# Dimitri from Paris

Dimitri from Paris (né Dimitrios Yerasimos, le 27 octobre 1963 à Istanbul) est un musicien de house et un animateur de radio français.
Il est crédité pour avoir été le premier à diffuser de la musique house à la radio en France.

## Biographie

Dimitrios Yerasimos est né à Istanbul de parents grecs. À l'âge de trois ans, sa famille emménage à Paris. Adolescent, il achète beaucoup de disques (le premier disque qu'il achète à 12 ans est une compilation des musiques de James Bond par John Barry), et à 17 ans, il choisit de s'orienter vers une carrière de DJ. Jeune, il fréquente régulièrement la salle Wagram. Pour créer sa première table de remix de disques, il emprunte le tourne-disque de ses parents et le relie au sien en soudant les fils.
Il commence sa carrière en 1986 sur la radio FM française Skyrock, en mixant du funk avec de la musique électronique dans l'émission Skydance. Il est l'un des premiers à introduire la house en France. Ses mixes sont faits avec peu de moyens, mais il montre son talent en samplant des artistes comme Étienne Daho, Julien Clerc, Goûts de luxe. Il s'intéresse aussi à des groupes comme Sugarhill Gang, Chic, Grandmaster Flash. En 1987, il passe chez NRJ, où il produit une émission hebdomadaire de house, NRJ Club, chaque samedi soir de 20 h à 22 h en compagnie de Smicky (la voix historique de NRJ), de son vrai nom Éric Calixte. 1987 est aussi l'année où Dimitri from Paris se met à faire ses propres remixes.
En 1991, il compose et participe au morceau La Zoubida de Vincent Lagaf', mais ne veut pas être crédité. Il compose également le remix sur un maxi 45 tour intitulé La Zoubida « version Aziz House mix Dimitri ».
À partir de 1996, il est parfois invité à mixer dans les soirées Respect is burning au Queen. Via ses contacts avec le magasin de disques Champs-disques, il produit des mixes pour les défilés de mode de Karl Lagerfeld, Chanel, puis commence à créer des morceaux originaux pour ces enseignes. C'est grâce à Michel Gaubert qu'il travaille pour la maison de couture. Il alterne donc, trois activités liées : remixeur pour plusieurs labels, DJ et producteur. Par la suite, il sort un EP, Esquisses, chez Yellow Productions.
En pleine vague French touch, il sort l'album Sacrebleu en juillet 1996 sous le label Yellow productions de Bob Sinclar avec le single Sacré Français inspiré par le tube Pump Up the Volume et le single Une Very Stylish Fille. L'album est un succès en Angleterre et en France, vendu à plusieurs centaines de milliers d'exemplaires. Lors d'une tournée aux États-Unis, il est mis en relation avec des représentants du magazine Playboy et organise un set au manoir Playboy, ce qui débouche sur la sortie de l'album A Night at the Playboy Mansion qui génère 400 000 ventes$^,$, Disco Forever en 2000, After the Playboy Mansion en 2002 (collaboration avec le magazine Playboy). L'album Cruising attitude sort en 2003 au Japon seulement et sert de générique au dessin animé Moon Phase. L'album In the House of Love sort en 2006 en triple CD de mix avec le label britannique Defected.

## Distinctions

* 17 février 2005 : Chevalier de l'ordre des Arts et des Lettres par le ministre de la Culture et de la communication Renaud Donnedieu de Vabres

