TDF BIO

Thomas Dalvang Fleurquin / BIO

Born 21 Novembre 1973, raised in Paris XIV / Paris XV. Moved to Copenhagen in 1998.

I moved to Copenhagen in early 1998, age 24, to help establish The Copenhagen Post, Denmark's weekly English-language newspaper. After working on its production routine and distribution network, I founded the Post's guide section. As Guide Editor (1998 - 2008), I wrote over 18.000 reviews about Copenhagen culture and events - learning the ins and outs of over 2.100 Copenhagen locations & institutions.

In September 1998, I started Distortion as an "anything-goes" party concept, with the tagline: A Celebration of Copenhagen Nightlife. In June 2000, Distortion became a 5-day festival gathering every year our "best-of Copenhagen's cutting-edge art, culture and clubbing scene". Without knowing it, we actively exploited what became our trademark: "public space", they call it. We call it Block Parties.

In 2001 I launched the human infomail, an almost-weekly newsletter with three sections: Copenhagen is FINE, Copenhagen is RAW, Copenhagen is HOT. Thanks to the infomail's enthusiastic involvement in anything FINE, RAW and HOT in Copenhagen, the Distortion festival slowly became an institution among Copenhagen's party communities - and the annual who's who for DJs, ravers, promotors, artists-involved-in-party, fashion bums and active party animals.

To finance Distortion & human infomail - and to survive - I have worked for hundreds of projects, from the massive Fox Project (worldwide launch of a new VW car) to the leading film festivals in Denmark (Natfilm & CPH:DOX): as creative consultant, event designer, location scout, artistic director, production manager, promotor... see the full list HERE.

In 2006, we started Nus/Nus - a serious ApS company to overtake the Distortion festival and the human infomail, so these could become more "professional" projects. One of the steps was to gather the human infomail network on a website: www.actionhygge.com. Nus/Nus is where I work now.
See the fabulous Nus/Nus network HERE.

Via my engagement with Copenhagen's city-life, as festival director, as Guide Editor, as all-over-the-place party zulu but mainly, i guess, due to my outbursts in the infamous human infomail newsletter (sometimes funny, sometimes over-the-top), I have achieved some sort of weird status as "the crazy French party guy". So, I got a little media attention. See it all HERE (under construction).

I am always happy to put my ideas, my network - and my extensive knowledge of Copenhagen city life - to use for external partners: public or private.
Just call me +45 26 73 73 39 // call the office +45 30 25 50 10

Jeg taler dansk - men jeg skriver lidt sjov.
Je suis toujours plutôt Francais, mais habiter au pays c'est pas possible - c'est trop le bordel!! A Copenhague tout roule.
Subscribe to the human infomail HERE

updated Nov.2007

Biographie / C.V. from 1998 > present

See full "human office history" HERE

2007:
-This Is Living / Playstation 3 Launch Party: design, bookings, production, promotion, PR, documentation
-Monster Distortion year, with over 12.000 guests! "The Block Party" year.
-Nus/Nus ApS becomes reality (June 2007);

2006:
-curator for the Stubnitz culture boat (July-August 2006);
-scouting & bookings & promotion for all Vice parties in Copenhagen;
-faboulous dox-distortion 2006 year;
-Nus/Nus name & concept is born (November 2006);

*November 2006: moves together with Gro Havdal.

2005:
-Project Fox: key network associate & promotor for the largest international event-communication launch ever seen in Denmark (21 events at Club Fox, April 2005);
-La Fete de L'Institut: design, production, promotion of a 9-event / 3-day relaunch of the new Institut Francais (French Embassy action culturelle);
-PSP Launch: design, production, promotion of the launch party for the new Playstation Portable (November 2005).
-consultant & production & promotion for all Cph:Dox & Natfilm Festival parties.
-scouting & bookings & promotion for Vice Launch party, February 2005.
-Dox-Distortion is founded (Nov 2005)

*July 2005: separation from Johanne Algren.

