Over 30 million albums sold throughout the world, with Golden Globes, and Billboard awards at hand, CERRONE, crowned "king of the dance floor" is known to have raised the production of music to an art form before audiences of all musical generations...
Cerrone's growing influence on the French touch and house music is to reach far beyond the various Cerrone samplings of Daft Punk, Modjo, Groove Armada, Kid Creme, Liquid People, Bob Sinclar and artists of that ilk.
Cerrone is to serve House and Techno's evolution by way of instinct which is carried by few that are known to extend, inadvertently or not, their means for musical composition.
The innovative sounds of Cerrone do more than propel a whole generation to dance floors, Cerrone is approached form all parameters of the industry to clear his own samples, taking part in co-compositions and remixes with Lionel Ritchie, Paul McCartney, Modjo, Jamie Lewis, Luca Cassani, Arman Van Helden, Joey Negro, David Morales, Frankie Knuckles, Danny Tenaglia, etc...
Inevitable are CERRONE's colour, musical atmosphere and "drum feel" which run among the current sounds of music.
Revered by all musical tendencies today, Cerrone's stage performances are played on the International arena. Counting among the French gone internationally public since 1976, his pioneering efforts have reaped, to date, many rewards.
As drummer/composer and concert-event producer, Cerrone's several cultural rendez-vous of musical magic stay in our memories.
July 2005 - Cerrone Dance Party - Live at Versailles
Cerrone exceeds once again and creates the event: CERRONE DANCE PARTY, which ignites all the " Place d'Arme " in front of more than 100 000 spectators for an unforgettable concert. Surrounded by its musicians of talent, Cerrone electrifies the Castle of Versailles. Its music delights, transports and conquers the spectators.
December 2004 - France, in the name of its Minister of Culture awards Cerrone with the distinction of« Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres » for the artist's contribution to the radiance of French culture, both for his country and the rest of the world.
2004 - "Et Pouquoi Pas La Lune..." (And Why Not The Moon...)
A remarkable biography which takes us back in the Seventies. Stories collected by Sylvie Van Den Wildenberg.
January 2003 - Hysteria Party - Olympia de Paris
Cerrone conceives Paris' very own mythical theatre into the city's largest discothèque ! By removing the seating area, a dance floor was home to three thousand spectators who danced until dawn.
An evening to remember... where media repercussions still resound...
2000 - The Los Angeles Millennium Celebration, Hollywood
At the turn of the new millennium and at Mayor Riordan's request, Los Angeles witnessed the magic of world-renowned artist and event impresario, Cerrone, as he brought his own unique and enchanting sense of spectacle to the foot of the Hollywood hills. « Tomorrow is Here » drew spectators by the thousands. World renowned stars of Dance and World music were featured under a spectacular laser light show and dazzling special effects.
1996 - "Human Nature" becomes Planete Opera, concert/event dedicated to non-violence, held in honor of meeting his Saintliness the Dalaï Lama. The stage, held along Nice's Riviera on an anchored platform facing the Promenade des Anglais creates a veritable smash. Accompanied by Cerrone's House influenced sound is opera diva Monserrat Caballe, who is to perform the opening act before an audience of over 250 000 people.
1994 - Being strongly attached to Buddhist philosophy, Cerrone meets with the Dalaï Lama who in turn entrusts him with a parchment dedicated to non-violence and love, which he puts to music, creating the album Human Nature.
1992 - "Dreamtime", Cerrone's musical opera was put on at New York's Ed Sullivan Theatre on Broadway, where it ran for ten months straight.
1991 - The French star was entrusted with the task of laying on the show "Harmony" to celebrate the launch of Japan's first High-Definition TV satellite. The rock opera was therein presented to over 800,000 spectators at the Tokyo harbour.
This event recorded such success that Broadway asks the artist to adapt Harmony for theatre.
1990 - Cerrone co-produces the feature film Dancing Machine which boast a screen adaptation featuring Alain Delon and Patrick Dupont.
1989 - Cerrone followed tip with his Human Rights commemoration show "Evolution", celebrating the French bi-centennial, taking over a three-mile stretch along the banks of the Seine for the occasion, before an audience of 600 000.
1988 - Jack Lang, Minister of Culture entrusts the artist to produce a mystical rock opera. "The Collector" is born and would so impress the powers-that-be that Cerrone is given permission to stage it on the huge outdoor esplanade of Paris' Trocadéro all the way to the foot of the Eiffel tower before an audience of 120 000. On stage for this great event were soprano Mary Hopkins, Geoff Down of the group Asia, musicians from the Art of Noise outfit and Earth, Wind and Fire and the Paris Opera Choir. The concert was acquired and broadcast by some 40 TV companies around the world.