## Discographie
### Albums

* Prologue
* Sacré Français
* Monsieur Dimitri
* Nothing To Lose
* Un Termède
* Rêveries (Edit)
* Attente Musicale
* Dirty Larry (Crue-L Grand Orchestra Remix)
* Un Terlude
* Une Very Stylish Fille
* Love Love Mode
* Un Woman's Paradis
* Back In The Daze
* Le Moogy Reggae
* Encore Un Terlude
* Un World Mysteriouse
* Par Un Chemin Different
* Nothing To Lose (Lounge Instrumentale)
* Epilogue
* Souvenir de Paris
* Welcome Aboard
* Not Quite Disco
* Strong Man (For Real) (feat. Omar)
* Okinawa Love
* Vie (feat. Helena Noguerra)
* This Is Your Life (feat. Victor Davies)
* Soundtrack
* Syracuse (feat. Pink Martini)
* Merumo (feat. Maki Nomiya)
* Toi Mon Auto (feat. Helena Noguerra)
* Live Jazz
* Paris-Brooklyn (feat. Los Amigos Invisibles)
* Bokura No Mazinger Z (Black Version)
* This Is Your Life (Soul Source Production Mix)
* CD 1
* Down To Love Town (feat. The Originals)
* Feel Like Dancing (feat. France Joli)
* Lookin' For Love (feat. Fat Larry's Band)
* Fire (feat. Victor Davies)
* Tonight (feat. DJ Genesis)
* Hooked On You (feat. Cerrone & Jocelyn Brown)
* Enjoy It Now (feat. Tortured Soul)
* Sunday Afternoon (feat. Vanessa Daou)
* Big Love (feat. Peter Heller's Big Love)
* You're The One For Me (a cappella) (feat. D. Train)
* The Look Of Love (feat. Elaine & Ellen)
* The Way You Love Me (feat. Marc Evans & Ron Hall & The Muthafunkaz)
* I Need You (feat. Sylvester)
* I Don't Want To See Myself (feat. Terry Callier)
* CD 2
* Fantasy (Club Mix) (feat. Black Box)
* La Vie En Rose (feat. Grace Jones)
* All I Want Is You (feat. Four Flights)
* Lay It On Me (feat. Sylvia)
* Spend A Day Without You (feat. Crue-I Grand Orchestra & Philip Ramirez)
* Sweet Talk (feat. Robin Beck)
* The Glow Of Love (feat. Change)
* Say You Wannit (feat. J&K Project & Stereo Mutants)
* Drawn To You (feat. Jafrosax)
* A World Of Love (a cappella) (feat. Bob Sinclar)
* Givin' It Up (feat. Incognito)
* Found Love (feat. Dany & Double D)
* To Be In Love (Album Version) (feat. India & The Count Basie Orchestra & Tito Puente)
* I Want You (Album Version) (feat. Gato Barbieri)
* CD 3
* Down To Love Town (feat. The Originals)
* I Need You (feat. Sylvester)
* The Look Of Love (feat. Elaine & Ellen)
* Givin' It Up (feat. Incognito)
* Enjoy It Now (feat. Tortured Soul)
* Hooked On You (feat. Cerrone & Jocelyn Brown)
* Sweet Talk (feat. Robin Beck)

