FRANCE AT EUROSONIC NOORDERSLAG January 16-19, 2019 Groningen BONJOUR! Le Bureau Export is participating in Eurosonic Noorderslag 2019 in Groningen supporting no less than 25 ‘made in France’ acts! MEET OUR TEAM DURING THE EVENT: ___ Le Bureau Export Paris • Marc Thonon, CEO - [email protected] • Louis Hallonet, Head of Popular music - [email protected] • Corinne Sadki, Head of Communication/EMEE chair - [email protected] • Margaux Demeersseman, Research and studies manager - [email protected] • Benjamin Demelemester, Project manager - [email protected] • Marine De Bruyn, Project manager - [email protected] ___ Le Bureau Export Berlin • Daniel Winkel, Associate office director - [email protected] • Ben Ling, Project manager - [email protected] ___ Le Bureau Export London • Sylvain Thollon, Office director - [email protected] • David McKenna, Project manager - [email protected] WHO ARE WE? ___ LE BUREAU EXPORT is a French non-profit organisation and network created in 1993, that helps French and international music professionals work together to develop French-signed and published artists around the world whatever their nationality or home country. This is why you will find us promoting French as well as non-French artists! Le Bureau Export has 4 offices based in Berlin (for Germany / Austria / Switzerland / Netherlands / Poland), London (for the United Kingdom / Ireland), New York (for the United States) and Sao Paulo (for Brazil), with a central office in Paris (for the other territories). ___ WHAT THE FRANCE is a recommandation brand created by Le Bureau Export to shine a light on the finest music made in France. As streaming breathes new life into the musical economy, Le Bureau Export decided to develop a tool specifically adapted to these new modes of consumption and to create a dedicated website, playlists and branded events to present the most exciting new music coming out of the French music scene. To listen to our playlists, please check out whatthefrance.org! With a special Eurosonic: https://play.soundsgood.co/playlist/france-eurosonic-2019 For more information and updates: esns.nl | musicmoveseuropetalentawards.eu | lebureauexport.fr | whatthefrance.org BANDS • MARC MELIÀ (Belgium) • electro Wed 16 / 20:45-21:25 / Grand Theatre, Up facebook.com/marcmeliasobrevias Signed to the French agency Murailles Music for international representation, Marc Melià is a composer and musician who for the last ten years has been composing, producing and playing music in several bands including the pan-european trio Lonely Drifter Karen, with whom he released three albums on Crammed Discs. When performing he uses a Prophet 08 synthesizer, his voice filtered through a vocoder, alongside a limited palette of effects. Marc Melià breaks the usual rules of electronic music: what you see is what you hear. ‣ Contacts: booking: Murailles Music, Samuel Trifot, [email protected] • ANNA LEONE (Sweden) • singer-songwriter Wed 16 / 22:40-23:20 / Lutherse Kerk facebook.com/annaleonemusic Signed to the French label All Points/Believe, Anna Leone is a force to be reckoned with. With a range of influences such as Bob Dylan, Bon Iver and Laura Marling, the Swedish singer has successfully developed her own take on the genre. Her debut EP Wandered Away, produced by Grammy-nominated producer Bryan Wilson, marks her first release on French indie label Half Awake. ‣ Contacts: label: Half Awake/All Points/Believe, Yannick Gaume, [email protected] • DELGRES • creole blues Wed 16 / 23:45-00:30 / Huize Maas, Main facebook.com/Delgresband Drumming that is both metronomic and lithe, a dobro-guitar delivering scalding riffs, and earthy basslines emerging from a beaten up tuba… this is Delgres, a power-trio that’s reinventing the blues by injecting it with abrasive trance-rock, recalling the soul of Tuaregs as much as that of The Black Keys or John Lee Hooker. This fiery, rebellious music very much speaks to us in the present moment, shaking our bodies as well as our minds. ‣ Contacts: booking: Nueva Onda, Jean-Hervé Michel, [email protected] // label: [PIAS], Aoine Jaussaud, [email protected] • KIDDY SMILE • electro/house Wed 16 / 0:30-1:15 / Grand Theatre Main facebook.com/Ilovekiddysmile A modern icon, spearhead of the voguing movement and a leading figure in the French queer community, Kiddy Smile is not only an unconventional character but foremost a fast-rising talent. He embodies hot, organic house music, drawing on the musical heritage of New York and Chicago, a soulful spirit and a sharp eye for anti- authoritarian gestures. His debut album One Trick Pony came out in August 2018 on his own Neverbeener