Fred Defaye learnt his trade in Paris as a recording engineer, moving to England to become the personal recording engineer of the Eurhythmics.
Through his career he has mixed and recorded albums for the likes of Bob Dylan, The Prodigy, Depeche mode, Tom Petty, David Gray and many more.
A sonic artist and composer, member of the People Show theatre, he has sound designed for theatrical experiences created by Punchdrunk, Burberry, Tods and Philipp Plein fashion shows in Paris, London and Milan. Fred has also composed music for choreographer Garance Marneur, on behalf of Levy Dance in San Francisco, for Alone Together and Pull Me Closer part of the SF International Art Festival 2018, Valentino Villa ‘Au bord’ 2022
Touring as a live sound engineer and sound designer, his broad client base includes: Patti Smith, KLF, LSO, choreographer: Lee Anderson, Shobana Jeyasingh, Yang Lipping, Viviana Durante, Ukrainian Ballet, , Netia Jones, Dixson Mbi.