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Olivier Toulemonde | 1972 | France

Ielectroacoustic set

 

1999 : Eclats de Mémoire (electro-acoustic music)
2000 : Bug (with N. Desmarchelier)
2003 : Revermont (with N. Desmarchelier & M. Doneda)
2004 : L’Inventaire (electro-acoustic music)
2005 : Rocca (with A. Palier)

 

Plays improvised music with amplified objects and compose electroacoustic music. In 1993, he was a co-founder of « Collectif Ishtar » (in Bourg-en-Bresse) together with 20 other musicians and dancers. A year later, he joined « Collectif et Compagnie » (in Annecy), where he first started working with electro-acoustic music.
Since then, he has played in several festivals such as Musique Action (in Vandoeuvre), Densités (Fresne-en-Woëvre), Synthèse (in Bourges), LEM (Barcelona), 38èmes Rugissants (in Grenoble), Musique 97 (in Marseille), Concerts d’Hiver et d’Aujourd’hui (in Annecy), Festival des Musiques Innovatrices (in St Etienne), Curva Minore (in Palermo)...
Beyond live appearances, his work frequently includes dance, video, drama and sound installations. As a musician, he has crossed the paths of countless artists, such as Michel Doneda, Le Quan Ninh, Erik M, Jérome Noetinger, Lionel Marchetti, Alain Savouret, Camel Zekri, Lelio Gianetto, Elio Martisciello, Agnès Palier, J.C. Camps, Carole Rieussec, Alessandro Bosetti, Norbert Möslang…, with whom he has shared defining musical experiences.