C-drik Fermont

C-drík (born Cedrik Fermont) is a multifaced vegan artist, academically trained musician, dj, singer, composer and drummer. He is a former student of electroacoustic composer Annette Vande Gorne (Royal Conservatory of Mons, Belgium).

Biography

Of Greek, Zairian and Belgian descent, born in Congo (former Zaire) C-drík lived in Belgium and later in the Netherlands. C-drík is an eternal voyager and is now on "never ending" world tour.

He started his first project in 1989 and juggles in between many projects and genres (electro, noise, breakcore, digital punk, electroacoustic, industrial, ambient, free jazz, etc.). His various other incarnations include Ammo (with John Sellekaers / Xingu Hill), Axiome (with Olivier Moreau), Moonsanto (with Sellekaers & Silksaw), Ambre (with Moreau & Sellekaers), Dead Hollywood Stars (with Sellekaers & Hervé Thomas / Hint), Tetra Plok (with Rob Dublo and Zoopsie), Elekore (with Marcos Destructos and Shaun Mindfuckingboy), Črno klank, Kirdec to speak only about a few.

Collaborations

C-drík collaborated or still works together with the following artists [live and or studio] : Mick Harris, Mark Spybey, Mathis Mootz, David Thrussel, Planet Aldol, Sato Yukie, Nakamura Yuji, Yan Jun, Wu Quan, Itta, Daytripper, Mimetic, Ha Jane, Lee Han Joo, One Man Nation, Cliquetpar, B6, 718, Contagious Orgasm, Naofumi Ishimaru, Goh Lee Kwang, Lau Mun Leng, Li Chin Sung, Cliquetpar, Xavier Depienne, Le diktat, Error, Gisèle Pape, Gregory Durez, Tri Minh, Hùng Nguyễn Mạnh, Nguyễn Van Cuong, The Seventeen Migs of Spring, Olivier Moreau, John Sellekaers, Hervé Thomas, Gabriel Séverin, Marc Medea, Pei, Stereo warfare.

Visual Arts

Connected to visual arts (he has also learnt declamation, theater and improvisions), he composes soundtracks for theater, exhibitions, sound installations, fashion shows and short movies (Blanc murmure, 3point5, RTBF, Télésambre, Babel Q Compagnie, Charleroi Danse / Frédéric Flamand, Giovani Guzzo, Les théâtres du mercredi in Belgium, Wim Reiff Gallery, B52, Kunsttour, in the Netherlands, Ðào Anh Khánh Studio in Vietnam, the GDMDC in China). And last but not least works in his mastering studio/record labels Syrphe and Textolux.

During the summer 2006 he composed and played a musical score for the Sergei_Eisenstein's mute film The strike in Riga, Latvia (festival Les Nuits Blanches).

Never Ending World Tour

C-drík is currently on "never ending" world tour. He performed in many countries such as Belgium, France, The Netherlands, Germany, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom, Portugal, Finland, Lithuania, Latvia, Czech Republic, Turkey, United States, Canada, Singapore, Malaysia, Serbia, Thailand, Vietnam, China, South Korea, Lao, Morocco, Indonesia, Sweden, Denmark, Israel, Slovenia, Macedonia, Croatia, Greece, Bulgaria.

Awards

In 2006 he won the prize of the festival of experimental short film "Côté court" in Montreuil (France) for the best soundtrack. The movie was made by Gisèle Pape and edited on dvd by Ad Noiseam.

Trivia

Between the years 2000 and 2002 C-drík used variations of his moniker for various compilation, increased by one letter of the alphabet for each new compilation. Aliases such as D-Drik, F-Drik, H-drík, J-drík, Kirdec, O-drik, Q-drík, R-Drik, V-drík, Y-drík are therefore variations of C-drík main alias.

Discography

* Axiome, Črno klank - Théorie et progression, 1991, Tape
* Črno klank, M.E.3, Globuleux - Cloportes, 1992, Tape
* M.E.3 - Sombre novembre, 1992, Tape
* M.E.3 - Wat is vrijheid ? / Dada is(s)t Gott, 1993, Tape
* Črno klank - Actividad sonora 1994, Tape (split tape with M. Nomized)
* Deleted/C-drík - Hopeless dreams, 1994, Tape
* Deleted/C-drík - Hopeless dreams, 1998, Tape (split tape with Al & Del)
* Ambre - Enclave,, 1998, CD
* Axiome - Rictus, 1999, CD
* Ambre & Mark Spybey - Sfumato, 2000, CD
* Moonsanto - Dogme, 2000, CD
* Ammo - The age of terminal irony, 2000 CD
* Ammo - The age of terminal irony, 2000, CD
* Ammo - The age of terminal irony, 2000, 12"
* Dead Hollywood Stars - Gone west, 2000, CD
* Dead Hollywood Stars - Wagon of miracles, 2000, 12"
* Mick Harris & Ambre - Dys, 2001 CD
* Ammo - Kaleinoiscope, 2001, CD
* Ammo - Beautiful People, 2001, 7"
* XHM² - This anxious space, 2001, CD
* Moonsanto - Fraud, Hell, Dope, 2001, CD
* Moonsanto - Pesticide for ever kit, 2001, CD + C10
* Axiome - Ça ne nous rendra pas le Congo, 2002, CD
* C-drík - Dissolution, 2002' CD
* Ammo - Perturbacée / Terra Amata, 2002, 12" (split with Szkieve)
* Logatomistes - Ke-re-kö-kö-kokex, 2002, CD
* The Forsaken Odes Conglomarate - Tonal Tutorial, 2002, CD
* Martiens Go Home - Une occasion de chute, 2002, CD
* Dead Hollywood Stars - Junctions, 2002, CD
* Dead Hollywood Stars - Junctions / Gone West, 2002, CD
* Axiome - Va-t-il faire beau ?, 2002, 12"
* Ambre - Nebka / Térébrant, 2003, 7"
* Ambre - Le mensonge, 2003, CD
* Tetra Plok - Future marker, 2003, 7"
* Kirdec - Stadskantoor zero, 2003, 12"
* Črno Klank - État des lieux, 2003, CD
* Axiome - Il pleut des cordes, 2005, 12"
* Kirdec - Death to the macho, 2006, 12"
* Črno klank - Chéngyì, 2006, mp3
* Tetra plok - Fear of a blind date, 2007, 10"
* Kirdec - Killed by a coconut, 2007, CD
* Elekore - Voluntary human extinction, 2007, CD
* C-drík / Aluviana - Moje čelo, 2008, CD
* The klank of črno migs - Disturbing perceptions, 2008, CD
* Contagious Orgasm & C-drík - Journeys into time and space, 2008, CD

ee also

*List of electronic and industrial music artists
*List of noise musicians
*List of vegans

External links

* [http://www.syrphe.com/ Official site]
* [http://www.discogs.com/artist/C-dr%C3%ADk C-drík at Discogs]