Stéfan Le Clair

Stephane Le Clair is a singer, songwriter, musician and DJ, who's work has included remixing Duran Duran tracks.

Biography
Stephane knew early on that he wanted to become a singer, songwriter and musician. He spent most of his childhood listening to records and and making covers or extended versions of his favorite tracks by artists such as The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, James Brown, John Lennon, Paul McCartney & Wings, Prince, David Bowie, Duran Duran, The Police and others.

He started playing drums at age 8, then sold his drum kit a few years later to buy an electric guitar, a drum machine, and a keyboard, to start reproducing the many melodies he had in his head since he was very young. During his teenage years he formed a few bands and performed his first shows. This was followed by going solo and recording demos.

Stepane experimented in many different musical styles, from funk to experimental progressive Jazz, and beyond. In the late 1990s he did some DJ work, that included the Medazzamixes for Duran Duran which Simon Le Bon and Warren Cuccurullo both really liked and talked about using as B-side material on their next single to be released from the Medazzaland album (unfortunately no other single was ever released from that album, and the band later parted from EMI records shortly after. Conversations with Simon and Warren gave Le Clair the boost he needed to focus even more on his own songwriting.

Other work includes producing, co-arranging, mixing and artwork for two albums by experimental jazz guitarist Wittox O'hara. Stephane has also created two songs using atmospheres and ambient material featuring Warren Cuccurullo & Shankar. One of these tracks is called "Eternal Moment", which includes elements from Warren's "Playing With The Alien", The Octavia Street Loop" and The Blue album.

A selection of Duran Duran mixes

 * "Big Mashup Thing (Britney Spears Vs Duran Duran)"
 * Nite-Runner: Re-Lubed
 * 1) "Nite-Runner" - Lubed single edit
 * 2) "Nite-Runner" - Lubed House Mixxx
 * 3) "Nite-Runner" - 70s Porn Flick Mix
 * 4) "Nite-Runner" - Le Clean Funk De Le Clair
 * Medazzamixes
 * 1) "Medazzaland" - Anaesthesia mix
 * 2) "Medazzaland" - Convulsions mix
 * 3) "Medazzaland" - Bizarre Buzz mix
 * 4) "Medazzaland" - Bizarre Buzz alternate
 * 5) "Medazzaland" - Le Marriage Wedding Album 1993 Sound Collage

Links

 * http://www.myspace.com/stephaneleclair