Frédéric Sanchez (born 23 September 1966) is a French sound artist and

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, best known for his career in the fashion industry. His works include sound collages, mixes, original compositions, and sound installations. Major industry observers such as ''

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'', '' Dazed'', '' AnOther'', or ''Business of Fashion'' have repeatedly referred to him as "one of the most respected sound designers working today". In 2005 he was appointed Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters by the French ministry of Culture.

Career overview

Fashion

Frédéric Sanchez's career began in 1988, when

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invited him to design the soundtrack for his debut show, and he since worked with various designers and brands such as

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, Comme des Garçons,

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, Jil Sander,

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. He is a long-term collaborator to the Festival international de mode et de photographie in Hyères, France. Since its creation in 2013 he has been included in Business of Fashion's annual index of the 500 key people shaping the fashion industry.

Art and collaborations

Sanchez has designed and curated several installations and pieces, which have been displayed or performed in museums and institutions such as the Musée du quai Branly, the Musée du Louvre, the

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, the

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, the

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(FIAC), and the parisian gallery Serge Le Borgne. He has collaborated with visual artists

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, Jack Pierson,

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, Susanna Fritscher, and

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; film directors

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and

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, architects Herzog & de Meuron, and

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. In 2008, he curated the ''Gainsbourg 2008'' exhibition at

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’ Cité de la Musique. In 2010, he directed his first art film, ''Le Soldat Sans Visage''.

Music and film

Frédéric Sanchez supervised the music on three feature films, 2000

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's Prix Michel d'Ornano winner ''Le Secret'' directed by

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, 2001

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's Golden Bear winner '' Intimacy'' directed by Patrice Chéreau, and 2008

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's German Cinema Award for Peace winner '' Die Frau des Anarchisten'' directed by

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and Marie Noëlle. In 2001, he released a music compilation featuring artists such as Mirwais, Fischerspooner, Chilly Gonzales, Peaches and

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Selected works

Installations

* ''La Salamandre'' (2004) - Sound installation - ''Contrepoint'' exhibit - Musée du Louvre, Paris * ''Ondes visibles'' (2004) - Sound installation - Nave reopening -

, Paris * ''Console'' (2004) - Sound performance - ''FIAC'' - Grand Palais, Paris * ''Castles In The Air'' (2007) - Sound installation - Galerie Serge Le Borgne, Paris * ''Gainsbourg 2008'' (2008) - Curator - Cité de la Musique, Paris * ''une utile illusion'' (2008) - Sound installation - Galerie Serge Le Borgne, Paris

Artistic Collaborations

* ''Epiderm'' (1999),

- Soundtrack -

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, Paris * ''La Vie'' (2000), Jack Pierson - Sound creation - Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac, Paris * ''Less aesthetics more ethics'' (2000),

- Sound creation -

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, Venice * ''Soundshowers'' (2000), Herzog & de Meuron - Sound creation - Prada Building, Tokyo * ''C'est Le Murmure De L'Eau Qui Chante'' (2003),

- Remix - Les Films du Siamois * ''La déraison du Louvre'' (2006),

, starring Laetitia Casta - Original soundtrack - Camera Lucida Productions * ''Il y'a ce que je sais'' (2011), Susanna Fritscher - Sound installation - ''l'Art dans les Chapelles'' Festival, Pontivy * ''Gender Studies'' (2011),

- NRW Forum, Düsseldorf * ''une autre pièce : blanc'' (2012), Susanna Fritscher - Galerie Elisabeth & Klaus Thoman, Wienna * ''Art or Sound'' exhibition (2014), curated by Germano Celant - Musical arrangement - Fondazione Prada, Palazzo Grassi, Venice

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sanchez, Frederic French electronic musicians Living people Sound designers 1966 births Chevaliers of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres French people of Spanish descent French artists