First Name

Philippe

College/University:

Paris, France

I am here for:

Gigs, Job Inquiries, Educational Purposes, Meet Players, Networking

Whom I want to meet:

Just want to be helpful to any jazz lover, preferably musicians
Also looking for interesting products to represent in France (I am a professional with 25 years experience in the music trade)

Employment Status

Self-Employed

Occupation:

Sales agent

Employer:

I own 95% of my company

About Me:

Based in the Paris area. For professional reasons I travel a lot all over France. Can give info on the French jazz scene, luthiers, nice places to stay or see, French food and wines !

Musical Background & Experience:

Self taught rock (arrgh !) drummer, very amateurish guitar picker
In the music business since 1981, I have plaid various roles in different companies such as Warner Music. Mainly a sales person but figures are not my only spot of interest...

Why I love jazz:

Rhythm and harmony, what else ? I could write a book...

Music:

Any kind fits, from Handel to Angra, from Baroque to Metal.

Top 5 Desert Island Discs:

Miles Davis "Kind of blue" ; any gospel record with Mahalia Jackson ; Django with Stephane Grapelli ; Duke Ellington's Orchestra ; Ray Charles... for the jazz field only.

Books:

Arthur Rimbaud "Une saison en enfer" : Julien Gracq "Le rivage des Scyrthes" ; Arthur Kestler "Le zéro et l'infini"...
Mainly poetry and novels - in French !

Television:

Please be serious, I have got only one brain and would like to protect it !

Movies:

Any movie by Ken Loach, the Cohen brothers, Pedro Almodovar, etc..