Jean-Jacques Palix is a composer for stage, archivist, lover of rare musics, sounds hunter.
After his radical productions in the experimental “Radio Nova” in Paris as a charter member in the early 80's,  according the artistic context he is collaborating with contemporary dance, art exhibitions, movies, video, public events and fashion shows.
In 1992 he founded an independent record label, free of classification and published several records with David Coulter, Eve Couturier, Jeff Rian, Vincent Segal ...
Regularly, he gives lectures and conduct vocal concerts, noise events and sound installations in fine arts and architectural schools.
He produced and directed "Conférence sur rien", a 52 minutes film around a french reading version of John Cage’s  “Lecture on nothing“. In 2007, he composed 16'33",  a 33 musical tributes for 33 famous composers for an exhibition at Galerie In Situ / Fabienne Leclerc in Paris. In 2009, he directed the movie "This disk is the same as the other one", shown in international film festivals (Rotterdam International Film Festival, Tribeca Film Festival …) .
He is co-curator of the exhibition "Cornelius Cardew and the freedom of the listening" at CAC de Brétigny sur Orge (France) (shown at "Künstlerhaus Stuttgart"  & "Culturgest" in Porto in 2010).
Musical direction of "The living currency" event in Warsaw and Berlin Biennale in 2010.
2013 : Hörspiel "TPNY Memory" on the libretto of Leyli Daryoush / creation for radio France Culture
More recents works
Collaborations : Bruce Russell, Alastair Galbraith, Jean François Pauvros, David Linton, David Coulter, Ivan Chaumeille, Markus Hansen, Jeff Rian, Vincent Segal, Cédrick Eymenier, Paul Collins, Olivier Agid, Estelle Fredet, Fleur Albert, Rafael Gray, Frédéric Ramade, Isabelle Thomas, Marc Petitjean, Jacques Renard, Variety Moszynski, Harold Vasselin, Jean Louis Le Tacon, Laurence Rondoni, Olivier Nourisson, Daniel Larrieu, Tomeu Verges, Odile Duboc, Brigitte Farges, Charlotte Delaporte, Edwige Wood, Virginie Mirbeau, Pascale Houbin, Josette Baiz, Mariapia Bracchi, Michel Kelemenis, Laurence Rondoni, Leyli Daryoush... 

Few references

2011 : director of the movies "Scale of expanse" & "Conversation"
2010 : musical direction of "The living currency" project in Warsaw and Berlin Biennale
2010 : music and scenography for the choregraphic poem "La route, d'ailleurs...", directed by Laurence Rondoni
2009 / 2010 : curating “Cornelius Cardew et la liberté de l'écoute“ CAC Brétigny sur Orge / Künstlerhaus Stuttgart / Culturgest in Porto (2010)
2009 : director of the movie  “Ce disque est le même que l’autre“ & personal exhibition  Staccato at "Galerie Michel Journiac" – Paris
2008 : music for Estelle Fredet's movie “Il était une fois André S.Labarthe" - production Ciné-Cinémas & Zeugma Films
2007 : concert "Plague songs" - David Coulter's  musical direction / Barbican Center - Londres
2006 : 16’33 “ , a sound tribute for 33 composers / exhibition "Du sonore et du visuel" galerie In Situ/Fabienne Leclerc- Paris & CD limited edition
2006 : "Duplex" music for  Josette Baiz' choregraphy  / "Chroniques Turinoises" CD
2005 : concert "Ce qu'il reste du rock" in "La maison d'Elvis" an Alexandre Perigot's installation / La Villette -Paris
2005 : concerts Pace(one) with Cédrick Eymenier
2004 : musical direction of  "The great learning paragraph 7" a Cornelius Cardew' music with 80 singers / Ecole des beaux Arts de Valence
2004 : music for Yolande Snaith' choregraphy "Jardin Blanc"/ Londres
2003 : CD “Film” - label Signature / Radio France
2002 : director of the movie  “Conférence sur rien” based on a french lecture of John Cage's "Lecture on nothing"
2001 : CD “Everglade“ avec Jeff Rian - Purple edition
2000 : music for a thematic serie of documentary movies "Questions d'enfants" - production FR3 et St Louis production
1999 : “Voco“ residency and public concert  in Ecole des Beaux Arts de Nïmes
1998 : musiques for Rafael Gray's movie “Paint Movie“ (production Galerie du Jour / Agnés B.)
1996 : music for thematic TV program "Eloge de la lenteur" - production Arte / ZDF
1995 : creation and publication of the postal sound-card Plisonor “Les sons de Paris“ (éditions Antoine de Kerverseau)
1992 : CDs "J'adore et j'en peux plus" & "Push Pull" with Vincent Segal & David Coulter (label Song Active Production)
1991 : residencies AFAA & CCF in Tel Aviv & Budapest
1990 :  CD “Premier Feu“, Ballet du Fargistan's music
1989 : “Besame Mucho“, 2 hours' radio program around the famous song "Besame mucho", pour Couleur 3, réalisé avec Francis Falceto
1986 : radio program “Ethiopiques“ avec Eve Couturier – émission "Les nuits magnétiques" – France Culture
1985 : musiques pour la “Danse with choregraphers Daniel Larrieu, Odile Duboc, Brigitte Farges , Pascale Houbin…
1984 : “Le mur“, radio documentary,  1er Prix du reportage au Festival de la FM
1981 : Radio Nova ' charter member / “Punks à San Francisco“ 1er Prix du reportage au Festival de la FM
1980 : radio serie “San Francisco“ – émission "Les nuits magnétiques" – France Culture
1976 : sound engineer in France Culture & France Musique1976 : France Culture / France Musique


