# Dominic Sonic

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French singer (1964–2020)

Dominic Sonic 1993 Born Dominique Garreau 11 November 1964 Dinan, France Died 23 July 2020(2020-07-23) (aged 55) Les Lilas, France Occupation Singer

**Dominic Sonic**, stage name of **Dominique Garreau** (11 November 1964 – 23 July 2020) was a French singer.[1] He released six albums from 1989 to 2015.

## Biography

Sonic left school at the age of 16 to join [Lamballe](/source/Lamballe)-based punk group Kalashnikov. He remained with the group for six years and performed in over 300 concerts. In 1987, he began producing his first solo album, *Cold Tears*, which was released two years later by the Belgian label [Crammed Discs](/source/Crammed_Discs). The album sold more than 40,000 copies in [Europe](/source/Europe). Sonic also released a mini-album, titled *A s'y méprendre* with Crammed Discs.

Philippe Constantin, director of [Barclay](/source/Barclay_(record_label)), purchased Sonic's contract from Crammed Discs. He released an untitled album in 1991 for Barclay. After an accident while on tour in [Hungary](/source/Hungary), Sonic stayed in a hospital for six months. This eventually led to the release of the album *Les Leurres* in 1994.

Sonic left Barclay in 1996 and released *Essais 94-96* under his own label and distributed by [Musidisc](/source/Musidisc) before it was bought out by [Universal Music Group](/source/Universal_Music_Group).

Dominic Sonic took part in the [Rencontres Trans Musicales](/source/Rencontres_Trans_Musicales) in [Rennes](/source/Rennes) in 2002 as a surprise guest of [The Stooges](/source/The_Stooges). He attended numerous other festivals throughout the 2000s decade. He released *Phalanstère # 7* on 15 October 2007, his 5th album. In January 2008, he performed alongside [Jackie Berroyer](/source/Jackie_Berroyer) in [Nantes](/source/Nantes) in the play *La loi des pauvres gens*, which was named after one of his songs. In 2009, Sonic performed alongside guitarist Vincent Sizorn for the 20th anniversary of the release of *Cold Tears*. Between 2010 and 2014, he participated in the reunification of Nus. He and the group founded the AK47 Blues Rendez-vous, which released the album *The Octopus*. While working on the future album of [Olivier Delacroix](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Olivier_Delacroix&action=edit&redlink=1), he released *Vanités#6* in Spring 2015.

Dominic Sonic died on 23 July 2020 in [Les Lilas](/source/Les_Lilas).[2]

## Discography

### Albums

- *Cold Tears* (1989)

- *Dominic Sonic* (1991)

- *Les Leurres* (1994)

- *Essais 94/96* (1996)

- *Phalanstère #7* (2007)

- *Vanités #6* (2015)

### Singles and EPs

- *mini LP 4 titres : A train song / Too late / Back in the USSR / Listen to what I say* (1985)

- *Lie to me* (1987)

- *When my tears run cold / La loi des pauvres gens* (1989)

- *A s’y méprendre / What I’m waiting for* (1990)

- *A s’y méprendre (new version)/ Shadows in the fire (live)/ No fun (live)/ Praying to the lord (live)* (1990)

- *He used to be/ Hey hey my my* (1991)

- *Ils dorment encore* (1994)

- *Il est encore temps* (1994)

- *Je crois Antoine / Stick your love with blood / Hey, little mother* (1994)[3]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Dominic Sonic est un auteur-compositeur français, né à Dinan le 11 novembre 1964"](https://musee.sacem.fr/index.php/Detail/entities/9161). *Musée Sacem* (in French).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Le chanteur rock Dominic Sonic s'est éteint"](https://www.letelegramme.fr/bretagne/le-chanteur-rock-dominic-sonic-s-est-eteint-23-07-2020-12587910.php). *Le Télégramme* (in French). 23 July 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Dominic Sonic"](https://www.discogs.com/artist/272554-Dominic-Sonic). *Discogs*.

## External links

- [Dominic Sonic](https://www.discogs.com/artist/Dominic+Sonic) discography at [Discogs](/source/Discogs)

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