Kris Menace

Kris Menace
Birth name	Christophe Hoeffel
Also known as	Love on Laserdisc, Black Van
Born	1980, Landau in der Pfalz, Germany
Genres	Electro House Techno Electronic
Occupations	DJ Record producer Remixer
Labels	Compuphonic
Associated acts	Fred Falke, Alan Braxe, Felix da Housecat
Website	krismenace.com

Kris Menace (born Christophe Hoeffel) is an electronic musician.

History

Christophe Hoeffel began to work as a producer and writer in the mid 1990s for different projects and started using the pseudonym "Kris Menace" in 2005.

Menace's debut single (in collaboration with Lifelike), Discopolis, was released on Alan Braxe's Label Vulture Music in 2005 and was one of the most anticipated house tracks and an Ibiza anthem within the same year. Discopolis was later picked up by Defected Records and re-released with various remixes and a video directed by Seb Janiak.

Menace later formed the label "Compuphonic" and continued to release singles under its imprint, such as Voyage, "Fairlight (feat. Fred Falke)", Steamroller and Jupiter. The latter became one of the most downloaded tracks in 2006 on the Electronic Music Download Platform "Beatport". In 2006, Kris started DJing with Alan Braxe, who was part "Stardust" with Thomas Bangalter from Daft Punk, and together they released the single Lumberjack in June 2007 on Vulture Music.

in 2008 he teamed up with the UK band Spooky to release the track "Stereophonic", which became UK's buzz charts nr.1 during the WMC and voted for being one of the hottest records of 2008 for DMC as well as with Felix da Housecat to produce the House Anthem "Artificial" or Rex The Dog to produce "POW!"

Kris Menace became one of the most in demand remixer, contributing remixes for Depeche Mode (Mute), Robbie Williams (EMI), LCD Soundsystem (DFA), Röyksopp (EMI), Kylie Minogue (EMI), Underworld (Pias), AIR (Virgin), Booka Shade (Get Physical), Felix da Housecat (Rude Photo/Wall of Sound), Benni Benassy & Kelis (Ultra), Monarchy (Mercury), Bag Raiders (Modular), New Young Pony Club (Modular), The Presets (Modular), Metronomy (Because), Moby (Mute), Róisín Murphy (Moloko/EMI), Tracey Thorn (Virgin), Princess Superstar, Martin Solveig, and many others.

Most of his Remixes like for LCD Soundsystem or Tracey Thorn went Number 1 across the European Dance Charts. His Metronomy "Heartbreaker" Remix became Number 1 most popular track on Hype Machine and therefore the most played track across all blogs in July 2008. His Kylie Minogue Remix was featured on Kylie Minogues Aphrodite Special Edition Album. His remix of LCD Soundsystem became part of their album "Sound of Silver" in different territories like Japan. His Remix for Monarchy´s - "The Phoenix Alive" was taken for the FIFA 2012 EA Sports Game Soundtrack

As a DJ he played all across the world for clubs like Fabric London, Razzmatazz Barcelona, Amnesia, Pacha, Space and many other clubs all around Europe, Canada, Japan, Brazil, Australia... In July 2008 he was asked to do an Essential Mix on Radio1, which received an outstanding Feedback. In November 2010 Kris did a MiniMix on Annie Mac's Radio1 show and broke the record of amount of used singles with 240 Tracks played within 5 minutes.

In December 2008, Kris started to promote his track "Scaler" without mentioning his artist name and which became one of the most anticipated techno tracks beginning 2009. Scaler is named to be the first track in electronic music history which created a psychoacoustics-never-ending-build-up soundeffect.

Kris Menace released his Debut Album "Idiosyncrasies" in May 2009 on 3 CDs, followed by the Singles "Metropolis" & "Idiosyncrasy". The album received an outstanding rating by international press and was re-released as an "Special Edition" in November 2010.

From May 2009 since August 2010, Kris Menace had a weekly radio residency at Radio FG in Paris.

In January 2010, Kris's Track "Lightning" was mashed up with The-Dream's "Walkin' on the Moon" by Vancouver, B.C. DJ/producer U-Tern and went worldwide Nr.1 most popular track on twitter within only one day. Later UK Pop Singer "Emil" resung the Samples from "The Dream" and the song became a released as "Walking on the Moon" followed by a Video around Europe.

In September 2010, Kris Released his "Masquerade EP" on Steve Angello's SIZE Label, which will be followed up by his "Phoenix & Triangle" Release in January 2011.

