News 2011
NOV/DEC 2011
Nov 20th End of JARRE European Arena Tour: 28 concerts in Arenas, 22.OOO km in planes and tour bus
The tour was a huge succes, it was great to meet all our friends coming from all over Europe, and discovering new places like Kiev, Austria etc...where we had never played. Thanx to all the fans, you all will find the photos of all 28 venues in my Gallery. Hope they will revive great memories.
You can also see them here on my FaceBook pages.
For me this tour was a very special personal experience with great musical moments on stage alternating with lots of hard times due to the passing of my dear mother Charlette (RIP) in the very middle of the tour , Oct 30th . It was the opportunity to appreciate the support of JM, Francis, Jerome, Louis, Fiona, Pierre, Edith and all the crew and fans during these very tough days.
Recording sessions for french newcomer Dave Dario for Universal Mercury label at STUDIO 124
Right after the end of JM Jarre tour i completed the work for Universal Music artist Dave Dario. I ve always been lucky when working with artists from Caribeeans or Indian Ocean Islands : Rita Marley, Edith Lefel, Ph.Lavil, Stephanie Payet, Ralph Thamar, Jocelyne Beroard .... and now Dave Dario, from Mauritius. If some have reached #1 at Top 40, with Platinum and Gold records sales, they all where great human and musical experiences. As all these prestigious artists, Dave has a great voice and his music demonstrates his love for cool sunny moods, with the unique perfect blend of cool grooves and catchy melodies that is the island music trademark.
I played a lot of different guitars ranging from pedal steel to banjo and had the pleasure to work with Patrick Dupond and Jean Pierre Dreau who produced the album.
http://www.universalmusic.fr/dave-dario/videos/
https://www.facebook.com/davedariomusic
http://www.davedario.com/
SEPT/OCT 2011
NEW EUROPEEN TOUR WITH JARRE : 28 concerts in Eastern & Central Europe, Scandinavia
JEAN MICHEL JARRE "2011 TOUR"
09/10 . . . Sofia/Bulgaria
10/10 . . . Belgrade/Serbia
11/10 . . . Zagreb/Croatia
14/10 . . . Kiev/Ukraine
16/10 . . . Kaunas /Lithuania
18/10 . . . Moscow/Russia
20/10 . . . St-Petersburg/Russia
22/10 . . . Turku/Finland
25/10 . . . Stockholm/Sweden
26/10 . . . Oslo/Norway
28/10 . . . Bergen/Norway
31/10 . . . Frankfurt/Germany
01/11 . . . Hannover/Germany
02/11 . . . Hamburg/Germany
04/11 . . . Dortmund/Germany
05/11 . . . Koln/Germany
07/11 . . . Dresden/Germany
08/11 . . . Berlin/Germany
09/11 . . . Erfurt/Germany
10/11 . . . Trier/Germany
12/11 . . . Brno/Czech Republic
13/11 . . . Katowice/Poland
14/11 . . . Warszawa/Poland
15/11 . . . Bydgoszcz/Poland
17/11 . . . Vienna/Austria
18/11 . . . Graz/Austria
19/11 . . . Munchen/Germany
20/11 . . . Zurich/Swiss
FESTIVAL DES VENDANGES de SURESNES 2011
The production (composing, recording) of film soundtrack, and DVD sound design of the event is completed .
Please check out the video which is played as a promo teaser in all the Paris area movie theaters.
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Studio-124-Claude-Samard-Polikar/137924149626058
http://www.facebook.com/festivaldesvendanges
All the multimedia promotion films, dvd etc... produced by Bon'Art Creations : http://www.bonartcreation.fr/
MORE MUSIC CUES FOR "ANTIGONE 34" TV Series for FRANCE 2/MASCARET
I now have read episodes 4-5-6 scripts by Brice Homs and Alexis Nolent and recorded some new temp tracks. I ll resume the studio tracking in November, when the shooting of the last 3 episodes by Roger Simonsz is completed, while still working on new ideas for the project.
http://www.facebook.com/antigone34
NEW GEAR AT STUDIO 124 : New Vintage Tube Neumann microphone from the 50's, New 60's WEM Copicat tape echo, API series 500 preamp and compressor, New plug ins ....lots of pics in the Studio 124 section
http://www.claudesamard.com/studio-124.html
MORE MUSIC CUES FOR "ANTIGONE 34" TV Series for FRANCE 2/MASCARET
A new spectacular car chase cue with 160 BPM metal guitar parts on steroids and agressive drums.
