Wax Tailor
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| Wax Tailor | |
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| Birth name | Jean-Christophe Le Saoût |
| Origin | France |
| Genres | Trip Hop Turntablism / Hip Hop Downtempo Electronica |
| Occupations | DJ, Producer |
| Instruments | live show features WT - turntables/keys-laptop/video, Marina Quaisse - cello, Charlotte Savary - vocals, Ludivine Issambourg - flute, Mr Gib - sound engineer, Madwreck & Mattic (The Others) - MCs. |
| Years active | 2001 onwards |
| Labels | Lab'Oratoire Le Plan (US) Atmospheriques (FR) Mole Listening Pearls (GER) blend corp. (AUST/NZ) |
| Associated acts | Marina Quaisse, Charlotte Savary, Mr Gib , Madwreck & Mattic from The Others. |
| Website | waxtailor.com |
Wax Tailor is the alias of French trip hop/hip hop producer, Jean-Christophe Le Saoût[1] (born 19 July 1975 in Vernon, Eure). He started in 2004 with two EP's (Lost The Way and Que Sera / Where My Heart's At). The first album Tales of the Forgotten Melodies was released in March 2005, mixing hip-hop, downtempo, trip-hop with samples extracted from movies. This album became one of the best selling electronic releases of the year[citation needed]. The second album Hope & Sorrow released in April 2007. It was nominated for the French "Victoires de la Musique" and US Indie music award.
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[edit] Background
After being a host on a French radio in the Paris suburb of Mantes-La-Jolie, JC Le Saout started the French Rap band La Formule in the 1990s. He created his label Lab'Oratoire in 1998 and produced records from La Formule as well as Break Beat compilations and a collaboration with the Swedish band Looptroop. He began work on the Wax Tailor project in 2001, first appearing on a remix of Looptroop & La Formule's "Deep Under Water". Wax Tailor's first EP Lost The Way was released in 2004 and features contributions from Charlotte Savary, Marina Quaisse, and Big Dada rapper Infinite Livez. Other musicians who have appeared alongside Wax Tailor include North Carolina Hip-Hop duo The Others made up of Mattic, Johnny Madwreck "Madwreck" and DJ DR, Ursula Rucker, Sharon Jones, Voice and A State Of Mind.
His third album "In The Mood For Life" was released on September 22, 2009.
Winner of the 7th annual Independent Music Awards Vox Pop vote for best Dance/Electronica album "Hope & Sorrow"
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
- Tales of the Forgotten Melodies 2005
- Hope & Sorrow 2007
- In The Mood For Life 2009
[edit] EPs
- Lost the Way 2004
- Que Sera/Where my Heart's at 2004
- Our Dance/Walk the Line 2006
- Positively Inclined/The Way We Lived 2007
- To Dry Up/The Games You Play 2007
- We Be/There is Danger 2008
- Say Yes 2009
- I Own You 2010
[edit] Remixes
- Looptroop & La Formule - Deep under Water (Wax Tailor remix) 2001
- Olaf Hund - Kitch Kitch Myrtille Sauvage 2001
- Clover - Death of the Lonely Superhero (Wax Tailor remix) 2005
- Nina Simone - I Am Blessed 2008
[edit] Videos
- I Own You (Charlie Winston & Wax Tailor)
- Say yes (A.S.M & Wax Tailor)
- Where my hearts at (Tenas)
- The Games You Play (Tenas)
- We Be (Mathieu Foucher)
- We be (Al'Arash Collectif)
- Positively Inclined (A.S.M)
- To Dry up (Laurent King)
- Hypnosis Theme (Hugo Arcier)
- Our Dance (Laurent King)
- Lost the Way (Seamus Haley)
- Dragon Chasers
[edit] Covers, references, and sampling
- His track "Seize The Day" recorded with Charlotte Savary appears in the soundtrack of the 2008 film Paris by Cédric Klapisch.
[edit] References
- ^ True, Chris. "Biography: Wax Taylor". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p742958. Retrieved 26 May 2010.