label. ‣ Contacts: booking: Allo Floride, Guillaume Benfeghoul, [email protected] // label: Neverbeener Records / Grand Musique Management, Ai-Linh Do Cao, [email protected] BANDS • DELUGE • post-black metal Thu 17 / 20:00-20:40 / Machinefabriek facebook.com/deluge The five-piece from Nancy (France) stand out for their furious blend of atmospheric black metal and post-hardcore. They released their first album in 2015, featuring Neige from French metal masters Alcest on one song. It was followed by extensive touring around Europe, and their follow-up album will arrive early 2019. ‣ Contacts: booking: The Link Prod, Romain Monereau, [email protected] • JUICY (Belgium) • RnB Thu 17 / 20:00-20:45 / Platform Theater facebook.com/juicyrnb Signed to the French agency Caramba for international representation, Juicy are Julie Rens and Sasha Vovk, an all-girl (power) duo from Belgium ready to take the world by storm with their nostalgia-infused blend of retro-futuristic R&B: just check out the seductive Cast A Spell EP. Their intoxicating and highly humorous live shows have steadily built up the hype in France and Belgium, and now they're ready to go to the next level. ‣ Contacts: booking: Caramba, Mélodie Blanchard, [email protected] • ADAM NAAS • dark romantic soul Thu 17 / 20:30-21:10 / Groninger Forum facebook.com/adamnaasmusic Some voices sweep away everything in their path, sending shivers down your spine, chilling the blood and inflaming the senses. Such is the case for French singer Adam Naas, who broke through from Europe to Lebanon and Brazil in 2016 with his self-titled EP. He has just released The Love Album through Universal. In the meantime Naas and his band deliver their 'dark romantic soul’ in ever more venues. ‣ Contacts: booking: Junzi Arts, Clotaire Buche, [email protected] // label: Universal Music France/Mercury Music Group, Mélissa Chaulet, [email protected] • HYPERCULTE (Switzerland) • pop Thu 17 / 20:30-21:10 / Minerva Art Academy facebook.com/hyperculte Behind Hyperculte lie Simone Aubert (Massicot) and Vincent Bertholet (Orchestre Tout Puissant Marcel Duchamp). She whacks her drums with pinpoint precision while he tames his double bass, making it thrum in a continuous loop, and together, they hum repetitive and inspired litanies. The result is a hypnotic ball of fire that is contemplative and extraordinarily powerful. Hyperculte unites the urgency and audacity of Liquid Liquid, the experimentations of Arthur Russell, the unabashed turbulence of Neu! and Can, the delirious pop music of Areski and something ethereal and incantatory from the depths of the breeding grounds of existence. ‣ Contacts: booking: Soyouz, Scott Gillot, [email protected] BANDS • JUNIORE • rock Thu 17 / 20:45-21:30 / Huize Maas, Main facebook.com/heyjuniore Juniore toured Europe, Turkey, Japan, America, Canada and Australia. The Parisians’ first album Ouh Là Là was released in France in 2017. UK label Outré put out an acclaimed compilation of their best moments to date and they have received heavy support from BBC 6 Music, while they have also supported Miles Kane and are heading out on tour with The Dandy Warhols in 2019. Their second album will be out in 2019. ‣ Contacts: booking: Radical production, René Gentil, [email protected] // label: Le Phonographe, Samy Osta, [email protected] • CHLOÉ & VASSILENA SERAFIMOVA: SEQUENZA LIVE • electro/contemporary Thu 17 / DOT / 21:10-21:50 facebook.com/listentochloe & facebook.com/VassiMusic Renowned French electronic music producer Chloé and virtuoso classical marimba player Vassilena Serafimova came together for a tribute to Steve Reich in 2017. Chloé has a gift for thumping beats, arresting soundscapes and mesmerising vocals. Vassilena Serafimova is co-founder of the International Marimba and Percussion Festival in Bulgaria. ‣ Contacts: booking: Julie Tippex, Pascal Régis, [email protected] // label: Lumière noire, Stéphane Viard, [email protected] • CYRIL CYRIL (Switzerland) • psych blues Thu 17 / 21:25-22:10 / Huis De Beurs facebook.com/cyrilcyrilband Signed to the French agency Soyouz and the French label Born Bad, Cyril Yeterian - former singer and banjo player in Mama Rosin and Bongo Joe Records mainstay - is back with this new project that features Cyril Bondi banging on the drums. The duo from Geneva take traditional sounds from Africa and other raw, folky vibes, then add psychedelic transcendental and danceable influences from all over, finished off with a touch of weird blues. ‣ Contacts: booking: Soyouz, Scott Gillot, [email protected] // label: Bongo Joe/ Born Bad, Jean-Baptiste Guillot, [email protected] • NOVA MATERIA • electro