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'''Francis Rimbert''' is a [[France|French]] keyboardist and composer.

He has collaborated in several of the recordings and concerts of [[Jean Michel Jarre]].


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'''Francis Rimbert''' has been playing music since he was 5 years old. He started in classical way
I was born on October 3rd 1952 in a small village of Val d'Oise in France. My father was a policeman and my mother took care of me and my 3 year older brother at home. <br />
learning to play the piano. At the conservatory, he studied harmony, counterpoint,

the fugue and orchestral leading. He won first prize in piano and moved onto Paris
When I was 4 years old I wanted to involve myself in music. At the age of 5 I started playing the piano by trying to imitate all the melodies and tunes from the radio. I got an accordeon with pianokeys for my birthday. I remember trying to read the only book I had about music back then: an old church book with Gregorian music.<br />
where he become a salesman, working in a music strore which by chance imported

synthetizers, at a time when nobody has sold such before. <br />
When I turned 7, I became friends with the local priest of my village, so I had the privilege to practice on the old harmonium at the church - and in return I played during mass every Sunday. At this time my musical knowledge was limited, I transformed popular songs into classical church style music. It was great giving my first live concerts and having an audience, all the young people who have heard about me, showed up in more and more numbers to attend the mass on Sundays. <br />
<br />

He become interested in those electronic instruments. In corporation with Korg, they
My parents managed to save up enough money to buy me my first piano, and after that day all my spare time went into playing it. At the same time I was completely into sound effects. When I could afford it, I bought my first taperecorder, and I was able to experiment mixing all kind of sounds - like bird sounds, strange drum rhythms and even using some sounds of the old church harmonium (because I had kept the keys!). I had hidden a speaker in the bushes in front of our house, and when people were approaching, I was putting up the volume to scare all our neighbours! I later entered the Paris Conservatory, taking classes from Miss Brousse, who also taught Michel Polnareff. <br />
created a new concept which had not existed ever before : Francis took the stage

(Theatre des Champs Elysées – Paris) solo, surrounded by all his synthetizers (Bionic
When I was 14, I assembled a small band together with a drummer and a guitarist - who could only play 3 chords, so we had to do with that! But it was not my style, so I decided to quit. At this time I was also really into esoterism, so I decided to enter a parapsychology school where I studied for 3 years. I was also playing piano in a pub, and one night I met Chris Annocque, a folk singer and guitarist. Together we formed a band called Fanchris. We performed a show entitled 'The Time Machine', playing electrical music such as Graeme Allright, King Crimson, Beethoven, Irish songs, but also our own music. Chris played both electric and acoustic guitars, and I played an EIKA International 2000 orgue and a ELKA Rhapsody keyboard. We were also using a Korg Minipops rhythm box and a REVOX A77 to create some great sounds. This time was one of the best musical periods of my life. My parents still remember our screams into big metal boxes, while we were searching after new sounds and voice effects. I got my piano degree at the Paris Conservatory, but eventhough I liked classical music, I did not like the ambiance going with it. Those people were no fun and way too strict, so I was often dismissed from the lessons, because instead of classical tracks, I was playing "Paint it Black" from the Stones. <br />
Orchestra, 1979). He will be the go-to man for both Roland and Ensoniq trades.

A talented musician, Francis wasted little time getting to meet another master of the
In 1978 a new music shop opened in Paris. I applied and got a job as a salesman and demonstrateur. The shop was called "Phonorgan", the first shop in Paris selling synthesizers. The shop owner was Joel Fajerman, who later became a famous music score composer, and the boss was Dominique Alas, importor of the KORG brand. At this point in time synthesizers were considered cold machines and not able to generate emotions - those machines were the dinosaurs of electronic music. <br />
synthetizer : Jean Michel Jarre, through their mutual friend : Michel Geiss. Meeting in

