Fred Pallem

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Fred Pallem (2012)

Fred Pallem (born February 1, 1973 ) is a French jazz musician (bass, guitar, arrangement, composition) who was best known as the leader of his big band Le Sacre du Tympan .

Live and act

Pallem turned to music as an autodidact at the age of 14, influenced by Pink Floyd , Chicago and The Beatles as well as by Duke Ellington , Charles Mingus and Herbie Hancock . In 1996 he began his studies in the jazz and improvisation department of the Conservatoire national supérieur de musique et de danse de Paris with François Théberge and Jean-François Jenny-Clark .

During his studies, which lasted until 2000, he composed for the theater company Troupe du Phénix . In 1998 he founded the 17-strong formation Le Sacre Du Tympan , which was mainly made up of fellow students, including Médéric Collignon and Christophe Monniot . The name of the orchestra alludes to Le sacre du printemps by Igor Stravinsky .

Pallem also composed and arranged for film and television, but also for the revues in the Crazy Horse Saloon . He also worked with Vanessa Paradis , Bernard Lavilliers , Sébastien Tellier , Charles Aznavour , Émilie Simon , Charlotte Gainsbourg , Philippe Katerine , Barbara Carlotti , Lou Doillon , Frederick Wiseman , Julien Lourau , Adamo , Jeanne Cherhal , Catherine Ringer , Luz Casal , Raphael Gualazzi , Gérard Darmon , Matthieu Chedid , Renan Luce , Feist , Sanseverino , Maurane , Vincent Delerm , Yael Naim , Ute Lemper , Antoine de Caunes , Édouard Baer , Julien Doré , Olivia Ruiz , Carlos , Régine , Keren Ann , Zebda , Camille , Thomas Fersen , Dick Annegarn , Mathieu Boogaerts , Jane Birkin , Lio , Albin de la Simone , Orelsan , Jeanne Moreau or Jean Rochefort . In the field of jazz he has also worked with André Minvielle , Michel Legrand , Noël Akchoté , Benoît Delbecq , Tony Allen , Anne Ducros , Bernard Lavilliers and Fabrice Martinez.

Prizes and awards

Pallem was awarded a first prize as a graduate of the CNSMDP. At the La Défense Jazz Festival 2000 competition, he won both first prize for the best composition and the orchestral prize for his Sacre du Tympan . With this formation he received the jazz award from the Victoires de la musique in 2006. 2010 Il ya from Vanessa Paradis , to which he contributed the arrangement, awarded the Grand Prix of the copyright association UNAC.

Fred Pallem (2011)

Discographic notes

  • 2017 - Cartoons (Train Fantôme)
  • 2017 - Soul cinéma (Train Fantôme)
  • 2015 - François de Roubaix (Train Fantôme)
  • 2011 - SoundTrax (Music Unit)
  • 2008 - La Grande Ouverture (Atmosphériques)
  • 2005 - Le Retour! ( Label Bleu )
  • 2002 - Le Sacre du Tympan ( Le Chant du Monde , Harmonia Mundi )

Filmography

  • L'Amour Volant by Antoine Denis (ASA Films 2017)
  • Le Monde durable sera culturel by Caroline Pauchant and Clémence Gandillot (Ministère de la Culture 2017)
  • Dieumerci! by Lucien Jean-Baptiste (Vertigo Productions / Wild Bunch 2016)
  • Tirez la langue mademoiselle by Axelle Ropert (2013)
  • The Little Blonde with the White Sheep by Eloi Henriod (2013)
  • Lili David , by Christophe Barraud (France 3, 2012)
  • Les nouveaux chiens de garde by Gilles Balbastre and Yannick Kergoat (2012, nominated for César / Best Documentary 2013)
  • Antoine et les héros by Patrick Bagot (2012)
  • Michèle Mercier, l'insoumise by Jean-Yves Guilleux, Ego Productions (Ciné plus, Paris Première, Stylia 2012)
  • Crazy Horse , by Fred Wiseman (2011)
  • Emmenez-moi by Edmond Bensimon (2005)
  • Dédale Party , by Renan Valendil (France 2, 2003)

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personal data
SURNAME Pallem, Fred
BRIEF DESCRIPTION French jazz musician (double bass, composition, arrangements)
DATE OF BIRTH 1st February 1973