History:

1969: (5th sept): born in Annecy (French Alps).
1986: first finger on a bass
1988: first band called Headline (instrumental heavy metal) .no album, no concert.
1991: One year in a music college (CMCN in Nancy-France)
1992: My first serious band : The Team (with French guitarist Christophe GODIN). Heavy metal covers.
1993: One year in a music college in England called M.I. (Musician Institute London)
1994: Patrick RONDAT called me when I was living in London (3 albums together and Tours including the G3 with Joe Satriani, Michael Schenker and Uli Roth). Support act for Gary Moore (95), AC/DC (96)...
Dec 1999: Consortium Project European Tour. Luca came in Lyon (France) to see us. I met him for the 1st time. He was completely drank...drinking all the the beers in our tour bus !
Summer 2001: By a sunny day, I went to see a rehearsal of Rhapsody before their tour in South America. All I saw was 4 guys playing with a ball in a swimming pool. I spent 2 hours catching the ball everytime it was out of the water ! I must admit during this time Luca was composing on his computer in the dark rehearsing studio.
Dec 2001: Dominique Leurquin (I know him for 15 years) called me to ask if I wanted to be the new bassplayer of Rhapsody.
Feb 2002: working hard on the songs for the tour. My right hand cries !

For more details on Bands, albums, tours.... see the bio at the end.

Favourite Rhapsody album:
Power of the dragonflame.
Favourite Rhapsody songs:
Emerald Sword, The March of the Swordmaster, Land of Immortals
Favourite artwork:
Rain Of A Thousand Flames

Favourite kinds of music:
Heavy Metal, Funk, Fusion
Favourite bands:
AC/DC, FFF (a fantastic french band), King's X
Favourite singers:
Bjork, Marco (FFF), King Diamond
Favourite guitar players:
Steve MORSE, Steve VAI, Steve LUKATHER, Steve, Steve,...
Favourite keyboard players:
Gunter VERNO (Vanden Plas), Jordan RUDESS (Dream Theater)
Favourite bass players:
Marcus MILLER, TM STEVENS, Flea
Favourite drummers:
Mike PORTNOY, Nicko McBRAIN, Dirk BRUINENBERG
Favourite classical composer:
Vivaldi
Favourite classical composition:
4 Seasons

Favourite kind of movies:
SF
Favourite science fiction movie:
Star Wars
Favourite horror movie:
Freddy
Favourite dramatic movie:
Dancer in the Dark
Favourite comic movie:
Austin Power
Favourite fantasy movie:
Harry Potter
Favourite action movie:
Mad MaxFavourite actors:
Jack Nickolson, Al Pacino, Robert De Niro
Favourite actresses:
Milla Jovovich, Bjork, Sigourney Weaver
Favourite directors:
George Luca, Luc Besson, Oliver Stone
Favourite soundtracks composer:
composers: Eric Serra, Vangellis

Favourite hobbies:
Travelling
Favourite foods:
Brain, pasta, Frog Legs
Favourite drinks:
Fresh fruit juice
Favourite book:
1984 (George Orwell)
Favourite colors:
Black
Favourite season:
summer.
Favourite flower:
Black roses
Favourite animals:
Elephant, Rhinoceros, Hippopotamus,
Owner of animals: Fleas...?!


A message to the human beam:
Stop being vain. Just accept questions without answers

A message to the Earth:
preserve yourself

A message to the Stars:
Stay far from humans

A message to the Fans:
Stay Heavy!!!

Biography

Recordings:
-"Amphibia"-Patrick RONDAT (Dreyfus/Sony Music-'96).Produced by Jean-Michel JARRE, with Tommy ALDRIDGE on Drums.
-"Shooting Star"-Patrick RONDAT (CNR/Arcade-'96).
-"Basses Influences"-Patrice GUERS (XIII Bis Records-'97)- with Jannick TOP, Mishko, Dominique BERTRAM, Tony BONFILS, Sylvain MARC, Linley MARTHE, Philippe CHAYEB,...
-"Amphibia Tour Live"-Patrick RONDAT (Dreyfus/Sony Music-'97)
-"On The Edge"-Patrick RONDAT (Dreyfus/Sony Music-'99). With Michel PETRUCCIANI and Didier LOCKWOOD.
-"Continuum in ExtremisI"-Consortium Project II-2002- With Ian PARRY (Elegy/GB), Stephane LILL (Vanden Plas/Germany), Dirk BRUINENBERG (NL)...

LIVE:
-Tours with Patrick RONDAT (1997...2001...)
-G3 Tour ‘98 with Joe SATRIANI (USA), Michael SCHENKER (All) and RONDAT (Fr).
-European Tour '99 with Consortium Project.
-Tour with Fred BLONDIN (2000). The Paris concert was broadcast on TV Channel MCM.
-Tour as main support act for Johnny HALLYDAY ( 2000 Tour) with Fred BLONDIN.
-Tour with Rhapsody (2002)

INSTRUCTION:
-Instructional video "Modern Techniques on Bass"(Produced by Connection.Tel:33.(0)1.53.70.12.81).
-Regular clinics in Colleges of Music like the CMA in Valenciennes, APEJS in Chambery, IMR in Perigueux, MAI in Nancy,...
-Author of bass workshops in "Guitar&Bass" and "Bass&Drums Method" magazines.

Endorsements:
Vigier basses, Peavey amps and Ernie Ball strings