	Techno
Occupation	Disc jockey
Label	Axis Records
Past members	}}

Jeff Mills (born 18 June 1963 in Detroit, Michigan) is an American techno DJ and producer.

Career

Starting in the early 1980s, Mills, using the name "The Wizard", was a recurring guest DJ on "The Electrifying Mojo" radio show on WJLB. He performed DJ tricks like beat juggling and scratching during his sets, some of which were pre-recorded.

Mills and former Parliament bass player 'Mad' Mike Banks were founding members of Detroit techno collective Underground Resistance (UR), which embraced revolutionary rhetoric and only appeared in public dressed in ski masks and black combat suits.

Mills never officially left UR, but did relocate from Detroit, first to New York, then Berlin (as a resident at the Tresor club), and then Chicago. There in 1992, with fellow Detroit native Robert Hood, he set up the record label Axis, and later, sub-labels Purpose Maker, Tomorrow, and 6277, all aiming for a more minimal sound than most of the techno being produced in those years.

In his DJ sets, Mills usually uses three decks, a Roland TR-909 drum-machine, and up to seventy records in one hour. Mills' ''Exhibitionist'' DVD, from 2004, features him mixing live on three decks and CD player in a studio.

Releases

Albums

1992 Waveform Transmission - Volume 1

1994 Waveform Transmission - Volume 3

1996 Mix-Up Volume 2 Live at the Liquid Room (a live DJ set)

1996 Purpose Maker Compilation

1997 The other Day

1999 From the 21st

2000 Every Dog Has Its Day

2000 Metropolis (soundtrack to the Fritz Lang film)

2000 The Art of Connecting

2000 Lifelike

2002 Actual

2002 At First Sight

2004 Exhibitionist (a live DJ set, also available as a DVD)

2004 Choice: A Collection of Classics

2005 The Three Ages (new soundtrack to the Buster Keaton film)

2005 Contact Special

The Mission Objective (2005) (a live DJ set)

2006 Blue Potential

2007 One Man Spaceship

2008 Gamma Player Compilation Vol 1: The Universe By Night

2009 Sleeper Wakes

2010 The Occurrence

2011 The Power

2011 2087

2011 Fantastic Voyage

Axis

AX-001 - Tranquilizer

AX-004 - Mecca

AX-005 - Thera

AX-006 - More Drama

AX-008 - Cycle 30

AX-009ab - AX-009 Series

AX-009 cd - Actual

AX-009ef - Medium

AX-010 - Growth

AX-011 - Purpose Maker EP

AX-012 - Humana

AX-013 - Tephra

AX-015 - Other Day EP

AX-016 - Very (first released vinyls were perfume-scented to 'enhance the idea of influence through interaction)

AX-018 - Tomorrow EP

AX-019 - Apollo

AX-019 OUR - From the 21st part 1

AX-019 AFV - From the 21st part 2

AX-020 - Every Dog has its Day vol. 1

AX-021 - Lifelike EP

AX-022 - Metropolis

AX-023 - Every Dog has its Day vol. 2

AX-024 - 4Art/UFO

AX-026 - Every Dog has its Day vol. 3

AX-030 - Every Dog has its Day vol. 4

AX-036 - See the Light Part 1

AX-037 - See the Light Part 2

AX-038 - See the Light Part 3

AX-039 - Expanded

AX-040 - The Tomorrow Time Forgot

AX-041 - Suspense/Dramatized

AX-043 - Time Mechanic

AX-044 - Blade Runner (EP) (inspired by the Ridley Scott film)

AX-048 - Systematic/The Sin

AX-049 - Alpha Centauri

AX-052 - Flyby - X-102

AX-055 - The Good Robot (Coming Soon)

Purpose Maker

PM-001 - Java

PM-002 - Kat Moda

PM-003 - Force Universelle

PM-004 - Our Man in Havanna

PM-005 - Steampit

PM-006 - Vanishing Act

PM-007 - Live Series

PM-008 - Skin Deep

PM-009 - If/Tango

PM-010 - Circus

PM-012 - Jetset

PM-014 - Electrical Experience

PM-015 - Divine

PM-016 - Kana

PM-020 - The Bells [10th Anniversary]

