Sylvain Taillet

sylvain@oohlalafestival.com

Head of Project & Artistic Director

Vanessa Chahen

Communication & Public Relations

vanessa@oohlalafestival.com

Juliette Jacques

Marketing & Communication Manager

juliette@oohlalafestival.com

+ 33 6 85 54 37 25

(Recordmakers)
Hailing from the tradition of great libertine French crooners à la Gainsbourg and Polnareff, dance-pop provocateur, Sébastien Tellier, exudes the same kind of characteristic nonchalance his forbearers were famous for. Signed by Record Makers (Air’s former label), Tellier’s latest album, aptly titled, Sexuality, was produced by Daft Punk’s Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo and exists somewhere between a lascivious film soundtrack and digitized soul. On his third LP, the French-Latin lover invites the old Europe of Christophe, Robert Wyatt, Ennio Morricone and Giorgio Moroder to flirt outrageously with the new school of contemporary R&B, resulting in a fantastic bacchanalia that marries the phantoms of airy Californian music with the harshness of minimalist electro.

Visit his MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/sebastientellier

(No Format / Universal Jazz / Arts and Crafts)
The question “Who is Gonzales?” can be answered in many ways. It may just depend on whom you ask. From “prankster rapper from the Berlin underground,” and, “workaholic Grammy-nominated arranger/producer” (for the Feist albums) to, “melancholic piano virtuoso” or  “softly powerful crooner,” he is clearly a man with many designations. The multi-talent, originally from Canada, immigrated to Berlin in 1998, where he quickly became one of the hippest remixers around (Björk and Daft Punk). Today, he continues to defy expectations with his genre-spanning albums, ranging from hip-hop to classical. He has been embraced by France, partly for this ability to cross musical boundaries, but largely for his true love of ‘Chanson Française,’ which he composes and produces with a passion and knowledge that often surpasses many French natives.

Videos taken from “Gonzales 27 - Le Guinnes World Record Concert” documentary produced by Maha Productions for France 3

This year, the musical genius added another title to his esteemed resume as he became the “Guinness World Record” holder for the longest solo concert, after playing 300 songs over an exhausting 27 hours. While his performance at OohLaLA won’t be quite that long, he will showcase his wide-ranging talent and influences, from 10cc and Elvis Costello, as heard on his latest French release, Soft Power, to Erik Satie and the French impressionist composers that inspired his forthcoming U.S. release, Solo Piano, sprinkled with ‘70s disco, underground hip-hop and sharp electro.

Visit his official website: http://gonzales.artistes.universalmusic.fr
Visit his MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/gonzpiration

(Sober & Gentle / Minty Fresh)
Shaped by the American folk music of Elliott Smith and Sufjan Stevens, Cocoon is the male/female duet from the French Auvergne mountains, whom inject grace and a suave sensibility into good ol’ traditional folk. Their soft, bittersweet, and sexy songs have become the hymns of varied music lovers all over France, as they blend sublime vocal harmonies, fingerpicked acoustic guitars and buoyant ukulele.

Visit MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/listentococoon

(The Perfect Kiss / Fontana)
Since 2004, producer Marc Collin has weaved together his three passions: the elegance of Bossa Nova, the melancholy of New Wave and the distinct look of Nouvelle Vague cinema, into his impressive musical collective, Nouvelle Vague. The results have been two acclaimed albums of bossa nova-fied cover versions of songs such as Joy Division’s “Love Will Tear Us Apart,” The Clash’s “Guns of Brixton” and Blondie’s “Heart of Glass,” sung by a variety of sultry chanteuses like Camille. For his latest challenge, Collin and co. will debut the radical loungey reinterpretations of his new project, “Hollywood, Mon Amour,” a tribute to 1980s film soundtracks. The collective will put their spin on such classics such as “Eye of the Tiger,” “Flashdance…What A Feeling” and James Bond’s “A View To A Kill,” stripping away the dated bombast and overblown synthesisers to reveal the heart of each song. While this will be the premiere live performance of these renditions, they are currently available on the album of the same name, which features vocal contributions from Juliette Lewis, Skye from Morcheeba, Yaël Naïm and Cibelle, among others. Nouvelle Vague’s third LP, 3, will be released shortly after this performance and sees Collin expanding his vision in new directions, tackling American country and bluegrass with a slew of guest singers, including Martin Gore of Depeche Mode, Ian McCulloch of Echo And The Bunnymen and Terry Hall of The Specials.

Visit official website: http://www.hollywoodmonamour.com
Visit Nouvelle Vague official website: http://www.nouvellesvagues.com
Visit MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/hollywoodmonamour