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Biography : Born on October 15th, 1971 in Normandy, France, I discovered music theory in elementary school at the age of 6. Two years later, I started running my fingers on a keyboard and like any musicians in the late 70’s, it has to be on an electronic organ. Few years later, when I turned 14, I realized that time had come to start playing piano. I also had to catch up with my left hand which became lazy because of playing electronic organ…Then started a four year period at the music academy of Rouen, France. It was very classic, a bit tough at time but I will never forget that period when I learned all the basics, the keys of harmony and when I started my own compositions. With a bunch of friends, we also set up a band during the new wave era. This group called “Crypt Keepers†won the first price at the Sacem youth music contest. Being the winners of a national contest opened us a spot on the stage at the Cirque d’hiver in Paris, France.Further successes came afterward but the group split off and I decided to move on to a more jazzy style. I had 19 at that time and I got into the Jazz improvisation academy (EIJ) in Mont saint Aignan, France. I consider that period like the best of my life until now, I went to college, getting a major in musicology. I learned the music theory, the harmony, writing, art history, ethnomusicology, choir and cultural department accounting…A lot of versatile things that I keep on using on my daily life. While studying the theory, I was spending must of my time practicing on the keyboard, improvising on jazz standards, meeting musicians, and learning watching brilliant teachers such as Philippe Carment, Bertrand Couloume, etc…A group called “Sarah†came out of that period, based on jazzy harmonies, that trio was inspired by “Joe Zawinul, Sixun, Thélonious Monk, Martial Solalâ€. During a 8 year period, that trio was played in almost each and every single bars in Normandy.The year 1998 was a major milestone on my musical career. Not only “Funk Pimliko†was born but I also created the association “Music K Gogo†which goal was to promote the musical creativity while helping young bands to record their first CD. At the same time, I also realised a CD featuring several artists such as the rapper Delpro and a rap band from the Mission locale (local social organisation). Moreover, Music K Gogo also composed the music for a theatre company named “La compagnie du p’tit bonheurâ€.It has been 5 years that I work on texts that I try to put into songs. Within a two year period, I also prepared a show based on a mix of a piano and a suave voice talking about love, travels and topics from our daily life more or less involved on the politic area. To summarize, I could say that my texts are inspired of life in general. That is the reason why everyone can identify itself on at least one of my songs…