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September 2007
Posted September 20, 2007Harold Budd has confirmed his Berlin concert at Ballhaus Naunyn in Berlin on September 28, to be followed by two more dates in the UK before the end of the year. On release now is a pair of companion piece CDs by two masters, Robin Guthrie on guitar and Harold Budd on piano. “After The Night Falls” and “Before The Day Breaks... more
July / August 2007
Posted August 01, 2007Métisse Music is happy to announce the signature of French artist and composer Sylvain Chauveau. Sylvain, whose last album of minimalist interpretations of Depeche Mode compositions “TO THE BONE” sold 10000 copies in France recently, will have a new short album (5 titles) out on Type Records in the fall. His “BLACK BOOK OF CAPI... more
June 2007
Posted July 25, 2007American trumpet player and composer Jon Hassell has several cues in a new movie production: “Charlie Wilson’s War: The Extraordinary Story of the Largest Covert Operation in History” by George Crile. The book on which the movie is based tells the story of America’s clandestine war against the Soviets in Afghanistan in t... more
May 2007
Posted May 14, 2007Not only is Yaron Herman, young and talented jazz pianist, one of the three upcoming jazz artists selected for a series of big summer festivals in France and beyond by ADAMI (a French record producers’ structure); not only has he just performed another excellent concert for the national radio station FIP in a concert hall at Radio France; ... more
April 2007
Posted April 12, 2007Métisse music now represents the catalogue of Lucky Guitar Music, the American publisher handling, amongst other blues artists, the extraordinary Native American singer and excellent guitarist Pura Fé, on release on the French label label Dixiefrog in Europe. Pura Fé has had a great impact with her first album release here, a powerful and heartf... more
February 2007
Posted February 14, 2007At the 49th Annual Grammy Awards Shakira won a Grammy Award for ‘Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals’ for “Hips don’t Lie” with Wyclef Jean, co-published by Termidor and represented by Métisse Music in France. Nancy Wilson’s CD “Turned to Blue” on MCG Jazz won a Grammy for “Best Jazz Vocal A... more
January 2007
Posted January 19, 2007Jacky Terrasson solo album for Blue Note is in the can, and scheduled for release in France on March 26. To co-incide with the release, a concert is scheduled in Paris in the evening of the 26th, at the Théatre de l’Athénée Louis-Jouvet. Yaron Herman will record his next album in a trio formation (piano, bass, drums) with Matt Brewer an... more
November 2006
Posted November 14, 2006Following the showcase of Georgian ensemble THE SHIN at the WOMEX world music get-together in Sevilla en of October, 23 agents and festival programmers passed by the stand of German label Jaro right on the next day. As a result, amongst many others the group now has a French touring agent with Blue Line and will certainly be visiting our shores ... more
October 2006
Posted November 13, 2006The website of French tv station TV5 produces a series of coverages of different cities in the world with a focus on their cultural aspects and activities. The latest destination is Paris, and Métisse Music is accompanying this Parisian walk musically. This is an opportunity for (re)discover some of our artists that have strong French connection... more
June 2006
Posted June 13, 2006Luckily, most of the CDs of artists represented by Métisse Music are on the market in France now – at the end of may, releases are becoming more difficult since after the exams for the baccalaureat beginning of June, people start thinking about holidays, and journalists about travelling to the big summer festivals that are blooming all ove... more