Fabrice Rouzier is a Haiti

Haiti

Haiti , officially the Republic of Haiti , is a Caribbean country. It occupies the western, smaller portion of the island of Hispaniola, in the Greater Antillean archipelago, which it shares with the Dominican Republic. Ayiti was the indigenous Taíno or Amerindian name for the island...

an pianist, producer, and entrepreneur who has been in the Haitian music industry for more than 20 years.

Musical career

Fabrice Rouzier began playing piano with his aunt Marguerite Borno at the age of four. By 1984, he was playing and recording with musicians and producers including Hans Peters, Bobby Denis, and Patrick Dejean http://www.heritagekonpa.com/Fabrice%20Rouzier%20founder%20of%20Mizik%20Mizik.htm. He started his career in the early 80's and in 1986, he joined, Keke Belizaire, Mano Obas, Choupite Jacquette and other musicians to launch the musical band, Mizik Mizik. The band has released the classic albulms, "Blakawout"(Blackout) in 2001 and "Paradi nan Lanfè"(Paradise in Hell) in 2008. Rouzier is also the master producer of the "Haiti Troubadours" CD series.

Musical Influence

Over the course of his career, Fabrice has recorded and collaborated on over 300 albums http://www.heritagekonpa.com/Fabrice%20Rouzier%20founder%20of%20Mizik%20Mizik.htm. He has greatly influenced the development of “Nouvelle Generation Konpa” and helped launch the career of many well-known Haitian musicians, including Emeline Michel, Michel Martelly, Beethova Obas, Boukman Eksperyans

Boukman Eksperyans

Boukman Eksperyans is a mizik rasin band from the city of Port-au-Prince, Haiti. The band derives its name from Dutty Boukman, a vodou priest who led a religious ceremony in 1791 that is widely considered the start of the Haitian Revolution...

, Bélo

Bélo

Bélo is the stage name of Jean Bélony Murat, who is a famous Haitian interpreter, composer and guitarist. His first album Lakou trankil is treasured by Haitians because the songs explain and reflect the problems the country faces...

, Tifane, Jude Jean, Jahnesta, and many others. Rouzier is greatly known as one of the 'Twoubadou Movement' leaders for revitalizing the genre, along with Keke Belizaire. As of 2005, he is one of the forces behind the young record label “Soleil Sound” that has recorded "Haiti Troubadours", Bélo, and Nickenson Prud'Homme's upcoming album. He has also produced the first solo albums of crooner Jude Jean and of newcomer Tifane.

Other work

In 2006, Fabrice was the musical director for the Organization of American States

Organization of American States

The Organization of American States is a regional international organization, headquartered in Washington, D.C., United States...

 (OAS) concert for peace held in Port-au-Prince, Haiti http://opamizik.com/enews/?p=460.

Fabrice Rouzier is also the Marketing Manager of Sun Auto, which is the exclusive distributor in Haïti of General Motors, Honda and Hyundai automobiles.http://www.heritagekonpa.com/Fabrice%20Rouzier%20founder%20of%20Mizik%20Mizik.htm.