BYNON sitting on the floor in front of a wall of club posters in London
London, August 2022

Producer, songwriter, DJ. Montreal and Los Angeles

BYNON

I played clarinet before I played records. Now my name sits in the small print on platinum plaques, a Grammy-nominated album and Kaskade lineups.

Produced by BYNONCiel, Fouki feat. Alicia MoffetCo-written and produced by BYNONDaniella Denmark, Jonathan RoyRemixed by BYNONLove Like That, KaskadeRemixed by BYNONGood Time Girl, Sofi TukkerRework by BYNONGanja Man, Sean PaulOn the albumKx5, Grammy nominated

On my desk8 channels

CH 01KaskadeLove Like That remix
CH 02Sean PaulGanja Man rework
CH 03Sofi TukkerGood Time Girl remix
CH 04FoukiCiel, produced
CH 05Alicia Moffeton Ciel
CH 06Jonathan RoyDaniella Denmark
CH 07Kx5Grammy-nominated album
CH 08Taryn ManningAll the Way

The small print

Read the credits

Most of my best work has somebody else’s name on the cover. Here is where mine sits.

  1. 80,000+digital sales in Canada

    Ciel

    Fouki feat. Alicia Moffet

    I produced it. It went platinum in Canada.

    Platinum certification poster for Ciel by Fouki feat. Alicia Moffet, produced by BYNON
  2. Goldcertified in Canada

    Daniella Denmark

    Jonathan Roy

    Corey Hart asked me to co-write and produce Mr. Optimist Blues. Daniella Denmark went gold.

    Framed certification for Jonathan Roy, the album I co-wrote and produced
  3. Platinumin Australia

    Purple Hat

    Sofi Tukker

    My plaques for Purple Hat landed in July 2021: platinum in Australia, gold in Canada.

    Purple Hat by Sofi Tukker, platinum in Australia
  4. 23M+views on YouTube

    Ganja Man

    Sean Paul

    My rework went viral at the end of 2015.

    BYNON with Sean Paul
  5. 1stGrammy nomination

    Kx5

    Best Dance/Electronic Music Album

    Two of my favourite people called to tell me. Kx5 was up at the 66th Grammys, and I am on that album.

    A bottle labelled BYNON Grammy Nominee
The clarinet came first

Then and now

I played guitar, bass, keys and drums before the clarinet took over. It still comes out in the studio. Drag the line.

BYNON in a beanie and glasses playing clarinet in black and white, 2019
BYNON as a teenager holding his clarinet
Then2019
Clarinet in hand, then and in 2019
  • WalesA family of musicians from South Wales
  • B.C.Grew up in Vancouver, played with the Surrey Youth Orchestra
  • GoldKiwanis Fraser Valley Music Festival
  • NYCJuilliard, then McGill in Montreal
  • 3albums arranged and produced with my dad
Silverback cover: a silverback gorilla in black and white

Latest release

Silverback

BYNON and Guns, 26 Jan 2024

I wrote it with Guns for the BBC’s Silverback. A wildlife series is about as far from a Vegas pool deck as my catalogue goes.

Apple MusicSpotify

Since 2014

Twelve years of records

From Eyes with Project 46 to the Arkade compilations Kaskade asked me onto. Press play on any cover.

  1. Want MeBYNON and Dave Summit, 15 Oct 2021Apple Music
  2. S.I.L.W.U. (BYNON Remix)Sara Diamond and BYNON, 18 Dec 2020Apple Music
  3. Somebody NewProject 46 and BYNON, 01 May 2020Apple Music
  4. VossBYNON, on Arkade Destinations Iceland, 11 Oct 2019Apple Music
  5. Let's RideBYNON feat. Rose Adam, 06 Sep 2019Apple Music
  6. Hold Me TonightBYNON, on Arkade Destinations Tulum, 03 Aug 2018Apple Music
  7. City of AngelsBYNON and Rumors, 06 May 2016Apple Music
  8. CastlesProject 46 and BYNON, 26 Feb 2016Apple Music
  9. LyonBYNON, Adam and Luwiss, 16 Jun 2015Apple Music
  10. HomeBYNON, Feenixpawl and Project 46 feat. Melissa Ramsay, 23 Mar 2015Apple Music
  11. Golden HeartsBYNON and Domeno feat. Alice Berg, 16 Feb 2015Apple Music
  12. EyesProject 46 and BYNON, 28 Jul 2014Apple Music

In the studio

How I remix

I post step one of a flip and ask if I should drop the full version. Hit Sound on any of them.

  • Dance MonkeyHow to remix #dancemonkey. Shall I drop the full version? January 2020On Instagram
  • The BoxHow to remix #thebox. Should I drop the full version? January 2020On Instagram
  • Dernière DanseHow to remix #dernierdanse. February 2020On Instagram
  • Love Like ThatMy remix for Kaskade feat. Dani Poppitt, out on Arkade. March 2020On Instagram
  • Good Time GirlSo much fun remixing a record by Sofi Tukker. July 2020On Instagram
  • VossKaskade made me do it. My track on Arkade Destinations Iceland. October 2019On Instagram
BYNON in a session, black and white, reading notes on his phone

Straight from my captions

“Surround yourself with people that push your creative limits.”March 2021, holding the Ciel plaques
“It doesn’t feel like work when you love what you do.”September 2019, clarinet in hand
“I still get goosebumps every time he gets on the decks.”August 2018, after sharing a stage with one of my idols
“Speechless. What an incredible moment to receive a call from two of my favourite people in the world telling me about my first Grammy nomination!”November 2023
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Live

Rooms I’ve played

A pool party in Las Vegas under a DJ booth arch with BYNON on it

Las Vegas

REHAB, SLS and Elia

  • June 2021Four years of residencies on the pool circuit, then my first Vegas set in years, right after Sofi Tukker.
BYNON with his arms out to a festival crowd at ileSoniq

Montreal

îleSoniq

  • Aug 2018A main-stage set at the festival in my adopted hometown.
A packed outdoor crowd at Aire Commune in Montreal

Montreal

Aire Commune

  • Sep 2019My caption that night was two words: bucket list.
Kaskade in the Park poster with BYNON on the lineup

On the bill

Kaskade in the Park

  • LineupKaskade, then me, J. Worra, Lipless and Mr. Tape.

No new dates on the calendar right now. Follow me on Bandsintown and you hear first. Also on the list: Paradiso at the Gorge, REHAB and SLS in Las Vegas.

@bynonofficial

Plaques, sessions and Gloria the dog

BYNON and Alicia Moffet holding the Ciel plaquesA London studio control roomBYNON holding his puppy Gloria in the snowTwo platinum plaques held up in a studioTwo framed Purple Hat plaquesBYNON with Sean PaulThe crowd at Aire Commune with hands upBYNON at the decks by a Vegas poolThe Recording Academy post naming Kx5 for Best Dance/Electronic Music AlbumA session on the couch, black and whiteA studio seen from aboveBYNON backstage after a shared set, August 2018
BYNON at the microphone in his studio, talking a take through

Sets, sessions and remixes

Bring me in

For a set, a writing session or a remix, BLK Matter handles my bookings. Send the date, the room and the record.