Born in 1966, is a French sound artist and music producer. His career began in 1988, when fashion designer Martin Margiela invited him to design the soundtrack for his debut show, and he since worked with various designers such as Calvin Klein, Comme des Garçons, Erdem, Helmut Lang, Hermes, Jean Paul Gaultier, Jil Sander, Marc Jacobs, Martine Sitbon and Prada and he works towards creating sound environments, as well as installations and compositions for galleries, museums and public spaces.
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FILMS
« Le Soldat Sans Visage »
©Talents Klassik 2010 – 14’42
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INSTALLATIONS
« Color Explosion »
Video installation for the Sonia Rykiel Fall/Winter 2018/19 Prêt à Porter fashion show – Palais des Beaux Arts – Paris
“Tribute to Sonia Rykiel”
Video installation – Palais des Beaux Arts – Paris – October 3rd, 2016
“Les siestes électroniques”
Sound installation – Musée du quai Branly – Paris – July 20th 2014
« une utile illusion »
Sound Installation – Galerie Serge le Borgne – Paris- 2010
« Gainsbourg, artista, cantor, poeta etc… »
Curator – SESC – Sao Paulo – 2009
« Gainsbourg 2008 »
Curator – Cité de la Musique – Paris – 2008
« Castles In The Air »
Permutations 40 Artistes – 01 Musée Vide – Valence – 2008
« Castles In The Air »
Sound Installation – Galerie Serge le Borgne – Paris – 2007
« Eldorado »
Sound Installation – Mudam – 2006
« Console »
Sound Performance – FIAC – Grand Palais – Paris – 2005
« Ondes visibles »
Sound Installation – Réouverture de la Nef du Grand Palais – Paris – 2005
« La Salamandre »
Sound Installation – Exposition « Contrepoint » – Musée du Louvre – Paris – 2004
« Barca sua » et « E la nave va »
Musical creations – Fondation du Musée d’Art Contemporain Grand Duc Jean – Biennale d’art contemporain – Venise – 2001
« Bal(l)ade »
Virtual and audio amble – Fondation du Musée d’Art Contemporain Grand Duc Jean
Luxembourg – 2001
Creative Time in the Anchorage: Exposition Meaning in Fashion Through Presentation
Sound Installation – New York – 1999
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ARTISTIC COLLABORATIONS
Jil Sander
Sound installation for exhibition « Jil Sander Präsens »
Museum Angewandte Kunst – Frankfurt am Main
November 2017 – May 2018
MSGM
2 printed images on coats for the the women’s spring summer 2017 fashion show.
Catherine Bret Brownstone
Sound installation for exhibition “Sonic Ceramic”
Togu Art Club – Marseille
August 29th to November 10th, 2017
Gonzague Mézin
Sound installation for exhibition “D’Or et de Céramique – Lignereux, Une renaissance”
Maison de l’Armateur – Le Havre
July 20th to November 10th, 2017
Dani
Conception and realisation of a sound and video installation.
June 2017 – Dani residency at Salö – Paris
Perfume Genius
Art direction for the cover of « Can’t help falling in love again « by Elvis Presley
For the Steven Meisel film.
La Femme Prada & L’Homme Prada, Fragrance & Skincare – September 2016
Yacine Aouadi
Sound installation for exhibition
Musée des civilisations d’Europe et de Méditérannée – Marseille
May 20th to August 29th 2016
Francesco Vezzolli / Barbara Sukowa
Musical re-arrangements of four songs of Marlene Dietrich for the Villa Marlene project.
