| Olivia Louvel | |
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| Birth name | Olivia Louvel |
| Origin | France |
| Genres | Electronic, Avant-garde, Pop, Synthpop, Experimental |
| Occupations | Composer, Producer, Singer |
| Associated acts | Paul Kendall, Alan Wilder |
| Website | http://www.olivialouvel.com/ |
Olivia Louvel is a French born, England based composer, producer and performer, crafting electronic songs from laptop and voice.
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Initially trained in classical singing, she began to work as a singer for the renowned flying trapeze circus “Les Arts Sauts” performing at 12 metres in the air a Meredith Monk composition “Madwoman’s vision”. She toured with them for 3 years. From 1996 to 1999, she attended the National Superior Conservatory of Dramatic Arts of Paris, she graduated in 1999.
With a strong DIY attitude, learning from scratch production skills, Olivia Louvel made her debut in 2006 with the release of "Luna Parc Hotel"[1] "Luna Parc Hotel" was released on Angelika Koehlermann[2] run by Gerhard Potuznik. The album features Michael J.Sheehy on guitar for the cover of David Bowie's The Motel and Sébastien Libolt (ex Les VRP). The album was mixed by Paul Kendall at the Thin Line, the studio owned by former Depeche Mode member and current Recoil brain Alan Wilder.[3] Asserting her own vocabulary, she then embarked on her cinematic opus "Lulu In Suspension" inspired by icon Louise Brooks and her book "Lulu in Hollywood". "Lulu In Suspension" was released as a Deluxe digipak CD on Optical Sound Records and Fine Arts run by French artist Pierre BelouÏn.[4]
Paul Kendall, whom she had previously collaborated with for the album "Capture" under the moniker of "The Digital Intervention",[5] has mixed her 3 releases.
She has supported Recoil for various concerts on the European "Selected" tour.[6]