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Apashe

John De Buck, known professionally as Apashe, is a Belgian-born Canadian musician. He was born in Brussels, Belgium and currently lives in Montreal, Quebec.

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Apashe
Apashe in 2023
Apashe in 2023
Background information
Born
John De Buck

(1992-05-09) 9 May 1992
Brussels, Belgium
Genres
Occupations
  • musician
  • producer
Years active2011–present
Labels
Websitewww.apashemusic.com

John De Buck (born 9 May 1992), known professionally as Apashe (pronounced 'A-pa-she'), is a Belgian-born Canadian musician. He was born in Brussels, Belgium and currently lives in Montreal, Quebec.12

Life and career

Apashe was born in Brussels. At the age of 19 he moved to Canada. There he began studying electroacoustics at Concordia University and then stayed in Montreal. After his studies he worked as a sound designer at Apollo Studio, where he co-produced the sound design for video games (e.g. Assassin's Creed, Watch Dogs, Far Cry) and the sound for Ubisoft gaming trailers. In 2014 he left the company as his own music started to kick off. In 2020 he released his second album Renaissance – a mix of electronic and classical music.3 For this project the Prague Symphony Orchestra with 69 instruments was hired.45 Requiem, which won GAMIQ's Electronic EP of the Year, and Renaissance were produced in his first own studio.6 His music has been used in various movie and series trailers e.g. John Wick, Iron Fist, Kingsman: The Golden Circle, Fast & Furious, and Love, Death & Robots Volume 3.789

Apashe describes his music as "majestic" (a mix of classical and electronic music). When Apashe composes, he takes inspiration from movie scenes that he creates in his head, while still aiming to make his music danceable.107 He has collaborated with Tech N9ne, Dabin, Sway, Black Prez, Wasiu, Lubalin, wifisfuneral, RIOT, Vladimir Cauchemar, g. Alina Pash and more.111213

Discography

Albums & LPs

  • Copter Boy (2016)
  • Copter Boy Remix LP (2017)
  • Renaissance (2020)
  • Renaissance (Remixes) (2021)
  • Antagonist (2023)
  • Antagonist (Remixes) Part I (2024)
  • Antagonist (Remixes) Part II (2024)

Singles and EPs

  • Machines Should Work (2011)
  • Contamination (2012)
  • Ritual (2012)
  • Funky Family EP (2013)
  • Black Mythology EP (2013)
  • Golden Empire (2014)
  • Goodbye (2014)
  • No Twerk (ft. Panther & Odalisk) (2014)
  • Battle Royale (ft. Panther) (2014)
  • Confess (with LeKtriQue) (2015)
  • I'm A Dragon EP (2015)
  • Trap Requiem (with Tha Trickaz) (2015)
  • I'm A Dragon Remix EP (ft. Sway) (2015)
  • No Twerk (ft. Panther & Odalisk) (VIP) (2015)
  • Songs from "Fresh Flesh" (2015)
  • Tank Girls EP (2015)
  • Skeleton Dance (ft. Lena) (2016)
  • Fire Inside (with RIOT) (2016) (Copter Boy)
  • Supernova (ft. Dope D.O.D.) (2017)
  • Requiem (2018)
  • Do It (ft. Black Prez) (2018)
  • Feeling Good (ft. Cherry Lena) (2018)
  • Requiem Remix EP (2018)
  • The Good, The Bad & The Fake (2019)
  • Annihilation (with JayKode) (2019)
  • Distance (ft. Geoffroy) (2019) (Renaissance)
  • Uebok (Gotta Run) (ft. Instasamka) (2020) (Renaissance)
  • Insane (ft. Tech N9ne) (2020) (Renaissance)
  • Dead (ft. Yizzy) (2020) (Renaissance)
  • Work (ft. Vo Williams) (2020) (Renaissance)
  • Малый повзрослел (Apashe Remix) (2020)
  • I Killed the Orchestra (2021)
  • RIP (with Vladimir Cauchemar) (2022) (Antagonist)
  • I Killed the Orchestra Remix EP (2022)
  • Gasoline (ft. Raga) (2023) (Antagonist)
  • Fracture (with Flux Pavilion ft. Joey Valence & Brae) (2023) (Antagonist)
  • Revenge of the Orchestra (ft. Magugu) (2023) (Antagonist)
  • Devil May Cry (ft. Sofiane Pamart) (2023) (Antagonist)
  • Lost In Mumbai (ft. Geoffroy) (2023) (Antagonist)

Music videos

Apashe worked with director, cinematographer and friend Adrian Villagomez on the music videos for the songs "RIP", "Lord & Master", "Uebok" and many more.1415 3D-Artist and motion designer Josué Zabeau created a lot of the visual effects for his music videos and visuals for his live shows.16

Awards

Berlin Music Video Awards17

Year Category Song Status
2017 Best Music Video "Fuck Boy" Nominated
2021 Best Song "Uebok" 2nd place
2022 Best Song "Lord & Master" 1st place
2023 Best VFX "R.I.P." Nominated
2025 Best Director "Catch Me" Nominated
2026 Best Concept "Kyiv"18 Pending

GAMIQQ

Year Category Project Status
2018 Electronic EP of The Year Requiem Won
References

References

  1. "Apashe | Primary Talent International". primarytalent.com. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
  2. "Apashe – Artists". www.insomniac.com. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
  3. Cihak, Lennon. "Apashe Shares Documentary on Making of Groundbreaking "Renaissance" Album". EDM.com - The Latest Electronic Dance Music News, Reviews & Artists. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
  4. Bennett, Luke. "Apashe Fuses Classical, Bass & Hip-Hop On New Album 'Renaissance'". Magnetic Magazine. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
  5. Mandell, Josh. "Apashe Brings His Cinematic Sound Into High Definition On New Album". Forbes. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
  6. "GAMIQ 2018: And the Winners Are…". SOCAN Words and Music. 27 November 2018. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
  7. "YouTube Studiowise". YouTube. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
  8. "infoconcert.com". Retrieved 7 July 2022.
  9. Groguhé, Marissa (11 April 2020). "Apashe: quand le classique rencontre l'électro". La Presse (in French). Retrieved 14 December 2022.
  10. "YouTube Electric Forest 2016". YouTube. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
  11. "Momentum Builds In Anticipation of Apashe's New Album". HuffPost. 4 August 2016. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
  12. Sheban, Molly (22 January 2021). "Apashe and Tech N9ne's "Insane" Receives Impressive Remix Package". EDM Identity. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
  13. "Apashe RIP". 1 May 2022. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
  14. "Adrian Villagomez". Retrieved 17 August 2022.
  15. Bein, Kat (17 January 2020). "Apashe and Instasamka's 'Uebok (Gotta Run)' Video Is a Goth Rave Masterpiece: Watch". Billboard. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
  16. "Josué Zabeau". Retrieved 5 September 2022.
  17. "BMVA". Retrieved 7 July 2022.
  18. "Berlin Music Video Awards". Berlin Music Video Awards. Retrieved 21 April 2026.