Some more composing for the next 3 episodes to come.
FESTIVAL DES VENDANGES -ARTS DE LA RUE - SURESNES
Composing a 30" soundtrack for a 30" promotional movie produced by Paris based "Bon'Art Creation" http://www.bonartcreation.fr/
On screen soon in all the Paris area movie theaters.
NEW GEAR AT STUDIO 124
A new 1995 Fender Strat, Bonnie Raitt signature, more vintage synth with a 70's Korg Micro Preset, a vintage Calrec microphone, a great Timmy overdrive pedal, repaired Juno 106, modified original 64 Fender Deluxe amp, and new software audio applications...
Pics and more info in STUDIO 124 and GALLERY/NEW GEAR
JUNE to DECEMBER 2011
The first 3 episodes of Antigone 34 have been mixed mid June. Each episode is around 50mn long and music score is about 20mn for each.
It was a pleasure to work with Denis Leleu who mixed that TV film.
3 more episodes have been written by Brice Homs and Alexis Nolent, which should be shot next fall, and scored before the end of 2011.
I have to do a lot of archiving and "cleaning" in my folders , a good archiving is the key when composing for TV series when you have recurrent themes to develop and rearrange.
In July i ll have to start working on new themes as well, corresponding to new characters and situations featured in those next 3 episodes.
The title : ANTIGONE 34. The broadcaster : France 2 nationwide television channel.
The screen wiriters : Brice Homs & Alexis Nolent
The dialogue writer & showrunner : Brice Homs
The producers : Benedicte Lesage & Ariel Askenazi for Mascaret Films.
The actors : Anne Le Nen, Claire Borotra, Bruno Todeschini, Aubert Fenoy, Hammou Graia
The directors : Louis Pascal Couvelaire, Roger Simonsz
The music : Claude Samard Polikar
For more info, regular updates and peek previews, join Antigone 34 on FaceBook !
Nov 20th End of JARRE European Arena Tour: 28 concerts in Arenas, 22.OOO km in planes and tour bus
The tour was a huge succes, it was great to meet all our friends coming from all over Europe, and discovering new places like Kiev, Austria etc...where we had never played. Thanx to all the fans, you all will find the photos of all 28 venues in my Gallery. Hope they will revive great memories.
You can also see them here on my FaceBook pages.
For me this tour was a very special personal experience with great musical moments on stage alternating with lots of hard times due to the passing of my dear mother Charlette (RIP) in the very middle of the tour , Oct 30th . It was the opportunity to appreciate the support of JM, Francis, Jerome, Louis, Fiona, Pierre, Edith and all the crew and fans during these very tough days.
Recording sessions for french newcomer Dave Dario for Universal Mercury label at STUDIO 124
Right after the end of JM Jarre tour i completed the work for Universal Music artist Dave Dario. I ve always been lucky when working with artists from Caribeeans or Indian Ocean Islands : Rita Marley, Edith Lefel, Ph.Lavil, Stephanie Payet, Ralph Thamar, Jocelyne Beroard .... and now Dave Dario, from Mauritius. If some have reached #1 at Top 40, with Platinum and Gold records sales, they all where great human and musical experiences. As all these prestigious artists, Dave has a great voice and his music demonstrates his love for cool sunny moods, with the unique perfect blend of cool grooves and catchy melodies that is the island music trademark.
I played a lot of different guitars ranging from pedal steel to banjo and had the pleasure to work with Patrick Dupond and Jean Pierre Dreau who produced the album.
