Olivia Louvel
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Olivia Louvel is a French born, England based composer, producer and performer, crafting electronic songs from laptop and voice.
From 1996 to 1999, she attended the National Superior Conservatory of Dramatic Arts of Paris, she graduated in 1999.
"Luna Parc Hotel" was released on Angelika Koehlermann run by Gerhard Potuznik
. The album features Michael J.Sheehy
on guitar for the cover of David Bowie
's The Motel and Sébastien Libolt (ex Les VRP). The album was mixed by Paul Kendall
at the Thin Line, the studio owned by former Depeche Mode
member and current Recoil
brain Alan Wilder
.
Asserting her own vocabulary, she then embarked on her cinematic opus "Lulu In Suspension" inspired by icon Louise Brooks
and her book "Lulu in Hollywood". "Lulu In Suspension" was released as a Deluxe digipak CD on Optical Sound Records and Fine Arts run by French artist Pierre BelouÏn.
Paul Kendall
, whom she had previously collaborated with for the album "Capture" under the moniker of "The Digital Intervention", has mixed her 3 releases.
She has supported Recoil
for various concerts on the European "Selected" tour.
Early years
Initially trained in classical singing, she began to work as a singer for the renowned flying trapeze circus “Les Arts Sauts” performing at 12 metres in the air a Meredith Monk composition “Madwoman’s vision”. She toured with them for 3 years.From 1996 to 1999, she attended the National Superior Conservatory of Dramatic Arts of Paris, she graduated in 1999.
Music career
With a strong DIY attitude, learning from scratch production skills, Olivia Louvel made her debut in 2006 with the release of "Luna Parc Hotel""Luna Parc Hotel" was released on Angelika Koehlermann run by Gerhard Potuznik
Gerhard Potuznik
Gerhard Potuznik is an electronic musician of Vienna, Austria. He has been creating music since the early 1980s. His recording career began in 1988 with a release on Gig Records . Later he joined forces with Patrick Pulsinger to release a string of popular 12-inches on the influential Cheap...
. The album features Michael J.Sheehy
Dream City Film Club
Dream City Film Club were a North London rock band founded in July 1995.Their sound was difficult to categorize in that it encompassed tortured lovelorn balladry, avant-garde flourishes, Tin Pan Alley, straightforward rock and gospel yearnings in both lyrics and subject matter. Ultimately, Dream...
on guitar for the cover of David Bowie
David Bowie
David Bowie is an English musician, actor, record producer and arranger. A major figure for over four decades in the world of popular music, Bowie is widely regarded as an innovator, particularly for his work in the 1970s...
's The Motel and Sébastien Libolt (ex Les VRP). The album was mixed by Paul Kendall
Paul Kendall
Paul Kendall also known as PK or Piquet is a sound engineer, producer, mixer, composer.-The Space Age :Born in 1954, falling between the two moments of hippy and punk found himself stuck firmly in glam....
at the Thin Line, the studio owned by former Depeche Mode
Depeche Mode
Depeche Mode are an English electronic music band formed in 1980 in Basildon, Essex. The group's original line-up consisted of Dave Gahan , Martin Gore , Andy Fletcher and Vince Clarke...
member and current Recoil
Recoil (band)
Recoil is a musical project created by former Depeche Mode member Alan Wilder. Essentially a solo venture, Recoil began whilst Wilder was still in Depeche Mode as an outlet for his experimental, less pop-oriented compositions...
brain Alan Wilder
Alan Wilder
Alan Charles Wilder is a British musician, formerly of Depeche Mode. His current musical project is called Recoil, started as a side project to Depeche Mode. When he left the latter in 1995, it became Wilder's primary project...
.
Asserting her own vocabulary, she then embarked on her cinematic opus "Lulu In Suspension" inspired by icon Louise Brooks
Louise Brooks
Mary Louise Brooks , generally known by her stage name Louise Brooks, was an American dancer, model, showgirl and silent film actress, noted for popularizing the bobbed haircut. Brooks is best known for her three feature roles including two G. W...
and her book "Lulu in Hollywood". "Lulu In Suspension" was released as a Deluxe digipak CD on Optical Sound Records and Fine Arts run by French artist Pierre BelouÏn.
Paul Kendall
Paul Kendall
Paul Kendall also known as PK or Piquet is a sound engineer, producer, mixer, composer.-The Space Age :Born in 1954, falling between the two moments of hippy and punk found himself stuck firmly in glam....
, whom she had previously collaborated with for the album "Capture" under the moniker of "The Digital Intervention", has mixed her 3 releases.
She has supported Recoil
Recoil (band)
Recoil is a musical project created by former Depeche Mode member Alan Wilder. Essentially a solo venture, Recoil began whilst Wilder was still in Depeche Mode as an outlet for his experimental, less pop-oriented compositions...
for various concerts on the European "Selected" tour.
Albums
- Luna Parc Hotel (2006) Digipak CD
- Lulu In Suspension (2008) Deluxe digipak CD & digital
- Doll Divider (2010) Digital
- Doll Divider Enhanced & remastered version (2011) Vinyl LP and digital
Awards
- Winner of the Qwartz Album AwardQwartz Electronic Music AwardsQwartz Electronic Music Awards is a promotional and supportive program dedicated to new and electronic music. It recognizes and awards grants to independent labels and artists. It brings together the different waves of new and electronic music, from the most demanding to the most festive, from ...
for Doll Divider(2011) - Prize SACD (2011)