Catman (musician)

CATMAN
CATMAN
Background information
Birth name	David Taieb
Also known as	Catman
Born	1971 (age 53–54)
Origin	France
Genres	Electronic, jazz, avant-garde
Occupation(s)	Composer, producer
Instrument(s)	Turntables, electric bass
Labels	Label Bleu, Warner, EMI
Website	www.muchmuchmore.net

Last updated July 09, 2025

Catman (born David Taieb in 1971), son of Willy Lewis, famous French drummer, is a French musician and electronic music producer from Paris. He founded his own label Slackness Records in 2001, co-founded La Maison Magasin in 2008, and the record label end micro-publishing Much Much More^{[ clarification needed ]} based in Brussels, Belgium.

Career

Familiar with turntables since the age of 14,^[1] DJ Shalom a.k.a. Catman has worked with Silmarils, Julien Lourau, Bumcello, Piers Faccini, M, Tryo, Java, Femi Kuti, Tony Allen, and Keziah Jones. He was also part of the group Olympic Gramofon. His first solo album, released in 2003, featured Piers Faccini, Sub-Z, Susie One, Vincent Ségalw and Seb Martel. He has also worked in dance and theater.^[2]

Discography

Solo

2003 – DJ Shalom (Slackness Records/Bleu Electric)
2003 – DJ Shalom : Yes professor (Slackness Records/Bleu Electric)
2008 – DJ Shalom : Freaks (Slackness Records)
2008 – Criminal Beats (Volume 1) (Slackness Records)
2008 – Johnny Dollar : Jack's religion (Slackness Records)
2009 – DJ Shalom : Yayas (Slackness Records)
2009 – Urban Chill Out (Slackness Records)
2010 – DJ Shalom : I and I (Slackness Records)
2015 – Catman : Liberation Song (Much Much More)
2016 – Catman : Dog Eat Dog (Much Much More)

Duets

1998 – Mozesli (Source/EMI)
1998 – Mozesli : Sunshine (Source/EMI)
1999 – Mozesli : Love & slackness feat. Juan Rozoff (Source/EMI)
1999 – Mozesli : Minea feat. Juan Rozoff (Source/EMI)
1999 – Shalark : Shalamark (Briff)
2001 – Shalark : Don't (Slackness Records/Karat)
2001 – Shalark : Some of them don't (Slackness Records/Karat)
2007 – SH 747 : Brand new times (Slackness Records)
2008 – Burning : Burning away (Slackness Records)
2009 – Criminal Beats (Volume 2) DJ Shalom & Jeff Boudreaux : The Cesspool Sessions (Slackness Records)
2010 – Food for children : Art CD n°1

Trio

2014 – Struggle (Silène Editions)
2016 – Electric Pop Art Ensemble : Sent from my place (L'oreille électrique)

Sextet

1996 – Olympic Gramofon (Label Bleu)

Remixes et productions

1997 – Smoke City: Mr Gorgeous - Mozesli remix (Jive)
1997 – Sinclair : L’épreuve du temps - Mozesli remix (Source/EMI)
1998 – Teri Moise : Il sait - Mozesli remix (Source/EMI)
1998 – Neron - Mozesli remix
1998 – Julien Lourau : City boom boom - Dj Shalom remix (Warner Jazz)
1999 – Ark : De derrière les fagots - 2 original tracks by Shalark (Pias)
1999 – Ark : Belle lurette - 2 original tracks by Shalark (Pias)
1999 – Ark : Punkadelik - Shalark remix + 1 original track (Pias)
2000 – Mr Oizo : Last night Shalark killed Oizo - Shalark remix (F Com)
2001 – Ark : Le magicien d’os - Shalark remix (Pias)
2002 – More GDM : Silver Apples - Shalark remix (Tigersushi)
2004 – Seb Martel : Schizo song – Dj Shalom remix (Delabel)
2004 – -M- : Quand je vais chez L – Dj Shalom remix (Delabel)
2008 – Susie One : No shit (Slackness Records)
2010 – Susie One : No more reality (Slackness Records)
2012 – Katherina Ex et Fantazio : A sonic meeting (Fantaztic Records)
2013 – Fantazio : Catman Remix (Fantaztic Records)
2015 – Zob' : La vie presque belle

