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 IRCAM (French: ''Ircam, '', English: Institute for Research and Coordination in Acoustics/Music) is a French institute dedicated to the research of music and sound, especially in the fields of avant garde and electro-acoustical art music. It is ...

, as well as the studio he created, Diasonic. He was the husband of

Fabienne Pascaud Fabienne Pascaud (born July 1, 1955) is a journalist, critic, and editor in chief for French publication ''Télérama ''Télérama'' is a weekly French cultural and television magazine published in Paris, France. The name is a contraction of ...

, who was managing editor at ''

Télérama ''Télérama'' is a weekly French cultural and television magazine published in Paris, France. The name is a contraction of its earlier title: ''Télévision-Radio-Cinéma''. Fabienne Pascaud is currently managing editor. Ludovic Desautez is de ...

''.

Biography

Dandrel studied music at the

Conservatoire de Paris The Conservatoire de Paris (), also known as the Paris Conservatory, is a college of music and dance founded in 1795. Officially known as the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Paris (CNSMDP), it is situated in the avenue ...

and literary studies at

Sorbonne University Sorbonne University (french: Sorbonne Université; la Sorbonne: 'the Sorbonne') is a public research university located in Paris, France. The institution's legacy reaches back to 1257 when Sorbonne College was established by Robert de Sor ...

. He worked as a journalist and musical critic for ''

Le Monde ''Le Monde'' (; ) is a French daily afternoon newspaper. It is the main publication of Le Monde Group and reported an average circulation of 323,039 copies per issue in 2009, about 40,000 of which were sold abroad. It has had its own website si ...

'' from 1965 to 1980, then became director of

France Musique France Musique is a French national public radio channel owned and operated by Radio France. It is devoted to the broadcasting of music, both live and recorded, with particular emphasis on classical music and jazz. History The channel was launch ...

. He was one of the founders of ''

Le Monde de la musique ''Le Monde de la musique'' was a French monthly musical magazine published from 1978 to 2009 with a circulation of 20,000 copies in 2008. It was founded in 1978 by ''Le Monde'' and ''Télérama ''Télérama'' is a weekly French cultural and tel ...

'' and

Radio Classique Radio Classique is a French commercial radio station created in 1983 that broadcasts mainly classical music. Its programmes also contain segments of economic and political news. As of 2015, it had 1.1 million listeners per day. 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 is a designated city in the Kansai region of Honshu in Japan. It is the capital of and most populous city in Osaka Prefecture, and the third most populous city in Japan, following Special wards of Tokyo and Yokohama. With a population of ...

, the "Jardin des sons" in

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, and "La Clepsydre" in

Paris Paris () is the Capital city, capital and List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), ma ...

. He designed ''Le Métaphone'' in

Oignies Oignies (; pcd, Ongnies) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Geography Oignies is a former coalmining town, nowadays a light industrial town, northeast of Lens, at the junction of the D46 and ...

. 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 Roger Tallon (6 March 1929 – 20 October 2011) was a French industrial designer. Biography After studying as an engineer (1944–1950), Tallon was employed by Caterpillar France and DuPont. In 1953, he joined Technès, the technical ...

. Louis Dandrel died on 22 January 2021 at the age of 82.

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* * 1939 births 2021 deaths 20th-century French musicians 20th-century French journalists People from Nogent-le-Rotrou Paris-Sorbonne University alumni Le Monde writers Conservatoire de Paris alumni French composers {{France-composer-stub