Gael Moissonnier is a French self-tough experimental musician and sound artist. Musical interests focus on fully immersive physical sound situations and psychoacoustic phenomenas. Constantly improvised and always spontaneous, live acts are built with psychoactive rhythmic patterns, sine wave driven meditative drones, thick and noisy processed field recordings, that in a good day should provoke altered states of conciousness and orbit one´s head.
label: Zerojardins, L'Assaut de la menuiserie
catalogue#: Z — 07
available format: CD Digifile, Limited edition of 200
release date: April 19, 2019
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Originally presented as the score for Audio visual artwork Une relation intime et tout à fait particulière — a collaborative piece made with media activists & graphic designers .CORP —, Luminophores has been re-arranged here as a separate piece in its own right.
Produced for Dé-dissimulation, an exhibition by .CORP & Gaël Moissonnier at le Bel Ordinaire, center for contemporary art of the Communauté d’agglomération Pau Béarn Pyrénées (France) and published with the contribution of Accès)s( culture électronique, L’Assaut de la menuiserie, and the City of Saint-Étienne.
label: Orila Records
catalogue#: orl15
available format: 3" Cd, Digital
release date: April 1st, 2013
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Sprung from his performance in Athens -part of the winter/spring European tour- this recording best describes the case for current modular synthesis.
Moissonnier´s sound sculpture has a psychedelic, rhythmic underlying pattern similar to early electronic compositions. Through these 24 minutes we come
across layers of slowly interleaving schematic noise & processed field recording music tracks. Not your typical noise record, in the sense that somewhere
in there, the human element is present and controlling the machine.
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1. 24:00
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200 gms paper. Silver Cd. Includes high-quality digital download. Sleeve design by Bend. Mastering by Spyros Emanouilidis. 60 copies.
label: Winebox Press
catalogue#: winebox19
available format: Cassette C53
release date: February 22th, 2013
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First release of 2013. Gael Moissonnier is a French artist and experimental musician based for the past couple of years in Brussels.
In the past he's played in the bands Motherfucking, La 6eme Faute and the large free ensemble Faux Amis (with Chora, Helhesten and others).
These days he can be found chugging Duvel and monstering his analog synth machine, as he does beautifully here, in a classic
one-side-short-pieces/one-side-sidelong-jam format.
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A. Miniatures 26:24
B. Synth Music 20:13
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Edition of 46 copies comes from a garden chair, stripped of it's unflattering varnish and put back together in a pocket-style cassette sheath.
label: 213 Records
catalogue#: 213v29
available format: LP
release date: October, 2011
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This LP is the result of a programmed gathering between Julien Dupont (Motherfucking), Julien Louvet (2:13 PM), Eric Duriez (2:13 PM), Gael Moissonnier (Motherfucking, La 6ème Faute)
and Samuel Moncharmont (La 6ème Faute).
It was recorded on july the 9th, year 2011 in Ay-sur-Moselle.
label: zerojardins
catalogue#: None
available format: CDr
release date: July 25th, 2009
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Tour Cdr for the summer 2009 Motherfucking Uk tour. Record, features Julien Dupont & Gael Moissonnier. Recorded and edited at Grrrnd Zero by François Virot.
Tour line up was : Julien Dupont, Gael Moissonnier, Ben Morris & Pascal Nichols.
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→ June 4th, 2016
I'm curating a sound art exhibition entitled Objet Disque, Objet Sonore at L'assaut de la menuiserie. Phonopticon, from Porto, will be performing for the opening on the 17th of June.
→ May 19th, 2016
I'll be presenting on the 21st of may at La cité du design - Saint-Etienne, for the Nuit Europeene des Musées, a video game sound project that i've been working on with multimedia/graphic designers .CORP
→ March 20th, 2015
New web page for the Julien Louvet & Gael Moissonnier duo :
http://jlgm.zerojardins.org with full streams from our tape album and from a live show we did in Besançon early february.
→ March 1st, 2015
The first two recordings from my collaboration with Julien Louvet (on vieloncelle)
have just been released by Celebration tapes. Tapes are available directly from the label
or at la face cachée record shop, in Metz.
→ October 5th, 2014
The first two recordings from my collaboration with Julien Louvet (on vieloncelle)
will be released, in January 2015 by Celebration tapes.
