ENDORPHIN
FAST FACTS:
(AKA Eric Chapus)
1996 Unearthed by Triple JJJ in Cairns Australia, (National Broadcast Radio).
1998 Debut album “Embrace” signed to SONY MUSIC worldwide.
1998 ARIA (Australian Record Industry Assn.) Nominated “BEST DANCE RELEASE” for “Embrace”.
1999 Second Album “Skin” (SONY) released.
1999 WORLD WIDE HIT “Café Del Mar 6” includes endorphin’s song “Satie 1”.
2000 “Skin” wins the “2000 DANCE MUSIC AWARD” for best album.
2000 ARIA nominated for “BEST MALE ARTIST”.
2000 Three tracks on the Box Office Hit feature “Looking for Alibrandi”.
2001-02 composes Soundtracks for 26 episodes for the National Geographical Channel USA.
2002 Third album “AM PM” (SONY) released.
2002 Endorphin tours Mexico ( World APEC Meeting) and Venezuela to rave reviews.
2002 Eric Chapus wins “ Outstanding Achievement for Best Self managed Artist” MMF Awards
2003 Composes one hour doco for The Discovery channel.
2003 Release of Album “Seduction”. (SEDUCTION RECORDS)
2003 National Tour “Are we there yet” takes in 67 gigs around the nation.
2004 Composes Music for “Blue Horizon” a Feature Film by Jack McCoy.
2004 New Album “Shake It” licensed to Fly music/UMA.
2005 Tours nationally. Invited to play three gigs at The World Expo in Japan to rave reviews...
2006 Voted “BEST LIVE SHOWCASE” by CBC3 Radio (Canada’s national radio broadcaster)
2007 Signed to a major US music licencing company for film and television work
2007 Signed a licensing deal with G-Pop (Germany) for distrubution of Endorphin’s catalogue throughout all of Asia
2008 Two albums released on one of Taiwan’s best label. Composes for Screentime “The Informant”
2009 Writing music for new album and music for Hollywood Music supervisors.
2009 APRA Screen Music Awards “Nominated for Best Telemovie Score”
2010 Becomes an APRA Ambassador and Lecturer at the AUSTALIAN INSTITUTE OF MUSIC
2011 Music for films and television and new album release
2012 Start management company “Endorphin Music Management”
T.V. AND FILM:
Cues for Feature film: “Any question for Ben”
Hollywood film trailers: Balls of Fury, Cedar Rapids
Licensed music for USA TV Series “BURN NOTICE” 2009/2010
Music Score for “THE INFORMANT” Screentime/TEN Network 2008 - APRA “Nominated for Best Telemovie Score”
Hollywood trailer for Christopher Walken’s new movie “Balls of Fury” 2007
Triple J national TVC campaign (ABC TV)
“Looking for Ali Brandi” – 3 songs from Endorphin featured
Original score for the first feature length film ever made in 1906 “The Story of the Kelly Gang” NFSA
“Next Wave” National Geographic USA 26 part - Endorphin composed all music
“Martial Arts Hot Spots” Discovery Channel (World) / Beyond Productions - Endorphin composed all music “Adventure Planet”
Discovery Channel (World) / Beyond Productions - Endorphin composed all music
“Body Wars” Discovery Channel (World) / Beyond Productions - Endorphin composed all music
“Blue Horizon” and - “TO” Feature films by legendary filmmaker Jack McCoy
“Angst” – Endorphin Music featured
Endorphin Music Features in many TV Series including: Sleeper Cell (USA TV) 2007, Neighbours, Mc Leod’s Daughters, Kylie
Kwong: Cooking with Heart and Soul (ABC TV) The Block, The Cooks, Amazing Homes, Location - Location, Property Hot Spots,
Heart break High, Head Start (ABC), Love is a Four letter Word (ABC), Above the Law.
TOURS:
1998 Portishead support (Nationwide), Massive Attack support (Nationwide), Homebake festival, Livid festival.
1999 Faithless support (Nationwide), two endorphin national tours, Vibes on a Summers day festival (Nationwide).
2000 Moby support (Nationwide), Hemispheres festival, Offshore festival, Homebake festival.
2001 St Germain support (Nationwide), Gatecrasher tour (Nationwide), Homebake festival.
2002 Mexico City (World APEC) Int. Art festival Venezuela, Moonlight sounds, Delirium festival, Adelaide fringe.
2003 National Tour “Are we there yet” takes in 67 gigs around the nation.
2005 National tour for “Shake it”.
2005 3x performances at WORLD EXPO in JAPAN to amazing reviews.
2006 2x showcases at Canadian Music Week ( voted best live showcase by CBC3 radio)
2006 Kosheen support (Sydney/Perth), The Great escape festival. Toured nationally throughout Australia.
2007 MUSEXPO Los Angeles, China tour of thirteen major cities, National tour for album release
2008 Australian snow tour, Coastfest, National tour, Woodford folk festival 4 shows
2009/2010 Cairns Illumination Festival, Australian snow tour, Woodford folk festival 4 shows
FOR MORE INFO, PHOTOS, MP3, LIVE MOVIE, LATEST VIDEO CLIP, BIO, TOUR DATES, ETC..
