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Chassol

Chassol, Paris-Los Angeles, composer pianist etc..

About Me

1976 Born in Paris /1981-1993 Classical Studies : Piano with Serge Petitgirard and in 1989 with Jean Micault /1986... Biguine and Zouk bands with Gene Chassol (multihorns playing father) / Harmony Class at the Paris Conservatory / Classical Piano Contests /1993-1995 Jazz Studies with Argentinian pianist Sergio Gruz / Numerous concerts with various Rock, Latin, Hip-Hop, Reggae and Jazz bands /1994-1998 University : Philosophy Degree (Paris I La Sorbonne) / Writes music for theatre, radio... / Concerts conducting own bands... / Copyist for Universal Music /1995 Creates "Supernova" : Jazz Kwartet and Strings Kwartet with Marianne Spang Hanssen (Flute) / Sebastien Lete (Drums) / Michael Philippe (Bass) /1997 Creates the "Institut C.O.B.R.A" (24 piece modern Orchestra) /Since 1998… / Berklee College of Music (Boston) - Orchestration / Film Scoring (awarded scholarship) / Private Orchestration class with Ivan Jullien /COMPOSER / ARRANGER / CONDUCTOR / PIANIST /Various concerts leading a 16 piece String Orchestra (Bataclan, Casino de Paris...) / Concerts and Recordings with "Institut C.O.B.R.A" (Cecile Daroux, Magic Malik, Marianne Spang-Hanssen, Sebastien Llado, Sebastien Lete...) / Assistant Conductor of the Sofia Symphony Orchestra (Bulgaria) /FEATURE FILMS, TV SERIES /(Clara Sheller, Narco, Le plus beau jour de ma vie, Homicides,Advertizing, Habillages (theme music for GAUMONT Film Distribution, TPS Satellite channels...) / Works with Clement Souchier (Creaminal), LaPlage, Loik Dury (Kraked), Philippe Cohen-Solal (Oz/YaBasta - Gotan Project), Sebastien Tellier (Record Makers), Day Off, La Tebwa... /Creation of the experimental Kwartet : "DASHAA", with David Poirier /Concerts with ALCOOL (Piano/Rhodes Slam poetry) on Verso Records.com / Concerts with Wanda Coleman /World Tour with PHOENIX (keys) - UK, Germany, USA, Switzerland Sweden, France, Denmark, Norway, Finland, Austria, Italy, Belgium, Japan... /2005 Writes and Records 6 volumes of the "StvdioGames" for Pianos and Machines /2006 Writes and Records the "X-PIANOS" for infinite Pianos and Machines /2007 Writes and records the "WARM RE-SYNCH VIDEOS" & "THE ULTRASCORES" /

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 4/2/2006
Band Members:
Influences: Miles Davis, Don Sebesky, Steve Reich, John Adams, Jerry Goldsmith, Mahavishnu John McLaughlin, Hubert Laws, Bartok, Shostakovitch, Prokofiev, Strawinsky, Ravel, Corea, Hancock, Tony Williams Lifetime, David Axelrod, Lenny Bernstein, Kurt Weill, Steel Pulse, The Cure, D'Angelo, Henri Dutilleux, Lalo Shifrin, Ennio Morriconne, Hermeto Pascoal, Magma, Michel legrand, Carla Bley, Serge Gainsbourg, Bang on a Can, Aaron Copland, Beck, Bob James, Police, Malavoi, La Perfecta, John Williams, Peter & the Test Tube Babies, Gavin Bryars, Kronos Quartet, Buzzcocks, Gil Evans, Terry Riley, Wayne Shorter, Ives, Mingus, Frank Zappa, Debussy, Freddie Hubbard, Ottorino Respighi, Airto Moreira, Flora Purim, Joni Mitchell, Meshell, Ligeti, Lou Harrison, Mos Def, Busta Rhymes, Minnie Ripperton, Clare Fisher, Sergio Mendes, George Duke, Barbra Streisand, Chuck Mangione, Brecker, Keith Jarrett, Headhunters, Goldfrapp, Conlon Nancarrow, Henri Mancini, Ned Rorem, Roni Size, Jimi Hendrix, Pino Donaggio, Mike Post, Jerry Fielding, Gil Scott-Heron, Lenny White, Alfonso Johnson, Bernard Hermann, Michel Colombier, Slum Village, Isaac Albeniz, Milton Nasciemento, Vinicius de Moraes, Jaco, Alex North, the Zombies, Herbie Mann, McCoy tyner etc..Milo Manara, Hermann Hesse, Brian de Palma, Jean Echenoz, Spike Lee, Michel Serrault, Bertrand Blier, Clint Eastwood, Josiane Balasko, Sergio Leone, Chester Himes, Boris Vian, vernon Sullivan, Bruce Lee, Terence Hill & Bud Spencer, William Friedkin, Scorsese, Nicholson, Louis de Funès, Lynch, Christopher Walken, Gena Rowlands, Steve McQueen,Trey Parker, Jean-Pierre Marielle, Alphonse Allais, Jean Yann, Darry Cowl, Le professeur Rollin, Maupassant, Poe, Bernard Blier, Michel Galabru, Innaritu, Oscar Fischinger, Gotlib, Edika, Sattouf, P.Brutal, Larry David, Rob Zombie, Otis Driftwood, George A. Romero etc...
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Record Label: 2tempi music
Type of Label: Indie