Christophe Demarthe is a composer and sound designer based in Paris. For many years, he has worked at the frontier of sound and visual arts, creating musical and sound architectures for theater, dance, visual arts, cinema, radio, television, fashion. His first collaborations began in the 90s with radio director Jean Couturier (France Culture) and director Bruno Lajara (501 Blues). In the 2000s, he started composing for TV movies (Canal +, France 2, France 3). Since 2007, he has produced soundtracks for dance productions in France and Europe (Superamas, Anne Juren, Annie Dorsen, Agata Maszkiewicz), visual arts (ABM Studio, Pierre Beloüin, Ludovic Chemarin ©, P. Nicolas Ledoux, Ultralab) and luxury (Louis Vuitton).
Christophe Demarthe began his musical career as the co-founder and singer of Clair Obscur, one of the first bands of the 1980s to make connections between music, visual arts, dance and theater. In 2004, he created Cocoon, a global project combining electronic music, video, text, performance. In 2016, he further diversified his activities with the co-launch of Acoustic Cameras, an online collection inviting sound artists to compose pieces for live webcams located across the planet.
CONTACT | christophedemarthe at gmail dot com
SELECTED BIOGRAPHY
2021
• piece in progress
2020
• nothing, nichts, nada
2019
• Taki Pejzaz, Agata Maszkiewicz, dance piece, Komuna Warszawa, Warsaw, Poland
• Ludovic Chemarin©, Histoire sans fin, Olivier Combault & Cocoon, live duet, La BF15, Lyon
2018
• Moments, Ludovic Chemarin(c) solo exhibition, mfc-michèle didier, Paris
• Une Saison graphique, ABM Studio solo exhibition, Bibliothèque universitaire, Le Havre, France
2017
• Jules Vernes, Gobelins – l’école de l’image, video mapping, Mairie de Sèvres
• La Passion de Jeanne d’Arc, Dreyer / Les Voix Animées, silent movie + music, Le Liberté, Toulon
2016
• Fashion Futurists, Intel partnered with the CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund, web video
• Comma, Anne Juren, choreography, Brut, Vienna, Austria
2015
• Louis Vuitton City Guide, Louis Vuitton, iPhone/iPad app
• The Point, Anne Juren, choreography, ImPulsTanz, 21er Haus, Vienna, Austria
2014
• Pornography: a trying- out, Anne Juren, choreography, ImPulsTanz, Odeon, Vienna, Austria
2013
• Louis Vuitton City Bags, Louis Vuitton, iPhone/iPad app
2012
• Louis Vuitton : 100 Legendary Trunks, Louis Vuitton, iPad app
• Lost & Found, Anne Juren, choreography, Brut, Vienna, Austria
2010
• Magical, Anne Juren & Annie Dorsen, choreography, ImPulsTanz, Schauspielhaus, Vienna, Austria
• Black Night 02, Ultralab, installation, Biennale d’art contemporain de Rennes, France
• Liberty Chérie, Superamas, short movie
• Solo de danse, avec son temps, Eva Vandest, choreography, June Events festival, Paris, France
• You Dream, Superamas, theatre performance, Buda Art Centre, Kortrijk, Belgium
• Les Enfants, Edward Bond, Bruno Lajara, theatre, Théâtre de Boulogne-sur-mer, France
2009
• We Need A Volunteer, Cocoon, performance, Le Nouveau Festival du Centre Pompidou, Paris
• Casino 23, Pierre Beloüin, exhibition, Le Dojo, Nice, France
2008
• Les Révoltés, Christophe Martin, Bruno Lajara, theatre performance, Viesàvies
• Cremaster 15, P. Nicolas Ledoux, art video, Galerie Magda Danysz, Paris, France
2007
• L’île de Paradis, Ultralab, exhibition, Jeu de Paume, Paris, France
• Str Crsh, Pierre Beloüin, installation, L’Ososphère festival, Strasbourg, France
• Sleep, Cocoon, art video, exhibition Comunismo da Forma, Galeria Vermelho, Sao Paulo, Brazil
2004
• Fallait rester chez vous, têtes de noeuds,Rodrigo Garcia, Pascal Antonini, theatre performance
• Clandestine, Cocoon, art video, Nuit Blanche, Paris, France
2002
• L’enfant éternel, Patrick Poubel, TV film, Telfrance / Neria Productions / Canal+
2001
• 501 Blues, Christophe Martin, Bruno Lajara, theatre performance, Viesàvie