Jean Claude Ades Explained

Jean Claude Ades
Background:non_performing_personnel
Alias:Krystal K, J.C.A., JCA
Origin:Germany
Genre:House, electro, techno, deep house
Occupation:DJ / Music producer
Years Active:1995-present
Label:B!CRAZY

Jean Claude[1] Ades[2] is a German-born electronic music producer.[3] He has resided and worked in Italy, France, and Spain,[4] specialising in house and electro music.

Biography

Ades started DJ-ing at the age of 16. In 1995, he released his first single under the artist name J.C.A. In 2002, he changed it to Krystal K.[5] In 2006, he founded his own label, B!CRAZY,[6] which currently is also an entertainment venue in Ibiza owned by Ades.[7] He gained further prominence by releasing digital tracks through Beatport during the 2010s.[8]

Ades gained worldwide popularity after releasing "Shingaling" in April 2008 alongside another French producer Thomas Vincent.[9] The track is a mixture of electrotech and tribal house and features samples from the 1968 salsa hit "Shingaling Shingaling" by Puerto-Rican band Kako & His Orchestra.[10] [11]

In 2019, Ades moved to a private villa in Mykonos (Greece),[12] where he resides up to this day. He has released mixtape podcasts since the COVID-19 pandemic.[13]

Notable contributions

Particularly noted for his work with pop and dance vocalist Dannii Minogue, Jean Claude Ades co-wrote and produced Minogue's biggest hit "I Begin to Wonder", under the pseudonym J.C.A., along with three further tracks, "Come and Get It", "Feel Like I Do" and "Free Falling". He also helped produce the song "Lovers Till the End" with Christian Burns, for the album Simple Modern Answers.

His better known remixes include that of The Nightcrawlers' "Push The Feeling On", Coburn's "We Interrupt this Programme", Tomcraft's "Da Disco", The Roc Project's "Never (Past Tense)", and iiO's "At the End". Ades' hit singles include "Some Day", "Fly Away", "Nite Time", and Angel City's "Love Me Right (Oh Sheila)"[14]

Under the alias Krystal K, while residing in Munich, Germany, he produced a major hit on the Billboard Dance Top 40 chart in 2004, with "Let's Get It Right".[15]

Discography

(selective)

as Krystal K

as J.C.A / JCA

as Jean Claude Ades

Charting singles

Title! scope="col" rowspan="2"
YearPeak chart positions
AUS
[16]
"I Begin to Wonder"200278
"Fly Away"200679

External links

Notes and References

  1. The name, be it a pseudonym or not, is not hypenated and is actually written as "Jean Claude".
  2. http://notabledance.com/2012/08/09/interview-jean-claude-ades-2012/ Notabledance.com Interview with http://notabledance.com/2012/08/09/interview-jean-claude-ades-2012/ (August 9, 2012)
  3. Web site: Jean-Claude Ades - New Songs, Playlists & Latest News - BBC Music. BBC. en-GB. 2019-10-23.
  4. The Beat Box: Hot Plate. Paoletta. Michael. September 7, 2002. Billboard. 26. 13 May 2011.
  5. Web site: Jean Claude Ades. ADE. en. 2019-10-23.
  6. Web site: Jean Claude Ades returns to Heart Ibiza with B!CRAZY every Friday. 2019-03-28. Decoded Magazine. en-US. 2019-10-23.
  7. Web site: JEAN CLAUDE ADES REVEALS OPENING LINE-UP FOR B!CRAZY + FULL SEASON CALENDAR B!CRAZY OPENING PARTY HEART IBIZA 31ST MAY 2019. 2019-05-14. The Partae. en-US. 2019-10-23.
  8. Web site: House. technomusic.top - #1 source for techno-music downloads, mp3 & more!. 2019-10-23.
  9. Web site: Ryanair Stories: Ibiza with DJ Jean Claude Ades Try Somewhere New. www.ryanair.com. 2019-10-23.
  10. Web site: Featured artist: Jean Claude Ades – El Chiringuito Ibiza. 15 September 2016 . en-US. 2019-10-23.
  11. Web site: Jean Claude Ades: "Express and be yourself in the purest way you can". Rada. Eileen. 2018-11-29. Electronic Groove. en-US. 2019-10-23.
  12. Web site: "SCORPIOS is here with Jean Claude Ades & Kaz James 1305". The Haute Blu. 2019-10-23.
  13. Web site: Jean Claude Ades. SCORPIOS MYKONOS. en-US. 2019-10-23.
  14. http://www.discogs.com/artist/Krystal+K Krystal K
  15. http://www.cduniverse.com/search/xx/music/pid/6707983/a/Let%27s+Get+It+Right.htm Lets Get It Right
  16. 144.

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