| Jean Pierre Danel | |
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| Background information | |
| Born | 4 June 1968 La Varenne, France |
| Genres | Blues, blues-rock, hard rock, pop |
| Occupations | Musician, songwriter, producer |
| Instruments | Guitar, vocals |
| Years active | 1982–present |
| Labels | Sony/BMG |
| Website | Official website |
| Notable instruments | |
| Miss Daisy Lady Rose La Marquise |
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Jean-Pierre Danel (born 4 June 1968) is a French guitarist, record producer and composer.
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Danel started his career as a professional guitarist in July 1982, at the age of 14.
He was then mainly influenced by the English guitarist 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.[1] In the US, his album Stratospheric was named Best Album of the Year 2000 by the Instrumental Rock Guitar Hall Of Fame,[1] and Danel was also named Composer of the Year for his track "Ballad For a Friend".[1] As a guitarist, the Instrumental Rock Guitar Hall Of Fame described him as "brilliant and expressive".[1]
In 2001, he played on Guitar Masters – The Greatest Guitarists in the World. As a producer, he started his own company, Puzzle Productions, in 1989.
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 the producer with the highest number of albums and singles in the French national charts during one same week, with 19 records ranked.[1]
His album Guitar Connection, released by Sony/BMG in July 2006 is the only instrumental guitar album to reach the #1 spot in the charts in France,[2] and received a double gold disc (for more than 160,000 copies sold)[3] and later a platinum disc. The DVD received a diamond disc[3] and two singles hit the Top 20.
Guitar Connection 2 was released in March 2007, hitting the charts at #8.[4] The album features some famous guest stars, and includes a duet with British legend Hank Marvin on the standard "Nivram". The single hits the French chart at #15. His duet which French star Laurent Voulzy hits the charts at #7, followed by another hit single at #13. Guitar Connection 2 received a gold disc and the DVD received a double platinum disc.[1]
In June 2007, Danel received the "Grand Prix Français de la Guitare" award.[1] as well as a multi-diamond distinction award for 25 years in the music business [1]
In March 2008, his single "NZ Girl Blues" hits the charts at #5.[5]
Guitar Connection 3 hits the charts at #18 in July 2008, the DVD gets a platinum disc and two singles enter the charts, including "The Pink Side of Miss Daisy", which goes to #9, and a Top 20 hit with a cover of "Honky Tonk Woman".
In March 2009, Guitar Connection - Tribute to The Shadows hit the album charts at #6, provides a hit single, and the video version gets a gold disc.
The Best of Guitar Connection hits the charts at #23 in September 2009 (and will later get to #2 on the downloading charts), followed by the double album "Jean-Pierre Danel plays The Shadows" at #38 and by "Guitar Connection Anthology" (#19). In November 2010, the charitable "Out of the Blues" guitar album to the benefit of Aids research, is released by Universal. Danel records duets with guitars greats such as Hank Marvin again, Albert Lee (recorded at the legendary Abbey Road Studio 2), Scott Henderson, Andy Powell of Wishbone Ash, Jake Shimabukuro and various very popular French artists. The first single, also titled "Out of the blues", had hit the Top 20 in March 2010 as an avant premiere, and the album hits #3. 2 Top 40 and Top 20 hit singles follow, and the album gets support by various people, such as Carla Bruni-Sarkozy.[6] or Brian May of Queen. The DVD gets a platinum disc in February 2011.
In October, Universal releases a 5 cds box set with an anthology of Danel recordings over the last 29 years as well as several compilations on donwloadings. Two of those albums hit the charts, at #9 and #14.
Danel is listed among the 30 greatest Stratocaster players in Rolling Stone magazine in December 2009.[7]
Danel also wrote a dozen of books, including "Femme mode d’Emploi" (quotations about women), and "Tribute to the Fender Stratocaster" based on his guitar collection. In 2007, he published a biography of French playwright, director and actor, Sacha Guitry, an autobiography and several other books in 2008 and 2009.
Jean-Pierre is the son of the French pop singer Pascal Danel.
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| 1993 | Chorus |
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| 1994 | Remember Shadows/Les Années Shadows |
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| 1997 | Guitar Line |
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| 2006 | Guitar Connection |
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| 2007 | Guitar Connection 2 |
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| 2008 | Guitar Connection 3 |
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| 2009 | Guitar Connection – Tribute to The Shadows |
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| 2009 | The Best of Guitar Connection |
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| 2009 | Guitar Connection (re-entry) |
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| 2009 | Guitar Connection 2 (re-entry) |
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| 2009 | Jean-Pierre Danel plays The Shadows |
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| 2009 | Guitar Connection Anthology |
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| 2009 | Guitar Connection 3 (ré-entry) |
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| 2010 | The Best of Guitar Connection (ré-entry) |
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| 2010 | Out of the blues |
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| 2011 | When the guitar rocks |
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| 2011 | Guitar Guitar Guitar |
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| 2011 | Stratospheric |
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| 2011 | Out of the blues (re-entry) |
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| Year | Single | Chart position / Album | |||||
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| 2006 | "A love theme for Sabine" | 15 | — | Guitar Connection | |||
| 2006 | "Sleepwalk" | 18 | — | Guitar Connection | |||
| 2006 | "Ballad for a friend" | 39 | — | Guitar Connection | |||
| 2007 | "Nz girl blues" | 5 | 23 | Guitar Connection 2 | |||
| 2007 | "My song of you" (duet with Laurent Voulzy) | 7 | 26 | Guitar Connection 2 | |||
| 2007 | "Guitar Connection Medley (Part I)" | 13 | 44 | Guitar Connection 2 | |||
| 2007 | "Nivram" (duet with Hank Marvin) | 15 | 50 | Guitar Connection 2 | |||
| 2008 | "The pink side of miss daisy" | 9 | 29 | Guitar Connection 3 | |||
| 2008 | "Honky Tonk Woman" | 18 | — | Guitar Connection 3 | |||
| 2009 | "The rise and fall of flingel bunt" | 43 | — | Guitar Connection – Tribute to The Shadows | |||
| 2009 | "Good Guitar Vibrations" | 20 | — | The Best of Guitar Connection | |||
| 2009 | "Come together" | 21 | — | The Best of Guitar Connection | |||
| 2009 | "Concerto de aranjuez" | 30 | — | Jean-Pierre Danel plays The Shadows | |||
| 2009 | "While my guitar gently weeps" (duet with Pascal Danel) | 29 | -- | Guitar Connection Anthology | |||
| 2010 | "Out of the blues (Single)" | 20 | -- | Out of the blues | |||
| 2010 | "Rock me baby" (duet with Axel Bauer) | 36 | -- | Out of the blues | |||
| 2011 | "This incredible fortune to be two" (with Louis Bertignac and Beverly Jo Scott) | 12 | -- | Out of the blues | |||