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Fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric Sanchez is not a DJ – even if he has been soundtracking major fashion designers’ catwalk shows for nearly 25 years. \u00ab\u00a0I’ve never been one,\u00a0\u00bb he says by phone from his holiday in Normandy, as seagulls squawk in the background. \u00ab\u00a0I’ve always considered what I do as artistic.\u00a0\u00bb And, it turns out, he wasn’t always that into fashion either: \u00ab\u00a0I’d always been a music lover,\u00a0\u00bb he says, \u00ab\u00a0but wasn’t really interested until I saw people like Peter Savile doing both Factory record covers and catalogues for Yohji Yamamoto. I’d always liked it when different artistic disciplines mix – and then I met Martin.\u00a0\u00bb That was in 1988, and Martin was Martin Margiela, and the result was Fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric providing the music for the designer’s first ever show. \u00ab\u00a0That moment laid the foundations of my work,\u00a0\u00bb he explains. \u00ab\u00a0I was inspired by how experimental films were edited and how the sound was worked on as much as the image. I’m not interested in just sticking some background music on; it’s about creating a signature, something that really belongs to each house.\u00a0\u00bb<\/p>\n
Since 1988, Fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric has moved from maison to maison, working with a who’s who of fashion. \u00ab\u00a0My collaborations with most of them are really long – almost 18 years with Marc Jacobs – so I’ve really participated in the artistic aspects of their careers,\u00a0\u00bb he says, going someway to explaining his longevity in the face of fashion’s permanent desire for the new. \u00ab\u00a0But then, for me it’s not really about working for big brands; it’s about working for designers, people like Miuccia Prada – who work for their own companies. There’s a laboratory, R&D side that really interests me.\u00a0\u00bb In fact, he says, he doesn’t even really look at the clothes: \u00ab\u00a0I talk a lot with the designer and then together we create sounds that provoke images for people during the show. It’s about creating a d\u00e9cor – a physical atmosphere that works on the senses, like a perfume.\u00a0\u00bb<\/p>\n
We asked Fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric to compile a playlist exclusively for O: by Tank readers, which you can listen to via app. \u00ab\u00a0I’ve put together a selection that’s pretty personal,\u00a0\u00bb he says, \u00ab\u00a0I wanted it to be poetic, so I chose someone I’ve always adored: Richard Jobson. I love his literary references – Marguerite Duras, Jean Cocteau and Jean Genet – which are mine, too. I also like really minimalist electro: so there’s a kid called Ben Frost and stuff by Alva Noto with Ryuchi Sakamoto. Then there’s the classical with Satie, Wagner and Strauss. So I’ve mixed up all these influences to create a selection that’s really European and also tells my own life story. It’s about my taste, the tastes I’ve always had.\u00a0\u00bb<\/p>\n
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\nText by: Tom Ridgway \/ Photo by: Pierre Henri Chauveau<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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