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Jérôme Poirier

 

BIOGRAPHY

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_Jérôme Poirier is a musician using mainly strings instruments, his voice, electronics and the bodhrán. He explores improvisation and acousmatic music. He composes also visual poetry. Jérôme Poirier is born in 1978 in Paris, France where he's lives.
[Jérôme Poirier est un musicien utilisant principalement des instruments à cordes, sa voix, l'électronique et un bodhrán. Il explore les musiques improvisées et acousmatiques. Il compose également des poèmes visuels. Jérôme Poirier est né en 1978 à Paris, où il vit et travaille.]

_Jérôme Poirier

1978 born, lives and works in Paris, France
Improvising musician, Sound and Visual Artist
Voice, strings instruments, electronics

2011 - 2012
Founded Netlabel THREE LEGS DUCK (Improvisation, Acousmatic, Electro, Mashup, Experimental, New Music)
16 self-releases / 24 digital releases / 14 Artists / 21 Artists in Compilations / 54 Artists featuring in Mash-Ups
With Paulo Chagas, Jude Cowan Montague, Clay Gold, Steve Layton, Steve Moyes, Lee Noyes, Vincent Poirier, Richard Sanderson

2011
A couple of improvised gigs in Paris
Solo / With Aymeric Avice, Yann Joussein and Christophe Frémiot

2010 - 2012
Actively involved in the IMPROVFRIDAY New Music - Improvisation online community
http://improvfriday.com

2008 - 2012
Co-founded chamber pop trio LANDING CELLOPHANE
1 EP release / 60 gigs
With Jon Sayer and Jasmine Collet

2006 - 2008
Electric Bass & Voice solo show LE PWAX
About 20 gigs in Ireland and France

2004 - 2005
Electric Bass with CHRIS BARICKMAN and NEW COLOUR SOUL
About 20 gigs in Ireland / Venue Crawdaddy in Dublin / TV show ID+ on RTE2

2001 - 2005
Voice, flutes and cello on different free jazz projects (JEU DE SON - JEU DE LUMIERE, L'HETEROCLITE CHANTIER, NOSFELL)
With Jean-Claude Jouffre, Rachid Guissous, Vincent Poirier and Jeanne Added

1997 - 2000
Co-Founded pop / experimental band ILSEAST
Played as multi-instrumentist and video artist / About 15 gigs
With Vincent Poirier, Virginie Vermorel and Avy Lotati