Dimitri Tikovoï is a Paris-born, classically trained, Grammy-nominated producer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist.
Over the years, Dimitri has worked across genres, collaborating with artists including Charli XCX, Blondie, Purple Disco Machine, Ghost, The Horrors, Ashnikko, Becky Hill, Black Honey, Mikky Ekko, TWICE, Marianne Faithfull, Sophie Ellis-Bextor and John Cale amongst others, while also composing for film and TV soundtracks.
He recently produced The Libertines’ first UK #1 album, All Quiet On The Eastern Esplanade.
Career After training at the Conservatory of Classical Music in Paris and touring as a drummer, he moved to London, producing Placebo’s platinum-selling album Meds and launching the electronic-rock project Trash Palace. He also worked on Placebo remixes including a cover of Kate Bush's "Running Up That Hill". He produced their the album Meds, which went on to sell over a million copies worldwide.
He has since worked with The Horrors, Charli XCX, Ed Harcourt, Nicola Roberts, Marianne Faithfull, Mnek, Champs, Paloma Faith and numerous UK based acts.Tikovoï has also written for movies including the award-winning (Sundance 2008) movie by Samuel Benchetrit J'ai toujours rêvé d'être un gangster and the Kevin McDonald movie State of Play. In 2012, Tikovoï was nominated for the MPG International Producer of the Year award.
Recently Tikovoï has produced and written songs for The Libertines’ All Quiet On The Eastern Esplanade, their first UK #1 album, Purple Disco Machine who scored #1 of the Airplay charts in Europe, Black Honey with two #1 album of the independent official U.K charts, Becky Hill, Blondie and Ghost who charted at #1 in the Billboard 200 charts and went top 10 in 15 countries.
Production credits
All Quiet on the Eastern Esplanade – The Libertines – 2023 Lemonade – Black Honey – 2023 Chewing-Gum – Bo Milli – 2023 On Devient Fou – F.F.F – 2023 The Notion – Spector – 2023 Ballet Dancer – Noah Pearce – 2023 Enter The Room – Ramona Flowers – 2023 Cheap Love – Girli – 2023 Heatwave in the Cold North – Reverend and the Makers – 2023 A Fistful of Peaches – Black Honey – 2023 In The Dark – Purple Disco Machine feat Sophie & The Giants – 2022 Written & Directed – Black Honey – 2021 My Life, My Canvas – Frank's White Canvas – 2020 Girls Like Us – Twice – 2019 Life in Colour – Andreya Triana – 2019 Prequelle – Ghost – 2018 Pollinator – Blondie – 2017 Rude Love – Becky Hill – 2017 Forgotten Pleasures – Findlay – 2017 Eureka – Leslie Clio – 2015 Vamala – Champs- 2015 Give My Love to London – Marianne Faithfull – 2014 Little Armageddon – Skip The Use Only Child – DedRekoning Featuring Sophie Ellis-Bextor – 2014 True Romance – Charli XCX – 2013 Never Forget – Bebe Black Kids – Mikky Ekko – 2013 Death Wish – Bebe Black Is This Love – Maya von Doll – 2012 Cinderella's Eyes – Nicola Roberts – 2011 "If The Truth Be Told" – MNEK My Way – Ian Brown – 2009 Mirror Mirror – The Irrepressibles – 2010 Make a Scene – Sophie Ellis-Bextor – 2011 Mirror/Mirror – Ghinzu – 2009 Dance on the Beast – Sharko – 2009 State of Play soundtrack for the Kevin Macdonald movie – 2009 Battle for the Sun – Placebo – 2009 See The Light – The Hours – 2009 Strange House – The Horrors – 2007 Extended Play 07 – Placebo Beautiful Lie – Ed Harcourt Never Before – The Ghost Frequency Actor/Actress – Fear of Music Communiqueur d'Amour Re-Mix – Les Ritas Mitsouko I Always Wanted to Be a Gangster soundtrack for the Samuel Benchetrit movie Nothing Means Everything – The Dykeenies Proud Sponsors of Boredom – Kill The Young Meds – Placebo The Horrors – The Horrors We Are Not The Enemy – Fear of Music Soulève-Moi – Elli Medeiros A l'Ouest – Pravda New Ideas – The Dykeenies Trip the Light Fantastic – Sophie Ellis-Bextor Monsieur Gainsbourg Revisited – Serge Gainsbourg That Great Love Sound – The Raveonettes The Servant – The Servant La Folie Douce – Elista Kill The Young – Kill The Young "Sane" – Archive Sing It Out – Hope of the States Molecule – Sharko Running Up that Hill – Placebo English Summer Rain – Single – Placebo Twist Re-Mix – Goldfrapp 5 Tracks E.P – John Cale Positions – Trash Palace Hybrid – Gary Numan Ill Gotten Gains – Michael J. Sheehy Sweet Blue Gene – Michael J. Sheehy Presque rien – Stefie Shock Black Market Music – Placebo Stranger Blues – Dream City Film Club
References
https://www.thesouthafrican.com/culture/music/goodluck-bird-of-paradise-up-close-dimitri-tikovoi-john-greenham/ https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/new-releases-benson-boone-the-libertines-ava-max-and-more/ https://www.rollingstone.co.uk/music/the-libertines-announce-new-album-all-quiet-on-the-eastern-esplanade-run-run-run-listen-33474/