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For 'ō, music for haiku', she produced a minimal soundtrack based on haiku by poet [[Bashō]] (1644-1694), released 1 December 2012 on Cat Werk Imprint. She also mixed the 7 tracks.
For 'ō, music for haiku', she produced a minimal soundtrack based on haiku by poet [[Bashō]] (1644-1694), released 1 December 2012 on Cat Werk Imprint. She also mixed the 7 tracks.
The limited Edition CD is adorned with a hand-drawn 'Magic Fish Dog', a character invented by Olivia Louvel <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.documentaryevidence.co.uk/olivia_louvel_o_music_for_haiku.html |title=album // o, Music For Haiku |publisher=documentaryevidence.co.uk |date= |accessdate=2 April 2014}}</ref><br>
The limited Edition CD is adorned with a hand-drawn 'Magic Fish Dog', a character invented by Olivia Louvel <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.documentaryevidence.co.uk/olivia_louvel_o_music_for_haiku.htm |title=album // o, Music For Haiku |publisher=documentaryevidence.co.uk |date= |accessdate=2 April 2014}}</ref><br>
The project 'ō, music for haiku' was originally performed in its first incarnation at Festival En Boite, Lyon (F)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bm-lyon.fr/expo/07/nautilus/musiqueenboite.html |title=Festival En Boite |publisher=bm-lyon.fr |date=1 April 2007 |accessdate=10 January 2013}}</ref> in the electronic bandstand designed by Cocktail Designers.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lespressesdureel.com/EN/ouvrage.php?id=1939&menu |title=Cocktail Designers’ music furniturel|publisher=lespressesdureel.com |date=26 November 2010 |accessdate=14 January 2013}}</ref> <br>The track 'chichi-haha no' was played on 'La matinale', France Musique, Olivia Louvel was 'Le coup de coeur' of Christophe Bourseiller.
The project 'ō, music for haiku' was originally performed in its first incarnation at Festival En Boite, Lyon (F)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bm-lyon.fr/expo/07/nautilus/musiqueenboite.html |title=Festival En Boite |publisher=bm-lyon.fr |date=1 April 2007 |accessdate=10 January 2013}}</ref> in the electronic bandstand designed by Cocktail Designers.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lespressesdureel.com/EN/ouvrage.php?id=1939&menu |title=Cocktail Designers’ music furniturel|publisher=lespressesdureel.com |date=26 November 2010 |accessdate=14 January 2013}}</ref> <br>The track 'chichi-haha no' was played on 'La matinale', France Musique, Olivia Louvel was 'Le coup de coeur' of Christophe Bourseiller.
<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sites.radiofrance.fr/francemusique/em/musique-matin/emission.php?e_id=70000039&d_id=425005083 |title="La Matinale France Musique" release |publisher=sites.radiofrance.fr |date= |accessdate=14 January 2013}}</ref> <br>"tsuga mo ugoke" was broadcast on Late Junction BBC Radio 3.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01r108v |title="BBC3-Late Junction, Thursday-Fiona Talkington" release |publisher=bbc.co.uk |date= |accessdate=18 March 2013}}</ref>
<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sites.radiofrance.fr/francemusique/em/musique-matin/emission.php?e_id=70000039&d_id=425005083 |title="La Matinale France Musique" release |publisher=sites.radiofrance.fr |date= |accessdate=14 January 2013}}</ref> <br>"tsuga mo ugoke" was broadcast on Late Junction BBC Radio 3.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01r108v |title="BBC3-Late Junction, Thursday-Fiona Talkington" release |publisher=bbc.co.uk |date= |accessdate=18 March 2013}}</ref>

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Olivia Louvel
Birth nameOlivia Louvel
OriginParis, France
GenresElectronic music, Electronica, Pop, Experimental music
Occupation(s)Composer, Producer, Singer, Visual artist
Instrument(s)Vocals, Laptop, Programmings
LabelsCat Werk Imprint, Optical Sound, Angelika koehlermann, Ici, d'ailleurs..., Parallel Series
Websitehttp://www.olivialouvel.com/, http://www.catwerkimprint.com

Olivia Louvel is a French-born, British composer, producer and performer, crafting electronic songs from laptop and voice.
In 2011, she won the Qwartz Album Award at the Qwartz Electronic Music Awards for "Doll Divider".
Her innovative and quirky songwriting brought her to recently open for Planningtorock at the earsthetic Festival and The Irrepressibles at the Brighton Dome. In 2010, she supported Recoil (the musical project of former Depeche Mode member Alan Wilder) for various concerts on the European "Selected" tour.

Early career

Initially trained in classical singing, she began to work as a singer for the renowned flying trapeze circus 'Les Arts Sauts' performing at 12 metres in the air a Meredith Monk composition "Madwoman’s vision". She toured with them for 3 years.
From 1996 to 1999, she attended the National Superior Conservatory of Dramatic Arts of Paris, and graduated in 1999.