Nouveau Musée National de Monaco – Villa Sauber
April 30th, 2016
Vanessa Le Mat
Original music for the pieces “Mode d’Exposition” et “Orla”
January and April 2016
Susanna Fritscher
Realisation of a sound installation for the work ” Or ”
Frac Franche-Comté – Besançon – 28th november 2014
Prada Foundation
Musical arrangement of the exhibition “Art or Sound”
7th June – 3rd november 2014
Curated by Germano Celant
Bettina Rheims “Gender Studies”
Galerie Camera Work
20th october – 1st december 2012 – Berlin
Susanna Fritscher
Realisation of a sound installation for the work « une autre pièce : blanc »
Galerie Elisabeth & Klaus Thoman – Vienne – 18th september 2012
Dior / Natalie Portman par Frédéric Auerbach
June 2012
Susanna Fritscher
Conception and realisation of a sound installation for the work « Lautmalerei »
22nd au 24th june 2012 – Théâtre de La Cité – Cité Universitaire Paris
Bettina Rheims “Gender Studies”
2eme Nuit des Images – Jardins de l’Elysée
June 2012 – Lausanne
Bettina Rheims “Gender Studies”
NRW – Forum Dusseldorf – 21st april – 17th may 2012
Susanna Fritscher
Conception and realisation of a sound installation for the work « AUT »
Presentated as part of the exhibition “Überschattung” avec Ruedi Baur
Forum d’Architecture, Innsbruck – Autriche – july / september 2011
Pitti Uomo
Soundtrack for the « Vestirsi da Uomo » exhibition
Villa Favard – Florence – January 2012
Matteo Messervy et Baptiste Rouget-Luchaire
Video artists authors-directors
Creation of the score for 3 permanent video projections
Nouveau Parly II – Le Chesnay – 2011
Susanna Fritscher
Conception and realisation of a sound installation for the work « Il y a ce que je sais »
Presentated during the 20th edition of the Festival « l’Art dans les Chapelles ».
Chapelle Sainte-Tréphine, Pontivy – 2011
Francesco Vezzolli
Creation of the score for the short art movie « La Nuava Dolce Vita : Social life and the Imperial Age.
From Poppaea to Anita Ekberg ».
Fondation Prada – Biennale de Venise 2011
Prada
Creation of the score for the animated movie « Prada Swing »
Directed by James Lima, illustrations by Damon Johnstun – May 2011
« Ange Leccia et le Pavillon »
Creation of the score for the short feature « Ange Leccia arrangement filmique Antoine Bourdelle, 2009 » – Musée Bourdelle – Paris – 2009
Sandra Peters
Creation of the score for the short art movie “Défilé des Ombres”- February 2009
Ange Leccia Pour Anne Fontaine
Creation of the score for the short feature « 370 Rue Saint-Honoré » – September 2008
Marie Noëlle et Peter Sehr
Musical supervisor for the film « The anarchist’s wife »
German Film Peace Price – 2008
Prada
Creation of the score for the animated movie « Fallen shadows » – « Phone » – « Eyewear » – « Fragance » – Fall-winter 2008-2009
Creation of the score for the animated movie « Trembled Blossoms » – « Prada sunglasses » – « Prada phone » -Spring-summer 2008
Ange Leccia
Creation of the score for the short feature « La déraison du Louvre », starring Laetitia Casta – 2006
Sandrine Dumas – « Love Letters »
Creation of sound ponctuation for the play by Albert Ramsdell Gurney, starring Anouk Aimée and Philippe Noiret – Théâtre de la Madeleine – Paris – 2005
Louise Bourgeois – « C’est le murmure de l’eau qui chante »
Remix – 2003
Orlan
Creation of the score for the video « Bien que … oui mais »
Galerie Michel Rein – Paris – 2003
Herzog et de Meuron
Sound creation renewed twice yearly for the « soundshowers » of the Prada fashion building in Aoyama – Tokyo – Since 2003
Patrice Chéreau
Musical research for the film « Intimité » – Golden Bear at the Berlin Film Festival – 2001
Odile Decq – « Less aesthetics more ethics »
Sound creation
Gold Lion at the Venice architectural Biennale – Venice – 2000
Virginie Wagon
Musical research for the film « Le Secret » – Selection Festival de Cannes – 2000
Pierre Molinier
Soundtrack for the retrospective exhibition – Galerie Kamel Mennour – 2000
Jack Pierson
Sound creation for the exhibition « La Vie » – Galerie Thaddeus Ropac – Paris – 2000
Exposition « La Beauté »
Soundtrack – Site EDF – Avignon – 2000
Larry Clark
Soundtrack for the exhibition « Epiderm » – Galerie Kamel Mennour – Paris –1999
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SOUND DESIGN
Original music for the presentation videos of the Prêt-à-Porter Haute-Couture fashion shows on official websites and social media
Prada, Miu Miu, Hermès, Sonia Rykiel, Jil Sander, Roberto Cavalli, Acne, Balmain, Max Mara, Moncler, Dior Homme, Lanvin, Missoni, MSGM, Salvatore Ferragamo, Ports 1961, Victoria Beckham, Derek Lam, Shiatzy Chen, H&M, Escada, Pal Zileri, Z Zegna, Ermenegildo Zegna.