VISIT ENDORPHIN’S WEBSITES:
www.endorphinmusic.com
www.youtube.com/endorphinaustralia
ENDORPHIN LP DISCOGRAPHY:
Sissor Rock (2011)
2069 (2009)
Soon After Silence (2007)
Shake it... (2004)
Seduction (2003)
AM/PM (2001)
Skin (1999)
Embrace (1998)
COMPILATIONS FEATURING ENDORPHIN:
DJ Iain’s Electronic Revolution (CANADA)1997
Café Del Mar Volume Six (WORLDWIDE) 1999
Nightripping (GREECE) 1999
Open Space (AUSTRALIA & US) 2000
OZ Style (JAPAN) 2000
Looking for Ali Brandi (AUSTRALIA) 2000
Love is a Four letter Word (AUSTRALIA) 2001
Classic Chillout (USA) 2001
Global Camouflage (INDIA) 2001
Mosquito Bar (BELGIUM) 2002
Open Space 2 (AUSTRALIA) 2002
Malkasten Lounge & Club (GERMANY) 2002
Late Night Chill (SINGAPORE) 2002
Electronize (MEXICO) 2002
Moods (SINGAPORE) 2002
Chill Tonic (AUSTRALIA) 2002
Easy Chill (THAILAND) 2002
Party to MC2 (SINGAPORE) 2002
Generacion Adictiva (MEXICO) 2002
Sydney, The Sex, The City, The Music (WORLD) 2004
Hardcore#2. Surf series 34 (Brazil) 2005
Archie Twin Peaks (AUSTRALIA) 2004
Late Nite Chill (SINGAPORE) 2004
Hottest Hits Volume 3 (AUSTRALIA) 2005
E Scape (AUSTRALIA ) 2006
Triple J HOTTEST 100 - Volume 9 (AUSTRALIA) 2002
Recaffeinated - The Chillout Edition (NEW ZEALAND) 2001
Super Surf (BRAZIL) 2007
Great Southern Jam (AUSTRALIA) 1999
Triple J’s Groove Train (AUSTRALIA) 2004
Radio Groove Volume 1 (THE WORLD) 1999
Skyloft at MGM Grand (USA) 2005
Neighbours The Music (UK) 2003
Sony’s 100 Millionth CD (AUSTRALIA) 1998
One World (Care Australia) 2000
Saturday Night Sunday Morning (AUSTRALIA) 2000
Juice Presents the Future in Music (AUSTRALIA) 2000
JJJ Mix-Up Presents Tweek (AUSTRALIA) 1999
Strictly Techno 4 (AUSTRALIA) 1997
Strictly Techno 5 (AUSTRALIA) 1998
DKNY Jeans (HONG KONG) 2002
JJJ’s Unearthed 4 (AUSTRALIA) 1997
The Hangover Cure (AUSTRALIA) 2002
Homebake Vol. 2 (AUSTRALIA) 1998
Head Start Soundtrack (AUSTRALIA) 2001
Marie Claire Top Notes (AUSTRALIA) 2002
Homebake Vol. 4 (AUSTRALIA) 2000
Where 2 Now (AUSTRALIA) 1999
Moods (SINGAPORE) 2001
Looking For Ali Brandi (AUSTRALIA) 2000
The Chill Pill (THE WORLD) 2002
The Very Best of Cafe Del Mar (THE WORLD) 2012
ENDORPHIN’S REMIXES:
Tina Arena
Icehouse
Paul Kelly
Spiderbait
Sunk lotto
Men at Work
Jimmy Little
Sonic Animation
My Sex
Kurtis
Tiesto
Majella O’Shea
Stella One Eleven
ENDORPHIN MUSIC FOR BRANDING:
QUICKSIVER Surfing video (World) 1997
AUSTRALIA COUNCIL Video (AUS) 1998
HIRO.COM (USA) 1999
AMEX (USA) 1999
SONY DIGITAL 1999 (UK) 1999
BILLABONG (WORLD) 1999
BRITISH AEROSPACE AUSTRALIA (AUS) 2000
CARE AUSTRALIA (AUSTRALIA) 2000
RIP CURL Surfing video (WORLD) 2000
DNKY JEANS Spring (HK) 2001
BMW Mini (GERMANY) 2001
AXA Insurance (UK) 2002
MARIE CLAIRE (AUSTRALIA) 2002
SONY ERICSON (AUSTRALIA) 2002
VOYAGE HOTELS & RESORTS (AUS) 2002
COCA COLA (AUSTRALIA) 2003
THE RITZ-CARLTON, Marina Del Rey (USA) 2006
FOUR SEASON Hotel, Beverly Hills (USA) 2007
HENNESSEY COGNAC CHINA TOUR 2007
CLIPSAL AUSTRALIA 2008
VODKA SMIRNOFF 2012