Discography

"AUTOUR DE KITA" 2024
EMERGENCE(S)  2022 /  Palix & Juliette Sedes
PURE SPECULATION  2013 / La Station Radar  /   Alastair Galbraith & Palix & David Watson
7 SCORIES  2013 / Care Not Care prod  /   Collins & Palix
TRANSPORTS "live at 64"  2012  /   Razzle Dazzle RzDz#20 / Palix & Benjamin L.Aman
Air 2   2011  /   Agid / Palix
YA JI 2 "live at the 64"   2008  / Kwanyin records - Beijing  / Palix, Yan jun & David Coulter
16'33"    2007 / In Situ /  Palix  CD limited edition 33 exemplaire
CHRONIQUES TURINOISES  / 2006 / PACE(two) Palix & Cédrick Eymenier
WIPE OUT    2005  / Jean Jacques Palix &  Paul Collins
PACE(One)  2004  / Jean Jacques Palix & Cédrick Eymenier
IPSO FACTO  2003 / Ebac 001 / Jean Jacques Palix & Paul Collins 
FILM   2003 / Signature 110 19 (Radio France) /  Jean Jacques Palix
EVERGLADE   2000 / Purple 001 / Jean Jacques Palix &  Jeff Rian
VOCO  1999 / ESBA1 /  Jean Jacques Palix & David Coulter and students from Beaux Arts de Nïmes 
UN BRUIT QUI COURT  1998 / Song Active Production /  Eve Couturier, Jean Jacques Palix, Jeff Rian & David Coulter 
MUSIQUE DE MARQUES   1996 / Song Active Production /  de Olivier Agid
LES SONS DE PARIS  1994 / Plisonor
PACIFIC AIRLIGHT  1993  / Song Active Production / Olivier Agid, Jean Jacques Palix, Eve Couturier
BESAME MUCHO  1992  / Klak 1 /  two versions of the famous standard played by David Coulter et Vincent Segal
PUSH PULL  1992  / Song Active Production / Jean Jacques Palix, David Coulter, Vincent Segal, Igal Foni
J'ADORE ET J'EN PEUX PLUS   1992  / Song 0002 / Jean Jacques Palix, David Coulter, Vincent Segal, Eve Couturier for Fargistan' dance company 
PREMIER FEU  1990 / Song Active Production / Jean Jacques Palix, David Coulter, Vincent Segal, Eve Couturier


Personal filmography

"Flânerie"  2024  / "Le temps n'efface pas" 2024 / "Conversation" 2011 / "Scale of expanse" 2010 /  "Conférence sur rien" 2002


Documents

Texte Jacinto Lageira

Label Intervista 

Présentation exposition Staccato

Radio Campus avril 2007

photos

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