Jill Bellac

Gilles Bellac, aka Jill Bellac, started delving into electronic music very early on. A former chemistry lab assistant, he was influenced by acts like Prodigy and Chemical Brothers. Before he was old enough to enter clubs, he would wear his headphones through the night listening to live radio broadcasts of DJ sets. His absolute favorite DJs were and still are Carl Cox, Deep Dish, Sven Väth, Richi Hawtin, Timo Maas, and a host of others.
Even in those days, all that Jill ever wanted to be was a musician. His obsession for music caused him to drop out of many vocational training programs, finally ending up at the School of Audio Engineering (SEA) in Zurich.
“I learned a lot at SEA. But the best period of my education was the time I spent in the studio with Simon Schwendener (Freakulizer/Khainz). That’s something I still do today. There’s nothing like hanging around a pro and creating techno!”
Jill’s luck unfolded soon thereafter. His very first release, “Assassin – Voodoo Doll,” (Jill Bellac 2nd Mix) promptly landed on Beatport’s Minimal Chart. In June 2008, Max Cooper (Traum Schallplatten) pushed this very remix to the top of his chart. That was precisely the booster shot Jill needed to continue producing. Jill released his second piece soon afterwards, a remix for Assassin. It appeared on “South American Sounds” by John Acquaviva in Toronto, Canada. This was quite well received, and led to a release with tracks by the world’s best electronic dance music producers on compilations like “Ibiza November 08.”
Be on the lookout for upcoming productions and releases from Jill Bellac. In particular, keep your eyes peeled for labels like Firefly Recordings/UK – for joint releases with Khainz, Max Cooper and other star producers.
Out Now:
Voodoo Doll (Jill Bellac Remix) Franz Franz/ Voodoo Doll (Jill Belac 2nd Mix) Franz Franz/ Pitch Trouble ( Jill Bellac & Dennis D. Mix) Direct Drive Digital/ Flamengo Minimalsimo (Jill Bellac Remix) South American Sounds/ Flamengo Minimalismo (Dub Mix) (Jill Bellac Edit) SAS/ STJ feat. Inusa Dawuda - You Are (J.B. Remix) Kindom of Music / Kaish - Only Child (Khainz & Jill Bellac Remix) Direct Drive Digital/ Jill Bellac Agreggate EP (Firefly Recordings , UK)/Jill Bellac - Gaseous/ Jill Bellac - Liquid/ Jill Bellac - Solid inkl. Max Cooper Remix/ Afonso Padilla & Brannigan - Malambu (Jill Bellac Remix) South American Sounds
Coming soon :
Jill Bellac - Bad Times (Original Mix) incl. Alfonso Padilla, Khainz & Steven King Remix
Freaker - Koto (Jill Bellac Remix) (S.A.S.)
Jill Bellac - Blackliner (Original Mix)
THE SUBTENANTS Climate EP (Firefly Recordings):
The Subtenants - Antarctic (Original Mix) inkl. Microtrauma Remix
The Subtenants - Subtropic (Original Mix) inkl. Oblivion Remix
The Subtenants - Yoshimitsu (Original Mix)
Jill Bellac - Straight & UP (Original Mix)
Jill Bellac - 24hours (Original Mix)
Jill Bellac - Crawler (Original Mix)
Jill Bellac - Hot & Dri (Original Mix)
Jeison Torres - I HEARD HER GROOVE (Jill Bellac Remix) (BRAZIL)
The Subtenants - Ordem e Progresso ( Original Mix)