François Du Bois

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François Du Bois (* La Charité-sur-Loire , Burgundy ) is a French composer , marimba player , professor and writer.

Life and musical career

François Du Bois got his first music lessons at the age of 8 and turned it into his profession at 17. Between the ages of 16 and 26, he followed both a career as a percussionist in a symphony orchestra and that of a jazz drummer. In the field of classical music he worked a. a. with Lorin Maazel , Olivier Messiaen , Mstislav Rostropovich , and in jazz with Richard Galliano , Trilok Gurtu , Dominique di Piazza , Abbey Lincoln , among others .

At the age of 20 he decided to move to Burkina Faso , Africa , to perfect himself musically and to gain new experiences. There he suffered a protracted malaria disease from which he recovered. Influences of African music connected with shamanism opened up new approaches to music for him. After his return to France he completed his training with Ray Lema , a well-known African composer, singer and founder of the Ballet National du Zaïre (now the Democratic Republic of the Congo).

Du Bois founded duos with the Canadian violinist Helene Collerette (today 1st violinist in the Orchester Philharmonique de Radio France ) as well as with the Australian violinist Jane Peters (Tchaïkovsky Prize winner), with whom he went on a concert tour through Germany. "With marimba and violin to the top" was the headline of the " Rhein-Zeitung ". He toured Europe and Japan with the pianist Ludovic Selmi . They also worked with " Les Tambours du Bronx ". After the duo broke up, Du Bois concentrated on composing and recording.

In 1998 he left Paris to broaden his musical horizons in Tokyo . According to speculation, his wife was the real reason for moving to Japan. At Keiō University , where many Japanese politicians, managers and lawyers studied, he founded a composition class. In the same year he founded the " l'Orchestre d'autre part ", in which 14 marimbaphonists and taiko players play. He recorded the marimba CD "Origine" with two of Keiko Abe's former students . NHK invited him to the 30-minute live broadcast “Studio Park, Special - François Du Bois”, a television show that was followed by ten million viewers.

Musical collaborations

Dubois method

François Du Bois is the founder of a career planning method named after him, which he has been teaching at Academyhills since 2003.

He is the chairman of an institute called D-Project, which offers courses for company employees and company bosses, in which they learn to develop their creativity. In his seminars, among other things, the music is used in its original way, as Du Bois learned and was allowed to experience in Africa. Games and exercises based on Chinese martial arts and traditional Chinese medicine are designed to help participants find a balance between body, mind, intelligence and sensitivity.

Since 2012 he has been teaching the students of Kenichi Ohmae's well-known “Attackers Business School” his “Du Bois Method”.

Martial arts

Du Bois is also known for his kung fu lessons. In 2009, after training in the mountains of Wudang (2008–2009), he received the title of "first international successor to the internal martial arts of Wudang". In 2009 he founded the first school of Wudang Kung Fu in Tokyo. At the fourth Wushu World Championships (2010), he and his team won one gold, one silver and two bronze medals. For the 2012 competition, Du Bois was selected to head the Japanese delegation consisting of 94 athletes. His own team of six participants was able to win a total of seven bronze medals.

Prizes and awards

  • 1st prize in the “drum kit competition” of the city of Paris, after a unanimous choice of the jury
  • Prize of the Fondation de France
  • "La Légion Violette": the gold medal in the field of music 1993 (presented in the Parliament building by the President of the Republic of France)

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Marimba manual

François Du Bois is the author of a manual for marimba that consists of three parts (“The 4 Sticks Marimba” by IMD). In the foreword by Keiko Abe it is stated: “The pedagogical approach on which this text is based contains a certain creativity and offers an interesting method to learn Marima.” The book was published in French, English and Japanese.

Discography

Movies

journalism

Books

  • You can have a better life! published by Mikasashobo, Japan
  • How to find the ideal partner. Published by Graph-sha, Japan
  • The book to redesign yourself. Published by WAVE Verlag, Japan. Foreword by Kenichiro Mogi, physicist and brain researcher and with the official recommendation of the President of Globis Group Yoshito Hori, Director of the Graduates of Haward Business School.
  • The amazing way of managing successful overseas executives that you never hear of in Japan. Published by Kondansha Biz, Japan, with Carlos Ghosn as the main guest.
  • As Dubois thinks. Published by Diamond-sha, Japan
  • The few who always find the right way. Published by Sheishunshuppan, Japan
  • The DuBois Method: How to Find Your Hidden Talents That Will Change Your Fate. Published by Magazine House, Japan
  • Valuable and worthless values ​​for a successful life. Published by Diamond-sha, Japan.
  • Move your body and you will find the answers to your questions. Published by Sheishunshuppan, Japan
  • The life wisdom that I learned from Taichi. Published by Kondansha Biz, Japan
  • A French teacher will teach you 49 key points to express your sensitivity. Published by GyeMyeongSa, South Korea
  • How to think - how to live: the professional planning expert Francois Du Bois speaks to top international CEOs. Published by New World Press, China

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Batteur Magazine 88, 03/96
  2. ↑ Allgemeine Zeitung 8/12/1990, Mainzer Rhein Zeitung 8/12/1990
  3. ↑ La Tribune de Geneve 4 and 5/04/1992
  4. ↑ Le Journal du Center, 02/17/1992
  5. ↑ see Japanese magazines "CREATE" and "SAY"
  6. ↑ Archive link ( Memento of the original dated February 4, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.academyhills.com
  7. ↑ Attackers Business School http://www.attackers-school.com/
  8. ↑ Hiden "No 301, 01/2013
  9. ^ "Result Volume" by the International Wushu Federation
  10. ^ "Grade Book" by the International Wushu Federation
  11. ↑ L'echo Charitois, 01/21/1994
  12. ↑ Yomiuri Weekly 3010, 02/12/2006
  13. ↑ AERA Eng. 1, 12/12/2005
  14. ↑ http://st.japantimes.co.jp/st_contributor_profile.htm?f=017
  15. ↑ Nikkei Ecolomy Online, 18/09/2008
  16. ↑ Archived copy ( Memento of the original from July 16, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / joblabo.asahi.com
  17. ↑ Ie no Hikari No. 87
personal data
SURNAME Du Bois, François
BRIEF DESCRIPTION French composer, marimba player, professor and writer
DATE OF BIRTH 20th century