Mathias Malzieu
Mathias Malzieu | |
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 Conference with Mathias Malzieu at Aux Zarbs festival 2008 (Auxerre, France) | |
| Born | 16 April 1974 |
| Other names | Mathias |
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| Years active | 1993 – present |
Mathias Malzieu (born 1974) is a French singer[1][2], co-founder of the band Dionysos[3], as well as a scriptwriter, film director[4] and writer[5].
Music
[edit]Malzieu is the lead singer of the band Dionysos, which he co-founded in 1993 while living in Valence in Drôme (Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes). Three of his school friends — Eric Serra Tosio, Michael Ponton and Guillaume Garidel — were among the group’s original members. For their musical production, they use the following instruments: guitar, ukulele, theremin, harmonica and glockenspiel.[6]
With Dionysos band
[edit]On each album, Mathias Malzieu writes the song lyrics and composes the basic structure of the songs before working on them with the band.
- 1996 : Happening Songs
- 1998 : The Sun Is Blue Like the Eggs in Winter
- 1999 : Haïku
- 2002 : Western sous la neige
- 2005 : Monsters in Love
- 2007 : La Mécanique du cœur
- 2012 : Bird 'n' Roll
- 2016 : Vampire in pyjama
- 2020 : Surprisier
Solo Albums
[edit]- 2015 : Le guerrier de porcelaine
- 2022 : La symphonie du temps qui passe
- 2023 : Ultramour, la grande traversée
- 2025 : L'homme qui écoutait battre le cœur des chats
Other solo projects
[edit]- 2005 : composition of several tracks on the album La Femme Chocolat of Olivia Ruiz singer.
- 2006 : A cover of Song 2 de Blur with Louise Attaque on the television set of Taratata show.
- 2007 : He plays the ukulele on the song “Petit Homme” from the album.Tout n'est plus si noir... of the band Weepers Circus.
- 2008 : L'Espoir of Cali singer, production of part of the album and ukulele accompaniment by Mathias on Je ne te reconnais plus.
- 2008 : Duet with Grand Corps Malade on the stage of TV show Taratata : cover of the song Les Dalton by Joe Dassin.
- 2009 : Composition of most of the tracks on the albumMiss Météores of Olivia Ruiz.
- 2010 : Cover of Paint It Black by the Rolling Stones on the Taratata television set during the Fête de la Musique.
- 2012 : Appearance on the track Happy End from Cali’s album Vernet-les-Bains.
- 2016 : duo with Aldebert for the song L'Apprenti Dracula for the record Enfantillages 3.
Bibliography
[edit]Malzieu has written the following books:
- 38 mini westerns avec des fantômes (2002)
- Maintenant qu'il fait tout le temps nuit sur toi (2005)
- La Mécanique du cœur (2007); English translation titled The Boy with the Cuckoo-Clock Heart released in September 2009
- Métamorphose en bord de ciel (2011)[7]
- Le Plus Petit Baiser Jamais Recensé (2013)
- Journal d'un vampire en pyjama (2016); English translation titled Diary of a Vampire in Pyjamas released in May 2017
- Une sirène à Paris
- Le Dérèglement joyeux de la métrique amoureuse
Filmography
[edit]Director
[edit]- 2014 : Jack and the Cuckoo-Clock Heart
- 2020 : A Mermaid in Paris
References
[edit]- ^ https://dionyweb.com/index.php#dionysos
- ^ https://www.universalmusic.fr/artistes/20000262588
- ^ http://www1.rfi.fr/musiqueen/articles/095/article_7976.asp
- ^ imdb.com/fr/name/nm0540962
- ^ https://www.albin-michel.fr/mathias-malzieu
- ^ https://www.universalmusic.fr/artistes/20000262588
- ^ "Métamorphose en bord de ciel, le nouveau roman de Mathias Malzieu". OuiFM. Retrieved 18 March 2011.
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