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Mathias Delplanque (born in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso in 1973) is a composer, a performer, an improviser, a music critic,
an author of sound installations, a teacher, a composer for theater and dance and the founding member of several musical
ensembles. He lives and works in Nantes (France).
His work as a composer started in 1998 as he graduated from the Fine Arts School and decided to put an end to his sculpture
activity to turn towards sound creation. He since released more than twenty records on various international labels. He
collaborated with musicians from various points of t ...read more
Mathias Delplanque (born in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso in 1973) is a composer, a performer, an improviser, a music critic,
an author of sound installations, a teacher, a composer for theater and dance and the founding member of several musical
ensembles. He lives and works in Nantes (France).
His work as a composer started in 1998 as he graduated from the Fine Arts School and decided to put an end to his sculpture
activity to turn towards sound creation. He since released more than twenty records on various international labels. He
collaborated with musicians from various points of the musical spectrum, and worked with numerous visual artists, writers,
videasts, photographers, film directors, dancers… His installation works are frequently shown in galleries and art centers, and
he regularly performs on stage, solo or accompanied by other musicians.
Mathias's sound work takes on several main lines and develops through different identities. As Lena, he produces a kind of
clubby electronic music strongly influenced by jamaïcan music and Berlin dubby techno. The works done under his own name
(developed on records, performances or sound installations, and being either based on field recordings or containing
instrumental parts) all directly deal with the question of the relation between space and music : music as architecture, spaces
made out of sound etc… Initially a pure sequenced studio production, Mathias’s music transformed with the years into a more
improvised and flexible creation. Showing a real interest in live electronic music, he developped a very personal approach of
electronic improvisation, based on the use of multiple controlers that engage the body in the production of electronic
performances. His live creations generally combine electronic sounds and acoustic instruments treated and sampled in real
time.
Mathias Delplanque won several grants (Cultures France, CNC, DRAC Pays de La Loire, Franco-American Jazz Exchange,
French Embassy in India…), and made several artistic residencies in various countries (France, Canada, India, USA…).
He runs the label Bruit Clair, dedicated to electronic music and sound art. « hide |
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