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Jannick Top

Marseille, France

Jannick Top is credited on 1,483 releases across 356 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1973–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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1,483

Pressings credited

356

Albums

6

Decades active

88

In collections

Biography

Jannick "Janik" Top is a French bass player and composer, born in Marseille. Top plays the electric bass and the cello. In the 1970s, he was a lead member of the influential zeuhl band Magma, along with Christian Vander and Didier Lockwood. On some Magma albums, he appears under his Kobaïan name: Ẁahrɢ̆enuhr Strääviňskyy Reuɢ̆ehlemᴧësteh. From 1977 to 1980, he played in the popular electronic project Space. Since then, he has worked with many other musicians, including session work for Michel Berger, France Gall, Richard Cocciante, Bonnie Tyler, Eurythmics, Ray Charles, Céline Dion as well as live playing and musical direction for shows, including Johnny Hallyday and Starmania. In association with Serge Perathoner, keyboardist, he has also done a variety of film and advertisement music.

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Credited work

1,483 releases · 356 albums · active 1973–2026

  • Performance · 2,472
  • Other credits · 159
  • Production · 156
  • Engineering · 1

Studios: Studio Gang · Studio De La Grande Armée · Studio Aquarium · Studio Du Palais Des Congrès

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