Rubin Steiner
Rubin Steiner (born Frédérick Landier, Tours, 30 October 1974) is a French guitar, bass, and keyboard musician, and disc jockey specialising in electronica. He worked as a radio presenter between 1992 and 2002 for Radio béton in Tours, with a programme of free jazz, electro, punk, and experimental music. He organized concerts in Tours, edited a music fanzine, and was a guitarist in the group Merz from 1996 to 1998.
Rubin Steiner
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- Name
- Rubin Steiner
- Birth Name
- Frédérick Landier
- Born
- 30 October 1974
- Birthplace
- Tours, France
- Occupation
- Musician, DJ, radio presenter
- Full name
- Frédéric Landier.
- Nationality
- France.
- Fields
- music.
- Languages
- French.
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Biography
Biography
His main influences are jazz, hip hop, punk rock, 1980s American music and pop, which he arranges into albums of electro-jazz, electronica, krautrock, pop, punk disco, post-punk, house music, and techno. He was nominated for the Victoires de la musique in 2006 for his album Drum Major.
Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Rubin Steiner • Birth Name — Frédérick Landier • Born — 30 October 1974 • Birthplace — Tours, France • Genre — Electronic music • Occupation — Musician, DJ, radio presenter • Instrument — Guitar, bass, keyboard • Years Active — 1997–present • Website — http: www.rubinsteiner.com
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Rubin Steiner (born 30 October 1974) is documented in the authority records of the Bibliothèque nationale de France. Rubin Steiner was born on 30 October 1974.
Chronology
Chronology
1999–2000 A bootleg sampler with Placido (of de Loo & Placido), then concerts with Placido, Boulez Republic, Horn Pusher, Volvo Traxx, and Francois Pirault under the name of Dance Hall Music Show. 2000–2001: Going solo with samplers and synthesizer, with videos by VJ François Pirault. 2001–2003: Samples, guitar, and singing in a quartet with Sylvestre Perrusson (bass), Benoit Louette (trombone), and François Pirault as VJ. 2003–2008: Played guitar, samples, synthesizer, and singing in a new quartet, Rubin Steiner Neue Band, with Boogers (drums), Olivier Claveau (guitar, trumpet, trombone), and Sylvestre Perrusson (bass). 2008–2009: Formed Neue Band with Lionel Laquerrière of Nestor Is Bianca, replacing Sylvestre Perrusson on bass. 2009: Recorded an album with the post-punk group The Finkielkrauts (released 2010 on Another Records [sic]). 2010: Made an old school hip hop album with Canadian rapper Ira Lee. Their title "Gay & Proud" was used as the official song of Gay Pride 2011 in Tours. 2010: Participated in Nublu Orchestra performance Conduction N°190, Tête-à-Tête, conducted by Butch Morris. Since 2010 he has played with Olivier Claveau, Lionel Laquerrière, and Yann Dupeux in Rubin Steiner & The Simple Machines, using only analog synthesizers and rhythm boxes. He has also continued as the programme planner of Le Temps Machine, playing in Tours.
Albums
Albums
• 1998 Lo-fi nu jazz (autoprod) • 2000 Lo-fi nu jazz vol.2 (Platinum records) • 2001 Lo-fi nu jazz vol.2 + remixes (Platinum records) • 2002 Wunderbar drei (Platinum records) • 2003 Test recordings (Platinum records) • 2005 Drum Major (Platinum records) • 2008 Weird hits, two covers & a love song (Platinum records) • 2009 More weird hits (Platinum records) • 2010 Play With The Tapes #1 (Platinum records) • 2011 We are the future (Platinum records) (With IRA Lee) • 2012 Discipline In Anarchy (Platinum records)
Remixes
Remixes
• 2001 Inséparable mais by Arthur H • 2001 Chépa by Ivan Hio • 2001 Le disco chinois by Julien Ribot • 2001 Donkey Racing by Mr Neveux • 2001 Satellite by Bosco • 2002? by Nestor Is Bianca • 2002 Les Poupons / B.O. by François de Roubaix • 2004? by Bless • 2004 You/You by Boogers • 2005 Oscar De La Hoya by Capt'ain K.Verne • 2006 Move by Dillinger Girl & Baby Face Nelson • 2007 7 tracks by Bikini Machine • 2009 Target by Fortune • 2010 Push It To The Limit by Bosco, remix by The Motherbeepers (Rubin Steiner, Ira Lee & Funken) • 2010 Eagles don't Sparkle by We Are Enfant Terrible • 2010 Brothers & Sisters by Unison • 2010 I'm not John Mc Entire by Kid Francescoli • 2012 Eagles don't Sparkle by We Are Enfant Terrible • 2012 Future Echo by The Oscillation • 2012 Cum Operated by Jerri
Maxis and EPs
Maxis and EPs
• 1999 Easy Tune ep (UHS) • 2001 Midi Jazz 7" (Platinum records) • 2001 New Bossa 7" (Platinum records) • 2001 Tango 7" (Platinum records) • 2002 Guitarlandia Remixes remix by Bosco, Mr Neveux, Up, Bustel & Out, Dj Vadim, TTC, Mr Quark (Platinum records) • 2003 Test Recordings vol.1 (Platinum records) • 2005 Your life is like a Tony Conrad Concert (Platinum records) • 2008 Take Your Time (Platinum records) • 2012 Dexter (Platinum records)
Other
Other
• 2002 Camping Car for Camping Car - Rubin Steiner & Mme Douze (Travaux publics) • 2004 Oumupo 3 with Luz (Ici, d'ailleurs...) • Compilations on the Travaux publics label
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