PM-021 - Natural World

PMWCD9601 - Purpose Maker Compilation [CD]

PMWLP9601 - Purpose Maker Compilation [2xLP]

Tomorrow

TW-001 - Preview EP

TW-300 - Sculptures 1-3 CD (by Petar Dundov)

TW-400 - Europa CD (by Mitch Walcott)

TW-800 - Time Machines CD

6277

MISSION 01 Elektrabel - Elektrabel EP 2003

MISSION 02 Hieroglyphic Being - Du Commencement A L'Eternite 2004

MISSION 03 Elektrabel - Crocks EP 2005

MISSION 04 Elektrabel - For Various Reasons 2005

MISSION 05 Sub Space - First Step EP 2005

MISSION 06 Zachary Lubin - Controllability 2005

MISSION 07 Various artists (Jeff Mills Mix) - The objective Mission [Top Secret] 2005

MISSION 08 Trefa - Elektrabel 2006

MISSION 09 Ben Gibson - No Signify EP 2006

MISSION 10 CounterPart - The Martian Mystique 2006

MISSION 11 Johannes Volk - The Mysteries Of Tharsis Montes 2006

MISSION 12 Jeroen - New Reality

Something In The Sky

SITS 001 Jeff Mills Untitled (12") 2009

SITS 002 Jeff Mills Untitled (12") 2010

SITS 003 Jeff Mills Untitled (12") 2010

SITS 004 Jeff Mills Untitled (12") 2010

SITS 005 Jeff Mills Untitled (12") 2010

SITS 006 Jeff Mills Untitled (12") 2010

SITS 007 Jeff Mills Untitled (12") 2011

SITS 008 Jeff Mills/Dj Surgeles Something In The Sky Mix (CD) 2012

Tresor Records

Waveform Transmission Vol. 1

The Extremist

Waveform Transmission Vol. 3

Waveform Transmission Vol. 3 (Detroit Cut)

Atlantis (under moniker X-103)

References

External links

Jeff Mills discography at Discogs.

See Deep House Page for some very rare live Chicago sets from around 1985-86.

Higher Frequency Interview

Hardware Interview

''Real Detroit Weekly'' Interview

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Name	Yevgeniya Kanayeva
Nickname	Zhenya, Kanai
Country
Birth date	April 02, 1990
Birth place	Omsk, Soviet Union
Height
Weight
Discipline	RG
Club	Gazprom
Headcoach	Irina Viner
Assistcoach	Vera Shtelbaums
Choreographer	Veronica Shatkova
Eponymousskills	Ring Pivots
Show-medals	yes
Medaltemplates	}}

Yevgeniya Olegovna Kanayeva (; born April 2, 1990 Omsk, Soviet Union) is a Russian rhythmic gymnast. She is the 2008 Olympic individual gold medalist and European Champion in the all around for Rhythmic Gymnastics. Omsk is also the hometown of 2004 Olympic silver medalist Irina Tchachina and she is training with the same coach. At the 2008 European Championships, in Torino she led the field by almost two full points, placing first in every event.

Kanayeva also beat compatriot Vera Sessina who won the all-around title in 2006 but was out due to injury and compatriot Olga Kapranova the 2005 World Champion.

Kanayeva won her first Olympic gold medal in Beijing 2008 in the women's rhythmic individual all-around final with a score of 75.500 (Rope:18.850, Hoop:18.850, Clubs:18,950 and Ribbon:18.850).

In the 2009 European Championship in Baku, Azerbaijan, she got five gold medals of 5 possible.

In 2009, at the 29th World Championship in Mie, Japan, she won 6 gold medals and became the only woman rhythmic gymnast in history to have set such record. In 2011, at the 31st World Championship in Montpellier, France, Kanayeva repeated her success by winning all 6 gold medals.

