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• Chic (style), chic meaning stylish or smart
  • Related: List of chics
• Chic (horse), a thoroughbred racehorse
• Chic (band), an American music group popular in the disco era
  • Chic (album), the 1977 debut album of the band Chic
• CHIC (electronics), a modular verifier for behavioral compatibility checking of hardware and software systems
• Chic Magazine, a pornographic magazine
• the Cooking and Hospitality Institute of Chicago (CHIC)
• The former call sign of two Canadian radio stations now known as CIAO and CFNY
• The Chic automobile manufactured by Clarence Chick in Adelaide, South Australia in the 1920's

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Dimitri from Paris
Background information
Birth name	Dimitris Yerasimos
Also known as	Dimitri From Tokyo
Born	(1963-10-01) 1 October 1963 (age 48)
Origin	Istanbul, Turkey
Genres	Lounge Electronica Downtempo House
Occupations	composer, remixer, producer, DJ
Years active	1993–present
Labels	Yellow Productions ITH Records
Website	http://www.dimitrifromparis.com

Dimitri from Paris (born Dimitris Yerasimos in October 1963) is a French music producer and DJ of Greek origins. His musical influences are rooted in 1970s funk and disco sounds that spawned contemporary house music, as well as original soundtracks from 50s and 60s cult movies such as Breakfast at Tiffany's, La Dolce Vita and The Party, which were sampled in his album Sacrebleu^[1]. Dimitri fused these sounds with electro and block party hip hop he discovered in the 80s.

Biography[link]

Contrary to his musical pseudonym, Dimitri was born not in Paris but in Istanbul, Turkey. 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[link]

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. 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. He also released two solo EPs from 1993 to 1994, and contributed to the Yellow Productions compilation La Yellow 357.

Recording career[link]

In 1996 Dimitri gained worldwide recognition with the release of his first full album, Sacrebleu, released on Yellow Productions. 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.

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. 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.

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. He also did the music for the anime Tsukuyomi -Moon Phase- and mixed the soundtrack for the French luxury dessin animé Jet Groove produced by Method Films.

Recent developments[link]

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.

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's Day's lovers. Later on Dimitri produced Los Amigos Invisibles "Super Pop Venezuela" album which grabbed a nomination for a grammy award.

2007 saw the release of the Cocktail Disco project with longtime partner BBE, a handful of Disco classics remixes and other surprises down the line.

2009 saw the release of the Night Dubbin', a post-disco R&B compilation remix album.^[2]

Discography[link]

Studio albums[link]

• Sacrebleu, 1996
• Cruising Attitude, 2003

Compilation albums[link]

• 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
• Night Dubbin', 2009 compiled by Dimitri from Paris & The Idjut Boys
• Get Down With The Philly Sound, 2010
• Knights of the Playboy Mansion, 2011

References[link]

External links[link]

• Allmusic entry for Dimitri from Paris
• DJ Dimitri from Paris club-night of note at Queen
• Resident Advisor entry for Dimitri From Paris

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Bernard Edwards (October 31, 1952 – April 18, 1996) was a bass player and record producer, both as a member of the Funk/Disco band Chic and on his own. He died of pneumonia while touring in Japan.

History[link]

Edwards, who was born in Greenville, North Carolina, and grew up in Brooklyn, New York City, met Nile Rodgers in the early 1970s. The two formed the Big Apple Band (active 1972–1976) and then united with drummer Tony Thompson to eventually form Chic together with singer Norma Jean Wright.

With Chic (active 1976–1983), Edwards created era-defining hits such as "Dance, Dance, Dance", "Everybody Dance", "Le Freak", "I Want Your Love" and "Good Times". Edwards also worked with Nile Rodgers to produce and write for other artists, using Chic to perform everything musically and vocally except lead vocals. Those productions with Norma Jean Wright, Sister Sledge, Sheila and B. Devotion, Diana Ross, Johnny Mathis, Debbie Harry and Fonzi Thornton led to more hits such as "Saturday", "He's The Greatest Dancer", "We Are Family", "Spacer", "Upside Down", "I'm Coming Out" and "Backfired" to name a few. (In the song "We Are Family," Kathy Sledge gives Edwards a brief shout-out, singing "Yeah, come on Bernard, play...play your funky bass, boy!")

Chic split in 1983 due to personal and artistic differences between Edwards and Rodgers.

