Jean-François Dagenais
Kataklysm guitarist Dagenais in 2012
Kataklysm guitarist Dagenais in 2012
Background information
Born (1975-10-16) October 16, 1975
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Genresmetal, Death metal
Occupation(s)Musician, recording engineer, record producer, mix engineer
Instrument(s)Guitar
Years active1991-present
LabelsNuclear Blast Records, Napalm Records
Websitewww.jfdstudio.net

Jean-François Dagenais (French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃ fʁɑ̃swa daʒnɛ]; born October 16, 1975) is a French-Canadian Juno Award winning record producer, mix engineer, guitarist and songwriter specializing in the rock and metal genres. Born and raised in Canada J-F is now a naturalized citizen of the United States living in Dallas, Texas. 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

Jean-François Dagenais

Currently Jean-Francois Dagenais works out of his own studio, JFD Studio, which he founded in 2005. 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 an award with Kataklysm for "Best Metal Group" at the Canadian Indie Music Awards. Dagenais is also well known for his mixing and audio mastering work with bands like Malevolent Creation, Misery Index, Despised Icon, Wind Rose, Man Must Die, Macabre, Thy Antichrist, Texas Murder Crew & 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]

Jean-Francois Dagenais Heavy MTL festival 2010
Jean-Francois Dagenais Masters of Rock festival 2009

Albums

Demos

  • Kataklysm The Death Gate Cycle of Reincarnation (1992)
  • Kataklysm Vision the Chaos (1994)

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
  • Anonymus - Chapter Chaos Beguins - P-E-M
  • Augury - Concealed- M
  • Augury - Fragmentary Evidence- M
  • Blood of Christ - Unrelenting Declivity of Anguish - MA
  • Doom's Day - The Unholy (Single 2022) - M-MA
  • Devil's Trill - Rattle the Bones - M-MA
  • Despised Icon - Split CD/Bodies in the Gears of the apparatus - P-E-M
  • Despised Icon - The Healing Process - M
  • Di Lance Corporal - Di Lance Corporal - P-E-M
  • Enmity - Demagoguery - M-MA
  • Ex Deo - Romulus - P-E-M
  • Ex Deo - CALIGVLA - P-E-M
  • Ex Deo - The Immortal Wars - P-E
  • Ex Deo - The Thirteen Years Of Nero - P-E-M-MA
  • Fearancy - Demonium - M-MA
  • Hanker - Web of Faith - P-E-M
  • Hanker - Conspiracy Of Mass Extinction - P-E-M
  • Helsott - Will And The Witch - M-MA
  • 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 - 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
  • Kataklysm - Meditations - P-E
  • Kataklysm - Unconquered - P-E
  • Kataklysm - Goliath - P-E
  • Macabre - Discography Re-Mastered 2019 - MA
  • Malevolent Creation - The Will to Kill - E-M
  • Malevolent Creation - Warkult - M
  • Man Must Die - ...Start Killing - P-E-M
  • Man Must Die - The Human Condition - P-E-M
  • Man Must Die - The Pain Behind it All - M-MA
  • Meet The Mailman - Never Walk Alone - M-MA
  • Minds - N-coded - P-E-M
  • Misery Index - Retaliate - P-E-M
  • Necronomicon - Rise of the Elder ones - M-MA
  • Necronomicon - Advent of the Human God - M-MA
  • Neuraxis - Live Progression - M
  • Quo Vadis - Day into night - E
  • Quo Vadis - Defiant Indoctrination DVD - E-M
  • Redcore - Amyao - P-E-M
  • Recurrence - The Exit - M-MA
  • Skinthelamb - Monolithic - M-MA
  • Symbolic - Death tribute DVD - M
  • Texas Murder Crew - Wrapped In Their Blood - M-MA
  • Thy Antichrist - Wrath of the Beast - M-MA
  • Urban Aliens - La Grande Castration - M-MA
  • Wind Rose - Shadows Over Lothadruin (Remixed 2022) - M-MA
  • Wind Rose - Wardens of the West Wind (Remixed 2022) - M-MA
  • VARIOUS ARTISTS Nuclear Blast Records - Gathered At The Altar Of Blast (7" Box) - MA
  • VARIOUS ARTISTS Nuclear Blast Records - Death ...is Just the Beginning MMXVIII Box Set - MA

References

  1. ↑ "LivingForMetal.com : Kataklysm". Archived from the original on 2007-10-27. Retrieved 2008-04-10.
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