### Compilations

* Dimitri from Paris - Free Ton Style (Monsieur D's Classique Extension)
* Morning Kids - Free Lovin' (Original Mix)
* U Love My Music
* Number One
* Second Crusade - May the Funk Be With You
* Teddy G - Captain Dobbey
* Bob Sinclar - Visions of Paradise
* Karma - High Priestess
* Mondo Grosso - Vibe PM (Masters At Work Crooklyn Dub)
* Takada - Ola-Le (Ashley Beedle's Sun Barrio Break Mix)
* UFO - Spy's Spice (Dim's Cosmic Jazz Dubstrumental)
* Cheb Khaled - N'ssi, N'ssi (Jamming the Casbah Mix)
* Brand New Heavies - Sometimes (Monsieur D's Underground Behaviour Mix)
* Björk - Isobel (Dim's Enchanted Forest)
Mecca Headz - Star (Original Centerstage Mix) Astrojazz - The Groove EP (Vocal Mix) The Originals - Down To Love Town (Secret Re-Edit) La Pregunta - Shangri-La (Mansion Re-Edit) Stetsasonic - Talkin' All That Jazz (Torti's Old School Of Edits Dub) Salomé de Bahia - Outro Lugar Atmosfear - Motivation (Dimitri's Dubwise Mix) Cerrone - Give Me Love The Sunburst Band - I'll Be There For You (Joey Negro Vocal Mix) Terry Hunter - Sweet Music Pascal Rioux - The Place Is Rockin Black Masses - Wonderful Person (MAW Vocal Mix)
* CD 1
* Brainstorm - We're On Our Way Home
* Milton Hamilton - My Love Supreme
* Universal Robot Band - Barely Breaking Even
* Chameleon
* Eastside Connection - You're So Right for Me
* Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now
* Flight to Jamaica
* Two Man Sound - Que Tal America
* LTG Exchange - Corazon
* Touch - Love Hangover
* Let's Make Love
* Love Committee - Just As Long As I Got You
* Smile
* I Got a Thing
* Little Scotty - Shout at the Disco
* Pat Lundy - Work Song
* CD 2
* Eastside Connection - You're So Right for Me (Unmixed)
* Milton Hamilton - My Love Supreme (Unmixed)
* Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now (Unmixed)
* LTG Exchange - Corazon (Unmixed)
* D.C. Larue - Cathedrals (Unmixed)
* Chameleon (Unmixed)
* Flight to Jamaica (Unmixed)
* Two Man Sound - Que Tal America (Unmixed)
* Touch - Love Hangover (Unmixed)
* CD 3
* I Got a Thing (Unmixed)
* Pat Lundy - Work Song (Unmixed)
* Smile (Unmixed)
* Jimmy Roma - Beyond the Galaxy (Unmixed)
* Tommy Wood - I Don't Wanna Lose It
* Let's Make Love (Unmixed)
* Love Committee - Just As Long As I Got You (Unmixed)
* Universal Robot Band - Barely Breaking Even (Unmixed)
* Brainstorm - We're On Our Way Home (Unmixed)
* Loleatta Holloway & The Salsoul Orchestra - Seconds
* Jocelyn Brown & Inner Life - Moment of My Life
* Alt & Loleatta Holloway - Love Sensation (Shep Pettibone "Rough Mix"/Dim's DJ Friendly Re-Ed)
* Jocelyn Brown & Inner Life - Let's Go Another Round (Knock Out)
* Skyy - Here's to You (Dim's Body & Soul Re-Edit)
* Rafael Cameron - Boogie's Gonna Get Ya'
* Joe Bataan - Sadie (She Smokes)
* The Salsoul Orchestra - Ooh I Love It (Love Break)
* Carol Williams - Love Is You
* Charo - Love Boat Theme
* The Salsoul Orchestra - Salsoul Rainbow (Dim's Dance Floor Re-Edit)
* Loleatta Holloway - Catch Me on the Rebound (W. Gibbons Remix)
* Love Committee - Law & Order (Dim's Instrumental Re-Edit)
* Double Exposure - Ten Percent
* First Choice - Let No Man Put Asunder
* CD 1
* Lil' Louis - Nyce & Slo (Tony Humphries Wildlife Mix)
* Imagination - So Good, So Right (Dim's Re-Edit)
* Maze - Twilight (Remix)
* Les Nubians - Makeda (DJ Spinna and Ticklah Mix)
* Beautiful People - I Got the Rhythm (Hip Hop Mix)
* The Jack Herren Band, Ralph Myerz - Nikita
* Tata Vega - Get It Up for Love (Dim's Re-Edit)
* Deep Sensation - Can't Give You Up
* Jephté Guillaume - Ibo Lele (Ginen Tèt Rèd Mix)
* Gwen Guthrie - Peanut Butter (Larry Levan Remix)