1979 for the concert in Place de La Concorde - Paris, they began a long
I was still with the band FanChris in 1978. After closing hours we rehearsed at the shop by using all of the equipment. The boss noticed I was not as good in selling the equipment as playing it. A Saturday morning, after he heard me making the complete audience in the shop laugh by playing my own funny Tex Avery style adaptation of "le lac des cygnes", he came to me and said: "I want to see you in my office Monday morning"! This particular Monday was about to change my life completely. I had no doubt he was going to fire me, but instead he told me: "Francis, I have a deal for you: For 3 months I will put you in a room with all the synthesizers and equipment you need, and you will compose an album. We will record it in a studio in Vincennes, and after that I will rent the Champs Élysées Theater for a concert. You will go on a tour to all cities where we have shops." - That is how I composed the album Bionic Orchestra. <br />
collaboration. Since 1986 (concert in Houston), Francis has been at Jarre’s side on

grand stages. <br />
I had to quit the FanChris band. I was doing show demonstrations and thanks to the good reputation of the Korg brand, I met a lot of artists who were interested in buying the instruments, such as Christophe, Vangelis, the singer from Tai Phong (Jean-Jacques Goldman), and Michel Geiss. Michel and I became friends immediately. We discovered we have had the same accordeon teacher. Yes, I did a year of accordeon (it was my father's idea!). Michel Geiss told me about his work with Jean Michel Jarre. <br />
<br />

Aside from his work on various albums for Jarre, Francis has created several works of
When Jean Michel Jarre was preparing the Concorde show, Michel Geiss told him about me, playing with all synthesizers all around me. Jean Michel Jarre liked the setup idea and called me. I lended him my complete setup for the Concorde show. That was our first collaboration.
sonic illustration. Synthetizers are the prolongation of the fingers of a sensitive
I signed a contract with CBS in 1980 to record some background music for radio commercials and TV programs, that resulted in the albums: Synthetiseur I, Synthetiseur II, Gym Music, FR2 (recorded together with Frédéric Rousseau, keyboardist of Vangelis), Duty Free, Electric Feeling and Keyboard Songs, but also Passing Shot for Amplitude, Digital Faith and Scenario for SBK. I wont deny those albums, but they were made for a purpose, not really artistical work. <br />
musician who who uses electronic instruments to articulate his melodic talent, a

talent which helped him win first prize at the international festival of electronic music
In 1990, there was an international music contest in Tokyo, the president of the jury was Tomita. Without any conviction I decided to send my song Honey Tears, and I won the contest!
in Tokyo in 1988 (chaired by Isao Tomita). <br />
Then Roland contacted me to do some demonstrations, and I toured all over France and Europe. I continued working for Roland for several years and also for Jean Michel Jarre doing concerts in Houston, Docklands, Lyon, Paris la Defense etc., but I had to choose, so I stopped my collaboration with Roland. <br />
<br />

In 1994, Francis Rimbert created music for some video games. In 1995 and 1996,
From 1995 till 1996 I gave a few master classes for Ensoniq, but now I work full time for Jean Michel Jarre.
Francis did some master classes but he was distracted by his involvement with

