Bio // Ouïe Dire Production // MembersThese members of the sound art collective Ouïe Dire Production, have created 15 sound art postcards (CDs), including "Geneva", "Madrid", "Gresigne Forest", "Paris" and others. For Pulse Field, they are producing a sound art post card of Atlanta.Xavier Charles Clarinetist Brabant sur Meuse, France The work of clarinetist Xavier Charles ranges from noise to electro-acoustic via sound poetry. He has played in numerous new music festivals in France and abroad. Charles collaborates with both Jacques Di Donato and Frédéric Le Junter. In his work with groups and collectives, he has also collaborated with Martin Tetreault, The Ex, Pierre Berthet, Etage 34, Axel Dñrner, Jérôme Jeanmart, John Butcher, Jean Pallandre, Marc Pichelin, Cris Cutler, Martine Altenburger, Camel Zekri, Emmanuelle Pellegrini, Michel Doneda and Frédéric Blondys. The artist has composed for the theatre, most notably with the Théâtre François Lazaro. Charles studied at the Sorbonne in Paris, receiveing a degree in musicology. Currently his musical research ranges from performance on the bass guitar to the installation of vibrating speakers at the edge of improvised music, noisy rock and electro acoustic sound. He is a key organizer of the festival "Densités" in Verdun, France. //Top// Jean Pallandre Phonographist Castanet, France Like photography, phonography is an artistic practice. After recording sounds from different locations or in selected situations, Jean Pallandre composes in studio and records works which are the expression of his personal aesthetic. These "phonographies" which lend themselves to be quietly enjoyed at home, may also be played, projected, mixed and installed in various configurations as performance art and in concerts. Pallandre studied electro-acoustic composition at the Music School of Calais with the composer Pierre Vasseur and musical education practices at Lille University. A composer and teaching specialist, he makes a practice of improvisation with diverse electro-acoustical devices: He participates in a number of collaborations for concerts and festivals, with musicians including Xavier Charles, Marc Pichelin, Martine Altenburger, LíQuan Ninh, Michel Doneda, David Chiesa, Jérôme Noetinger, Lionel Marchetti, Ly Thanh Tien, Vincent Geais, Benat Achiary, Dominique Répécaud, Fabrice Charles, Laurent Sassi, Kevin Drumm, Thomas Lehn, Martin Tétreault, Emmanuel Petit, Wade Matthews, Agusti Fernandez, Alain Savouret, Rhodrie Davis. Pallandre also creates soundscapes for theatre and dance projects under the direction of Robert Cantarella, Jean-François Duroure, Philippe Ponty or Marie-Pierre Besanger. He is also co-organizer of "Music and Everyday Sound," an annual event in Albi, France. //Top// Marc Pichelin Electronic devices, phonography Castanet, France Marc Pichelin is interested in electro-acoustic applications in widely diverse situations: live shows, sound exhibitions and improvisational concerts. Member of Ouïe Dire Production, he works to invent unique CD objects such as the sound art post card. He participates regularly in the activities of the Groupe de Musique Electroacoustique d'Albi, especially projects that relate the quotidian experience of sound with musical practices. As an improvisational performer, he has worked with a number of artists in diverse disciplines, including Lê Quan Ninh, Martine Altenburger, Steve Robins, Michel Mathieu, Michel Donéda, Ly Thanh Tien, Laurent Sassi, Jean Pallandre, Xavier Charles, Kristof Guez, Isabelle Duthoit et David Chiesa. Pichelin has performed in festivals such as "Musique Action" in Vandoeuvre-les-Nancy, "Densités" in Verdun, "Iceberg Meeting" in Toulouse, "Rencontres de l'improvisation" de La Rochelle, "Fruits de Mehre", the Festival DíIzmit in Turkey and "More Scratch" in Nantes. Pichelin is a member of the group Quintet Avant. //Top// |