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Pierre A BLANC

BEIJING

En résumé

Pierre A Blanc has an extensive experience of over 20 years in the field of music. He worked as a manager, a publisher, a label manager, a promoter and a producer. After finishing his studies at ICOGES business school, he began his career being the personal assistant of William Sheller (a famous French artist and composer) for 4years. In 1999 he became the music director of the famous Parisian venue, Le Divan Du Monde where he programmed thousands of bands. In January 2001 Pierre A produced the first concert of Cui Jian in Paris. That’s how he discovered China and got a crush on it. Soon after this concert he decided to go to discover the Middle Kingdom. In 2002 he met Leo de Boisgisson and soon brought his expertise in the field of music to 86/33 LINK. The two decided to firmly establish their activities in China and soon the tiny structure became an important platform for European-Chinese contemporary culture exchanges. In 2004, the duo opened an office for the promotion of music within the French Embassy, called BMA. After this mission, Pierre A Blanc became a partner of Beijing’s iconic live house,YugongYishan and participated to the programming and booking of foreign bands. In 2011 Pierre co founded Kaiguan Culture.

Entreprises

  • DongDong Music Festival and Convention - Co director

    2013 - maintenant DongDong stands for " The East is Moving - 东动 "
    It is the new international meeting point for music in China.
    www.dongdong-event.com

    DongDong is a platform for artists and professionals in the lively city centre of Beijing to meet up, connect, mingle and have fun. The core mission is to provide opportunities for everyone to engage in collaborations catering to the audience with a diverse program full of fresh, upcoming, as well as artists from China and around the globe.

    In 2013 and 2014 DongDong gathered more than 500 local and international professionals from the music sector, 6000 audiences, and staged more than 60 acts hailing from the 4 corners of the world. Artists inclued : Cheveu, Sunglitters, CALLmeKAT, AM444, FiFi Rong, Colt Silvers, Birdy Hunt, Astrio, Mendetz, St Lo, Tiloun,Telepopmusik, Bonaparte, Emika, Nova Heart, Carsick Cars, AV Okubo, Colour Hunter, Rustic .....

  • Kaiguan Culture - CEO

    2011 - maintenant Kaiguan Culture specializes in the curating, production and promotion of contemporary cultural events between China and the rest of the world.

    Kaiguan has promoted and organized numerous events both in China and Europe, such as DongDong Music Festival and Convention, TransMusicales festival in China, concerts and tours in China, Asia and in Europe of acclaimed artists such as AIR, Matthieu Chedid aka -M- , Apocalyptica, Yann Tiersen, Yuksek, BirdyNamNam, Laurent Garnier, Ebony Bones, AM444, Wang Lei, IZ (....) ; exhibitions such as The Beach of Agnes Varda (Beijing, Wuhan, Shanghai), Africa : See You See Me (Caochangdi Photo Spring), Mu:Screen Three Generations of Chinese Video Art (Sydney, Jerusalem), Suan Tian Ku La {a snapshot of Chinese contemporary photography)...

    Kaiguan intend to enhance his action by combining his savoir faire in music and visual arts, in both official and alternative culture projects engineering, going from contemporary art to rock’n’roll!

  • 86/33Link - Executive Producer

    2007 - 2013 86/33 LINK is a cultural promotion agency registered in Paris promoting music and organizing events in China, France and Europe. 86 refers to the international code for China and 33 is the code for France, which explains the main objective of the organization: to link up the two countries by creating a platform for independent musicians and by providing professional expertise to companies or institutions seeking information and guidance on Chinese cultural and music business.

  • Bureau des Musiques Actuelles en Chine - General Manager

    2002 - 2007 General Manager of - Bureau des Musiques Actuelles - in China . Office for the promotion of music within the French Embassy

    Consultant & Expert for the French Export Music Office is a French non-profit organisation and network created in 1993, that helps French and international music professionals work together to develop French-produced music around the world and to promote professional exchange between France and other territories.

    Consultant & Expert for The European Music Office in China. EMO is an international non-profit association promoting musical diversity and representing the interests of European music professionals at a European and worldwide level.

  • Divan du Monde - Music Director

    1999 - 2002 Divan du Monde is a venue of 500 people capacity in the center of Paris, 75 Rue des Martyrs.

  • William Sheller - Secretary & Personal Assistant

    1994 - 1998 William Sheller is a French composer and singer.
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Sheller

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