Jarre’s concerts. <br />
''Francis Rimbert (2004)''
<br />
In 2003, Francis took on a new challenge: a new album, entitled Double Face.
In Double Face, Francis explored a mystique world, full of duality, in which each title
has something to be discovered. Gaelick, for example, is an homage to Michael
Flatley (Lords of the Dance) and the lightness of the Irish dancers in a highly physical
choreography. <br />
<br />
Musical colors evoke a parallel universe of duality in things and culture, most strongly
realized in Dorian Gray. Conceived as a tableau with touches of Magritte or a poem
with multiple meanings. <br />
<br />
Follow the path of the artist through his reflections, his sensibilities. Visualize our
Double Face; everyone is free to conceive their open and hidden side, their duality.
The duality of the soul (Devil Soul), the duality of emotions (What is Love), the
duality of death (Adagio); each title delivers its double message. <br />
<br />
In 2005, an American distributor discovered Double Face online and proposed a
contract of distribution for America. <br />
<br />
The contract was signed with Atomic Quill Music and 10,000 units of Double Face
were pressed. Francis Rimbert performed a showcase during the Fuse-In festival in
Detroit and held a release party at Record Time, Detroit’s premier shop for electronic
music. He also conducted interviews that were aired various stations (KLCC, ETN,
Echoes) Various titles were remixed by American Djs, including Kenneth Thomas and
D.Fuse and distributed by Moist Music. <br />
<br />
September 2005, Double Face was released in France and throughout Europe. In
November, Francis held a showcase, Le Divan de Monde, in Paris. <br />
<br />
In 2006, Francis signed distribution contracts in Scandinavia and with digital
distributor Wild Palms Music. His music is now available around the world.
Concerts, showcases, interviews, the release of a single, Mecanique du Temps, a
duet with his friend, the hard rock guitarist, Patrick Rondat; this single was a limited
edition release, to coincide with a performance at Salon de la Musique in September.
In spite of all this, Francis found the time to release a compilation: Sound of Vintage
Volume 1. <br />
<br />
March 2007 saw the release of Sounds of Vintage Volume 2, followed by Snap
Shots in October. <br />
<br />
Francis has a band. And he has presented live some of the titles from this upcoming
record. These live gigs gave him the privilege of sharing the stage with LOL – cult
guitarist of the program “Nulle Part Ailleurs” on Canal +. Or rediscovering his friend
Sylvain Durand for a synthesizer duel. Also on board are a percussionist Victo Paillet
and a sound designer in the person of Nicholas Mills. Angy, singer and diva, makes
various interventions on a variety of songs. <br />
<br />
Snap Shots is completely different, more extravert, The participants will come from
many different musical scenes including rock, electronic and even jazz. <br />
<br />
Invited by his distributors, first in Spain and then the Netherlands before taking on
the rest of Europe, Francis pursued a promotional tour, complete with private
concerts. <br />
<br />
After these performances, Francis was solicited to perform a concert in Lyon in
November 2007, to benefit Handicap International. <br />
<br />
<br />
Label : C.ZEN PROD <br />
[http://www.czenprod.com C.ZEN PROD]
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<br />
<br />
<br />
Source: [http://www.francisrimbert.com The Official Francis Rimbert Site]
Source: Press release (2007) [http://www.czenprod.com C.ZEN PROD]
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Revision as of 13:24, 12 November 2007

Biography

Francis Rimbert has been playing music since he was 5 years old. He started in classical way learning to play the piano. At the conservatory, he studied harmony, counterpoint, the fugue and orchestral leading. He won first prize in piano and moved onto Paris where he become a salesman, working in a music strore which by chance imported synthetizers, at a time when nobody has sold such before.

He become interested in those electronic instruments. In corporation with Korg, they created a new concept which had not existed ever before : Francis took the stage (Theatre des Champs Elysées – Paris) solo, surrounded by all his synthetizers (Bionic Orchestra, 1979). He will be the go-to man for both Roland and Ensoniq trades. A talented musician, Francis wasted little time getting to meet another master of the synthetizer : Jean Michel Jarre, through their mutual friend : Michel Geiss. Meeting in 1979 for the concert in Place de La Concorde - Paris, they began a long collaboration. Since 1986 (concert in Houston), Francis has been at Jarre’s side on grand stages.

Aside from his work on various albums for Jarre, Francis has created several works of sonic illustration. Synthetizers are the prolongation of the fingers of a sensitive musician who who uses electronic instruments to articulate his melodic talent, a talent which helped him win first prize at the international festival of electronic music in Tokyo in 1988 (chaired by Isao Tomita).

In 1994, Francis Rimbert created music for some video games. In 1995 and 1996, Francis did some master classes but he was distracted by his involvement with Jarre’s concerts.

In 2003, Francis took on a new challenge: a new album, entitled Double Face. In Double Face, Francis explored a mystique world, full of duality, in which each title has something to be discovered. Gaelick, for example, is an homage to Michael Flatley (Lords of the Dance) and the lightness of the Irish dancers in a highly physical choreography.

Musical colors evoke a parallel universe of duality in things and culture, most strongly realized in Dorian Gray. Conceived as a tableau with touches of Magritte or a poem with multiple meanings.

Follow the path of the artist through his reflections, his sensibilities. Visualize our Double Face; everyone is free to conceive their open and hidden side, their duality. The duality of the soul (Devil Soul), the duality of emotions (What is Love), the duality of death (Adagio); each title delivers its double message.

