Apashe

Not to be confused with Apache.

Apashe
Background information
Birth name	John De Buck
Born	(1992-05-09) 9 May 1992 (age 32) Brussels, Belgium
Genres	Hip hop EDM dubstep neurofunk trap classical music
Occupations	musician producer
Years active	2011–present
Labels	Majestic Collective Kannibalen Records
Website	www.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.[1][2]

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. 2011 he was signed by Kannibalen Records. 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.[4][5] 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.[7][8][9]

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.[10][7] He has collaborated with Tech N9ne, Alina Pash, Dabin, Sway, Black Prez, Wasiu, Lubalin, wifisfuneral, RIOT, Vladimir Cauchemar and more.[11][12][13]

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)
  • We Are Machines
  • Black Hole
  • Machines Should Work
  • Bubble Goes
  • Sons Of Beat (ft. Aliosh & MC Linus)
  • Rage Against The Nature
  • The Landing
• Contamination (2012)
  • Apparition
  • Jesus Christ (with LeKtriQue)
  • Smoke The Virus
  • Swing Your Motha
  • Swing Your Motha (LeKtriQue Remix)
  • Swing Your Motha (Karluv Klub Remix)
  • Swing Your Motha (Dabin Remix)
  • Swing Your Motha (Strava Remix)
• Ritual (2012)
  • Origins (with Black Tiger Sex Machine)
  • Voodoo
  • Ritual
  • Tomahawk
  • Tomahawk (Kai Wachi Remix)
  • Tomahawk (FeTOo Remix)
• Funky Family EP (2013)
  • Funk Your Daddy
  • Funk Your Sista (with Enkephalin)
  • Funk Your Motha (ft. Noyl)
  • Funk Your Daddy (Asian Trash Boy Remix)
  • Funk Your Sista (with Enkephalin) (TapeKiller Remix)
  • Funk Your Sista (with Enkephalin) (Syndaesia Remix)
  • Funk Your Motha (ft. Noyl) (Father Funk Remix)
• Black Mythology EP (2013)
  • Black Gold
  • Forsaken (with Dabin & Kai Wachi)
• Golden Empire (2014)
  • Golden Empire (ft. Zitaa)
  • Sand Storm (ft. Odalisk)
• Goodbye (2014)
• No Twerk (ft. Panther & Odalisk) (2014)
• Battle Royale (ft. Panther) (2014)
• Confess (with LeKtriQue) (2015)
• I'm A Dragon EP (2015)
  • I'm A Dragon (ft. Sway)
  • Kannibalen
• Trap Requiem (with Tha Trickaz) (2015)
• I'm A Dragon Remix EP (ft. Sway) (2015)
  • I'm A Dragon (ft. Sway) (Snavs Remix)
  • I'm A Dragon (ft. Sway) (Owl Vision Remix)
  • I'm A Dragon (ft. Sway) (Jaycen A'mour Remix)
• No Twerk (ft. Panther & Odalisk) (VIP) (2015)
• Songs from "Fresh Flesh" (2015)
  • Bubble Gun (with Snails)
  • Overload (ft. Odalisk)
• Tank Girls EP (2015)
  • Tank Girls (ft. Zitaa)
  • Commander (ft. Panther)
• Skeleton Dance (ft. Lena) (2016)
• Fire Inside (with RIOT) (2016) (Copter Boy)
• Supernova (ft. Dope D.O.D.) (2017)
• Requiem (2018)
  • Majesty (ft. Wasiu)
  • Dies Irae (ft. Black Prez)
  • Lacrimosa
  • Majesty (Instrumental Mix)
  • Dies Irae (Instrumental Mix)
• Do It (ft. Black Prez) (2018)
• Feeling Good (ft. Cherry Lena) (2018)
• Requiem Remix EP (2018)
  • Majesty (ft. Wasiu) (CloZee Remix)
  • Lacrimosa (Figure x Don't Kill It Remix)
  • Lacrimosa (Code: Pandorum x TenGraphs & Qoiet Remix)
  • Dies Irae (ft. Black Prez) (Signal Remix)
  • Majesty (ft. Wasiu) (Chuurch Remix)
  • Dies Irae (ft. Black Prez) (Avance Remix)
• The Good, The Bad & The Fake (2019)
  • Good News (Renaissance)
  • Bad News
  • Fake News (ft. Grand Buda)
  • Fake News (Instrumental)
• 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)
  • More (Prelude)
  • Witch (ft. Alina Pash)
  • Time Warp (ft. Sami Chaouki)
  • Never Change (with YMIR)
  • More More More (ft. Lubalin)
• RIP (with Vladimir Cauchemar) (2022) (Antagonist)
• I Killed the Orchestra Remix EP (2022)
  • Witch (ft. Alina Pash) (Nitepunk "Broken" Remix)
  • Witch (ft. Alina Pash) (Born Dirty Remix)
  • Time Warp (ft. Sami Chaouki) (LEVEL UP Remix)
  • Time Warp (ft. Sami Chaouki) (Tom Finster Remix)
  • Never Change (with YMIR) (Sullivan King Remix)
  • Never Change (with YMIR) (The Caracal Project Remix)
  • Never Change (with YMIR) (Acoustic)
  • More More More (ft. Lubalin) (Effin Remix)
  • More More More (ft. Lubalin) (Sully Remix)
• 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.[14][15] 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 Awards[17]

Year	Category	Song	Status
2017	Best Music Video	Fuck Boy	nominated
2021	Best Song	Uebok	2nd place
2022	Best Song	Lord & Master	1st place

GAMIQQ

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

References

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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.
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11. "Momentum Builds In Anticipation of Apashe's New Album". HuffPost. 4 August 2016. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
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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.
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