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ALOAN
Drummer/Composer
Alain Frey was born on the 1st of July 1972.
Since 1988 he has been playing drums with several different
Swiss groups such as Wild Mango, The Swiss Cheese Connection,
David French, Scotti-Ribordi, Zem Zem, Sumo, PPA+, Demilliac
etc. With these groups he has played a great number
of concerts in Switzerland, France and Holland (Vernier
sur Rock, Montreux, Bateaufare, Amsterdam Festival,
Arena de Geneve, Caribana Festival opening spots for
FFF, More Kante, JTQ, M Peoplem, Papa Wemba, Finlay
Quaye, TV and radio appearances).
He has also played with Vincent Hanni, Patrice Moret,
John McKenzie, Azania Steady, Florence Chitacumbi, Christophe
Chambet, Bill Holden, JJ Pedretti, Lucky Peterson's
band, Gregoire Maret etc.
In 1998, with Ernie Odoom, he co-founded the musicians'
collective "PPA+". The collective includes a DJ, horn
section, rythm section and singers, and a good twenty-or-so
musicians have participated in their many concerts and
shows over the years. He also creates compositions and
sound tracks for the theatre
(1999: Le Visiteur, 2001: Le Souper, 2002: Andre Le
Magnifique, and several other projects to follow).
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He
currently accompanies the singer Demilliac on his tours
and on his record "Peace of a Cruising Rythm" and is
currently involved in the preparation of a second album.
Discographie: Wild Mango "Fire Skin", David French "Move
On", Aloan (compilation) "Synchrofiles 1.0, Aloan (compilation)
"Comme un Dimanche", Aloan (compilation) "Future Jazz",
Aloan (compilation) "Aphrodisiac 3", Aloan (album) "Palmyr".
ALOAN is the name of Alain Frey's trip-hop project.
This first composition "Palmyr" is an electronic trip
through urban and oriental sounds upon which four different
singers have each added their personal touches. On stage,
the group consists of five musicians (drums + samples,
bass, Fender Rhodes, turntables + machines) and three
singers. Music composed, arranged, mixed and produced
by Alain Frey. Text and voices: Jamila, Julien Chagnon,
Granite, Ernie Odoom. Voice recording: Sure Shot Records
(Serge Garcia,sureshotrecords@hotmail.com).
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FRANCAISE:
ALOAN Batteur/Compositeur Alain Frey est né à Genève
le 1er juillet 1972.
Depuis 1988 joue en tant que batteur dans plusieurs
formations suisses (Wild Mango, Swiss Cheese Connection,
David French, Scotti-Ribordy, Zem Zem, Sumo, PPA+, Demilliac,...)
; avec ceux-ci de nombreux concerts en Suisse, France
et Hollande (Vernier sur Rock, Montreux, Bateaufare,
Amesterdam Festival, Arena de Genève, Caribana Festival,...1ère
partie de FFF, More Kante, JTQ, M People, Papa Wemba,
Finley Quaye... télé et radio).
A également joué avec Vincent Hänni, Patrice Moret,
John Mc Kenzie, Azania Steady, Florence Chitacumbi,
Christophe Chambet, Bill Holden, JJ Pedretti, Lucky
Peterson's Band, Grégoire Maret,... En 1998, avec Ernie
Oddom, il crée le collectif de musiciens PPA+, qui a
déjà vu passé plus d'une vingtaine d'artistes pour plusieurs
show et concerts (DJ, section de cuivre, section rythmique,
chanteurs). Travaille également sur des compositions
et bandes sons pour le théatre (1999:Le Visiteur, 2001:Le
Souper, 2002: André Le Magnifique, et plusieurs projets
à venir). Accompagne actuellement le chanteur Demilliac
pour la tournée de son disque "Peace of a cruising rhythm"
et participe à la préparation de son deuxième disque.
Discographie : Wild Mango "Fire Skin", David French
"Move On", Aloan (compilation) "Synchrofiles 1.0, Aloan
(compilation/synchrovision 00) "Comme un Dimanche",
Aloan (compilation) "Future Jazz", Aloan (compilation
Instinct/Synchrovision 01) "Aphrodisiac 3", Aloan (album
Synchrovision 02) "Palmyr".
ALOAN Est le projet trip-hop du batteur/compositeur
Alain Frey. Cette première composition "Palmyr" est
une balade électronique aux sonorités orientale et urbaine,
où quatre chanteurs se succèdent apportant chacun sa
particularité. La formation scénique Aloan est composée
de quatre musiciens (batterie + samples, bass, rhodes,
platines + machines) et de 3 chanteurs. Musique composée,
arrangée, produite et mixée : Alain Frey. Textes et
voix : Jamila, Julien chagnon, Granite, Ernie Odoom.
Enregistrement voix : studio Sure Shot Records (Serge
Garcia, sureshotrecords@hotmail.com).
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