www: www.nicesmooth.com

Through his various labels and associations around the world, Belanger has been responsible for the release of over 100 records and CD's. The label he founded in 1991, DEATH OF VINYL eNTERTAINMENT (DOVe), was one of the most influential Canadian labels of the time, serving up compact discs and records of obscure musical genres such as 'Techno' and 'Ambient-Dub' to an appreciative world. DOVe released 37 titles between 91-95, providing an outlet for many international groups at the beginnings of their careers. On the international level he started 2 overseas divisions, DOV Germany (licensed to the HYPERIUM label - 6 releases from 92-93) and DOV UK (licensed to the NINJA TUNE label - 9 releases from 93-94). As 1994 rolled around Belanger began to phase out the labelwork, and concentrated his efforts towards opening one of the city's first all electronic vinyl/cd shops called MODULATIONS. Located on Queen Street in downtown Toronto, it created a true alternative to the bootleg mix-tape rave culture dominating at the time. In 1996 he closed down the shop to pursue a life of studio work, and his enthusiasm returned for creating and producing music. Along with close friends and KINDER ATOM bandmates Christopher Drost and Heiki Sillaste, they opened up the NICE+SMOOTH recording facility in 1997. He then negotiated a worldwide deal for all the studio's output which led to 16 cd's and records released through LA's HYPNOTIC label (Amercian home to Kraftwerk, Future Sound Of London, etc..), a relationship which ended in 2001. Now completely independant, nice+smooth ultramedia has morphed into it's own label, studio, commercial production agency, clothing line and design house. Kinder Atom's biggest commercial success to date was with Grammy award winning reggae vocalist Michael Rose on the worldwide smash single "Illegal". The Green Man remix on Basswerk records also became an international mega-hit, and reached number 4 on Germany's very influential DCC Club Charts in December 1999, and was also picked as Single Of The Month in Raveline magazine. Another chart-topper from Kinder Atom was a remix they produced for Canadian rap star Snow and his track "Boom Boom Boogie" in 1998, released by Warner Brothers in Japan and the USA. Recently, Kinder Atom have worked with Jamaican via London singer Musical Sniper (from Oracabessa Records), and chanteuse Genvieve Marchessau (formerly with BMG). On the ambient/chillout front, Kinder Atom have co-written and produced groundbreaking crossover albums with Vancouver's DEAD VOICES ON AIR, as well as England's RAPOON. Belanger has also been producing a weekly radio mix-show since 1990, Unfortunate Sonic Casualties on Toronto station CKLN-FM, providing an outlet for the electronic underground community to network and communicate through music and action.