Versace
Original music for the digital advertising campaign Fall/Winter 2019/2020
Original music for the digital advertising campaign Collection Versace Jeans Couture 2019
Hermès
Original music for the digital advertising campaign Spring/Summer2020
Original music for the digital advertising campaign Fall/Winter 2019/2020
Prada
Original music for the “365, Prada” digital campaign (Neon Dream, Industreality, Observia)
Fall-Winter 2018/19
Original music for the digital advertising campaign Prada Women Fall/Winter 2019/2020
Original music for the digital advertising campaign Prada Women Spring/Summer 2019
Original music for the digital advertising campaign Prada Men Spring/Summer S2019
Berluti
Original music for social media
Fall-Winter 2018/19
Original music for the Spring/Summer 2020 digital advertising campaign
Vogue Paris
Original music for the online video « Un dictionnaire floral de la mode »
October 2017
Dior Homme
Six original music tracks for the brand’s on line videos
Printemps Eté 2018
Acoustic Cameras
Original music for real time flux of images from webcams all over the world.
September 2017
Dior Homme
Original music for the « Denim » video
Corporate communication and in-store use – june 2017
Cerruti
Original music for the « Anima – Cerruti 1881 50th anniversary film »
July 2017
Christian Dior Couture
Original music and sound design for three « Dior x Sennheiser » videos
Dior and Sennheiser websites – June 2017
Dior Homme
Original music for the video “Darklight”
Website & Instagram
Shiseido
Original music for the Tv Commercial “Shiseido Bio Performance” (film ny Mario Sorrenti)
October 1st, 2016
Prada
Original music for the “Premonition videos” for the women’s show spring summer 2017
“Pastforward”, “Rose”, “Walk”, “Face”, “Rose Pattern”, “Drama”.
Website & Instagram
Miu Miu
4 new original musics for the Miu Miusic app – Septembre 2016
Miu Miu
Original musics for the presentation of the 4 videos :
“Event”, “In bed with Poppy” , “Djs Quartet”, “The Collection”.
Miu Miu Resort 2016 – July 2016 – Paris Travellers Club
Miu Miu
3 new original musics for the Miu Miusic app
June 2016
Dior
Original music for the men’s video show on line
Summer 2017
Site Internet
Miu Miu
Original music for the men’s and women’s video show on line
Automne Hiver 2016-2017
Printemps Eté 2017
Site Internet
Moncler
Original music for the women’s video show on line
Automne Hiver 2016-2017
Miu Miu
Original musics for the Miumiusic application
Janvier 2016
Site Internet
Prada
Creation of the score for the video “PRADASPHERE a natural history of Prada”
Website
BNP Real Estate
Creation of the score for the corporate movie “Citylights”
December 2013
Prada “Il Palazzo”
Creation of the score for the Web application
Prada.com – October 2012
Prada
Creation of the score for the « Real Fantasies SS 2012 »
Prada.com – Real Fantasies Motionbook – 2012
Nick Knight – Alexander Fury
Creation of the score for the fashion Film Givenchy « Object Fetish 2011 »
Director : Nick Knight – Styliste : Alexander Fury
Show studio.com – Sep 19 2011
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SOUND ILLUSTRATION
Ready-to-wear and Haute-Couture shows
Prada, Jil Sander, Louis Vuitton, Hermès, Marni, Versace, Moncler, Erdem, Craig Green, Simone rocha, Anna Sui, Valentino, Berluti, L’Oréal, Jean-Paul Gaultier, Givenchy, Balmain, Chloé, Calvin Klein, Marc Jacobs, Narciso Rodriguez, Ann Demeulemeester, Martine Sitbon, Yves Saint Laurent, Paco Rabanne, Acne, Giambattista Valli, Moncler, Bouchra Jarrar, Torry Burch, Vera Wang, Missoni, Roger Vivier, Tommy Hilfiger, GAP, Elsa Schiaparelli, Mary Katrantzou, Pedro Lourenco, Trussardi, Ports 1961, Fay, Emter Dietrich, Ulyanna Sergeenko, Vionnet, Emmanuel Ungaro, Balenciaga, Alberta Ferretti, Philosophy, Hugo pour Hugo Boss, Victoria Beckham,Tod’s, Damir Doma, Maxime Simoens, L’Oréal, Hogan, Zadig & Voltaire, Chopard, Comme des Garçons, Giamba, Derek Lam, Protagonist, Nina Ricci, Thomas Tait, Cerruti, Brioni, Lanvin, Dior, Sonia Rykiel, Julien David, Self Portrait, Craig Green, Yacine Aouadi, Fausto Puglisi, Wanda Nylon, Marchesa, Maison Rabih Kayrouz, Giada, Salvatore Ferragamo, MSGM, Uma Wang, Roberto Cavalli, Blumarine, Shiatzy Chen, Alexandre Vauthier, Léonard …
