Jean-François Dagenais


Jean-François Dagenais is a French-Canadian Juno Award winning record producer, mix engineer, guitarist and songwriter specializing in the rock and metal genres. Born and raised in Canada J-F is now a naturalized citizen of the United States living in Dallas, Texas. He is best known as guitarist for the metal band Kataklysm and for producing and mixing many heavy metal albums and its subgenres.

Producer

Currently Jean-Francois Dagenais works out of his own studio, JFD Studio, which he founded in 2005. he received a Canadian GAMIQ award "Metal / Hardcore Album of the Year" for both his work on Kataklysm's 2010 Heaven's Venom and 2008 Prevail albums, as well as winning an award with Kataklysm for "Best Metal Group" at the Canadian Indie Music Awards. Dagenais is also well known for his work with bands like Malevolent Creation, Misery Index, Despised Icon, Thy Antichrist, Skinthelamb, Necronomicon, Kill Everything, Helsott, Dark Visions of Terror, Augury, Blackguard & Ex deo.

Kataklysm member

Jean-François Dagenais is the guitarist for the internationally acclaimed Canadian death metal band, Kataklysm. As opposed to many of the original members, Jean-François has been with Kataklysm since the band's inception in 1991. He has played guitar for all of these following albums:.

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