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Eric Chapus who performs as Endorphin was born in ca. 1962 and raised in [[Saint-Tropez]], France.<ref name="Lobley"/> His parents separated when he was ten and at 13 he went to live with his father in [[Goa]], India.<ref name="Lobley"/> He later recalled "I thought he was the coolest thing... he introduced me to lots of drugs at 13. We were living in the streets, living like beggars. It was really an eye-opener. We buried our passports and lived for one year like total vagrants. We took a lot of drugs, smoked a lot of hash and I had a bad experience with LSD."<ref name="Lobley"/>
Eric Chapus who performs as Endorphin was born in ca. 1962 and raised in [[Saint-Tropez]], France.<ref name="Lobley"/> His parents separated when he was ten and at 13 he went to live with his father in [[Goa]], India.<ref name="Lobley"/> He later recalled "I thought he was the coolest thing... he introduced me to lots of drugs at 13. We were living in the streets, living like beggars. It was really an eye-opener. We buried our passports and lived for one year like total vagrants. We took a lot of drugs, smoked a lot of hash and I had a bad experience with LSD."<ref name="Lobley"/>


In 1984 Chapus moved to Australia and settled in [[Kuranda, Queensland|Kuranda]] where he started his music career.<ref name="Lobley"/><ref name="Wesolowski"/> From mid-1980s to early 1990s he was in a variety of avant-garde groups including Godzila in the Mist, an industrial music band, which used "the noise of chainsaws and angle grinders."<ref name="Wesolowski"/> From 1996 he performed as a solo artist, Endorphin, and recorded two tracks, "Pacific" and "Relapse". The latter track was entered in the [[Triple J Unearthed|''Unearthed'']] talent competition run by national radio station, Triple J.<ref name="Lobley"/><ref name="Wesolowski"/> He signed with [[Sony Records]] and worked on his debut album, ''[[Embrace (Endorphin album)|Embrace]]'' which was released in 1998.<ref name="Wesolowski"/> David Peter Wesolowski of [[AllMusic]] described it as "chilled out" and noticed that it "grabbed plenty of critical praise but was also a commercial success in Australia."<ref name="Wesolowski"/>
In 1984 Chapus moved to Australia and settled in [[Kuranda, Queensland|Kuranda]] where he started his music career.<ref name="Lobley"/><ref name="Wesolowski"/> From mid-1980s to early 1990s he was in a variety of avant-garde groups including Godzila in the Mist, an industrial music band, which used "the noise of chainsaws and angle grinders."<ref name="Wesolowski"/> From 1996 he performed as a solo artist, Endorphin, and recorded two tracks, "Pacific" and "Relapse". The latter track was entered in the [[Triple J Unearthed|''Unearthed'']] talent competition run by national radio station, Triple J.<ref name="Lobley"/><ref name="Wesolowski"/> He signed with [[Sony Records]] and worked on his debut album, ''[[Embrace (Endorphin album)|Embrace]]'' which was released in 1998.<ref name="Wesolowski"/> David Peter Wesolowski of [[AllMusic]] described it as "chilled out" and noticed that it "grabbed plenty of critical praise but was also a commercial success in Australia."<ref name="Wesolowski"/> At the [[ARIA Music Awards of 1998]] it was nominated for [[ARIA Award for Best Dance Release|Best Dance Release]].<ref name="ARIA List"/>


==Albums==
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<ref name="Wesolowski">{{cite web | url = http://www.allmusic.com/artist/endorphin-mn0000802470/biography | title = Endorphin Biography & History | work = {{noitalics|[[AllMusic]]}} | publisher = [[All Media Guide]] | last = Wasolowski | first = David Peter | accessdate = 17 November 2015 }}</ref>
<ref name="Wesolowski">{{cite web | url = http://www.allmusic.com/artist/endorphin-mn0000802470/biography | title = Endorphin Biography & History | work = {{noitalics|[[AllMusic]]}} | publisher = [[All Media Guide]] | last = Wasolowski | first = David Peter | accessdate = 17 November 2015 }}</ref>

<ref name="ARIA List">Endorphin at the ARIA Music Awards:
* 1998 winners and nominees: {{cite web | archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20110927121049/http://www.ariaawards.com.au/history-by-year.php?year=1998 | url = http://www.ariaawards.com.au/history/year/1998 | title = Winners by Year 1998 | publisher = Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) | archivedate = 27 September 2011 | accessdate = 17 November 2015 }}
* 2000 winners and nominees: {{cite web | archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20070926235639/http://www.ariaawards.com.au/history-by-year.php?year=2000 | url = http://www.ariaawards.com.au/history/year/2000 | title = Winners By Year 2000 | publisher = Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) | archivedate = 26 September 2007 | accessdate = 17 November 2015 }}
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Revision as of 10:35, 17 November 2015

Endorphin
Birth nameEric Chapus
Born1962 (age 61–62)
Saint-Tropez, France
OriginKuranda, Queensland, Australia
GenresElectronic, trip hop
Occupation(s)Musician, teacher
InstrumentKeyboards
Years active1984–present
LabelsSony/Epic
Websiteendorphinmusic.com

Endorphin is the stage name of Eric Chapus (born ca. 1962, Saint-Tropez, France), an electronic act and music teacher. Since 1984 he has lived in Australia originally at Kuranda, where he started his musical career. He has released six studio albums, Embrace (1998), Skin (1999), AM:PM (2001), Seduction (2003), Shake It... (2004) and Soon After Silence (2007). Endorphin teaches courses in Composition and Music Production at the Australian Institute of Music.

Biography

Eric Chapus who performs as Endorphin was born in ca. 1962 and raised in Saint-Tropez, France.[1] His parents separated when he was ten and at 13 he went to live with his father in Goa, India.[1] He later recalled "I thought he was the coolest thing... he introduced me to lots of drugs at 13. We were living in the streets, living like beggars. It was really an eye-opener. We buried our passports and lived for one year like total vagrants. We took a lot of drugs, smoked a lot of hash and I had a bad experience with LSD."[1]

In 1984 Chapus moved to Australia and settled in Kuranda where he started his music career.[1][2] From mid-1980s to early 1990s he was in a variety of avant-garde groups including Godzila in the Mist, an industrial music band, which used "the noise of chainsaws and angle grinders."[2] From 1996 he performed as a solo artist, Endorphin, and recorded two tracks, "Pacific" and "Relapse". The latter track was entered in the Unearthed talent competition run by national radio station, Triple J.[1][2] He signed with Sony Records and worked on his debut album, Embrace which was released in 1998.[2] David Peter Wesolowski of AllMusic described it as "chilled out" and noticed that it "grabbed plenty of critical praise but was also a commercial success in Australia."[2] At the ARIA Music Awards of 1998 it was nominated for Best Dance Release.[3]

Albums

Singles

  • "Pacific" (1996)
  • "Relapse" (1997)
  • Afterwords (CD, Single) (2001)

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Lobley, Katrina (30 May 2003). "Rush Job". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 17 November 2015.
  2. ^ a b c d e Wasolowski, David Peter. "Endorphin Biography & History". AllMusic. All Media Guide. Retrieved 17 November 2015. {{cite web}}: templatestyles stripmarker in |work= at position 1 (help)
  3. ^ Endorphin at the ARIA Music Awards:
    • 1998 winners and nominees: "Winners by Year 1998". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 17 November 2015.
    • 2000 winners and nominees: "Winners By Year 2000". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Archived from the original on 26 September 2007. Retrieved 17 November 2015.
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