Sylvain Stoppani - Ambor Grieko - Eclo.re - Blinksonic

ABOUT.

I am Sylvain Stoppani, a French electronic composer, musician and visual artist, particularly renowned for my design works with BLINKSONIC°. At an early stage until now, the peculiarity of my sound productions was reflected in a pronounced taste for mingling various influences through a "Glitch Electronica" recipe. Guitarist and sometimes vocalist, it's mainly through synths and samplers, overloaded with effects and sound processing, that in the most eclectic way, I tried to revisit some classic and contemporary music genres. Playing with the mental images provided by sounds, that's what I try to do. Provoking randomness as the sole judge, that's what I believe in.

In parallel, my attraction for graphic arts quickly led me creating my own website, animated visuals & videos. Between 2003 and 2012, this resulted in various AV show performances, media installations, interactive projects & VJ set... that visually intend to complement a wide sonic universe. Self-taught and keen on technologies related to computer music, I developed over time a certain versatility which would later lead me to activities as a UI/UX designer specializing in audio, and later as a developer.

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My musical carrier began in 2000 in Montpellier. In 2001, I joined the NEUROSYSTEM collective. This relationship gave rise to numerous events in Montpellier & Bordeaux, and it was also the start of an internet presence in order to showcase my music. My first steps has been quickly rewarded with the first price "Live Electro" at "Le Mans - Cité Chanson" in 2002. In 2003, I created my own label, DELETE RECORDS, in order to self release my first EP, "Str3tch-ep".

End of 2004, I moved to Bordeaux, motivated to be part of an incredible local independent music scene, hyper active in both alt rock culture, as vibrant creatively in the electronic music field. During a 4-year cycle, it had the opportunity to play with internationally renowned artists such as CONSOLE, GOLD CHAINS, OVUCA, OTTO VON SCHIRACH and many local talented artists. In 2006, I created a series of 2D animations for ARKAOS Grand VJ software . I also developed and performed some VR live experiences in Second Life. A 3D place was created inside the metaverse, in order to broadcast my music and my visuals.

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In 2008, I considered a new start, and I moved to Barcelona, ​​attracted by the warm atmosphere of the city and with the idea of ​​evolving in a cosmopolitan environment. No doubt influenced by the heat of the city, I gradually tend to produce funkier music with more classic references as Breakdance, while keeping it as glitchy as possible. Without realizing it, some tracks almost tend towards a kind of premature Vaporfunk.

In a more in-depth way, I became interested in electronic equipments applied to music. I finally self designed a DIY Midi controller, linked with a huge Ableton Live project, loaded with a mega bulk of samples and MAX/MSP patches. At that time, I discovered my passion for designing instruments and sound manipulation process.

In 2013, back in France, between Paris and the Normandy countryside, I release some of the tracks I composed in Barcelona. Released in May 2013 on Bandcamp, "A Mind Forever Voyaging" is five songs with various electro pop music reminiscences, revolved around the concept of aleatory sound filtering, illustrating the unstable path between different states of consciousness.

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In parallel, I immersed myself in the development of my first REAKTOR virtual instruments, with the ambition of creating a portfolio & reorienting myself towards a career of audio GUI designer. I uploaded RUIDOZ v.1 on the Reaktor User Library in 2015. In March 2016, encouraged by the good reception of version 1, I launched BLINKSONIC° with the release of « RUIDOZ° v2 » and a synth/sampler called « AETONZ° ».

Since 2016, the BLINKSONIC° catalog has continued to grow, to acquire some recognition both for the elaborate appearance of its GUI interfaces but also for the inspirational sound and music contents included in all the virtual instruments offered. In 2022, I ended up attracting the attention of KORG, and designed for them the display interface of the microKORG mk2.

CONCERTS:

  • 14/01/2012: TOUT LEMONDANCE - CAFE DE MADEIRA - Barcelona
    • 05/04/2011: BODY SNATCHER , la Cova de la las Culturas, Barcelona
      • 06/03/2011: CAU D'ORELLA FESTIVAL, Inusual Project, Barcelona
        • 02/02/2011: PUSH BUTTON SHOW - Compütah, Baby Kruger - Freedonia, Barcelona
          • 15/07/2009: RODEO CLUB - Dellarge, Alcatriz - Sidecar, Barcelona
            • 12/02/2009: GLOBO - Dj Quesako, Dellarge, Agga Bizar - Apolo(2), Barcelona
              • 23/01/2009: Barcelona Bakalao , VJ Dr Tikov - Miscelänea, Barcelona
                • 06/06/2008: Thiaz itch, Dj Plaong, Martha la Duchesse, - St Ex, Bordeaux
                  • 15/05/2008: Otto Von Schirach, Guadalupe, Martial Jesus - St Ex, Bordeaux
                    • 27/02/2008: LE PRESSING METAVERSE - Maison des Metallos, Paris
                      • 26/05/2007: TRANSFORMER DIE ROBOTER, SGURE, Mr Mr- Rock School Barbey, Bordeaux
                        • 16/02/2007: DRAG N’ DROP PARTY - Djez, Do All Stars, Plim Plim - Rock School Barbey, Bordeaux
                          • 15/12/2006: ADDIKT The party 4# - Junior Felip, Jerus, Noway! - BT59, Bordeaux
                            • 17/06/2006: AUDIOROOM_PLACARD - Terrase du CAPC, Bordeaux
                              • 31/03/2006: No Shape Music - FISHTIVAL - el INCA, Bordeaux
                                • 10/12/2005: ATS - DECOUVERTE BOURGES (audition Aquitaine) - Rock School Barbey - Bordeaux
                                  • 12/11/2005: Opendoors Openeyes - NOVART- 5even.5, La Veuve Electro - Sonar’t, Bordeaux
                                    • 18/06/2005: PLACARD#8 - Galerie à suivre - Bordeaux
                                      • 11/06/2005: PLACARD#8 - Poitiers
                                        • 09/06/2005: DIGIT - NO DIGIT - MOTOMICHI exhibition - galerie AC/APA/CPP - Bordeaux
                                          • 27/05/2005: G.D.Z, Sgurr, Evil Moisture - Plug Bordeaux
                                            • 21/05/2005: Neurosystem 5 years - Ovuca, Justin Randell, 5even.5, Alice Keller - Plug, Bordeaux
                                              • 24/02/2005: GOLD CHAINS + Martial Jesus , Plug, Bordeaux
                                                • 10/02/2005: wARM UP, galerie ACAPACPP, Bordeaux
                                                  • 08/12/2004: BADABING!! part1 - Maison Close, Sgure - Zoobizarre, Bordeaux
                                                    • 23/10/2004: ZE_LAB - 6r4f, Baby Kruger, Shape2, Marco Kabbale, 5even.5, Zoobizarre, Bordeaux
                                                      • 29/05/2004: DSM4 , Domo Kun, Quesako, G.D.Z. , Toyerro* - Zoobizarre, Bordeaux
                                                        • 20/05/2004: NUITS SONORES - « Minimal Acts » avec Ark , Krikor, Zef - Lyon
                                                          • 07/05/2004: [SUPER - POSITIONS] HAUBJET- Baloard, Montpellier
                                                            • 13/03/2004: NARRATION ELECTRONIC[a] Graf, Braille - Baloard, Montpellier
                                                              • 28/02/2004: 3 performances lives... f.a.g.s., drücpa dracous - Baloard, Montpellier
                                                                • 08/11/2003: Bip-hop vs. Neurosystem - Baloard - Montpellier
                                                                  • 22/03/2003: Meine sister parle electronik + Console, Zoobizarre, Bordeaux
                                                                    • 17/08/2002: OREJONA Festival 2002, Drücpa dracous, Highlight tribe, Bordeaux countryside
                                                                      • 09/05/2002: Ascension - Neuronauts, E.o.x., Ambitek, Haïku Baloard, Montpellier
                                                                        • 05/04/2002: Award - 1st ranked live electronic music - « Le Mans Cité Chanson », Le Mans
                                                                          • 26/09/2001: 6TM:ATIC - Neuronauts, {J}eHa, Ambitek - Zoobizarre, Bordeaux

                                                                            EVENTS:

                                                                            • 26/10/2018: BDC34 WEEKENDER - (as a VJ) BREATHLESS A/V show, Dave Haslam & The Option, Parma
                                                                              • 24/03/2018: SPACE IN FADERS 2018 - BLINKSONIC Booth, Machine de Moulin Rouge, Paris
                                                                                • 17/02/2018: NATIVE SESSION - PARIS - Showcase & Workshop NKS, Le Carreau du Temple, Paris
                                                                                  • 27/01/2018: NATIVE SUMMIT - Speaker, with Deru, Tim Exile, Michael Herrick - NAMM Show, Anaheim
                                                                                    • 21/09/2017: PARIS ELECTRONIC WEEK - Speaker « technology and music » - Gaîté Lyrique, Paris
                                                                                      • 11/03/2017: SPACE IN FADERS - BLINKSONIC Booth - Machine de Moulin Rouge, Paris
                                                                                        • 06/10/2016: NATIVE SESSION - Workshop REAKTOR BLOCKS, Gaîté Lyrique, Paris

                                                                                          WORKS:

                                                                                          • 2023: UI & UX design of microKORG mk2 display - KORG.
                                                                                            • 2019: DSP effect development, collaboration with Olivier DERIVIERE - DYING LIGHT 2
                                                                                              • 2015 - ∞ : BLINKSONIC°
                                                                                                • 2006: ARKAOS GrandVJ software - 2D animation demos

                                                                                                  DISCOGRAPHY:

                                                                                                  • Ambor Grieko - STR3TCH_ep (2003, CD, Delete Records)
                                                                                                    • Ambor Grieko - Audioclinic_ep (2004, CD, Delete Records)
                                                                                                      • Ambor Grieko - Always not the same is the same (2004, MP3, Delete Records)
                                                                                                        • Ambor Grieko - AMEN! AMEN ! (2004, MP3, Delete Records)
                                                                                                          • Ambor Grieko - Metal Computer (2005, MP3)
                                                                                                            • Ambor Grieko - Extra Light Junk Music Parody (2006, MP3)
                                                                                                              • Ambor Grieko - Error is Invention (2007, MP3)
                                                                                                                • AMBOR G - A Mind Forever Voyaging (2013, Digital release Bandcamp)
                                                                                                                  • "2" remix - HAÏKU - Mutations ( 2004, Parametric records)
                                                                                                                    • Le Passage De L'Aube (Ambor Grieko Remix) - AB OVO - Le Passage du Temps ( 2009, MEKA)
                                                                                                                      • DELETILATION - "V3rz3y" (2004, CD, Delete Records)
                                                                                                                        • DELETILATION 2 - "Breaking the soul" (2011, MP3/FLAC - Delete records)
                                                                                                                          • VA Corps Sonores Re - "Everything From Nothing" ( 2012, MP3/FLAC - Stomoxine Records)
                                                                                                                            Photo: Xenia Redondo©