She is one of the best rhythmic gymnasts in history.

Kanayeva is 1.70m (5'7") tall and weighs 49 kg (108 lbs).

Biography

Childhood

Yevgeniya Kanayeva was born on 2 April 1990 in the Russian city of Omsk, Siberia, Her mother, Svetlana, was also a rhythmic gymnast – entitled ‘Master of Sports’. However, it was her grandmother, a devoted fan of Rhythmic Gymnastics and figure skating, who introduced her to Rhythmic Gymnastics at the age of 6. Despite her young age, the little Kanayeva had already shown enormous potential. Her first trainer, Elena Arais (daughter of Kanayeva’s current trainer Vera Efremovna Shtelbaums), was impressed by her enthusiasm to learn doing difficult elements. Shtelbaums, who worked in the same gymnastic school, also recalled the time when Kanayeva spent long hours practicing even though all other students were gone, with her grandmother standing in the cold dark corridor waiting to take her home. Besides her passion for Rhythmic Gymnastics, the little Kanayeva was well known for her kindness and care for others. She was nicknamed ‘Mother Theresa’ by the training staff and the parents of her childhood friends.

Kanayeva was selected to join a group of young rhythmic gymnasts from Omsk for a try-out in Moscow at the age of 12. Her performance caught the eyes of Amina Zaripova - the person in charge of the youth program. She was then invited to train at the School of the Olympic Reserve. With Shtelbaums being also in Moscow as Omsk native Irina Tchachina’s personal trainer, Kanayeva received good supervision from her and improved quickly. In 2003 Kanayeva represented ‘Gazprom’ as a junior rhythmic gymnast to take part in the World Club Championship (also known as ‘Aeon Cup’) in Japan alongside Irina Tchachina and Alina Kabayeva. She won the junior title. At around the same time, she was noticed by the head trainer of the Russian national team, Irina Aleksandrovna Viner. She was accepted to train at ‘Novogorsk’, the training centre for national team members alone. In Viner’s words, it was a crucial period for Kanayeva because ‘it is better to witness something once than to hear it for 100 times. Alina Kabayeva started in the same way by training among the stars. Oaks do not grow in the desert, they grow among oaks. Kanayeva was lucky in this sense – that there were ‘Novogorsk’ and Vera Efremovna, and we made that decision. She started showing herself as a very clever and very gifted girl in love with Rhythmic Gymnastics.

The Rise

Kanayeva’s path to rise to the senior rank was not without difficulty due to Russia’s rich resource in rhythmic gymnasts. Since the end of the Olympic Games 2004, in which Kabayeva and Tchachina won the gold and silver medal respectively, Vera Sessina and Olga Kapranova had risen up and gradually become Russia’s leading rhythmic gymnasts. With Kabayeva remaining competitive, there was simply no room for Kanayeva. Yet, she continually worked hard, and the opportunity came in 2007.

In summer 2007, the team of rhythmic gymnasts, who were supposed to be heading to the European championship in Baku of Azerbaijan, was already known. They were Kabayeva, Sessina and Kapranova. However, due to a serious injury, Kabayeva needed to withdraw on the eve of the championship. In search of a replacement, Viner entrusted Kanayeva from the reserve team to do one apparatus – the ribbon. Despite the short notice, Kanayeva’s first performance on the international stage did not disappoint her trainers and supporters. Kanayeva won the gold medals in individual apparatus and in the team competition. Few months later, she won another gold medal in the team competition at the World Championship in Patras, Greece.

The Olympics Season

With the opportunity to take part in the Olympic Games in Beijing arising, Kanayeva’s performance in 2008 was breathtaking. All her routines (hoop, clubs, rope and ribbon) were designed with high difficulties and thoughtful music selection to bring out her uniqueness. One of which was her ribbon routine performed with the special edited piano version of ‘Moscow Nights (Подмосковные вечера)’.

