Born in Geneva in 1954, Jacques Demierre is one of Switzerland’s leading musical personalities in many areas. As a pianist, he has developed a tonal language that is as sensitive as it is eruptive, often taking on a noise-like quality, for example on “One Is Land”. As a free improviser, he performs with all manner of groups and plays a pivotal role in a still-young scene. Demierre is also an avid composer and has enjoyed success with free-form works like «Thirty Pianos» and «No Alarming Interstice». As a sound poet, meanwhile, he collaborates with Vincent Barras to conjure up a radical poésie sonore of spoken word and rhythm.
Year of creation
2018
Director
Julien Chavaillaz & Collection films
Tag
jacques demierre
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Produced by Federal Office of Culture, Bern
and Collection, Paris/Lausanne
Project Management - Martine Chalverat
Direction - Julien Chavaillaz
Image - Maxime Kathari
Sound - Grégoire Pasquier
Production -Julien Chavaillaz & Collection
Direction of production - Annie Gisler
Translation - Juliette Rosset
Editing & Calibration - Mathieu Cacheux
Graphic design - Noémie Gygax
Jacques Demierre – Swiss Music Prize 2018
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Added on 20 December 2022
Born in Geneva in 1954, Jacques Demierre is one of Switzerland’s leading musical personalities in many areas. As a pianist, he has developed a tonal language that is as sensitive as it is eruptive, often taking on a noise-like quality, for example on “One Is Land”. As a free improviser, he performs with all manner of groups and plays a pivotal role in a still-young scene. Demierre is also an avid composer and has enjoyed success with free-form works like «Thirty Pianos» and «No Alarming Interstice». As a sound poet, meanwhile, he collaborates with Vincent Barras to conjure up a radical poésie sonore of spoken word and rhythm.
Credits and thanks
Produced by Federal Office of Culture, Bern
and Collection, Paris/Lausanne
Project Management - Martine Chalverat
Direction - Julien Chavaillaz
Image - Maxime Kathari
Sound - Grégoire Pasquier
Production -Julien Chavaillaz & Collection
Direction of production - Annie Gisler
Translation - Juliette Rosset
Editing & Calibration - Mathieu Cacheux
Graphic design - Noémie Gygax
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