Jean-François Dagenais (; born October 16, 1975) 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 death 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 mixing and audio mastering work with bands like Malevolent Creation, Misery Index, Despised Icon, Wind Rose, Man Must Die, Macabre, Thy Antichrist, Texas Murder Crew & 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:.
Albums
Kataklysm The Mystical Gate of Reincarnation (1993) Kataklysm Sorcery (1995) Kataklysm Temple of Knowledge (1996) Kataklysm Victims of this Fallen World (1998) Kataklysm The Prophecy (Stigmata of the Immaculate) (2000) Kataklysm Epic: The Poetry of War (2001) Kataklysm Shadows & Dust (2002) Kataklysm Serenity in Fire (2004) Kataklysm In the Arms of Devastation (2006) Kataklysm Live in Deutschland DVD (2007) Kataklysm Prevail (2008) Ex Deo Romulus (2009) Kataklysm Heaven's Venom (2010) Ex Deo Caligvla (2012) Kataklysm Iron Will DVD (2012) Kataklysm Waiting for the End to Come (2013) Kataklysm Of Ghosts and Gods (2015) Ex Deo The Immortal Wars (2017) Kataklysm Meditations (2018) Kataklysm Unconquered (2020) Ex Deo The Thirteen Years of Nero (2021) Kataklysm Goliath (2023)
Demos
Kataklysm The Death Gate Cycle of Reincarnation (1992) Kataklysm Vision the Chaos (1994)
Producer credits
P (Produced)
E (Engineered)
M (Mix)
MA (Mastered)