Kanayeva began her 2008 season under the shadows of Sesina, Kapranova and Ukrainian rhythmic gymnast, the then World Champion, Anna Bessonova. However, by mid-spring she was able to overcome all odds and win all Individual All-around titles in the Grand Prix and World Cup series, as well as the Russian National Championship. At the European Championship in Turin, Italy, she was no longer a replacement or a reserve as one year before but an established senior rhythmic gymnast of the Russian national team. She defeated Bessonova and Kapranova with high scores in all her routines and became the European Champion. On Viner’ mind, by that time, Kanayeva was the automatic first choice for her Olympic team ahead of Sesina and Kapranova. Viner later settled with Kanayeva and Kapranova as the representatives of the Russian Federations in the Rhythmic Gymnastics competition for the Olympic Games.

Kanayeva was the youngest among all the finalists in the Olympic Rhythmic Gymnastics competition. However, she was also the calmest and made the fewest mistakes. In her words, the Olympic Games was ‘different from all other competitions. You just have to concentrate on yourself, the apparatus and the carpet. You should not pay attention on anything else. I persuaded myself that everything would be alright, that I should not worry.’ With this mentality, Kanayeva won the Olympic title with an excellent score 75.50, ahead of second place Inna Zhukova of Belarus by a margin of 3.50 point. According to Viner, what Kanayeva achieved was exceptional as the huge margin between her and the silver medalist was not likely to be ever repeated by any other rhythmic gymnasts in future Olympic Games.

The Record-breaker

With the implementation of the new ‘Codes of Points’, Kanayeva's style was changed drastically in 2009. The transition was not smooth as in early season she struggled against injuries and exhaustion. Although she remained undefeated in all Individual All-around competitions, on a few occasions Sesina and Bessonova finished ahead of her in individual apparatus. Nevertheless, in May Kanayeva won the gold medals for all 4 apparatus at the European Championship in Baku. Then, in July, she collected all gold medals available (9 in total) at the Rhythmic Gymnastics competitions in the Universiade and the World Games. In fact, her 5 gold medals in the Universiade enabled Russia to come top on the overall team ranking. President Dmitry Medvedev of the Russian Federations openly complimented on Kanayeva’s contribution. She was also hailed as the 'Heroine of the Games' by the official website of Universiade Belgrade 2009.

In September, the World Championship in Rhythmic Gymnastics (Mie Prefecture, Japan) provided Kanayeva the opportunity to become World Champion. Kanayeva qualified for the Individual All-around final by coming first in every single apparatus, each with a gold medal. Besides, her results in individual apparatus also won her a gold medal for the team competition (together with Olga Kapranova, Daria Kondakova and Daria Dmitrieva). As a result, prior to the Individual All-around final, Kanaeva had already won 5 gold medals – equaled the record set by Oxana Kostina of Russia in 1992 of winning the most number of gold medals in one single Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championship.

Although none expected it to be a record-breaking World Championship, Kanayeva’s determination was clearly seen in the Individual All-around final. After 3 rotations she led second place Kondakova by 0.850. As Kondakova finished her final rotation (rope) elegantly with a high score in 28.400, the atmosphere in the gymnasium turned electrified. After waiting for 5 other finalists to complete their routines, Kanayeva held the ball in her hands and stepped onto the carpet as the last competitor of the day. She gave a championship-winning performance. By a margin of 0.600, Kanayeva won her sixth gold medal and set a new record by winning the most number of gold medals in one single Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championship. With physical and emotional exhaustion, Kanayeva shed her tears when the Russian training staff embraced her.. President Dmitry Medvedev of the Russian Federation acknowledged Kanayeva's new record by sending her a telegram of congratulation.