2004:
-Big Copenhagen Distortion year, with colette (Paris) & D-I-R-T-Y;
-Event design for Mads Nørgaard, Bobler 2005 (August);
-Consultant for Ogilvy New York, for the "Copenhagen leading edge report";
-Launch party for Trousers, new fashion brand by Martin Munch / Munji;
-Consultant & contributor for TimeOut Guide Copenhagen;

2003:
-Punk Royal 2-year party, concept and production (August);
-Member of the jury for Københavnerprisen (Dec 03 / Jan 04);

*Wedding on 10 May 2003 at Raadhuset's Festsal & Helgoland;
*Elias, second son, born on 29 July 2003: Elias Tristan Algren Fleurquin;

2002:
-Breakthrough year for the Copenhagen Distortion festival, over 6.000 guests;
-Breakthrough year for the human infomail as a popular Copenhagen newsletter;
-Club Wagadudu: 7 night in all directions and positions;

2001:
-The human circles network is founded, in August 2001;
-November 2001: end of the weekly production of the RCBF NetTV show;
-November 2001: creation of the human infomail;
-Christmas Distortion, at United Spaces, December 2001.

*Etienne, first son, born on 21 May 2001: Etienne Thomas Algren Fleurquin;

2000:
-Copenhagen Distortion becomes a mobile 5-day nightlife festival;
-August 2000: creation of RCBF (Reality Can Be Fun), NetTV channel, on the Superchannel: writing, producing, filming, editing and hosting a 15-20 minutes show, every week (Thursday or Friday);

1999:
-Focus on developing the contents and the format of IN&OUT - The Copenhagen Post Guide;
-Working on production & distribution of The Copenhagen Post;
-The cphpost guide team writes for the TimeOut Copenhagen Guide, Virgin Airlines, Go (later EasyJet)... and several other Copenhagen guides;
-November: CPHPOST.DK ApS, founded and owned by Ejvind Sandal, overtakes the publishing of The Copenhagen Post;

1998:
- February 1998: first issue of The Copenhagen Post is printed - founded by San Shepherd; offices located at Sankt Peders Stræde 27B, 1.floor;
TDF = Production Manager.
- May 1998: IN&OUT - The Copenhagen Post Guide is established;
TDF = Guide Editor & Founder.
- HUMAN Productions - founded in August 1998 (latent until January 2000);

*24 July 1998: first kiss with Johanne Algren (later Jojo Fleurquin);

Very first party-event in Copenhagen in September 1998:
Copenhagen Distortion - a Celebration of Copenhagen Nightlife! is held on a Thursday in Sept.98 at Mantra (Tivoli).
Then Christmas Distortion, in Dec.98 with surprise guest-DJ: Mr. Ariel Wizman.

1973 >> 1998

Born 21 Novembre 1973 à Copenhague,
of Linda Dalvang (Danish) & Tristan Fleurquin-Dyannes (French);
Raised in Paris XIV quartier Pernety / Montparnasse 1973-1981
& Paris XV quartier Georges Brassens / Pte Vanves 1981-1997

School & University 92-94:
Lycee Buffon, Bac C session Juin 1992 (French baccalaureat Maths & Sciences, June 1992);
Studies in Mathematics & Astronomy & Computer Programming,
at Københavns Universitet 1993-1994. (I graduated 3 semesters - I left during 4th)

Free life in Paris 94-95:
Late 1994/early 1995: small jobs in Paris: selling balloons dressed as clown, window-cleaner,
model (Marilyn Gaultier Men), holiday camp councellor...

Military 95-96:
August 1995 (quatrevingtquinzerohuit): French Army - Mountain troups (27e DIM / 4e RG)
Promoted to Sergent Dalvang-Fleurquin-Dyannes, December 1995 (Valloire),
mineclearing missions in Sarajevo Summer 1996 (NATO / Division Salamandre)

Free life in the Alpes 96-97:
November 1996: Back to life as a free man, living in van in the Alpes moutains:
Val Thorens, Tignes, Les Menuires / La Masse..., as hard-skiing freak.
Training for mountain ski patrol (pisteur) 1996-1997.

Move to Copenhagen on 24 December 1997