Maxence Cyrin

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Maxence Cyrin (born January 30, 1971 in Besançon ) is a French pianist and composer .

Life

Cyrin received classical piano training as a child before becoming increasingly interested in techno and new wave as a teenager . In the 1990s he composed his first own pieces of music. At the same time, the first techno singles appeared under pseudonyms such as Max Da Fly on Superstition , Modelkiller on Aspro or Brain In A Box on Peek-A-Boo. In 1996 Cyrin moved to Paris , where he studied the music of Burt Bacharach , Elvis Presley and the Beach Boys . In the meantime he appeared on Radio Nova and in the Baron night club as a crooner .

His musical Les Valets De La Hype premiered in Paris in early 2005.

Cyrin has always been interested in the connection between classical and popular music. He often reinterpreted popular pieces of music on the piano. He also performed live with these cover versions. 2005 was published under the pseudonym Metronome a piano version of Laurent Garnier's techno classic Acid Eiffel on the compilation Office 2005 Mega Soft . In the same year Cyrin released the album Modern Rhapsodies on Garnier's label F Communications , with which he became known internationally to a larger audience. The album only contained piano reinterpretations of well-known pieces of music by artists such as Depeche Mode , Felix , Sueño Latino , Aphex Twin , Massive Attack , Laurent Garnier, DJ Rolando , LFO , Moby and The Sabers of Paradise .

On the next album Novö Piano (2009) he covered pieces of music by artists such as the Pixies , Justice , Cocteau Twins , My Bloody Valentine , Daft Punk , Arcade Fire , Nirvana , MGMT , Jacno and Beyonce & Jay-Z . His cover version of the Pixies song Where Is My Mind? later served as the soundtrack for television series such as Mr. Robot or The Leftovers .

In 2012 the album The Fantasist was released . Two more albums followed three years later, Nocturnes and Novö Piano II . The latter included covers by Rob D , Dominique A , The Cure , Grace Jones , Goldfrapp , Soundgarden , Björk , Gavin Bryars , Billy Idol and Van Halen .

Cyrin lives and works in Paris.

Discography (selection)

  • 1992: The New Maniac (Organic)
  • 1992: Powertrance (Paradise Movement)
  • 1995: Instants (Sine Terra Firma)
  • 2005: Modern Rhapsodies ( F Communications , Play It Again Sam )
  • 2009: Novö Piano (Kwaidan Records)
  • 2012: The Fantasist (Ekler'O'ShocK)
  • 2015: Nocturnes (Evidence)
  • 2015: Novö Piano II (Evidence)
  • 2018: Novö Piano Live (Enchanté Records)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Biography . In: maxencecyrin.fr, accessed on October 28, 2018.
  2. ↑ a b c d Maxence Cyrin . In: laut.de , accessed on October 28, 2018.
personal data
SURNAME Cyrin, Maxence
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Max Da Fly (pseudonym); Model killer (pseudonym); Brain In A Box (pseudonym)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION French pianist and composer
DATE OF BIRTH January 30, 1971
PLACE OF BIRTH Besançon , France