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DJ/remixer/producer Frederic Blais, better know as Fred Everything, was born in Hull but raised in Quebec City, Canada. After singing over his favorite songs, the opportunity to start experimenting with music came at the age of 13 when the promising artist was able to afford his first synthesizer. Fred Everything began DJing in the mid-'90s.
Following years of residences in Montreal's circuit, he moved to the U.K. The newcomer was soon playing in the prestigious the Bomb and Soulsonic, among other well-known local clubs. His celebrated performance at Glasgow's In The City festival became his breakthrough. In March 2001, his first full-length record, called Everything Under the Sun, was released. That same year, the mix album DJ Set 01 and the compilation From the Deep: Remixes 1998-2001 came along, delivering his funky and soulful style.
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Fred Everything (born Frédéric Blais Hull, Quebec) is a French-Canadian electronic musician and DJ, best known for his work in the deep house music genre.
Early life
Blais was brought up in Quebec City, where he gained an interest in synthesis and editing techniques from a young age. He later went on to perform in several live bands and compose music for theatre. His interest in dance music began with the acid house movement, particularly UK label Warp Records' releases.
Career
Fred Everything's career as a DJ began in 1993, when he opened for Sasha at the Metropolis club night in Montreal . After building up a reputation in the US and Canada, he moved to Montreal in 1996, where he released many records under various record labels, including 20:20 Vision, with whom he went on to release a total of 20 records, including his widely successful album "Under the Sun" in 2000.
Fred Everything became popular in Europe in 1997 when he performed at a festival in Glasgow, Scotland. Two years later, he moved to London for three months to do an extended European tour whilst also doing production work with numerous other Deep House artists, including AtJazz, Nigel Hayes and Bougie Soliterre.
Towards the end of the 90s, a remix of Derrick Carter's "Life Is Like A Circle", as well as the release of Under the Sun gave Fred Everything more popularity as a remixer. He went on to remix a large number of tracks, the most well known of these being his remix of Bran Van 3000 and Roy Davis Jnr.'s track "Watch Them Come". This led to a compilation of his remixes, "From The Deep- a collection of remixes 1998-2001", being released by Bombay Records in 2002. As well as his production work, he had begun writing articles on house music for the San Francisco-based music journal XLR8R. He also won two awards at the Mimi gala that year, which voted him "best DJ in Montreal" and "best electronic artist".
