Coucou Chloe
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Birth name | Erika Jane |
Origin | Biot, France |
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Website | Coucou Chloe on Twitter |
Erika Jane, known by her stage name Coucou Chloe or Coucou Chloé, is a French music producer, singer and DJ, living in London.[1] She is a co-founder member of music collective and record label Nuxxe, with musical collaborators Sega Bodega and Shygirl.[1]
Biography[]
Jane grew up in Biot, a village in the south of France.[2] As a child she played a lot of piano, having been given one by her grandparents.[2] She moved to nearby Nice to study contemporary art at Villa Arson and while there began taking her music production seriously.[2] She left before completing the course[3] and soon after moved to London.[4]
Her experimental music[5]—"austere, skeletal beats over which she often drapes her deadpan voice" and sampled animal noises—is often labelled as "deconstructed club music".[6] She creates it with Logic Pro on a laptop, an external keyboard, and a microphone.[6] Jane is inspired by 1990s hip hop music, in particular Snoop Dogg.[1]
The name Coucou Chloe "comes from a song her younger brother Leo (whose name is tattooed twice on her fingers) recorded in a card for her birthday. She'd go on to play the song at parties, and the name found a permanent home in her friends' heads".[6] "Coucou" is a cute way of saying "hi".[2]
Coucou Chloe is a co-founder member of music collective and record label Nuxxe (pronounced "newksie"), with Sega Bodega and Shygirl, both of whom she has collaborated with[1][6][7]—her and Sega Bodega produce music as Y1640.[4]
In October 2016, Coucou Chloe DJd her first Boiler Room set in Berlin.[3][8]
She has modelled for Burberry and Vivienne Westwood fashion campaigns.[3] Her 2016 track[9] "Doom" was used by Rihanna for her Fenty x Puma New York Fashion Week show in 2017.[3][1] "Underdog" was played during Joseph Altuzarra's 2017 Paris show.[1] In 2020, Rihanna's Savage x Fenty fashion show premiered on Amazon Prime, again using "Doom". However Jane and Rihanna apologised after Muslims accused the show of disrespect because "Doom" contained a recording of a hadith, or a sacred Islamic text.[10][11]
Discography[]
Solo as Coucou Chloe[]
- Halo (Creamcake, 2016) – EP[4]
- Erika Jane (Nuxxe, 2017) – EP[12]
- Naughty Dog (Nuxxe, 2019) – EP[13]
- "Drop Ten" (Nuxxe, 2020) – single
- "Nobody" (Nuxxe, 2020) – single
- One (Self-released, 2021) – EP[14]
With Sega Bodega as Y1640[]
- "Spit Intent" (Nuxxe, 2016) – single
- "Weep" (Nuxxe, 2017) – single
References[]
- ^ a b c d e f Hahn, Rachel. "Meet the Producer Whose Twisted Songs Made Their Way Into Rihanna's Fashion Show". Vogue. Retrieved 2021-02-28.
- ^ a b c d Dunn, Frankie (15 November 2019). "step on our throats, coucou chloe!". i-D. Retrieved 2021-02-28.
- ^ a b c d "Coucou Chloe's futuristic club sound is connected to London's creative scene". Crack Magazine. Retrieved 2021-02-28.
- ^ a b c "An interview with coucou chloé". atractivoquenobello. 6 October 2016. Retrieved 2021-02-28.
- ^ "The subtlest electronic music has a French name: Coucou Chloe". highxtar.com. 14 November 2018. Retrieved 2021-03-01.
- ^ a b c d "Coucou Chloe's Pop Star Dreams Are the Stuff of Nightmares". Highsnobiety. 27 August 2020. Retrieved 2021-03-01.
- ^ "NUXXE: a truly radical club collective". Dazed. 7 June 2018. Retrieved 2021-03-01.
- ^ "coucou chloé". Boiler Room. Retrieved 2021-03-01.
- ^ "London Producer Coucou Chloé's "Doom" Is A Delicious Three-Minute Tantrum". The Fader. Retrieved 2021-03-01.
- ^ "Rihanna apologizes to Muslim community for "offensive" song played during Fenty fashion show". The Fader. Retrieved 2021-03-01.
- ^ "Coucou Chloe apologises for use of an Islamic hadith in a track played at Rihanna's Fenty show". DummyMag. Retrieved 2021-02-28.
- ^ "Coucou Chloe - Erika Jane · Single Review ⟋ RA". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 2021-02-28.
- ^ "Coucou Chloe shares 'Silver B' from new EP, Naughty Dog". Fact (UK magazine). 23 May 2019. Retrieved 2021-02-28.
- ^ "COUCOU CHLOE announces four-track EP, 'ONE'". Mixmag. Retrieved 2021-12-16.
External links[]
- Coucou Chloe on Twitter
- Coucou Chloe discography at Discogs
- Y1640 (Coucou Chloe and Sega Bodega) discography at Discogs
- French women record producers
- French record producers
- French DJs
- Living people
- People from Alpes-Maritimes
- French expatriates in England