Cerrone | |
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 Cerrone in 2011 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Marc Cerrone |
| Born | 24 May 1952 Vitry-sur-Seine, France |
| Genres | Euro disco,[1] post-disco,[2] funk, electronic, French house |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, record producer, songwriter |
| Instrument(s) | Drums, keyboards, synthesizers |
| Years active | 1972–present |
| Labels | Malligator Productions |
| Website | cerrone |
Marc Cerrone[3] (French pronunciation: [maʁk sɛʁɔn], Italian: [tʃerˈroːne]; born 24 May 1952) is a French disco drummer, composer, record producer and creator of concerts. Cerrone is a producer of 1970s and 1980s disco songs.[4] He has sold over 30 million albums worldwide, including over four million copies in France,[5] and eight million copies of Supernature.[6][7] The single "Love in C Minor" (1976) reached No. 3 and was in the charts for two months, selling three million copies. With "Supernature" (1977), Cerrone merged symphonic orchestration with synthesizers. At the 1978 Billboard Disco Forum, Cerrone received six awards including Disco Artist of the Year.[8]
In addition to Love in C Minor, Cerrone's Paradise and Supernature, Marc Cerrone enjoyed success in Europe with albums such as Cerrone IV: The Golden Touch (1978), Where Are You Now (1983), The Collector (1985), Human Nature (1994) and more recently with the dance albums Hysteria (2002) and Celebrate (2007).[citation needed] Cerrone is also known for live performances. In 1991 he played on the show Harmony to celebrate the launch of Japan's first high-definition TV satellite. The rock opera was played to over 800,000 spectators at Tokyo harbour. Cerrone adapted "Harmony" for theatre. In 1992, the musical Dreamtime which was based on an original story by Cerrone ran for 140 shows on Broadway at New York's Ed Sullivan Theater.[9]
Cerrone has recorded and performed with Nile Rodgers, Toto, Laura Branigan, Jocelyn Brown, La Toya Jackson and Axelle Red. His music has been sampled by artists such as the Avalanches, Bob Sinclar, the Beastie Boys and Run-DMC.[10]
- ^ Tim Lawrence (2003), Love saves the day: a history of American dance music culture, 1970–1979, pp. 256–57, ISBN 0822331985
- ^ Cerrone – Allmusic; retrieved 18 January 2012.
- ^ Daryl Easlea, "Supernature Boy", Record Collector, #502, February 2020, pp.60-63
- ^ Marc Cerrone, Biographie, Evene.fr; retrieved 20 May 2013.(in French)
- ^ Les Ventes par Artiste de 1955–2012. Archived 5 November 2013 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Cerrone profile, rephlektorink.com; retrieved 20 May 2013.
- ^ Biography, Allmusic.com; accessed 12 April 2018.
- ^ Cerrone biography Archived 3 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine, DiscoMuseum.net; retrieved 20 May 2013.
- ^ Cerrone biography, Beatport.com; retrieved 21 May 2013.
- ^ Tracks that sampled music produced by Cerrone, Whosampled.com, retrieved 20 May 2013