* Grace Jones - Feel Up (Danny Tenaglia Remix)
* Rinder & Lewis - Lust
* Blaze - Seasons of Love (blaze club mix)
* CD 2
* T.S. Monk - Candidate for Love
* Emma Nilsdotter - Fran Mig Till Dig (Marchus Enochson Remix)
* Next Evidence - Body Theme
* Jazz Room
* Nicole Graham - Indigo Blues (Original LP Mix)
* So Good to Know
* De La Soul & Chaka Khan - All Good (Can 7 Supermarket Mix (No Rap))
* Linda Clifford - Changin' (Blaze Shelter Mix)
* Jon Cutler & Eman - It's Yours (Tiefschwarz Remix)
* Boris Dlugosch & Róisín Murphy - Never Enough (Sir Piers and Ed Funk Club Remix)
* Alexkid - Bienvenida
* Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes - Don't Leave Me This Way (Dim's Re-Edit)
* CD 1
* Lil' Louis - New Dance Beat (LP Mix)
* Kerri Chandler - Sound Of Music
* Dirty Harry - Hectic Funk
* Sinnamon - I Need You Now (a cappella)
* Doug Willis - Got To Get Your Own (Joey Negro Club Mix)
* DJ Gregory - Don't Know Malendro (Dim's Re edit)
* The Committee - Dub U Say
* Dubtribe Sound System - Nothing Is Impossible (12" Mix)
* Ive Mendes - Natural High (Sumo Remix)
* Blaze - We Are One (Shrine Horn Mix)
* RC Groove Presents Superfreaque - Music (Original Body Mix)
* Louie Vega - Mon Amour (DJ Gregory Remix)
* Shakedown - Drowsy With Hope (Julien Jabre Remix)
* Roy Davis Jr. - Love's Light (Original Mix)
* More Than You Know E.P - Love For You (Dim's Special Edit)
* CD 2
* Crystal Waters - Gypsy Woman (a cappella)
* Montefiori Cocktail - Gypsy Woman (Dim's Special Re-touch)
* Rasmus Faber - Ever After (Reprise)
* Barbara Mendes - Got To Be In Love (FK Vocal Mix)
* Greg Gibbs - The Glow Of Love (Silk Vocal Mix)
* Paul Hunter - Togetherness
* O Jays - I Love Music (Dim's Dancefloor Touch Up)
* Jestofunk - Disco Queen (Moz-art Mix)
* Master H – Thirteen (LP Mix)
* Disco D - I Want The World To Know
* Incognito - Morning Sun (Dm's Disco Classic Re-blend)
* Next Evidence - Morning Breeze (Dim's Disco Blend)
* Dimitri From Paris - Paris, Brooklyn (Next Evidence Remix)
* Reggae Disco Rockers Feat. Minako Okuyama - I Saw The Light (Little Big Bee Remix)
* Rufus & Chaka Khan - Any Love (Dim's Classic Re-edit)
* CD 1
* Derrick Harriott - Black Skinned Blue Eyed Boys
* Vincent Montana, Jr. - It Looks Like Love (Dim's Compiled Edit)
* Crystal Disco Band - Nuclear Night (Dim's DJ Friendly Edit)
* Lime - Agent 406 (Dim's DJ Friendly Edit)
* Macho - Not Tonight (Dim's DJ Friendly Edit)
* Larry Wood - Pumping Iron (Dim's DJ Friendly Edit)
* Mary Clark - Take Me I'm Yours (Dim's DJ Friendly Edit)
* Capuchino - He'll Will Dance With Me (Dim's DJ Friendly Edit)
* Clymax - Musicland
* Risco Connections - I'm Caught Up
* CD 2
* Master Boogie Song and Dance - Roll The Joint (Joey Negro Re-Edit)
* Cela - I'm In Love (Joey Negro Edit)
* Spandau Ballet - Chant No. 1 (I Don't Need This Pressure On)
* Mighty Fire - Love Fantasy
* Vinzerelli - Skate Dancer
* Sonny Jenkins - That Friday Pay (Part 1)
* Yazoo - Situation (Joey Negro Re-Edit)
* John Gibbs - Get Down With The Jam Band (Joey Negro Re-Edit)
* Touche - Just Like A Door Knob (Joey Negro Edit)
* Arts And Crafts - I've Been Searching (Walter Gibbons Mix)
* CD 1
* Neko Mimi Mode
* Tsuku Yomi Mode
* Neko Mimi Mode -without Hazuki-
* Tsuku Yomi Mode -without Luna-
* Dimitri From Paris - The Very Stylish Cats
* Dimitri From Paris - Ev'rybody Wants To Be A Cat
* Dimitri From Paris - Lolita Go Home
* UFO featuring Maki Nomiya - Le Cœur Qui Jazze
* DJ Jin (feat. Soil & Pimp Sessions) - Les Cactus
* Clementine - La Fete
* Tom & Joy - Tout, Tout Pour Ma Cherie
* Jazztronik - Bolero
* DFP Super Robot Orchestra - Contact
* DJ Cam - La Mort
* Little Big Bee featuring Mia - La Plus Belle Pour Aller Danser
