* Patrick Codenys

- Professional music career began in the early 1980’s in Belgium with the electronic group Front 242.

- With Front242 : international interest , creating the style of Music termed "Electronic Body Music", a synthesis of music and sound research, recycled from the media or TV, and merged with their interpretation of other artistic disciplines (specifically Architecture and Cinema).

- Touring worldwide  “live” performances with Front242 since 1984  (Europe, N.America, S.America),

- Parallel career in the Art world founding the project called Red Sniper (also named FucKingFucks) with the South-African contemporary art artist Kendell Geers, creating soundtracks for contemporary dance music, Art installations, Surround sound performances, workshops in universities, guest speaker/artist at conferences and symposiums. 

 - Publications in specialised press such as  - Les InRockuptibles, Rock&Folk, NME, Melody Maker, BillBoard magazines. As well as many national and international newspapers. See full documentation on internet under Front242

  • Tim Festival / Rio de Janeiro (Brasil) / Museum of Modern Art (2003)
  • Monegros Festival Madrid / Spain (2004)
  • Roskilde Festival / Denmark (2006)
  • CreamFields Festival / Spain (2007)
  • Mera Luna Festival / Germany (2008)

 Contemporary Art performances :

     -       Red Sniper at Centre Pompidou / Paris (F) / Grande salle  (2003)  

    -       Red Sniper at Transart Festival / Bolzano (I) (2003)

    -       FucKingFucks at Biennale Charleroi Danse / BPS22 (B)  (2007)

  • FucKingFucks at SMAK – Contemporary Art Museum Ghent – (B) (Nov2007)
  • Performance with Kendell Geers · Musée d'Art Contemporain Lyon - Octobre 2008
  • Art installations (3 pieces) at Musée d’Art Contemporain du Grand-Hornu – Jeux de Massacre – Belgium
  • Festival des Arts sonores City Sonic – Surround 8.1 performance “Geometry for the Ears” – MAC’s - Belgium

 Choregraphy tracks :  

     - Dream On Tracks 1.2.4 - Festival d'Avignon Théâtre des Hivernales / Avignon (F)  (2006)

    - Dream On Tracks 3 - Festival C'est de la danse contemporaine / Toulouse (F) (2007)

     - La Tombe du plongeur aux Rencontres Internationales de Seine St Denis /Paris (F) 2008

     - Daisy Cutter – in preparation 2009-2010 


 - Music production and mixes on Front242 albums since 1983. - Live concerts with Front242 on tour Lollapalooza 93  (USA). - Exhibition Art&Strategy 1997 (New York, Chicago, Los Angeles galleries). - Movie “Single White Female” – 1999 - Directed by Barbet Schroeder (one selected track). - Music for “Speed Tribe” 5.1 dolby DVD (24hr du Mans) – sport documentary (Award2002 Sport Movie Milano/Italy). - Music for Male or Female 5.1 dolby DVD (2004) – experimental Art DVD. - Since 2004, music composer for  - LaZampa – Compagnie de dance contemporaine (Theatre National Foix / France) - Ads and trailer music (Adidas, Renault , Much TV , Hugo Boss, etc…) - Movie Soundtrack “ D’un lent Regard“  from photographer Marc Trivier (Belgium) – 2009 - Workshops and conferences in different Universities-schools and Art shools (La Cambre Brussels, Rits Brussels , Maison Folie Kortrijk , etc…) - Guest speaker
 on several Multi-Media events or Electronic Arts festivals as : Elektra International Digital Arts festival 2005 – Montreal – Canada - Alternative Party 2008 - festival of digital culture and a demo party – Helsinki - Finland - Red Bull Academy 2008 – Music Symposium – Barcelona - Spain