Jean-Pierre Danel
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| Jean Pierre Danel | |
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| Background information | |
| Born | 4 June 1968 La Varenne, France |
| Genre(s) | Rock, Blues, blues-rock, hard rock, pop |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, Songwriter, Producer |
| Instrument(s) | Guitar, Vocals |
| Years active | 1982 - present |
| Label(s) | Sony/BMG |
| Website | Official website |
| Notable instrument(s) | |
| Miss Daisy Fender Stratocaster, La Marquise Fender Stratocaster | |
Jean-Pierre Danel (born 1968) is a famous French self-taught guitarist, record producer and composer.
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[edit] Biography
Danel started his career as a professional guitarist in July 1982, at the age of 14.
He was then mainly influenced by the English guitar legends Hank Marvin and The Shadows. After many tours and studio recordings with French session musicians, he released various guitar albums, 7 gold discs in Europe.[citation needed] In the US, his album "Stratospheric" was named Best Album of the Year 2000 by the Instrumental Rock Guitar Hall Of Fame[citation needed], and Danel was also named Composer of the Year for his track "Ballad For a Friend".[citation needed] As a guitarist, the Instrumental Rock Guitar Hall Of Fame described him as "brilliant and expressive".[citation needed]
In 2001, he was featured on the charitable Unicef album released by Sony Music, "Guitar Masters – The Greatest Guitarists in the World", along with Eric Clapton, Carlos Santana, BB King, Al Di Meola, Popa Chubby, Stanley Jordan, and others.[citation needed] As a producer, he started his own company, Puzzle Productions, in 1989. He has produced or co-produced for various French and international artists, scoring 196 hit records, including 104 Top 10 and 19 #1 hits in France. Danel has also received 137 gold and platinum discs for his productions.
His work also includes the production, with DJ Da French Guy, of radio remixes for artists such as Madonna, Britney Spears, Daft Punk, and Moby. In October 2002, with the re-release by Sony of a part of his back catalogue, he was briefly the producer with the highest number of albums and singles in the French national charts during the same week, with 19 records ranked.[citation needed]
His new[when?] album Guitar Connection, released by Sony/BMG in July[year needed] is the only instrumental guitar album to reach the #1 spot in the charts in France[citation needed] and received a double gold disc (for more than 160,000 copies sold).[citation needed] The DVD received a diamond disc.[citation needed]
"Guitar Connection 2" was released in March 2007, hitting the charts at #8.[citation needed] The album features some famous guest stars, and includes a duet with British legend Hank Marvin on the standard "Nivram". The DVD received a double platinum disc.[citation needed]
In June 2007, Danel received the "Grand Prix Français de la Guitare" award[citation needed] as well as a multi-diamond distinction award for 25 years in the music business.[citation needed]
In March 2008, his single "NZ Girl Blues" hits the charts at #5. Guitar Connection 3 will be released on July 7th 2008.
Danel also wrote the books "Femme mode d’Emploi" (quotations about women), and "Tribute to the Fender Stratocaster" based on his guitar collection, which includes "Miss Daisy" and "La Marquise". He published another book in June 2007, a biography of French playwriter, director and actor, Sacha Guitry.
Jean-Pierre is the son of the well known French pop singer Pascal Danel, who wrote and sang the 60s French hits "Les Neiges du Kilimandjaro" and "La Plage aux Romantiques", among others, and he is the nephew of opera director Jean-Pierre Ponnelle.
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
- Rarities (1982)
- Vocals (1986)
- Chez Toi Et Moi (Maxi) (1989)
- The Twist Sessions (1990)
- Chorus (1993)
- Remember Shadows(1994)
- Guitar Generation (1995)
- Le Meilleur Des Shadows (1995)
- Guitar Line (1997)
- Play 18 Hits Of The Shadows (1997)
- Tribute To The Shadows 40 Years – 40 Tracks (2 Cds) (1998)
- Les Annees Shadows (2 Cds / 46 Tracks) (1998)
- The Best Of The Guitar Legends (3 Cds / 75 Tracks) (1998)
- The Best Of The Guitar Legends Vol.1 (1998)
- The Best Of The Guitar Legends Vol.2 (1998)
- The Best Of The Guitar Legends Vol.3 (1998)
- A Tribute To The Shadows – The Gold Series (1998)
- Guitar Greatest (2 Cds) (2000)
- La Legende Des Shadows (2000)
- A Tribute To The Shadows (2000)
- The Guitar Album (2000)
- Stratospheric (2000)
- Play Hits Of The Shadows (2000)
- Tribute To The Shadows (2001)
- The Playback Collection Vol. 1 (2001)
- The Playback Collection Vol. 2 (2001)
- The Playback Collection Vol. 3 (2001)
- The Playback Collection Vol. 4 (2001)
- Guitarmania (4 Cds / 88 Tracks) (2001)
- Nuits Parisiennes (2001)
- A Tribute To The Shadows (4 Cds / 80 Tracks) (2001)
- A Tribute To The Shadows Vol 1 (2001)
- A Tribute To The Shadows Vol 2 (2001)
- A Tribute To The Shadows Vol 3 (2001)
- A Tribute To The Shadows Vol 4 (2001)
- Guitar Classics (2002)
- Guitar Gold Themes (2002)
- The Shadows’ Anthology - The Tribute Album By Jean-Pierre Danel (2002)
- Essential Guitar (2002)
- All The Best (2 Cds) (2002)
- Guitare 5 Cd - 100 Titres (2003)
- Guitar Greatest Hits (2005)
- Guitar Connection (1 Cd + 1 Dvd) (2006)
- Guitar Connection 2 (1 Cd + & Dvd) (2007)
- Coffret Guitar Connection 1 & 2 (2007)
- Guitar Connection 3 (2008)
[edit] Participations
- Les Masters De La Guitare – Les Plus Grands Guitaristes Du Monde (2001)
[edit] Videos
- In Concert (1990)
- Guitar Connection (2006)
- Guitar Connection 2 (2007)
- Coffret Guitar Connection 1 & 2 (2007)
- Guitar Connection 3 (2008)
[edit] Books (in French)
- Femme Mode d'Emploi (NM7, 2000)
- Tribute to the Fender Stratocaster (JA, 2001)
- Le Destin fabuleux de Sacha Guitry (Le Marque-Page, 2007)
- Chroniques d'une Vie Passionnante (enfin, je crois...) (Courcelles Publishing, 2008)
[edit] CD-Rom
- 20 Ans D'occupations... (2002)
[edit] Singles
- 43 singles
[edit] External links
