Jean-François Dagenais
| J-F Dagenais | |
|---|---|
 Kataklysm guitarist J-F Dagenais 2012 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Jean-François Dagenais |
| Born |
October 16, 1975 Montreal, Qc, Canada |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, Recording Engineer, record producer, |
| Instruments | Guitar |
| Years active | 1991-present |
| Labels | Nuclear Blast Records, Napalm Records |
| Associated acts | Kataklysm, Ex Deo |
| Website | Official Facebook Page |
| Notable instruments | |
| ESP V-II | |
Jean-François Dagenais (born October 16, 1975) is a canadian Juno Award winning record producer, recording engineer, mixer, guitarist, and songwriter. He is best known as guitarist for the death metal band Kataklysm and for producing and mixing many heavy metal albums and its subgenres.
Producer
Currently Jean-Francois Dagenais works out of his own studio, JFD Studio, which he founded in 2005. Now relocated in Mesquite,Texas, he received a Canadian GAMIQ award “Metal / Hardcore Album of the Year” for both his work on Kataklysm's 2010 Heaven's Venom and 2008 Prevail albums, as well as winning a award with Kataklysm for "Best Metal Group" at the Canadian Indie Music Awards. J-F is also well known for his work with bands like Malevolent Creation, Misery Index, Despised Icon, Augury, Blackguard & Ex deo.
Kataklysm member
Jean-François Dagenais is the guitarist for the internationally acclaimed Canadian death metal band, Kataklysm. As opposed to many of the original members, Jean-François has been with Kataklysm since the band's inception in 1991. He has played guitar for all of these following albums:.[1]
Albums
- Kataklysm The Mystical Gate of Reincarnation (1993)
- Kataklysm Sorcery (1995)
- Kataklysm Temple of Knowledge (1996)
- Kataklysm Victims of this Fallen World (1998)
- Kataklysm The Prophecy (Stigmata of the Immaculate) (2000)
- Kataklysm Epic: The Poetry of War (2001)
- Kataklysm Shadows & Dust (2002)
- Kataklysm Serenity in Fire (2004)
- Kataklysm In the Arms of Devastation (2006)
- Kataklysm Live in Deutschland DVD (2007)
- Kataklysm Prevail (2008)
- Ex Deo Romulus (2009)
- Kataklysm Heaven's Venom (2010)
- Ex Deo Caligvla (2012)
- Kataklysm Iron Will DVD (2012)
- Kataklysm Waiting for the End to Come (2013)
- Kataklysm Of Ghosts and Gods (2015)
Demos
Producer Credits
P (Produced) E (Engineered) M (Mix) MA (Mastered)
- Anhkrehg - Le Mensonge de Massada - E-M
- Anhkrehg - Lands of War - E-M
- Anhkrehg - Against You All - E-M
- Atheretic - Apocalyptic Nature Fury - P-E-M
- Anonymus - Chapter Chaos Beguins - P-E-M
- Aphasia - Arcane in Thalassa - E-M
- Augury - Concealed- M
- Augury - Fragmentary Evidence- M
- Blackguard - Progugus Mortis - M
- Blastfame - Abstract Evolution P-E-M
- Codeblack - Penetration - E-M
- Deadsoil - Sacrefice - M
- Despised Icon - Split CD/Bodies in the Gears of the apparatus - P-E-M
- Despised Icon - The Healing Process - M
- Disparaged - Bloodsource - M
- Destined to Decay - Life Goes On Without Me - P-E-M
- Ex Deo - Romulus - P-E-M
- Ex Deo - CALIGVLA - P-E-M
- Hanker - Web of Faith - P-E-M
- Hanker - Conspiracy Of Mass Extinction - P-E-M
- Infernäl Mäjesty- Demo'n God - M
- Ire - I Discern an Overtone of Tragedy in Your Voice - P-E-M
- Kataklysm - Temple of Knowledge - M
- Kataklysm - Victims of this Fallen World - P-E-M
- Kataklysm - The Prophecy - P-E-M
- Kataklysm - Epic (The Poetry of War) - P-E-M
- Kataklysm - Shadows & Dust - P-E-M
- Kataklysm - Serenity In Fire - P-E-M
- Kataklysm - In The Arms of Devastation - P-E
- Kataklysm - Live in Deutschland DVD - M
- Kataklysm - Prevail - P-E
- Kataklysm - Heaven's Venom - P-E
- Kataklysm - Iron will DVD - M
- Kataklysm - Waiting For the End to Come - P-E
- Kataklysm Of Ghosts and Gods - P-E
- Krokmitën - Omicron-Omega - MA
- Krokmitën - HETA - MA
- Malevolent Creation - The Will to Kill - E-M
- Malevolent Creation - Conquering South America - M
- Malevolent Creation - Warkult - M
- Man Must Die- ...Start Killing - P-E-M
- Man Must Die - The Human Condition - P-E-M
- Minds - N-coded - P-E-M
- Misery Index - Retaliate - P-E-M
- Necronomicon - Rise of the Elder ones - M
- Necronomicon - Advent of the Human God - M
- Neuraxis - Live Progression - M
- Overbass - Revolution - E
- Profugus Mortis - So it begins - E
- Quo Vadis - Day into night - E
- Quo Vadis - Defiant Indoctrination DVD - E-M
- Redcore - Amyao - P-E-M
- Requiem - Government Denies Knowledge - M
- Soulforge - Re-Activate - P-E
- Symbolic - Death tribute DVD - M
- Synastry - Our Memetic Imprints - P-E-M
- ThunderWorks - Thoughts & Thunder - M-MA
- Tormentor Allegoria - Blackwine - M
External links
- https://www.facebook.com/JFDagenaisOfficial
- https://www.facebook.com/kataklysm
- https://www.facebook.com/exdeo