Sylvain Darrifourcq

Percussionist, multi-instrumentalist, improviser and composer, Sylvain Darrifourcq is a recognized figure of this generation of improvisers curious about borders, he is a musician in great demand. He has collaborated with many French, European and American personalities such as Joëlle Léandre, Joachim Kühn, Tony Malaby, Michel Portal, Louis Sclavis, Marc Ducret, Andrea Parkins, Akosh S, Kit Downes... Passionate about questions of temporality, space and rupture in music, he now creates a very personal language, built around the notions of "poly-speed", "physical quality" and the mechanization of the sound gesture. Thus are born his own projects MILESDAVISQUINTET!, IN LOVE WITH and TENDIMITE. His research leads him to question the plastic dimension of his productions. In 2019, together with Nicolas Canot, he gave birth to the FIXIN ecosystem - a set of projects ranging from sound installation to performance - featuring digitally controlled motors in a minimalist and immersive light scenography. He also collaborates with composers Karl Naegelen, Guillaume Hermen; the visual artist Zimoun; the choreographers Soa Ratsifandrihana, Liz Santoro and the author Françoise Dô. In 2023, he created HECTOR Editions with the aim of publishing books with scientific content and knowledge sharing, and published the book 20,000 WORDS co-written with Antoine Lebousse.