Kris is also part of different Projects and released under a number of aliases, including Menace, Love on Laserdisc, Jaunt and Black Van (DFA)

The first release of his Project "Black Van" together with koweSix from Moonbootica was released on LCD Soundsystem's DFA Label and became nominated for the Nu-Disco Track of the Year 2009, based on sales. "Black Van"´s follow up Single "Moments of Excellence / The Calling" was released November 2010 on the Label "Permanent Vacation". Black Van also Remixed for the likes of Aeroplane (Eskimo), Robbie Williams (EMI), The Glass and others.

Kris's "Menace" Project released the first EP "Hz & Tones" on Fake Blood's Label "Blood Music".

Menace is also owner of different record labels like "Work It Baby" where he nurtured artists such as Lifelike, Fred Falke, Serge Santiago and others.

Discography

Albums

• Kris Menace - Idiosyncrasies (3CD Box) (April 2009)

Singles

• Kris Menace - Triangle (2011)
• Kris Menace - Phoenix (2011)
• Kris Menace Joe and Will Ask?- Dewdrops (2009)
• Kris Menace - Idiosyncrasy (2009)
• Kris Menace - Metropolis (2009)
• Kris Menace – Scaler (2009)
• Kris Menace & Felix da Housecat - Artificial (2008)
• Kris Menace & Spooky – Stereophonic (2008)
• Kris Menace – Steamroller (2008)
• Alan Braxe & Kris Menace – Lumberjack (2007)
• Kris Menace feat. Fred Falke – Fairlight (Compuphonic / 2007)
• Kris Menace – Jupiter (Compuphonic / 2006)
• Lifelike & Kris Menace – Discopolis *Remixes (Defected / 2006)
• Kris Menace – Voyage (Compuphonic / 2005)
• Lifelike & Kris Menace – Discopolis (Vulture / 2005)

Remixes & Productions

• Erasure - When I Start to (Break it All Down) (Mute / 2011)
• Kylie Minogue - Get Outta My Way (EMI/Parlophone / 2010)
• Monarchy - The Phoenix Alive (This Is Music / 2010)
• Depeche Mode - Fragile Tension (EMI/Mute / 2009)
• Robbie Williams – She's Madonna (EMI / 2006)
• Röyksopp - The Girl and the Robot (Astralwerks, Wall of Sound 2009)
• LCD Soundsystem – North American Scum (DFA, Virgin / 2006)
• Air – Mer du Japon (Virgin Fr / 2007)
• Moby – Ohh Yeahh (Mute / 2008)
• Bag Raiders - Shooting Star (Modular / 2009)
• The Presets – My People (Modular / Universal 2008)
• Scott Hardkissl - You're the Star (God Within / 2009)
• Love on Laserdisc - Mainframe / The night of the worm (Compuphonic / 2009)
• Moonbootica - Men of the Future (Moonbootique / 2010)
• Moonbeam - Eyes of the Ocean (Soundz / 2009)
• Metal On Metal - Damn! (Skint / 2009)
• Filthy Dukes - Messages (Polydor / 2009)
• The Presets – My People (Modular / Universal 2008)
• Felix da Housecat – Something for Porno (Pias, Wall of Sound 2007)
• King Creosote – No clue (679/Warner 2007)
• Yuksek – Together (Universal Fr/ 2008)
• Underworld – Ring Road (Pias / 2008)
• Metronomy – Heartbreaker (Because / 2008)
• The Infadels – I can't get now (Wall of Sound / 2008)
• Tracey Thorn – Its all true (Virgin / 2006)
• Róisín Murphy – Overpowered (EMI / 2007)
• Midnight Juggernauts – Out Of The Storm (Institubes / 2007)
• Cagedbaby – Starr (Southern Fried / 2007)
• Bodyrox – Yeah Yeah (Eye Industries / 2006)
• Stars on 33 – I feel music in your heart (Vulture, Work it Baby / 1998, 2006)
• EVA - Builder (Work it Baby / 2007)
• Princess Superstar & Larry Tee – Licky (Holon 2006)
• Evermore – It's Too Late (Warner, Superstar / 2006)
• Martin Solveig – Something better (Mixture, Defected / 2007)
• Belle – What the hell (Universal / 2006)
• O.T. Quartet – Hold that sucker down (Champion / 2006) with Lifelike
• Patrick Alavi – Power (Azuli / 2005)

External links

• Official website
• Kris Menace on Myspace
• Kris Menace on Soundcloud
• (French) Interview Kris Menace - Actualites Electroniques
• (English) Interview Kris Menace - Actualites Electroniques