Ades started DJ-ing at the age of 16. In 1995, he released his first single under the artist name J.C.A. In 2002, he changed it to Krystal K.[5] In 2006, he founded his own label, B!CRAZY,[6] which currently is also an entertainment venue in Ibiza owned by Ades.[7] He gained further prominence by releasing digital tracks through Beatport during the 2010s.[8]
Ades gained worldwide popularity after releasing "Shingaling" in April 2008 alongside another French producer Thomas Vincent.[9] The track is a mixture of electrotech and tribal house and features samples from the 1968 salsa hit "Shingaling Shingaling" by Puerto-Rican band Kako & His Orchestra.[10][11]
In 2019, Ades moved to a private villa in Mykonos (Greece),[12] where he resides up to this day. He has released mixtape podcasts since the COVID-19 pandemic.[13]
Notable contributions
Particularly noted for his work with pop and dance vocalist Dannii Minogue, Jean Claude Ades co-wrote and produced Minogue's biggest hit "I Begin to Wonder", under the pseudonym J.C.A., along with three further tracks, "Come and Get It", "Feel Like I Do" and "Free Falling". He also helped produce the song "Lovers Till the End" with Christian Burns, for the album Simple Modern Answers.
Under the alias Krystal K, while residing in Munich, Germany, he produced a major hit on the BillboardDance Top 40 chart in 2004, with "Let's Get It Right".[15]