In 2005, an American distributor discovered Double Face online and proposed a contract of distribution for America.

The contract was signed with Atomic Quill Music and 10,000 units of Double Face were pressed. Francis Rimbert performed a showcase during the Fuse-In festival in Detroit and held a release party at Record Time, Detroit’s premier shop for electronic music. He also conducted interviews that were aired various stations (KLCC, ETN, Echoes) Various titles were remixed by American Djs, including Kenneth Thomas and D.Fuse and distributed by Moist Music.

September 2005, Double Face was released in France and throughout Europe. In November, Francis held a showcase, Le Divan de Monde, in Paris.

In 2006, Francis signed distribution contracts in Scandinavia and with digital distributor Wild Palms Music. His music is now available around the world. Concerts, showcases, interviews, the release of a single, Mecanique du Temps, a duet with his friend, the hard rock guitarist, Patrick Rondat; this single was a limited edition release, to coincide with a performance at Salon de la Musique in September. In spite of all this, Francis found the time to release a compilation: Sound of Vintage Volume 1.

March 2007 saw the release of Sounds of Vintage Volume 2, followed by Snap Shots in October.

Francis has a band. And he has presented live some of the titles from this upcoming record. These live gigs gave him the privilege of sharing the stage with LOL – cult guitarist of the program “Nulle Part Ailleurs” on Canal +. Or rediscovering his friend Sylvain Durand for a synthesizer duel. Also on board are a percussionist Victo Paillet and a sound designer in the person of Nicholas Mills. Angy, singer and diva, makes various interventions on a variety of songs.

Snap Shots is completely different, more extravert, The participants will come from many different musical scenes including rock, electronic and even jazz.

Invited by his distributors, first in Spain and then the Netherlands before taking on the rest of Europe, Francis pursued a promotional tour, complete with private concerts.

After these performances, Francis was solicited to perform a concert in Lyon in November 2007, to benefit Handicap International.


Label : C.ZEN PROD
C.ZEN PROD

Source: Press release (2007) C.ZEN PROD

Discography

Francis Rimbert albums:

1979
Bionic Orchestra (Synthesizer)
01. La Comete (3:51)
02. Voices of paradise (3:29)
03. The last day (5:10)
04. Eire (3:26)
05. Games (3:57)
06. Bionic (4:36)
07. Flying away (5:55)

1980
Sponsor Spots
(featuring Jean Pierre Savelli)
01. Sponsor 1 (3:56)
02. Sponsor 2 (3:41)
03. Sponsor 3 (3:36)
04. Sponsor 4 (4:27)
05. Sponsor 5 (1:52)
06. Sponsor 6 (6:24)
07. Sponsor 7 (2:45)
08. Sponsor 8 (5:02)
09. Sponsor 9 (3:03)

1980
Synthesizer (April Orchestra 36)
01. Gift for you (3:35)
02. L'Arlequin – part 1 (2:07)
03. L'Arlequin – part 2 (3:12)
04. Eire (3:15)
05. Vocoderman (3:10) Daniel Borreau
06. Voices of paradise (3:15)
07. Space in velum (3:50)
08. Loco-Motif (3:50)
09. Games (3:40)
10. Old flipper reggae (3:40)
11. Comete (3:30)
12. The last day (4:55)
13. Bionic (4:20)

1980
Passing Shot
01. Smash (4:16)
02. Transat (3:35)
03. Dreams (2:53)
04. Benzon's way (4:35)
05. Spleen (2:37)
06. Free Space (3:30)
07. Passing Shot (3:44)
08. Shimes (3:10)
09. Sensitive (3:46)
10. Lovely (2:50)
11. Pictures (3:15)
12. Crazy melody (3:43)

1982
Duty Free (April Orchestra 45)
(featuring Jean Pierre Savelli)
01. Retro building (3:12)
02. Danse des ordinateurs (3:48)
03. Terre de jade (3:38)
04. Marcory love (3:46)
05. Coeur sur glace (3:32)
06. Sucre d'orge blues (3:31)
07. Studio campus (3:40)
08. Fabrienne song (3:07)
09. Séquence des ondes (4:00)
10. Aventure non-stop (3:34)
11. Bandama story (2:20)
12. Piano sue l'herbe (3:13)

