Albert Marcœur

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Albert Marcœur (born December 12, 1947 in Dijon ) is a French composer , singer, multi-instrumentalist ( clarinet , saxophone , flute , drums , percussion , keyboard instruments , kitchen utensils , bottles ) and author .

Life

The early years

Marcœur studied clarinet at the Conservatoire National de Musique et de Danse de Dijon with Roger Desoomer . He was actively involved in various local and school rock and roll bands. His first band The Jazz Babies made their first appearance in 1963. In 1965 he founded The Lake's Men . Here the desire developed to “write your own music, record your own records, nothing else”.

Since 1970

From 1970 he worked with the Kapak group as a resident musician in the Studio Frémontel (Le Fidelaire, 27 190 Eure ). The studio owner Jaques Dejean needed musicians on site to make it easier for his customers to work. Artists such as Jean-Luc Ponty , Stéphane Grappelli , Philip Catherine , Pierre Bensusan , Johnny Hallyday and others worked here. a. If there were no studio recordings, they could compose and record pieces there. Here Marcœur gained extensive experience in the multi-track recording process and in studio technology . In 1974 he released his first solo album Albert Marcœur . He also released his second album, Album a colorier (1976), on the Atlantic / WEA label . As a symbolic figure and iconoclast of avant-garde rock, he was repeatedly called the " Frank Zappa of France". But that's more because he is neither partisan nor classifiable, pays attention to his freedom and places high demands on himself and his music. His preference for sound experiments and tricky rhythms and melodies also contribute to this comparison. For example, in the track SIMONE on the debut album, the voices alto bottles and bass bottles are set.

In addition to arrangements for Dick Annegarn ( Mireille and Anticyclone ), Marcœur composes for film ( Deux lions au soleil by Claude Farraldo, Un tour de manège by Pierre Pradinas, Le Pressentiment by Jean-Pierre Darroussin ...) and theater, music and dance performances (Georges Appaix , Alain Gautré et la Cie du Chapeau Rouge…). He also worked with comic artists such as Frank Margerin and Stéphane Blanquet & Olive ( Mon placard ).

In 1992 Albert Marcœur created his own musical theater Sports et percussions , which was also released as a record in 1994. He later concentrated on composing and recording the albums Plusieurs cas de figure , L'Apostrophe (with Gary Lucas , François Ovide ) and Travaux Pratiques .

With his brothers Claude and Gérard, who have been involved in his recordings and performances since his first album, Albert Marcœur founded his own label, Label Frères , which enables him to be independent from the music industry.

Discography

  • 1974: Albert Marcoeur , Label Frères, re-released 2001
  • 1976: Album à colorier , Label Frères, re-released in 2002
  • 1979: Armes et cycles , Label Frères, re-released 2003
  • 1984: Celui où y'a Joseph , Label Frères, re-released 2004
  • 1990: Ma vie avec elles , Label Frères, re-released 2007
  • 1994: Sports et percussions , Concord
  • 1998: m, a, r et cœur, comme cœur , FRP Music
  • 2001: Plusieurs cas de figure , Frères label
  • 2005: L'Apostrophe , Frères label
  • 2006: Bus 24 , DVD, label Frères
  • 2008: Travaux Pratiques , Label Frères

Film music

  • 1980: Two Lions in the Sun (Deux Lions au soleil) by Claude Faraldo
  • 1981: Douce enquête sur la violence by Gérard Guérin
  • 1989: Un tour de manège by Pierre Pradinas
  • 1991: Un enfoiré et quelques connards based on drawings by Frank Margerin
  • 1998: Mon placard by Blanquet & Olive (animation film)
  • 2006: Le Pressentiment by Jean-Pierre Darroussin

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Marcœur. Biography. . Retrieved January 31, 2012
  2. ↑ Marcœur. Biography. . Retrieved January 31, 2012
  3. ↑ Marcœur. Biography. . Retrieved January 31, 2012
  4. ↑ Marcœur. Biography. . Retrieved January 31, 2012
  5. ^ Albert Marcœur @ MySpace
  6. ^ Albert Marcoeur présente ses Travaux pratiques au Café de la danse 2 interviews with Albert Marcoeur by Olivier Bailly
  7. ^ Albert Marcœur @ MySpace
personal data
SURNAME Marcœur, Albert
BRIEF DESCRIPTION French composer, singer, multi-instrumentalist and author
DATE OF BIRTH December 12, 1947
PLACE OF BIRTH Dijon , France