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.
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.
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.
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)