* Crue-L Grand Orchestra - Gymnopedies No. 1
* Sunaga t Experience - The Aristocats
* CD 1
* The Blue Velvets - Summertime
* The Vast Majority - Ocean's Apart
* Victoria Barnes - Never Too Late
* Astrud Gilberto - The Girl From Ipanema (Disco Version)
* Rhoda Scott - C'est Si Bon
* Darcus - It's Got To Be Love
* Marti Lynn - Who Can I Turn To (When Nobody Needs Me)
* Paul Mauriat - The Joy Of You
* J Elliot Group - Disco Village
* Charlie's Roots - Show You The Way To Go
* The Band Who Fell To Earth - Starflight
* CD 2
* Cindy Rodriguez - What You Need Is My Love
* Jobell - Never Gonna Let You Go
* Ralfi Pagan - Take Me With You
* The Ritchie Family - Frenesi
* Ray Martinez - Lady Of The Night
* Serenade - Canteen
* Nightfall - Keep It Up
* Private Pink - Little High Things
* Moses - Something About You
* The Night People - Again
* Jonelle Allen - Baby I Just Wanna Love You
* Aurra - Such A Feeling Part 2
* Sandy Kerr - Thug Rock (Dub)
* Serious Intention - You Don't Know (Special Remix)
* Michael Wilson - Groove It To Your Body (Instrumental)
* Lenny White - My Turn To Love You (Dub)
* D. Train - D Train (Dub)
* Paul Simpson Connection - Treat Me
* Wuf ticket - The Key (Dub)
* Radiance - You're My Number One (Dub)
* Raw Silk - Just in Time
* Mikki - Dance Lover (Dub)
* Electric Dead - Butter Up (Instrumental)
* Cloud - Steppin Out Jam (Dub)
* Rah Band - Clouds Across The Moon (Super Nova Mix)
* Wham! - Wham Rap ! (Enjoy What You Do)
* CD 1
* Teddy Pendergrass - You Can't Hide From Yourself
* Eddie Kendricks - He's A Friend
* Philly Devotions - Hurt So Bad
* Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes - Bad Luck
* The Jacksons - Living together
* Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes - Tell The World How I Feel About 'Cha Baby
* John Davis & The Monster Orchestra - Night And Day
* Carl Bean - I Was Born This Way
* The Trammps - The Night The Lights Went Out
* Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes - The Love I Lost
* Charles Mann - Do It Again
* Teddy Pendergrass - The More I Get, The More I Want
* T.J.M - I Don't Need No Music
* CD 2
* Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes - The Love I lost (Dimitri From Paris Super Disco Blend)
* Philly Devotions - Hurt So Bad (Dimitri From Paris Super Disco Blend)
* The Jacksons - Living Together (A Dimitri From Paris Disco Re-Edit)
* Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes - Bad Luck (A Dimitri From Paris Disco Re-Edit)
* Teddy Pendergrass - The More I Get, The More I Want (Dimitri From Paris Super Disco Blend)
* Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes - Tell The World How I Feel About 'Cha Baby (A Dimitri From Paris Disco Re-Edit)
* Teddy Pendergrass - You Can't Hide From Yourself (Dimitri From Paris Super Disco Blend)
* Eddie Kendricks - He's A Friend (Dimitri From Paris Super Disco Blend)
* The Trammps - The Night The Lights Went Out (A Dimitri From Paris Disco Re-Edit)
* Chic - Le Freak (Dimitri from Paris Remix) 07:01
* Sister Sledge - Lost in Music (Dimitri from Paris Remix) 07:51
* Chic - I Want Your Love (Dimitri from Paris Remix) 08:33
* Norma Jean Wright - Saturday (Dimitri From Paris Remix) 09:48
* Sister Sledge - Thinking of You (Dimitri from Paris Remix) 06:29
* Chic - My Forbidden Lover (Dimitri from Paris Remix) 06:28
* Sister Sledge - He's the Greatest Dancer (Dimitri from Paris Remix) 06:08
* Chic - I Feel Your Love Comin' On (Dimitri from Paris Remix) 08:20
* Sister Sledge - Got to Love Somebody (Dimitri from Paris Remix) 07:24
* Sheila & B. Devotion - Your Love is Good (Dimitri From Paris Remix) 06:25