On and Off the Carpet

Kanayeva’s success in Rhythmic Gymnastics has not only won her admiration across Russia and around the globe but also continued Omsk’s tradition in producing outstanding rhythmic gymnasts. Sport commentator and former rhythmic gymnast Lyaisan Utyasheva once described Kanayeva as a combination of Tchachina and Kabayeva. However, Kanayeva had no intention to be a copier of the former greats. Frequently in interviews, when asked about her views on success and future plan, her reply was that she lived only in today and every victory motivated her to improve further. According to Arais, Kanayeva always applies the principle ‘winner or loser’ in life, which has distinguished her from others since her first step in Rhythmic Gymnastics. For Kanayeva, 'victory and defeat both give lessons. In the face of victory, the most important thing is not to be overwhelmed but to stay on the ground, to go on and work and take delight in life. For an athlete’s life does not only come through by one victory, and a real athlete is one who is capable of winning and losing.'

Although Kanayeva's ability to follow her trainers' instructions was well known, she had no hesitation to give her opinions on her routines and performances. Year by year, she has shown desires in trying out new elements and adopting new styles. She stated that her satisfaction in Rhythmic Gymnastics was not merely associated with scores or medals but more with the reaction of the audience to her performance.

For Shtelbaums, Kanayeva has the quality to become a good trainer because of her attentiveness to instruct young rhythmic gymnasts. Currently, she is enrolled at The Siberian State University of Physical Training and Sports. When asked what she would like to do when her sporting career is over, Kanayeva expressed her wish to learn how to draw and play piano. She has also said in other interviews that she is keen to study a foreign language, such as English, and some computer-related subjects. Her mother Svetlana said her daughter is thoughtful in this aspect as all her prize money is being saved up for future education.

By the end of 2009, Kanayeva was awarded the title ‘Merited Master of Sports’ in Russia. Irina Tchachina was the guest of honour to present Kanayeva the award.

Records

29th RG World Championships Mie, Japan 2009 # Yevgeniya Kanayeva set a record in the 29th RG World Championships 2009 in Mie by winning 6 gold medals. She is the first gymnast in RG history to achieve such results in one single World Championship. 31st World Championship Montpellier, France 2011 # She equals the record of Maria Petrova (rhythmic gymnast), who won 3 world titles for three consecutive years (1993/1994/1995), and of María Gigova (1969/1971/1973). # She is the first gymnast who has won 3 consecutive world titles without sharing the triumph with other gymnasts. Petrova and Gigova shared their respective titles with other gymnasts. # It is the second time when Yevgeniya Kanayeva won 6 gold medals out of 6. She equals her own record. # She is the first gymnast who has won gold medals in all of apparatus. (5 apparatus, rope, hoop, ball, clubs and ribbon). She is also the only one gymnast in history to ahieve gold medals in the 7 individual categories of rhythmic gymnastics (All-around, rope, hoop, ball, clubs, ribbon and team competition). # She levels with Maria Gigova in hoop: both have won 3 gold medals in the World Championships. # She levels with Ekaterina Serebrianskaya and Lilia Ignatova in ball: all of them have won 3 gold medals in the World Championships. # She is the gymnast in the entire RG history who has won the most World Championships titles: 17 gold medals. Grand Prix Brno, Czech 2011 # On October 16, 2011 Yevgeniya Kanayeva scored 30, she got perfect 10 in difficulty, artistry and execution at ribbon final, Grand Prix Brno 2011, Czech. She is the first gymnast in the history of rhythmic gymnastic to achieve full mark under 30 points judging system.

