Ben Vedren (b. 1982, France)
Chiang Sheng, 2021

Chiang Sheng

2021

We are happy to welcome Ben Vedren on the label. This outstanding sound engineer and genius producer. Ben gives us Chiang-Sheng a piece with an unstoppable groove. Future funk all the way baby. A huge and impeccable production for a minimalist and subtle track. For the occasion we could not offer you less than our legendary godfather of house music made in France Mr Ark for a revisit of more than 11mns. A more house version tinged with a crazy groove that will never stop.

Ben Vedren

Born in 1982, Paris, France
Lives and works in Paris, France

Singular character of today’s music scene, Ben Vedren’s work is well-recognized and highly acclaimed through his production & Live/DJ performances around the world.

He is co-founder of Reduce Records and has been a permanent resident of the infamous club Concrete in Paris.

Ben has an impressive production catalog, including releases on Perlon (VillaH2H, a collaboration alongside Ricardo Villalobos & Chez Damier), Minibar, Balance, Concrete Music, Prospector, Eklo, 240 volts, Djebali, among others. He won a Beatport remix contest, releasing on Planet E Records his brilliant remix of the classic Carl Craig track «Bug in the Bass Bin». His remix of Dani Siciliano « I’m the question » on Circus Company has been strongly supported, it’s now a classic track to be heard in Clubs.

Starting his career as an composer/sound-engineer in Paris, he later devoted himself to his own productions, collaborations, and teaching as a certified Ableton instructor.

His first EP on Minibar (2012) « I Know You Know » received unanimous success and pushed him to the front of the scene.

His live performances fascinate and captivate with his unique energy, groove, generosity, sensibility and uncommon talent with machines. He is an artist that has mastered the skill to make the listener experience this feeling of « We Are One ».

Ben is an experienced traveling DJ playing gigs throughout the world including Exit Festival, Mutek Montreal, Womb Tokyo, Festival des Nuits Sonores, Weather Festival, Amore Festival, Trouw Amsterdam, Rex Club, Tresor, Half Baked, Stereo Montreal, Hoppetosse, Club der Visionaere, sharing regularly the decks with the world’s top DJs. In parallel, he has built several major projects outside of the club scene: a sound journey at the Villa Medici (Roma), an sound installation for the Nuit Blanche Festival (Paris), a sound and light show at the Grand Palais (Paris), one for the Fêtes des Lumières (Lyon), an audio-visual show « Bi-Oscillations » at Centre Pompidou (Paris) and several collaborations with designers concerning the sound of spaces and even objects.

Ben also loves to collaborate with other artists.

With Chez Damier, they produce music under the project H2H (Heart 2 Heart), where they experiment with music and also teach and encourage new talents.

Another major collaboration is his project with with Leiris, a longtime music partner under the alias Monkey Nenufar. They produce and play live, taking a very unique approach to minimal house/techno music.

Ark

Born in 1982, Paris, France
Lives and works in Lyon, France

Seen as the pioneer of the new experimental/minimal house style in France over ten years ago with releases on Brif, ARK has gone on to collaborate with and inspire a multitude of today’s established and rising stars across Europe... and the world !

From his origins as guitarist in a number of 80's funk bands, most notably Trankilou, where he hooked up with the legend that is Pepe Bradock and onto the great Matthew Herbert & LoSoul with their first collaboration, 'Belle Lurette' in '99. The 'Alleluyark' EP series from 2003 reaffirmed as his status as chief protagonist of experimental, groove led house and techno. His 2005 Long Player on Perlon, 'Caliente' won him critical acclaim, which is furthered by his more recent works together with Shalom (as Shalark), Krikor (as Krikark), Cabanne (as Copacabannark), Mikael Weill (as Les Cerveaux Lents) and Dolibox. His cannon of remixes is as long as the channel tunnel, reworking the likes of Stephen Beaupre, Mr. Oizo, Archive, Mossa, Salif Keita, Slabb, Krikor, Fym, Cabanne, Robag Wruhme... His new album "Arkpocalypse Now" (Perlon) came out on May 2010, and his latest solo EP "Arkuarium" (Thema021) on October.