Djeff is a bass player/ musical director/ electronic musician/ arranger/ composer/ producer/ sound designer/ Ableton programmer originally from Montreal, Canada based in Las Vegas, USA. He studied music at the Conservatoire de Musique et d'Art Dramatique du Québec and McGill University. For the past 30 years He has worked with some of the top artists as a freelance bass player, composer, arranger and music producer, touring Canada, Europe, Asia, Middle East and USA. His work experience include over 15 years with the world-renowned entertainment company Cirque Du Soleil, as musical director and also as being part of the creative teams for the shows Criss Angel Believe, three productions of One Night For One Drop and Zumanity where he has notably pioneered the use of the audio software Ableton Live as a playback-looping system, becoming the first
Cirque Du Soleil 'electronic musician' in 2004.
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He is currently the bass player/ musical director/ sound designer/ Ableton programmer and everything music for Criss Angel's Mindfreak Live at Planet Hollywood, Las Vegas. He is also collaborating, composing, producing music and soundscapes for award-winning choreographer/ director/ educator Peter Chu and his project-based company chuthis.
Some of the collaborations include:
Chuan Yue Clash - ​Move To Move Company, Beijing, China
Echoes Of Sole and Animal - Gibney Company​, NYC, USA
CONSTRUCTive SOUND - Cincinnati Ballet, USA
​Touching Drops - Orlando Ballet, USA
Hidden In Plain Sight - Houston Met Dance, USA
Applauding Trails - Nederlands Dans Theater Summer Intensive in The Hague, Holland
Floating After Times - Hubbard Street 2, Chicago, USA
yourFace - Ballet Augsburg, Germany
​paper cuts in an empty bag - chuthis. Las Vegas, USA & The Hague, Netherlands
Two Yous - New Dialect, Nashville, USA
Divided Against - Giordano Dance Chicago, USA
​Forming In - chuthis. in Las Vegas, USA
Re - Action - Nederlands Dans Theater in The Hague, Holland
Smile Masking - chuthis. in Las Vegas, USA & Québec City, Canada
​Portals of Being - Gibney PRO, NYC, USA and Backhausdance, Orange County, USA
​Text Me When You Land - Dart Dance Company, Berlin, Germany
Portrait Perfect - Carolyn Dorfman Dance, NYC, USA
Tracing Rhythms - chuthis. Houston, USA
​In Perspective - Hubbard Street Dance, Chicago, USA
Djeff is available to collaborate, compose, produce music and sound design.
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Work History
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Criss Angel's MINDFREAK LIVE
Musical Director/ Bassist/ Composer/ Ableton Programmer/ Sound Designer/ Audio Editing
Jan 2019 - Present
Planet Hollywood, Las Vegas
Franco Dragone/ Criss Angel AMYSTIKA
Musical Director/ Composer/ Ableton Programmer/ Sound Designer/ Audio Editing
Apr 2022 - Feb 2023
Planet Hollywood, Las Vegas
Criss Angel's Magic With The Stars
Musical Director/ Composer/ Ableton Programmer/ Audio Editing
Oct 2022
Television Serie of ten Episodes for the CW Network
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Cirque Du Soleil - BELIEVE
Musical Director/ Bassist/ Composer/ Ableton Programmer/ Sound Designer/ Audio Editing
Jul 2008 - Dec 2018
Luxor, Las Vegas
Cirque Du Soleil - ONE NIGHT FOR ONE DROP
Musical Director/ Composer/ Ableton Programmer/ Sound Designer/ Audio Editing
2013 Production, O Theater, Las Vegas
2014 Production, Michael Jackson One Theater, Las Vegas
Cirque Du Soleil - ONE NIGHT FOR ONE DROP
Ableton Programmer/ Sound Designer/ Audio Editing
2016 Production
Reynolds Hall at Smith Center, Las Vegas
Cirque Du Soleil - ZUMANITY
Musical Director/ Bassist/ Composer/ Ableton Programmer/ Sound Designer/ Audio Editing
Jul 2003 - Jul 2008
New York - New York, Las Vegas
Cirque Du Soleil - Pr''O''ject Runway
Musical Director/ Ableton Programmer/ Sound Designer/ Audio Editing
2006 Production
2008 Production
O Theater, Las Vegas
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Cirque du Soleil - ALEGRIA - Asian Tour '96
Musical Director/ Bassist
Jan 1996 - Jan 1997
Tokyo & Fukuoka, Japan
Hong Kong
