About Me
H.B plays acoustic & electric guitar & electronics (laptop, mixing desk), compose & improvise with this different means in solo as well as with groups or meeting other improvisers.
In spring 2001, he founded the electonic/acoustic minimalist music label called LIST* more info on *http://www.list-en.com .
In 2003 saw the release of his first album "RVB" on LIST* featuring David GRUBBS (Gastr Del Sol) on piano & long time collaborator Matthieu SALADIN on bass clarinet .
In 2004, he released his second album "MOUVEMENTS" on prestigious german label RASTER-NOTON http://www.raster-noton.de presenting for the first time processed guitar composition that will be presented all around Europe through numerous concerts (London, Berlin, Warsaw, Brussels, Milano, Geneva...)
in late 2004, he founded the trio "PLATEFORMES" playing guitar feedback with Stephane RIVES on soprano saxophone & Matthieu SALADIN on amplified bass clarinet that later will be documented in 2006 by Canadian label (1.8)sec.records http://www.1pt8.com.
"PLATEFORMES" trio also collaborated with improv legends AMM alias John Tilbury (piano) & Eddie Prevost (percussion).
In 2005, he founded the parisian experimental music festival AUDIOFOCUS with Matthieu Saladin (with the help of Stephane Rives), who made 2 editions in 2005 & 2006 featuring Lionel Marchetti, Jean-Luc Guionnet, Tomas Korber, Boris Baltchun, Will Guthrie, Jean-Philippe Gross, Sharif & Christine Sehnaoui... + a percussion solos evening with Burkhard Beins & Basile Ferriot.
Late 2006 saw the release on new english label CATHNOR http://www.cathnor.com of Vol.1 of a personal composition project of computer processed acoustic instruments called ARCHI.TEXTURE" featuring interpretation of John TILBURY on piano & Mark WASTELL on cello .
in december 2006 he created in Marseilles' GRIM http://www.grim-marseille.com his acoustic duo with Tetuzi AKIYAMA that will be documented in 2008 on cd as well as another one in 2009 with H.B on electric guitar & electronics & T.A on electric guitar for the Portugese label Esquilo records http://www.esquilo-records.com.
The duo toured in England, Switzerland, Portugal & France .
in late 2007, he founded with the help of Sylvain Chauveau & Félicia Atkinson, the parisian live series SCOPE, first edition in december 2001 with Colleen & Tetuzi Akiyama, the 2 will take place in may 23 2008 with ON & Quentin Dubost.
Also in preparation for 2009 a new album called "Euphonies, Interludes & Interstices" based on acoustic guitar "folk solo" live project, will also include electric guitar, electronics, farfisa organ and other surprises !