1982
FR2 (April Orchestra 48)
(featuring Frederick Rousseau)
01. Overture Mob (3:22)
02. L 'attache Coeur (3:18)
03. Le Lutin Oméga (2:20)
04. Création Alfa (2:33)
05. Quai de L'Enigme (4:28)
06. Stress Delta (2:06)
07. Matinée de Lune (4:30)
08. Piano Crash (2:54)
09. African Délirium (3:05)
10. Marguerite Degarne (3:00)
11. Top Machin (2:37)
12. Computer Study (2:30)
13. Trafic à L.A. (3:13)
14. First Emotion (3:02)
15. Last Spot (2:00)
16. Pontault-Combault (3:05)

1983
Synthersizer II (April Orchestra 51)
01. Olympus one (3:01)
02. Le vent par la fenetre (4:42)
03. L'eau lourde (4:04)
04. Les grands horizons (4:24)
05. Samba Diba (2:53)
06. 100 % de risques (2:30)
07. L'oiseau lyre (2:15)
08. Robot Alpha (3:07)
09. Le gagnant (3:13)
10. Le tounois (2:59)
11. Armaguedon (3:12)
12. La Colombienne (3:16)
13. Petite Maud (2:56)
14. L'automate (3:20)
15. Ballade à Gemenos (3:30)
16. Industrie 2002 (2:51)

1984
Synthersizer III - Gym-music (April Orchestra 54)
01. Jany Jog (4:15)
02. Happy Jog (4:37)
03. Atomic Jog (3:28)
04. Dancing Time (3:10)
05. Jenny Generic (3:32)
06. La Niut de l'Oiseau (4:40)
07. So Funky Break (3:25)
08. Jogging Bahia (3:27)
09. Lady Gym (5:44)
10. Joker Break (3:24)
11. Body Beguine (3:42)
12. Lilyan's Melody (3:52)

1984
Compilation jingles (April Orchestra 56)
01. Rocking Chair (2:48) J. Kinegan / Izanelli
02. Le Manege de Lucifer (3:14)
03. Fish Race (3:28) F. Talgom
04. Mes Parents (3:14) R. Passero / Ch. Ducolombier
05. Petite (3:14) R. Passero / Ch. Ducolombier
06. Francesco Folies (2:48)
07. E344(+) (2:48) J. Kinegan / Izanelli
08. Various Jingles (3:14) L. Attard

1986
Synthersizer IV - Electric Feeling (April Orchestra 64)
01. La Dame de Coeur (5:26)
02. Mister Giorgetti (3:45)
03. Cool Max (3:32)
04. La Fille du Moulin (6:56)
05. B comme Cayenne (2:37)
06. Le sens des saisons (3:31)
07. La course du cerf (2:50)
08. Industrie Industrie (3:17)
09. 77 blues (3:45)
10. Pour l'Irlande (3:09)
11. Amandine R. (4:10)
12. Les mots secrets / Honey Tears (3:33)
13. Cinemas d'autrefois (3:25)

1987
Keyboard Songs (Music for Media)
01. Keyboard Song (3:54)
02. Les Portes d'Atlantide (3:36)
03. Up to Rio (3:35)
04. Last Driver (3:18)
05. Les Annees Carosse (3:00)
06. Miniko (3:21)
07. AL (3:07)
08. Magnetic Circus (3:18)
09. La 13e Enigme (2:48)
10. Jumping Roller (3:40)
11. Sad Monday (3:59)
12. Le Regard d'Amandine (3:03)

1988
Digital Faith (Music for Media)
01. Piste Noire (4:08)
02. Goeland (2:26)
03. Legendes de Boissy (2:50)
04. Sacre Matt (3:05)
05. Salon Christa (3:39)
06. Space Hammer (2:57)
07. Aurore et l'oiseau (3:39)
08. Truckers (3:14)
09. Annie Malices (2:57)
10. Le Temps des machnies (3:22)
11. Neige (3:56)
12. Entrecha-cha (3:53)
13. La dame de Croissy (3:56)
14. New adventures (4:12)
15. Etrange historie (3:20)
16. Le loup (2:37)

