Madeon
Tags:
dance
, electronic
, funky house
Hugo Leclercq (born May 30, 1994), known by his stage name 'Madeon', is a self-described "electro-pop-house-whatever" producer from Nantes, France.
Leclercq started composing music at the age of 11, and adopted a 'nu-disco' style under the name "'Madeon'" in 2010. In the
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Hugo Leclercq (born May 30, 1994), known by his stage name 'Madeon', is a self-described "electro-pop-house-whatever" producer from Nantes, France.
Leclercq started composing music at the age of 11, and adopted a 'nu-disco' style under the name "'Madeon'" in 2010. In the fall of that year, at the age of just 16, he gained popularity for his award-winning remix of 'The Island' by 'Pendulum' which was praised by the likes of 'Skrillex' and 'Pendulum' front-man 'Rob Swire'.
In 2011, he created a remix for 'Yelle''s "'Que veux-tu'", and then went on to remix 'deadmau5''s 'Raise Your Weapon' which was praised by 'deadmau5' himself on Facebook and other social utilities. In the summer of 2011, a
YouTube video of his live mashup "'Pop Culture'" went viral, which combines 39 pop hits into one song. As of February 2012, it has approximately nine million hits.
Leclercq has been featured on 15 Minutes of Fame, a segment of Pete Tong's radio show on BBC Radio 1. Also on the 27th of January 2012 he played a 20 minute set as part of a show organised by Pete Tong to showcase up and coming stars in Electronic music. He included some of his own songs such as 'Pop Culture' and 'Icarus', as well as merging songs together; These ranged from 'Shuriken' alongside 'Que Veux Tu' and 'DJ', to 'M83''s 'Midnight City' being played on top of a 'Madeon' edit of 'Blitz' by 'Digitalism'.
Leclercq has cited 'The Beatles' and 'Daft Punk' as his greatest musical influences. He is also known to use Novation's Launchpad (for his live performances), and FL Studio (as his music production program of choice).
A debut EP was scheduled to be released in 2012, but then cancelled in favour of multiple singles, the first of which – 'Icarus' – is planned to be released in February 2012.
Social Media Links:
Facebook - www.facebook.com/itsmadeon
Twitter - www.twitter.com/itsmadeon
Soundcloud - www.soundcloud.com/madeon
Youtube - www.youtube.com/user/itsmadeon
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Live Dates:
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Ultra Music Festival 1
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Miami FL,
USA
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15 Mar
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17 Mar
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Rockness Festival
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Inverness,
UK
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7 Jun
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9 Jun
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Parklife Festival
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Manchester,
UK
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8 Jun
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9 Jun
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Isle of Wight Festival
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Isle of Wight,
UK
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13 Jun
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16 Jun
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Electric Forest Festival
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Rothbury MI,
USA
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27 Jun
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30 Jun
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Main Square Festival
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Arras,
France
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5 Jul
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7 Jul
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Camp Bisco
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Mariaville NY,
USA
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11 Jul
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13 Jul
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Benicassim International Festival
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Valencia,
Spain
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18 Jul
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21 Jul
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Global Gathering
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Stratford-upon-Avon,
UK
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26 Jul
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27 Jul
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VELD Music Festival
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Toronto ON,
Canada
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3 Aug
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4 Aug
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Creamfields UK
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Halton,
UK
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23 Aug
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24 Aug
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Electric Zoo Festival
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New York NY,
USA
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30 Aug
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1 Sep
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