Louis Dandrel
Louis Dandrel (11 January 1939 – 22 January 2021) was a French sound designer, composer, musician, and journalist. He was in charge of the sound design unit at IRCAM, as well as the studio he created, Diasonic. He was the husband of Fabienne Pascaud, who was managing editor at Télérama.
Louis Dandrel
- Name
- Louis Dandrel
- Born
- 11 January 1939
- Birthplace
- Nogent-le-Rotrou, France
- Died
- 22 January 2021
- Occupation
- Sound Designer Musician
- Full name
- Louis Jean André Dandrel.
- Nationality
- France
- Education
- Faculty of Arts of Paris · Conservatoire de Paris
- Languages
- French
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• Name — Louis Dandrel • Born — 11 January 1939 • Birthplace — Nogent-le-Rotrou, France • Died — 22 January 2021 • Occupation — Sound Designer Musician
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Louis Dandrel (11 January 1939 – 22 January 2021) is documented in the authority records of the Bibliothèque nationale de France. The birth of Louis Dandrel is recorded on 11 January 1939 in Nogent-le-Rotrou (Eure-et-Loir), and the death on 22 January 2021 in Paris, France.
Biography
Biography
Dandrel studied music at the Conservatoire de Paris and literary studies at Sorbonne University. He worked as a journalist and musical critic for Le Monde from 1965 to 1980, then became director of France Musique. He was one of the founders of Le Monde de la musique and Radio Classique. In 1980, he opened a sound design studio that would later become incorporated into IRCAM. Dandrel composed many musical works which he called "gardens", such as the "Jardin des voix" in Osaka, the "Jardin des sons" in Hong Kong, and "La Clepsydre" in Paris. He designed Le Métaphone in Oignies. He created sound scenography exhibitions for the SNCF from 1994 to 2004. He organized a "tv shots" exhibition at the Passage du Désir in November 2008 using photographs taken by Harry Gruyaert. From 2009 to 2013, he worked on sensory design for the Tours tramway alongside Daniel Buren and Roger Tallon. Louis Dandrel died on 22 January 2021 at the age of 82.
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Nogent-le-Rotrou.
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9th arrondissement of Paris.
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- 1.Relevé des fichiers de l'Insee
- 2.Pierre Gervasoni. Disparition : Louis Dandrel, compositeur et critique musical. Le Monde. 23655. 27 01 2021. 23.
- 3.Décès de Louis Dandrel. ResMusica. 2021-01-22.
- 4.Life Design Sonore. www.diasonicdesign.com.
- 5.Résonances. resonances2002.ircam.fr.
- 6.Le monde selon Louis Dandrel - Entrevue de Catherine Pépin Macadam tribus ICI Radio-Canada Première.
- 7.Article fr prénom1 =Xavier nom1 = Renard lien auteur1 = Le futur tramway de Tours dévoilé en grande pompe Bus & Car lien volume = jour = 11 mai 2011 issn = url http://www.wk-transport-logistique.fr/actualites/detail/39553/le-futur-tramway-de-tours-devoile-en-grande-pompe.html consulté le = 11 mai 2011 .
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