Sam Rouanet

Sam Rouanet
Sam playing as Reynold at the Lieu Unique in Nantes, France
Background information
Birth name	Sam Rouanet
Also known as	Reynold, Babyreynold, Johnny Wagner
Born	(1972-11-15) November 15, 1972 Toulouse, France
Genres	Techno
Years active	1994-Present
Labels	Trenton Records
Associated acts	Duplex 100, Canvas, The Seasons, Kigo, Sweetnighter, Spleen
Website	Reynold

Sam Rouanet (born 15 November 1972 in Toulouse, France) is a French born guitarist, DJ and producer of electronic music who lives and works in Berlin, Germany.

Career

Sam Rouanet studied violin and classical music in Toulouse, France. He moved to Chicago in the late 1990s and began to play guitar in bands within the post-rock scene there. After returning to Europe, Sam started producing electronic music, mostly under the alias Reynold. First he moved to London playing bass with the electronic duo Kinobe, before moving to Paris where he co-founded the Minimal Dancin' event where artists such as Swayzak, Metro Area, T. Raumschmiere, Roman Flügel of the duo Alter Ego, Feadz, Trentemøller, Aril Brikha, Booka Shade among many others.^[1] After success in Paris, Sam finally moved to Berlin to explore the electronic scene there.

He has released records for such labels as Persona, Plexi, KINA, Treibstoff and his own label, Trenton Records. Reynold's music has been well reviewed by international publications such as Resident Advisor^[2] and De:Bug.^[3][4][5][6]

In 2003 Sam co-created the electronic music label Trenton Records, which has since released over 50 records from artists such as John Tejada, Stewart Walker, Jeff Samuel, 3 Channels and Touane among others.

He has been the host of the monthly "Minimal Dancin" events at the Nouveau Casino in Paris, France between 2001 and 2009 alongside Duplex 100 partner Phil Stumpf.

In 2010, Rouanet worked with Kazakh electronic musicians, in a project sponsored by the French Embassy in Kazakhstan and the Goethe-Institut, in creating a collaborative album entitled "Tronicstan".^[7] He later toured with some of the Kazakh participants around France and Germany.^[8]

Sam Rouanet also has a band with his father Jacques Rouanet called "Kigo". In addition, Sam is also working with American electronic music producer Stewart Walker on Sweetnighter, a live band project.

Releases

2012 Le Projet Minsk, album/CD, Trenton

2011 Gelmatica, Craft, Subtraction

2011 KIGO “Princesse”, Subtraction

2010 Reynold, Tempura EP, High Jack

2010 Tronicstan album/CD, Trenton

2010 Reynold, Un Air de Gondole, KINA

2010 Reynold, To Know You EP, Trenton

2009 Reynold, Cococurry EP, Plexi records

2009 The Seasons, Undone, CD album, City Centre Office

2008 Reynold, Another Way EP, Persona Express 002

2008 Reynold, Faze part. 2, Trenton

2008 Reynold, Faze part.1, Trenton

2008 Reynold & 3 Channels, Macho Lato, Trenton

2007 Reynold / Aki Latvamaki: split EP, Curle 08

2007 Reynold Vs Aspro: god is given, Microfon 10

2007 Reynold: the leisure hive EP, Fragmented audio 01

2007 Reynold Vs Aspro: musique basique, Lebensfreude

2007 Reynold / Denis Karimani: split EP, Curle 05

2007 Reynold: La cité d’en haut EP, Persona

2006 Johnny Wagner: intercity EP, Trenton

2006 Reynold: my favorite movie CD/album,Persona

2006 Reynold Vs Aspro: U-turn, Microfon 06

2006 Rerynold: blue print EP, Body talk

2006 Reynold / Denis Karimani: split EP, Curle 02

2006 Reynold: montrose place EP, MA citysport

2006 Duplex 100: flashcam EP, Cray1Labworks

2006 Reynold: tropical storm EP, Baystreet rec

2006 Reynold: planet vinea EP, S'hort records

2006 Reynold: food for thought EP, Out of orbit

2006 Reynold Vs Phil Stumpf: for house, Sushitech

2006 Reynold Vs Aspro: angle & curve, trenton

2005 Duplex100: this is crime EP, MA

2005 Duplex100: Well hung EP, 3rd floor

2005 Reynold: playfool EP, MA citysport

2005 Duplex 100: Big shot EP, Treibstoff

2005 Reynold: mathmos, compil. Highgrade

2005 Duplex 100: 12", Initial Cuts

2005 Duplex 100: Duplexity EP, Morris/audio

2005 Reynold: 12", Morris/audio city sport

2004 Reynold: web EP, electro chelou

2004 Duplex 100: Extrapoliert EP, Initial cuts

2004 Duplex 100: Bipolar EP, Treibstoff

2004 Reynold: Winnemark EP, Morris | Audio

2004 Duplex 100: 1 track on Regular compil.

2004 Duplex 100: shooting star EP, Onitor

2004 Reynold: spilt EP 12", Trenton 002

2003 Reynold: a side split EP, 12" Trenton 001

2003 Reynold: Mystic, "Paris Lounge vol3

2003 Reynold: Tomy is Dancin' 12", Dumb-Unit

2003 Babyreynold: Compil "Artificiel", musiques modernes

2003 Canvas: Naked 12", Nacopa'jaz (rmx by Modernist)

2003 Canvas: Buona Modulazione LP/CD, Nacopa'jaz

2003 Duplex100: Rue Rouvet 12", Popular Tools

2003 Duplex100: popular internationalist #1

2003 Canvas: Origine J 12", Nacopa'jaz

2002 Crapule12" Indestructible/La Ink

2002 Canvas. Duplex 100: O'range, Serial

1999 12", Inkorporation 01

References

External links

• Reynold discography at Discogs
• Duplex 100 discography at Discogs
• Trenton Records website
• Minimal Dancin

Persondata
Name	Rouanet, Sam
Alternative names
Short description	French musician
Date of birth	15 November 1972
Place of birth	Toulouse, France
Date of death
Place of death