MyTheresa.com
Diner for the launch of the Simone Rocha / Moncler Genius collection – July 2019
Julie de Libran
Presentation of the collection, Juin 2019
Pal Zileri
Cocktail/Dîner for the Pal Zileri retail shop – Milan – 11 décembre 2018
Prada
Sound illustration for the Galeries Lafayette shop windows
July 31st to August 20th, 2017
Dior Homme
Ready to wear presentation fall winter 2017
After Party – April 19th – Tokyo
Delvaux
Press presentation of the fall winter 2017 collection
March 3rd 2017 – showroom Saint Germain des Prés – Paris
Dior Homme
Post show dinner fall winter 2017
January 21st, 2017 – Mini Palais – Paris
Prada – David Yurman
Exhibition art installation – Fall winter 2017 collection
January 14th, 2017 – San Paolo Converso – Milan
Tod’s
Event
November 9th, 2016 – Omotesando Building – Tokyo
Marchesa
Post show party – Spring summer 2017
September 14th, 2016 – Edition Hotel – New York
Miu Miu Croisière 2016
Static presentation on models
July 3rd, 2016 – Travellers Club – Paris
Tod’s
Event
July 1st, 2016 – Colosseum – Rome
Dior & Dust Magazine
Event
June 2016 – Paris
Prada
Launch of Fragrances « La Femme Prada » & « L’homme Prada »
June 19th 2016 – Milan
Document Magazine
Event at “The Broken Arm”
September 2015 – Paris
Prada
Opening Store – Salzburg
7th May 201- Austria
Miu Miu
Opening Store – Aoyama
26th March 2015 – Japan
Miu Miu
Iconoclasts – Milena Canonero
3rd until 11th march 2015 – Paris
Prada
6 Perfumes Presentation
Event 27th February 2015 – Villa Melzi d’Eril Milan
Prada – Journal
Event 19th january 2015 – Milan
Prada
Iconoclasts – Edward Enninful
20th until 26th February 2014 – Milan and Saint Petersburg
Cartier
Soundtrack for an event concept for the relaunch of the fragrance “Panther” – Seoul et New York
October 2014
H&M
Alexander Wang Presentation
The Armory on the Hudson – New York – October 2014
Prada
Iconoclasts – Edward Enninful
20th until 26th February 2014 – Milan and Saint Petersburg
CFDA Awards 50th Anniversary Retrospective
June 2012 – New York
Miu Miu Spring Summer 2012
Advertising campaign (Website) – 2012
Dior – Jewellery
Event 16th and 17th May 2012 – Pékin
La Suite Dior
Cannes Festival 2012
Dior – Nude
Media launch for the new make-up range
Interview and dinner with Nathalie Portman
Paris – April 2012
Prada
Opening Rue Saint Honoré
January 2012
H&M
Marni Presentation
Tate Modern – Londres – December 2011
Dior
Conception and realisation of sound installations « DiorSnow » and « DiorShow »
Singapour – 2011
Dior
Make up Exhibition – Cannes 2011
Christie’s
Exhibition « Œuvres de Pierre et Gilles Provenant d’une Collection Privée » – May 2011
“Infusion d’Iris” by Prada
Film Perfume (TV) – 2010
“Miu Miu Fall Winter 2010”
Campagne publicitaire (Site Internet) – 2010
“Prada Fall Winter 2010”
Campagne publicitaire (Site Internet) – 2010
« Prada Femmes Printemps Eté 2010 »
Campagne publicitaire (Site Internet) – 2010
« L’Eau Ambrée » by Prada
Film parfum (cinema, TV) – 2009
Prada
Iconoclasts – Olivier Rizzo
26th February 2009 – Milan
Prada
Iconoclasts – Alex White
13th February 2009 – New York
Festival international des arts de la mode – Hyères
Yearly collaboration since 1998
Radio J Wave – Tokyo
Musical programming for the weekly show « Hermès – L’air de Paris » – since 2006
www.j-wave.co.jp/original/lairdeparis
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SOUND ENVIRONMENT
Prada Exhibition « Villa Rong Zhai »
October 17 – November 17 – Shanghai
Sonia Rykiel
Soundtracks for the Sonia Rykiel stores.
