Martin Meissonnier

Martin Meissonnier

Martin Meissonnier in the 1990s
Background information
Origin Paris, France
Occupation(s) Musician, record producer, film director
Instruments Guitar, keyboards
Years active 1975–present

Martin Meissonnier is a French journalist, producer, director and composer. Formerly a journalist for Libération, he has made a specialty of discovering new types of music.

Biography

In the 1970s brought numerous jazz musicians to France, such as Don Cherry,[1] the Art Ensemble of Chicago, John Lee Hooker[2] and Dizzy Gillespie.He also promoted concerts [3] for artists like Nass EL Ghiwane, Franco & OK Jazz, Nana Vasconcelos, Turkish band Oriental WInd,[4] Han Bennink & Peter Brötmann, Art Blakey,Sun Ra, Chico & Von Freeman, Albert Collins, Lounge Lizards, Defunkt, Old d& New Dreams, Art Pepper, Moondog, the Slits, Taj Mahal, Pharoah Sanders Gil Evans, Egberto Gismonti...

In the early 1980s, he became the producer of Fela Kuti,[5] King Sunny Ade,[6] in 1984 Ray Lema,[7] the Malopoets from South Africa [8] Manu Dibango [9] in 1986 Papa Wemba, and Wasis Diop. In 1986, he organised the first raï festival in Bobigny.[10] He worked with Khaled,[11] Safy Boutella, Amina, Arthur H, in 1994 Robert Plant & Jimmy Page,[12] and Alan Stivell.

In 1989 to 1994, he directed Megamix for la Sept on France 3 and then Arte,[13] world music magazine which ran for six years on French television and other many countries.[14] Since, he directed documentary films for Arte and Canal+, including several programmes about History, the Internet, digital art, rap, and the techno movement. In 2001, his book about depleted uranium entitled Uranium appauvri : la guerre invisible was published by Robert Laffont.[15]

Martin Meissonnier's work as a filmmaker has a strong global flavor. His producing and directing credits include major documentaries and documentary series in finance, politics and history. They include, 'Web Site Story', 'McWorld', 'Music Is My Drug', 'On the Trail of the Queen of Sheba', 'The Life of Buddha', 'On God's Right', "Vraie Jeanne, Fausse Jeanne" and 'The Genie of Electricity'.

Albums (producer)

Soundtracks (composer)

Collaborations on soundtracks

Documentary films (director)

References

  1. ↑ Eliane Azoulay "Don Cherry & Latif Khan - Music/Sangam", Télérama, April 25, 2009
  2. ↑ "Meissonnier, le moissonneur. - Libération". Liberation.fr. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  3. ↑ "Trois batteurs au Bataclan". Lemonde.fr. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  4. ↑ "Martin Meissonier, l'hédoniste". RFI Musique. 2001-12-24. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  5. 1 2 Zwerin, Mike (2001-11-07). "Rai Meets Reggae - Where the Action Is". NYTimes.com. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  6. ↑ Robert Palmer "Past and present fuse in African pop", The New York Times, October 10, 1982
  7. ↑ "Lema - Biography". RFI Music. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  8. ↑ "LE PRINTEMPS DE BOURGES La France découvre Sotho Malopoet". Lemonde.fr. 2014-06-15. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  9. ↑ "Tam-Tam Pour L'Éthiopie". Lemonde.fr. 1985-04-22. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  10. ↑ David (2010-09-10). "Khaled and the myth of rai". mideast.foreignpolicy.com. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  11. ↑ Robin Denselow "Khaled, Liberté", The Guardian, May 8, 2009
  12. ↑ J.D. Considine "Page and Plant shake the Led out on their latest tour", The Baltimore Sun, March 19, 1995
  13. ↑ "Archives magazine Histoire d'un rendez-vous manqué". Technikart. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  14. ↑ Serge Bressan "Martin Meissonnier", L'Express, April 7, 1994
  15. ↑ Editions Robert Laffont "Uranium appauvri : la guerre invisible"
  16. ↑ "Music/Sangam". Les Inrocks. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  17. ↑ "L'arrivée du " Roi Soleil " de la musique africaine". Lemonde.fr. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  18. ↑ "MUSIQUE. Invité au Festival d'Angoulême, le Zaïrois Papa Wemba aux deux visages. La rumba de Wemba. - Libération". Liberation.fr. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  19. ↑ "CG: Seun Kuti & Egypt 80". Robert Christgau. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  20. ↑ Robin Denselow (2009-05-07). "World review: Khaled: Liberté | Music". The Guardian. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  21. ↑ "Musique: Louis Bertignac, le grizzly sort les riffs (interview)" (in French). leJDD.fr. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  22. ↑ Neil Spencer. "Aziz Sahmaoui: Aziz Sahmaoui & University of Gnawa – review | Music | The Observer". Guardian. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  23. ↑ "America's big dirty secret - Le Monde diplomatique - English edition". Mondediplo.com. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
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