Edwards released a solo album the same year, and in 1985 he was instrumental in the formation of the supergroup Power Station. The band's first album was produced by Edwards and featured Chic drummer Tony Thompson, and Duran Duran members John and Andy Taylor as well as singer Robert Palmer. Edwards followed this by producing Robert Palmer's hit album Riptide. He continued to produce artists throughout the 1980s and 90s. Among others, he worked with Diana Ross, Adam Ant, Rod Stewart, Air Supply, ABC and Duran Duran.

Edwards was the father of multi-platinum record producer Bernard "Focus..." Edwards, Jr. who has produced songs for Jennifer Lopez, Beyoncé Knowles, Busta Rhymes, Bishop Lamont, Tony Yayo and more.

Edwards teamed up with Nile Rodgers again for the Chic reunion in the early 1990s and released the album Chic-Ism in 1992.

In 1996 Nile Rodgers was named JT Superproducer of the Year in Japan, and was invited to perform there with Chic in April of that year. Just before the concert at the Budokan Arena in Tokyo, Edwards fell ill, but despite Rodgers' insistence, he refused to cancel the gig. He managed to perform but had to be helped at times. After the concert he retired to his hotel room where he was later found dead by Rodgers. The cause of death was ruled to be pneumonia.

Basses[link]

Edwards played a Music Man StingRay (bequeathed to Duran Duran's John Taylor after his death), a Fender Precision Bass, and a B.C. Rich "Eagle" bass during the prime of Chic. Later he would also use a Spector NS. He also was known to play a G&L L-1000 and a Sadowsky standard.

Influence[link]

Bernard Edwards is considered one of the most important bass players of the 20th century. His bass line from Chic hit "Good Times" has become one of the most copied pieces of music in history, and had a huge influence on musicians of many genres when released and was the inspiration for "Another One Bites the Dust" by Rock group Queen.

The Chic song "Good Times" was credited on Sugarhill Gang's "Rappers Delight" in 1979 ("based on the music from the song 'Good Times' N.Rogers/B Edwards", is on the vinyl label)- the first rap song to become a mainstream hit. The following twenty-odd years has seen it sampled by artists of diverse genres, from Rap to Punk and Techno to Pop. Duran Duran bassist John Taylor often played the song in homage during his solo performances, and cited Edwards as his primary influence.

On September 19, 2005 Edwards was honored posthumously for his outstanding achievement as a producer, when he was inducted into the Dance Music Hall of Fame at a ceremony held in New York.

Selected discography[link]

Chic[link]

• Chic (1977)
• C'est Chic (1978)
• Risqué (1979)
• Real People (1980)
• Take It Off (1981)
• Tongue in Chic (1982)
• Believer (1983)
• Dance, Dance, Dance: The Best of Chic (1991)
• Chic-Ism (1992)
• The Best of Chic, Volume 2 (1992)
• Live at the Budokan (1999)

Solo[link]

• Glad To Be Here (1983)

Production[link]

• Norma Jean, Norma Jean Wright (1978)
• We Are Family, Sister Sledge (1979)
• King of the World, Sheila and B. Devotion (1980)
• Love Somebody Today, Sister Sledge (1980)
• diana, Diana Ross (1980)
• I Love My Lady, Johnny Mathis (1981) (Unreleased)
• Koo Koo, Debbie Harry (1981)
• unknown title, Fonzi Thornton (1982) (Unreleased)
• Swept Away, Diana Ross (1984)
• Power Station, Power Station (1985)
• "A View To A Kill" (single), Duran Duran (1985)
• Heat, Nona Hendryx (1985)
• Riptide, Robert Palmer (1985)
• Cocker, Joe Cocker (1986)
• Color In Your Life, Missing Persons (1986)
• Hearts In Motion, Air Supply (1986)
• Alphabet City, ABC (1987)
• If, Hollywood Beyond (1987)
• Contact, Platinum Blonde (1987)
• Jody Watley, Jody Watley (1987)
• Out of Order, Rod Stewart (1988)
• Under The One Sky, Distance (1989)
• YUI Orta, Ian Hunter/The Hunter Ronson Band (1990)
• Break The Silence, The Triplets (1990)
• Vagabond Heart, Rod Stewart (1991)
• Persuasion, Adam Ant (1991) (Unreleased)
• Living in Fear, Power Station (1996)

External links[link]

• chictribute.com

References[link]