Since july 2016.
Prada
Soundtracks for the Marchesi pastry renewed every 4 months
Since September 2015 – Milan
Art et Elegance
Soundtracks for the event.
since 2014 – Chantilly
Brioni
Sountracks for the Brioni stores.
since 2015
Brioni
Sound identity for the stores worldwide
Depuis 2015
Pradasphere
Soundtrack for the Hong-Kong store
november 18th – december 5th
Prada
Soundtrack for the Private Christmas Cocktail
Aoyama Epicenter – Tokyo – december 5th 2014
Pradasphere
Sound identity for the Café Marchesi
2nd until 29th may 2014 – Harrod’s London
Hotel Cheval Blanc
Sound Identity – Courchevel – 2013
Givenchy
Sound identity for the stores worldwide – from November 2013
Prada
Soundtracks for the 4 animated shop windows at ” Le Printemps ” Paris Christmas 2013
Prada Luna Rossa
Sound identity for the ephemeral Prada shop Luna Rossa, San Francisco
July – September 2013
LET’S DANCE
Sound installation for the Studio 13 / 16 , Centre Pompidou
June 2013
Wanderlust
Sound installation pour la soirée sur-mesure Agnès Varda
May 2013
Cheval Blanc Randheli
Soundtrack for the website
L.V.M.H. – December 2012
Hermes
Soundtrack for the “Café Madong”
Korea – Seoul – from April 2012
Prada
Soundtrack monthly updated for the Prada et Miu Miu shops, worldwide – Since May 2010
Reed Krakoff
Soundtrack monthly updated for the Reed Krakoff shops, worldwide – Since September 2010
Hermes
Soundtrack for the Café Madong
Corée – Seoul – April 2012
Parly II
Sound identity for the new Parly II
Agence Saguez & Partners – Le Chesnay – 2011
Anne Fontaine
Sound creation for the website – 2008
Evian
Launching of the bottle drawn by Jean Paul Gaultier – 2008
Hôtel Cheval Blanc
Sound identity – Courchevel – 2007
Lexus
Hybrid vehicle launching – Milan – 2007
FIAC
Sound creation broadcast during the opening and the closing – Paris – 2004
Air France
Soundtrack updated every 2 months for the Espace Cabine and the Canal Radio
Since 2003
Calvin Klein
Soundtrack monthly updated for the Collection, CK and CK Jeans shops.
Since 2003
Peugeot
Sound animations – Paris – Berlin – Since 2002
Hôtel Costes
Sound gallery – Paris – Since 2002
CREATIONS
« PRADA Phone by LG »
Ringtones for the PRADA phone by LG – 2008
Ringtones for the PRADA phone by LG – 2007
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PRODUCTION – REMIX
Trussardi
Remix of the music written by Gaia Trussardi
for the video “Love Bag” – 2017
Indochine – « Punker »
Remix of the track « J’ai demandé à la lune »- 2002
Arielle Dombasle – « Extase »
Production of the tracks « Pie Jesu », « Sanctus » et « Lakmé » – 2002
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MUSIC HOLD
Givenchy
2014
Viva Model Management
since 2005
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BIBLIOGRAPHIE
Oslo School of Arts, Communiction and Technology
Lecture and workshop, may 23rd and 24th, 2017, Oslo, Norway
Slash Festival
Intervention and meeting, June 30th, 2017 – Institut Français de la Mode – Paris
Martine Sitbon Alternative Vision
Editions Rizzoli
Dictionnaire International de la Sculpture Moderne et Contemporaine
Alain Monvoisin – Editions du Regard
Yamamoto & Yohji
Editions Rizzoli New York