http://www.universalmusic.fr/dave-dario/videos/
https://www.facebook.com/davedariomusic
http://www.davedario.com/
SEPT/OCT 2011
NEW EUROPEEN TOUR WITH JARRE : 28 concerts in Eastern & Central Europe, Scandinavia
JEAN MICHEL JARRE "2011 TOUR"
09/10 . . . Sofia/Bulgaria
10/10 . . . Belgrade/Serbia
11/10 . . . Zagreb/Croatia
14/10 . . . Kiev/Ukraine
16/10 . . . Kaunas /Lithuania
18/10 . . . Moscow/Russia
20/10 . . . St-Petersburg/Russia
22/10 . . . Turku/Finland
25/10 . . . Stockholm/Sweden
26/10 . . . Oslo/Norway
28/10 . . . Bergen/Norway
31/10 . . . Frankfurt/Germany
01/11 . . . Hannover/Germany
02/11 . . . Hamburg/Germany
04/11 . . . Dortmund/Germany
05/11 . . . Koln/Germany
07/11 . . . Dresden/Germany
08/11 . . . Berlin/Germany
09/11 . . . Erfurt/Germany
10/11 . . . Trier/Germany
12/11 . . . Brno/Czech Republic
13/11 . . . Katowice/Poland
14/11 . . . Warszawa/Poland
15/11 . . . Bydgoszcz/Poland
17/11 . . . Vienna/Austria
18/11 . . . Graz/Austria
19/11 . . . Munchen/Germany
20/11 . . . Zurich/Swiss
FESTIVAL DES VENDANGES de SURESNES 2011
The production (composing, recording) of film soundtrack, and DVD sound design of the event is completed .
Please check out the video which is played as a promo teaser in all the Paris area movie theaters.
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Studio-124-Claude-Samard-Polikar/137924149626058
http://www.facebook.com/festivaldesvendanges
All the multimedia promotion films, dvd etc... produced by Bon'Art Creations : http://www.bonartcreation.fr/
MORE MUSIC CUES FOR "ANTIGONE 34" TV Series for FRANCE 2/MASCARET
I now have read episodes 4-5-6 scripts by Brice Homs and Alexis Nolent and recorded some new temp tracks. I ll resume the studio tracking in November, when the shooting of the last 3 episodes by Roger Simonsz is completed, while still working on new ideas for the project.
http://www.facebook.com/antigone34
NEW GEAR AT STUDIO 124 : New Vintage Tube Neumann microphone from the 50's, New 60's WEM Copicat tape echo, API series 500 preamp and compressor, New plug ins ....lots of pics in the Studio 124 section
http://www.claudesamard.com/studio-124.html
JULY/AUGUST 2011
BACK ON THE ROAD WITH JARRE: After the Jelling Festival in Denmark we played a concert event for the celebration of the wedding of Prince Albert and Charlene in Monaco.
Francis Rimbert, Jerome Guegen and me were on stage with Jean Michel for this spectacular free concert which could be watched live on Euronews TV Channel.
More pics in my Photo Gallery
MORE MUSIC CUES FOR "ANTIGONE 34" TV Series for FRANCE 2/MASCARET
A new spectacular car chase cue with 160 BPM metal guitar parts on steroids and agressive drums.
Some more composing for the next 3 episodes to come.
FESTIVAL DES VENDANGES -ARTS DE LA RUE - SURESNES
Composing a 30" soundtrack for a 30" promotional movie produced by Paris based "Bon'Art Creation" http://www.bonartcreation.fr/
On screen soon in all the Paris area movie theaters.
NEW GEAR AT STUDIO 124
A new 1995 Fender Strat, Bonnie Raitt signature, more vintage synth with a 70's Korg Micro Preset, a vintage Calrec microphone, a great Timmy overdrive pedal, repaired Juno 106, modified original 64 Fender Deluxe amp, and new software audio applications...
Pics and more info in STUDIO 124 and GALLERY/NEW GEAR
JUNE to DECEMBER 2011
The first 3 episodes of Antigone 34 have been mixed mid June. Each episode is around 50mn long and music score is about 20mn for each.
It was a pleasure to work with Denis Leleu who mixed that TV film.
3 more episodes have been written by Brice Homs and Alexis Nolent, which should be shot next fall, and scored before the end of 2011.
I have to do a lot of archiving and "cleaning" in my folders , a good archiving is the key when composing for TV series when you have recurrent themes to develop and rearrange.
In July i ll have to start working on new themes as well, corresponding to new characters and situations featured in those next 3 episodes.
ANTIGONE 34 : an amazing new TV series on FRANCE 2 in 2012
The title : ANTIGONE 34. The broadcaster : France 2 nationwide television channel.
The screen wiriters : Brice Homs & Alexis Nolent
The dialogue writer & showrunner : Brice Homs
The producers : Benedicte Lesage & Ariel Askenazi for Mascaret Films.
The actors : Anne Le Nen, Claire Borotra, Bruno Todeschini, Aubert Fenoy, Hammou Graia
The directors : Louis Pascal Couvelaire, Roger Simonsz
The music : Claude Samard Polikar
For more info, regular updates and peek previews, join Antigone 34 on FaceBook !