Joël Chételat
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| Location | Switzerland |
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| Introduction | Born in Switzerland in 1971.
He started his musical activities by playing in different bands, notably the indie pop-rock act Magicrays in which he played drums, percussions, vibes, glockenspiel and for which he made some arrangements. Magicrays toured Europe and released four albums, two of which were produced by John Parish in the USA and the UK, as well as a few EPs and other things. More recently, Joël Chételat performed live with Fauve, playing electronic percussions, glockenspiel, piano, guitar and stylophone for a series of gigs in Switzerland and France. He also made remixes for different artists under the moniker of Paramotion. As a professional geographer, his interest in landscape and the way sound and space interact –he wrote a couple of articles about sound mapping in scientific journals- led him to realize sound art projects in the recent years. In July 2011, he was awarded the 2nd prize of the Joensuu Soundscape Composition Contest (Finland) for his contribution, which was played in pedestrian streets through the existing outdoor PA system consisting of over 100 speakers. Until then, I had my sound works played in Spain, in the UK, in the USA and on the internet. |