Routines Music Information

Year	Apparatus	Music Title
2003	Rope	Black Cat, White Cat by Goran Bregovic
	Ball	No Information
	Clubs	No Information
	Ribbon	I Wanna Be Like You by Big Bad Voodoo Daddy
2004	Rope	Black Cat, White Cat by Goran Bregovic
	Ball	PC Game-Pharaoh OST, mix of jakb+jrj-Hb-sd
	Clubs	Hey Pachuco (Mask OST) by Royal Crown Revue
	Clubs (Aeon Cup)	No information
	Ribbon	Besame Mucho by Gadjo
2005	Rope	Laissez Moi Me Griser by Maurice el Medioni
	Hoop	Big Drum, Small World by Dhol Foundation
	Clubs	Animals by X-Mode
	Ribbon	Besame Mucho by Gadjo
2006	Rope	Playing Marilyn Monroe by Oleg Kostrow
	Ball (1st one)	Earthsong by Karunesh
	Ball (2nd one, CariPrato)	Moonlight Rumba by Gustavo Montesano
	Clubs	No Information
	Ribbon	Walls of Akendora by Keiko Matsui
	Gala-free hand	Earthsong by Karunesh
2007	Rope	Kalinka by Ivan Petrovich Larionov
	Hoop	La Forza Del Destino by G.Verdi, composed by Pompon Finkelstein
	Clubs (1st one)	Act 1Largoal factotum by Rossini
	Clubs (2nd one, ex CariPrato)	No Information
	Ribbon	Walls of Akendora by Keiko Matsui
	Gala (CariPrato with Ermakova)	Song #1 by Serebro
	Gala-2 Ribbons (WCH Patras)	Kadril Veselaya by Svetoch
2008	Rope	El Conquistador by Maxime Rodriguez
	Hoop	Tristan & Iseult by Maxime Rodriguez
	Clubs @ LA Lights	No Information (same music with CariPrato 2007)
	Clubs	Jota Aragonesa by Glinka
	Ribbon	MoscowNights by Vasily Solovyov-Sedoy
	Gala-2 Ribbons	Kadril Veselaya by Svetoch
	Gala-Autum	You in My September by Igor Krotoy
2009	Rope (1st One)	Carmen Suite by Rodion Shchedrin
	Rope (2nd One)	Kadril Veselaya by Svetoch
	Hoop	Fantasia on Russian Folksongs by Anton Arensky
	Ball (1st one)	Oventure of Spartacus by Aram Khachaturian
	Ball (2nd one)	Concierto de Aranjuez by Joaquín Rodrigo
	Ribbon	Padam Padam by Edith Piaf
	Gala-Autumn	You in My September by Igor Krotoy
	Gala (WCH Mie)	Do Your Thing by Basement Jaxx
2010	Rope (1st One)	Pigalle (Interlude) by Patricia Kaas
	Rope (2nd One)	Smuglyanka Moldovanka
	Hoop	Rite of the Spring by Igor Stravinsky
	Ball	Mix of Loss (OST Eminent Domain) and Decision (OST A Short Film About Killing) by Zbigniew Preisner
	Ribbon	No Information
	Gala @GP Thiais	La monture from Notre Dame de Paris (Musical)
	Gala @EC Bremen	Oblivion by Astor Piazzolla
	Gala @WCHMoscow	Who Wants to Live Forever by Queen, Sarah Brightman version
2011	Hoop	L'Ete Indien by Joe Dassin
	Ball (1st One)	OST Picture of Dorian Gray (Mix, 1st part-Picture of Dorian Gray by Charlie Mole, 2nd part-Catch the Falling Sky by Immediate Music)
	Ball (2nd One)	Elegy in E-Flat Minor by Sergei Rachmaninov
	Clubs	Bolero by Maurice Ravel
	Ribbon	Fantasie Impromptu No 66 by Frédéric Chopin
	Gala @EC Minsk	You Lost Me by Christina Aguilera

References

External links

Евгения Канаева стала чемпионкой Европы в многоборье

Zhenya Kanaeva Gymnasium (Evgenia Kanaeva unofficial fans website)

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Name	Daria Kondakova
Nickname	Dasha
Country
Birth date	July 30, 1991
Birth place	Sochi, Krasnodar Krai
Height
Discipline	RG
Headcoach	Irina Viner
Assistcoach	Anna Shumilova
Choreographer	Veronica Shatkova
Eponymousskills	Pivots
Show-medals	yes
Medaltemplates	}}

Daria Kondakova (Russian: Дарья Кондакова; born 30 July 1991) is a Russian rhythmic gymnast from Moscow, Russia.

She obtained very good results in her first season (2009), culminating in her all around silver medal at the Worlds Championships in Mie. She is coached by Anna Shumilova.

External links

Category:1991 births Category:Living people Category:Russian rhythmic gymnasts Category:People from Sochi

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