Mathias Camison (born 5 August 1941) is a French

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ist and

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ian, responsible for many

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and

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recordings, especially during the 1970s. Born in

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, Camison moved to France in 1955 and in the late 1950s formed his first group, Les Français, with Jacky Rault on drums and Jacky Hythier on bass, later joined by guitarist Ted Tunnicliffe of the Krewkats, recently arrived from Germany. The group backed many of the leading French pop musicians of the time, primarily

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at the start of her career, and recorded two EPs for

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in 1964, one featuring the

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song "

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" and the second comprising

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s including Camison's composition "Suspenses". "Mat Camison, A Taste Of Music"
Retrieved 2 December 2022 He became a leading

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in Paris. In 1972, he recorded a version of the instrumental "

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", under the name Mister K - The Synthesiser, and also an album, ''Pop-Arp''. The following year, he fronted the group

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, who had an international hit with the single "Pepper Box". The composition of the song was credited to "Arpadys", a pseudonym used by Camison with his writing partner, drummer . Camison and Dahan were responsible for much French instrumental and

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of the period for the Tele Music label, and for the disco /

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single "Please Love Me Again" / "West Coast Drive” credited to V.I.P. Connection. V.I.P. Connection, "West Coast Drive", ''WaxPoetics''
Retrieved 2 December 2022 Camison also continued as a session musician working with such recording artists as

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, Richard Anthony,

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, and Sheila. In the mid-1970s, he formed the

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studio group Résonance with singer and composer Pierre Bachelet. He has also written extensively for film and theatre productions.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Camison, Mat 1941 births Living people French electronic musicians French record producers