1989
A.L.I.V.E
01. Le Loup (1:41)
02. Frantic (2:42) Ennio Morricone
03. Arlequin (3:01)
04. Kiss (2:45) - Square
05. 100% de Risque (2:44)
06. Blade Runner (4:04) Vangelis
07. Water Music (4:06) Händel
08. Belmondo Medley (5:20) Ennio Morricone
09. Cayenne (3:08)
10. Honey Tears (3:23)
11. Jean Michel Jarre Medley (8:11) Jean Michel Jarre
12. Entrecha-cha (3:53)
13. Crazy Song (2:06) Francis Rimbert/J. Brown/P. Duhteil

1991
Scenario
01. Infogram (2:31)
02. Saxy Boy (2:37)
03. Michele H. (3:28)
04. Deauville (3:42)
05. Silicium (3:43)
06. Atlantide (3:36)
07. Speedway (3:21)
08. Showcase (3:18)
09. Arlequin (4:08)
10. Northern Lights (2:58)
11. Trailing (3:16)
12. Leather (3:18)
13. Isabelita (3:49)
14. Walking Blues (3:57)
15. Exotic Sherif (3:03)
16. Penguin March (3:00)

2005
Double Face (studio album)
01. Devil Soul (4:03)
02. The Wave (5:06)
03. Gaelick (4:06)
04. What Is Love (3:20)
05. French Kiss (4:23)
06. Across The Fogg (4:02)
07. Woodoo (5:33)
08. Dorian Gray (3:22)
09. Elfe's Race (5:00)
10. Women's Land (5:33)
11. Adagio (4:40)
12. Strange Spirit (4:24)

2006
Mecanique du Temps (maxi CD)
(featuring Patrick Rondat)
01. Mecanique Du Temps (3:41)
02. Woodoo (5:33)
03. Dorian Gray (3:22)
04. Across The Fog (4:02)

2006
Sound of Vintage - volume 1 (compilation 1983, 1984 & 1986)
01. Happy Jog (4:41)
02. Mister Giorgetti (3:41)
03. Le Gagnant (3:10)
04. Cool Max (3:29)
05. Petite Maud (2:52)
06. Sweety Journey (3:26)
07. So Funky Break (3:27)
08. Les Mots Secrets (3:27)
09. Pour L’Irlande (3:03)
10. Robot Alpha (3:04)
11. Sens Des Saisons (3:29)
12. Olympus One (3:00)
13. La Dame De Coeur (5:25)
14. 100% De Risque (3:24)
15. Jenny Generic (3:24)
Bonus Track: Lonely (8:21)

2007
Sound of Vintage - volume 2 (compilation 1983, 1984 & 1986)
01. Le Tournois (2:44)
02. B Comme Cayenne (3:23)
03. 77 Blues (3:33)
04. La Nuit De L’Oiseau (4:39)
05. L’Eau Lourde (3:55)
06. L’Automate (3:13)
07. Le Cinema D’Autrefois (3:17)
08. Atomic Jog (3:26)
09. L’Oiseau Lyre (2:04)
10. Amandine R. (3:58)
11. Lilyan’s Melody (3:50)
12. La Fille Du Moulin (3:13)
13. Industrie 2002 (2:40)
14. Jany Jog (4:11)
15. Lady Gym (5:43)
Bonus Track: A Simple Story (3:38)

2007
Snap Shots (studio album)
01. Dawn of Light (5:10)
02. Victory (4:33)
03. Hidden Movie (3:26)
04. Somewhere in July (3:54)
05. Viva La Revolucion (3:21)
06. Twin Dam Do (4:12)
07. Memory of Love (4:06)
08. Apocalypse (4:39)
09. Mecanique du Temps (3:41)
10. Sleeping Beauty (4:02)
11. R.B.F (4:11)


Francis Rimbert CD-ROM soundtracks:

1994
Payuta (Ubisoft CD-ROM soundtrack)

1996
TIM 7 (Ubisoft CD-ROM soundtrack)


Source: The Official Francis Rimbert Site