Music career

debut

In 2003, she bought her first computer and started her digital compositions.
Under the moniker of The Digital Intervention, she worked with Paul Kendall (long term Mute Records collaborator) on the album 'Capture', which was released in 2003.[1]
Learning from scratch production skills, Olivia Louvel made her debut in 2006 with the release of 'Luna Parc Hotel'. 'Luna Parc Hotel' was released on Angelika Koehlermann[2] run by Gerhard Potuznik. The album features Michael J.Sheehy on guitar for the cover of David Bowie's The Motel and Sébastien Libolt. The album was mixed by Paul Kendall at the Thin Line, the studio owned by former Depeche Mode member and current Recoil brain Alan Wilder.[3]

2008-2009

Asserting her own vocabulary, she then embarked on her cinematic opus 'Lulu In Suspension' inspired by silent-movie star Louise Brooks and her book 'Lulu in Hollywood'. 'Lulu In Suspension' was released as a digipak CD on Optical Sound Records and Fine Arts run by French artist Pierre BelouÏn.[4] In 2009, she presented an AV performance of 'Lulu In Suspension' at Le Cube, the digital art space in France.[5]

2010-2011

'Doll Divider' was initially released as a digital version on Ototoi Music in 2010. The starting point for "Doll Divider"[6] was derived from A4 paintings which she made using pages from fashion magazines and repainting on top of the photos of the models. Collectively these paintings are called "Processed Dolls".
In 2010, she supported Recoil for 4 concerts on the European 'Selected' tour, at Kulturkirche Altona Hamburg , Trix Antwerp , Le Bus Palladium Paris and O2 Academy Islington London.[7]
Following her Qwartz Album Award in 2011, she created her label Cat Werk Imprint. 'Doll Divider' was re-released as a limited edition vinyl, catalogue number CW01.

2012--present

For 'ō, music for haiku', she produced a minimal soundtrack based on haiku by poet Bashō (1644-1694), released 1 December 2012 on Cat Werk Imprint. She also mixed the 7 tracks. The limited Edition CD is adorned with a hand-drawn 'Magic Fish Dog', a character invented by Olivia Louvel [8]
The project 'ō, music for haiku' was originally performed in its first incarnation at Festival En Boite, Lyon (F)[9] in the electronic bandstand designed by Cocktail Designers.[10]
The track 'chichi-haha no' was played on 'La matinale', France Musique, Olivia Louvel was 'Le coup de coeur' of Christophe Bourseiller. [11]
"tsuga mo ugoke" was broadcast on Late Junction BBC Radio 3.[12]

Discography

LP

  • ō , music for haiku. 12.2012. Limited edition CD with hand drawn artwork & digital[13]
  • Doll Divider. 06.2011. 12" Vinyl & digital (Enhanced & remastered version)
  • Doll Divider. 02.2010. Digital
  • Lulu In Suspension. 01.2008. Deluxe digipak CD & digital
  • Luna Parc Hotel. 03.2006. Digipak CD with booklet

Collaborations

  • Capture as The Digital Intervention ( aka Olivia Louvel + Paul Kendall). 2003. CD

Compilations

  • Pussy Riot Freedom by female:pressure [14]

Videos

  • Angleterror, Paul Kendall. 2012
  • Night And Day, Olivia Louvel. 2012[15]
  • Army Of Dolls,Olivia Louvel. 2011
  • Doll Maker, Olivia Louvel. 2011
  • I wish I Could, Olivia Louvel. 2011
  • For Love, Olivia Louvel. 2008

Distinctions

Awards

Nomination

References

  1. ^ ""The Digital Intervention (Paul Kendall, Olivia Louvel) – Capture" release". Side-line.com. Retrieved 1 May 2011.
  2. ^ ""Luna Parc Hotel" on Angelika Köhlermann". Zero-inch.com. Retrieved 1 May 2011.
  3. ^ "Olivia Louvel records debut solo album at studio Alan Wilder - Olivia Louvel Facebook news at". Side-line.com. 22 February 1999. Retrieved 31 December 2011.
  4. ^ ""Lulu In Suspension" on Optical Sound". Optical-sound.com. Retrieved 1 May 2011.
  5. ^ "Concert hybride". lecube.com. Retrieved 8 January 2014.
  6. ^ "LISTEN: Olivia Louvel-Doll Maker". Thequietus.com. 20 May 2011. Retrieved 10 December 2012.
  7. ^ "Olivia Louvel releases new album 'Doll Divider', supports Recoil on tour + photo shoot by Alan Wilder". Side-line.com. 8 February 2010. Retrieved 10 December 2012.
  8. ^ "album // o, Music For Haiku". documentaryevidence.co.uk. Retrieved 2 April 2014.
  9. ^ "Festival En Boite". bm-lyon.fr. 1 April 2007. Retrieved 10 January 2013.
  10. ^ "Cocktail Designers' music furniturel". lespressesdureel.com. 26 November 2010. Retrieved 14 January 2013.
  11. ^ ""La Matinale France Musique" release". sites.radiofrance.fr. Retrieved 14 January 2013.
  12. ^ ""BBC3-Late Junction, Thursday-Fiona Talkington" release". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 18 March 2013.
  13. ^ "ō , music for haiku by Olivia Louvel now available". Catwerkimprint.com. 1 December 2012. Retrieved 10 December 2012.
  14. ^ "All-female EDM and digital art collective female:pressure have released a new compilation album in aid of Pussy Riot". thegirlsare.com. 13 December 2013. Retrieved 8 January 2014.
  15. ^ "Olivia Louvel covers Cole Porter's 'Night and Day' - watch the video=side-line.com". 24 February 2012. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
  16. ^ "Qwartz Award Winners Announced". Thewire.co.uk. 7 April 2011. Retrieved 10 December 2012.
  17. ^ "Qwartz Electronic Music Awards – Home". Qwartz.org. Retrieved 1 May 2011.
  18. ^ "Qwartz – Paris Réseau international pour les musiques électroniques et nouvelles". Sacd.fr. 3 April 2011. Retrieved 23 January 2013.
  19. ^ "Olivia Louvel Nominated Prix Ars Electronica 2013". 6 April 2013. Retrieved 30 May 2013.

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