→ August 16th, 2013
Nice Byron Coley review from my "Live at Knot" 3"CD released by Orila Records
in september's edition of The Wire magazine (Issue 355).
PAST SHOWS
→ 01/10/2016 - Saint-Etienne, FR - Musée de la Mine, Collaborative project w/ .CORP
→ 17/06/2016 - Saint-Etienne, FR - L'Assaut de la Menuiserie, Exhibition opening w/ Phonopticon
→ 21/05/2016 - Saint-Etienne, FR - Cité du design, Collaborative project w/ .CORP
→ 12/05/2016 - Dijon, FR - Fest. Bruit Direct, Duo w/ Julien Louvet
→ 09/05/2016 - Lyon, FR - Le Periscope, Duo w/ Julien Louvet
→ 10/04/2016 - Rennes, FR - Terminus, w/ Gianfranco Piombo
→ 09/04/2016 - Brest, FR - Atelier Lazare Carnot, w/ Paolo Tecon
→ 19/12/2015 - Reims, FR - Boule de Noyse, Duo w/ Simon Deterne
→ 18/12/2015 - Reims, FR - Boule de Noyse, Duo w/ Julien Louvet
→ 12/12/2015 - Lyon, FR - 12/12/12, GZ
→ 02/12/2015 - Saint-Etienne, FR - La Gueule Noire, w/ K.Piercy; Aqua Dentata; Carrageenan
→ 13/11/2015 - Dijon, FR - BruitDirect, Duo w/ Simon Deterne
→ 12/11/2015 - Besançon, FR, Duo w/ Simon Deterne
→ 11/11/2015 - Clermont-Ferrand, FR - L´Atelier de l´Étoile, Duo w/ Simon Deterne
→ 10/11/2015 - Villeurbanne, FR - Toi Toi le zinc, Duo w/ Simon Deterne
→ 01/10/2015 - Bourges, FR - ENSA, Duo w/ Simon Deterne
→ 06/06/2015 - Pougues-les-Eaux, FR - Parc Saint Léger
→ 14/05/2015 - Dijon, FR - Festival Bruit Direct, Duo w/ Simon Deterne
→ 01/04/2015 - Bourges, FR - ODC, Duo w/ Simon Deterne
→ 28/02/2015 - Nantes, FR - Audioblast Festival #3
→ 12/02/2015 - Metz, FR - La Face cachée, Duo w/ Julien Louvet
→ 11/02/2015 - Paris, FR - Treize, Duo w/ Julien Louvet
→ 10/02/2015 - Besançon, FR - L´Atelier de l´Étoile, Duo w/ Julien Louvet
→ 08/02/2015 - Clermont-Ferrand, FR - Relax, Duo w/ Julien Louvet
→ 07/02/2015 - Bourges, FR - ODC, Duo w/ Julien Louvet
→ 16/01/2015 - Berlin, DE - NK Projekt (as part of Silence Bombay)
→ 11/12/2014 - Bourges, FR - ENSA w/ J.J. Pth, 8.0
→ 06/12/2014 - Villeurbanne, FR - Couac (Diffusion)
→ 23/11/2014 - Lyon, FR - Le Placard (as part of Silence Bombay)
→ 22/11/2014 - Lyon, FR - Le Placard
w/ J.J. Pth, 8.0, MurMur
→ 13/11/2014 - Bourges, FR - RadioRadio (as Acustica)
→ 05/11/2014 - Lyon, FR - Sonic (Motherfucking, Duo w/ Julien Dupont)
→ 16/10/2014 - Bourges, FR - ODC (Diffusion)
w/ J.J. Pth
→ 12/09/2014 - Lyon, FR - La Triperiew/ Housewives, Massicot
→ 05/07/2014 - Désaignes, Ardèche, FR - La Rabarinade (Cancelled)
→ 04/06/2014 - Metz, FR - La Face Cachée, Duo w/ Julien Louvet
→ 20/04/2014 - St Josse Ten Noode, BE - La Radio du Momi (K7 mix)
→ 11/01/2014 - Schaerbeek, BE - Le 409 (Concert Quadriphonique)
→ 19/10/2013 - Paris, FR - Les Instants Chavirés
→ 27/06/2013 - Rouen, FR - 3 Pièces, w/ èlg, Cup
→ 26/06/2013 - St Pierre L'Eglise, FR - Chaudelande, w/ èlg
→ 23/06/2013 - Caen, FR - Ecuyes, w/ èlg
→ 22/06/2013 - Fougeres, FR - Cave Fevrier, w/ èlg, Condor DJ Set
→ 21/06/2013 - Rennes, FR - L'´Atelier d´Aran, w/ èlg
→ 20/06/2013 - Angers, FR - Librairie Biblio.Graphik, w/ èlg