Featuring

1995 – Silmarils : Silmarils (Warner)
1995 – Aurèle Ricard : Think or thanks a lot (Agnès B)
1996 – Légitime processus
1996 – Julien Lourau : Vodoo dance (Label Bleu)
1998 – Julien Lourau : City Boom Boom (Warner Jazz)
1999 – Emmanuel Bex : Mauve
1999 – -M- : Je dis aime (Delabel)
2000 – Java : Hawaï (Sony)
2000 – Julien Lourau : Gambit (Warner Jazz)
2001 – -M- : Le tour de -M- (Delabel)
2002 – Charlélie Couture : 109
2002 – -M- : Qui de nous deux (Delabel)
2002 – Femi Kuti : Red Hot + Riot : The Music and Spirit of Fela Kuti
2003 – Minino Garay
2004 – -M- : Live Au Spectrum (Delabel)
2005 – -M- : En tête à tête (Delabel)
2006 – Oshen : Je ne suis pas celle (V2)
2008 – Keziah Jones : In the name of love : Africa celebrates U2
2012 – Tryo : Ladilafé
2013 – Fantazio & Jean-François Vrod : Recommandé

Bibliography

2015 – K : Hommage à Elsa Cayat (Much Much More)
2015 – Manifeste Much Much More

Composition for theater and dance

2001 : Berenice mis en scène par Frederic Fisbach et Bernardo Montet (Théâtre de la Bastille)
2006 : Quartett avec Michael Galasso, mis en scène par Bob Wilson (Théâtre de l'Odéon) ^[3]
2009 : Shake that devil ! chorégraphié par Alban Richard (Forum du Blanc Mesnil)
2011 : Dans le collimateur de Fantazio (TAP Scène nationale de Poitiers)
2012 : L'été en apesanteur avec Kitsou Dubois et Fantazio (Théâtre de la Cité Internationale) ^[4]
2013 : Struggle avec Sebastien Martel & Dorothée Munyaneza (Théâtre des Bouffes du Nord)

Ciné-concerts

2009 : Auditorium du Louvre (Paris) ^[5]
2009 : Festival Les Nuits Secrètes ^[6]
2009 : Festival Mediarte (Monterrey-Mexique)

Résidences

2001 : Shalark - L'Aeronef (Lille)
2004 : Ateliers imaginaires - La Vapeur (Dijon)
2004 : DJ Shalom - La Maroquinerie (Paris)
2005 : DJ Shalom & Susie One - La ferme du buisson
2005 : DJ Shalom - La Vapeur (Dijon)
2005 : DJ Shalom - Jazz à la Villette (Paris)
2008 : Urban Chill Out - Festival Nuits Secrètes
2009 : DJ Shalom & Susie One - Festival Factory (Paris) ^[7]
2009 : Minimal Western - Festival Les Nuits Secrètes
2010 : DJ Shalom vs Black Sifichi - Bibliothèque R. Desnos (Montreuil) ^[2]
2010 : DJ Shalom, Sylvain Kassap & Susie One - Théatre Berthelot / Maison Populaire (Montreuil)

Tour as a sideman

1995 : Silmarils (Europe Tour)
1999 : Julien Lourau Groove Gang : Gambit (National & International Tour)
1999 / 2000 : Le Tour de -M- (National & International Tour)
2003 / 2004 : -M- En tête à tête (National & International Tour)
2013 : Tryo : Ladilafé Tour

Master Class / Workshops

Philarmonie de Paris ^[8]
La Cité de la Musique
Festival Factory
La Batie Festival de Genève
AJMI
CIAM
CMA
Festival Nuits Secrètes
Bougez Rock
Zicamontreuil
Ville de Montreuil
Ville de Bailleul
La Vapeur

References

↑ "Dj shalom | Listen and Stream Free Music, Albums, New Releases, Photos, Videos".
1 2 "DJ Shalom — Zicamontreuil".
↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-12-03. Retrieved 2017-03-12.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
↑ "Un "été" à zéro gravité – Libération". Next.liberation.fr. 2012-07-22. Retrieved 2022-08-30.
↑ "Good Karma » Duos éphémères du Louvre : M comme… Magie avec DJ Shalom". Archived from the original on 2016-11-16. Retrieved 2017-03-12.
↑ "Les Nuits Secrètes 2009 : Très bouillonnantes et très secrètes !". 13 August 2009.
↑ "Live Report : Festival Factory, la Cigale, 08/10/2009". 13 October 2009.
↑ "Paysages sonores | Philharmonie de Paris".

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[1] "Dj shalom | Listen and Stream Free Music, Albums, New Releases, Photos, Videos".

[autogenerated53-2] 1 2 "DJ Shalom — Zicamontreuil".

[3] "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-12-03. Retrieved 2017-03-12.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[4] "Un "été" à zéro gravité – Libération". Next.liberation.fr. 2012-07-22. Retrieved 2022-08-30.

[5] "Good Karma » Duos éphémères du Louvre : M comme… Magie avec DJ Shalom". Archived from the original on 2016-11-16. Retrieved 2017-03-12.

[6] "Les Nuits Secrètes 2009 : Très bouillonnantes et très secrètes !". 13 August 2009.

[7] "Live Report : Festival Factory, la Cigale, 08/10/2009". 13 October 2009.

[8] "Paysages sonores | Philharmonie de Paris".

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