→ 19/06/2013 - Tours, FR - Le Rexy, w/ èlg
→ 18/06/2013 - Poitiers, FR - Zinc, w/ èlg
→ 16/06/2013 - Clermont-Ferrand, FR - L´Hotel des Vils, w/ èlg
→ 15/06/2013 - St Etienne, FR - L'Assomoir, w/ èlg, Delacave, Capputtini i Lignu, Renard iv
→ 14/06/2013 - Grenoble, FR - Atelier MTK, w/ èlg, [...], Chicaloyoh, Alahuta
→ 13/06/2013 - Lyon, FR - Buffet Froid, w/ èlg, Salsa
→ 11/06/2013 - Milan, IT - Macao, w/ èlg, Lorenzo Senni, Dracula Lewis, Sewn Leather, Jaws
→ 09/06/2013 - Genève, CH - Cave 12, w/ èlg, Chausse Trappe
→ 08/06/2013 - Basel, CH - Plattfon, w/ èlg, Rinus Van Alebeek
→ 07/06/2013 - Besançon, FR - L´Atelier de l´Etoile, w/ èlg
→ 06/06/2013 - Stuttgart, DE - Ffus, w/ èlg
→ 05/06/2013 - Strasbourg, FR - Local Magique, w/ èlg
→ 04/06/2013 - Frankfurt, DE - Café KOZ, w/ èlg, Hering und seine sieben Sachen
→ 03/06/2013 - Reims, FR - L´Ecluse, w/ èlg
→ 01/06/2013 - Paris, FR - Garage Mu, w/ èlg, Tg Gondard, Minitel
→ 31/05/2013 - Amiens, FR - Grand Wazoo, w/ èlg
→ 30/05/2013 - Gent, BE - Nest, w/ èlg
→ 29/05/2013 - Rotterdam, NL - Koffie5euro, w/ èlg
→ 19/04/2013 - Bruxelles - The Studient, w/ Tg Gondard
→ 18/04/2013 - London, UK - House Show in Dalston, w/ Tg Gondard
→ 17/04/2013 - Brighton, UK - Crawley Club, w/ Tg Gondard
→ 16/04/2013 - Manchester, UK - The Penthouse, w/ Tg Gondard, Roxane Robertson, Sophie Cooper
→ 15/04/2013 - Newcastle, UK - Morden Tower, w/ Tg Gondard
→ 13/04/2013 - Edinburgh, UK - Verden Studios, w/ Tg Gondard
→ 12/04/2013 - Bradford, UK - The 1 in 12 Club, w/ Tg Gondard, Galaxians
→ 11/04/2013 - Nottingham, UK - Chameleon, w/ Tg Gondard
→ 06/04/2013 - Eindhoven, NL - Flipside, w/ Vermisst Susi
→ 12/03/2013 - Paris, FR - Espace B, w/ Clara clara
→ 01/03/2013 - Anderlecht, BE - Volksroom, w/ Vermisst Susi
→ 23/02/2013 - Paris - L'Espace en Cours, w/ Hobo Sonn, Alexandre Bellanger, Bandwidth, Margaret Unknown
→ 22/02/2013 - Lille - CCL, w/ Fabulous Diamonds, Hobo Sonn
→ 20/02/2013 - Bruxelles - Karel Ball, w/ Hobo Sonn
→ 09/02/2013 - Athènes - KNOT Gallery, w/ Hering und seine sieben Sachen, Holefold, YPA
Born 1982, Grenoble, FR
Lives and works in Brittany, FR
Founder and owner of publishing house Zerojardins
GROUP EXHIBITIONS AND PRESENTATIONS
2016 « City Sonics#14 - International Sound Arts Festival », Les Abattoirs, Mons, Belgique http://citysonic.be/festival2016/
« Nuit Européenne des Musées », Cité du Design, Saint-Etienne, France
« Vision — recherche en art et en design », Palais de Tokyo, Paris, France http://www.visionvision.fr/
« Objet Disque; Objet Sonore » L’Assaut de la Menuiserie, Saint-Etienne, France http://www.lassautdelamenuiserie.com/2016/objetds/
2015 « Random Loops », La Box - École Nationale Supérieure d’art, Bourges, France
Festival Bruit Direct, Dijon, France
2013 « Sans Matières Ajoutées », CNEAI, Chatou, France (cur. About:Blank) http://www.cneai.com/evenement/#!/article-1641
2012 « Les divisions du volume » La Permanence, Clermont-Ferrand, France (cur. Jesus Alberto Benitez)
PERFORMANCE, MUSIC, BROADCASTS
2016 « Nord-Ouest », Musée de la Mine, Saint-Etienne, France
Atelier Carnot-Lazare, Brest, France
Terminus, Rennes, France
2015 Festival Boule-de-Noyse, Reims, France
Parc St Leger - Centre d’Art Contemporain, Pougues-Les-Eaux, France
« Silence Bombay », NK Projekt, Berlin, Allemagne
Treize, Paris, France
2014 « Quadri », Le 409, Bruxelles, Belgique (cur. Valentin Ferré) Sonic, Lyon, France
Ecole Nationale Supérieure d’art, Bourges, France
Le Couac - Espace d’art, Villeurbanne, France (cur. A. Reynaud)
2012 Theater aan het Vrijtof, Maastricht, Hollande
Hectoliter Gallery, Bruxelles, Belgique
A2, Prague, République Tchèque
ONLINE PROJECTS
2017 « 29 min. and 59 sec. », Projet en ligne, (cur. Thibaut de Ruyter & Damien Cadio) (à venir) http://twentyninemin ftyninesec.tumblr.com
PRINTED WORK / MULTIPLES
2012 « Automatic Collage » C-print sur papier coton mat 310 gr, 40 x 30 cm - 5 exemplaires
2011 « Cigar Box Synthesizer » Synthétiseur mono dans une boite à cigares - 1 exemplaire
2009 « I Only Said » Éditions All Over, Lyon - Sérigraphie, 60 x 40 cm - 20 exemplaires
2007 « A Book of Music » Flip Book, 250p, papier coton mat, 310 gr, 15 x 7 cm - 10 exemplaires
« I’m a Grizzly » coffret sérigraphié contenant 4 x disquettes 3.5" - 5 exemplaires
SELECTED TEACHING AND WORKSHOPS
2017 Workshop — « Designing with sound », École Supérieure d’Art et de Design, St-Etienne, France (à venir)
Workshop — « Radio Dynamics », École Européenne Supérieure d’Art de Bretagne, Brest, France (à venir)
2016 Symposium - « Made by Artists » Born in Antwerpen HQ, Studio Start & NICC, Antwerpen, Belgique
Atelier — « Noise & Listening II », Centre Psychiatrique de l’Ain, Bourg-en-Bresse, France
2015 Workshop — « Radio Geography », Plattform/Goethe Institut, Lyon, France
Conférence — « Sound In the Avant Garde », Plattform/Goethe Institut, Lyon, France
2011 Atelier — « Noise & Listening », Centre Psychiatrique de l’Ain, Bourg-en-Bresse, France
PUBLICATIONS
2009 « 300 Images Sauvages » Format 24 x 34 cm / 56 pages / Impression offset Noir et Blanc + couverture sérigraphiée en une couleur
500 exemplaires — http://www.barbapop.com/300-images-sauvages/
2008 Revue Laps#2
RESIDENCIES AND AWARDS
2016 Residence a la Serre, St-Etienne, France
Jury — Documents d’artistes Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Lyon, France - Sélection des dossiers
2015 Jury — Galeries Nomades 2016, Institut d’art contemporain, Villeurbanne/Rhône-Alpes, France
2011 Bourse « Aide a l’installation d’atelier d’artiste» ADERA, les écoles supérieures d’art de Rhône-Alpes, France
2008 Résidence a la Perruque, Grenoble , France
QUALIFICATIONS AND TRAINING
2014 Post-Diplôme «Art & creation sonore», Ecole Nationale Supérieure d’Art de Bourges, France
2007 DNSEP, option Art, Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Beaux Arts de Lyon, France
2005 DNAP, option Art, Ecole Nationale Superieure des Beaux Arts de Lyon, France