Cercle (company) explained

Cercle
Industry:Music and entertainment
Founder:Derek Barbolla
Hq Location:Paris, France
Area Served:Worldwide
Key People:Derek Barbolla
Philippe Tuchmann
Pol Souchier
Services:Online music broadcasting
Event & festival production
Record label

Cercle is a music company headquartered in Paris, France.[1] It operates as a livestreaming platform for music,[2] [3] an event and festival producer and a record label.[4]

Founded in 2016 by Derek Barbolla,[5] Cercle originally specialized in organizing, filming and broadcasting electronic music concerts in unconventional venues of cultural, natural, aesthetic or artistic significance.[6] [7] While the music programming originally focused on various subgenres of electronic music (deep house, house, techno, dance music, electronica),[8] it broadened its spectrum as of 2021 by featuring neoclassical and jazz artists such as Sofiane Pamart (2021)[9] and Hania Rani (2022).[10]

History

Derek Barbolla founded Cercle in 2016.[1] His first livestreamed videos—which streamed every Monday—featured an interview with a DJ followed by a live set.[5] After receiving complaints from his neighbours, the live shows were exported to various underground locations in Paris: the "basement of a sandwich shop", a "club" or on a "moving barge on the Seine".[11] Barbolla met Philippe Tuchmann at this time at the Faust club in Paris. Tuchmann later became the artistic director of the Cercle.

Pol Souchier, film director and head of communication, said in an interview with Billboard that the idea of producing concerts in cultural heritage locations “wasn't there at the beginning.".[11] It germinated from their first live show at the Eiffel tower in October 2016 with French DJ Møme on the occasion of his Panorama album release.[5] [12] Barbolla had sent a request for a live music performance via the Eiffel Tower’s website’s contact page and received a positive response. Since then, Cercle has invited an artist on Mondays for a live performance or one-hour DJ set[13] in cultural heritage sites across the world.[14] The guest was then interviewed by Cercle, with questions from online viewers.[15]

Key events

Cercle has produced and broadcast more than 240 programmes in 31 different countries, among the most notable:

Cercle Records

Cercle Records is a record label founded in September 2020 and owned by the parent company Cercle.[4] [42] Since its inception, Cercle Records has released around 40 singles and EPs from artists invited on the Cercle channel, such as Nopalitos by Kid Francescoli (2021), Cappadocia by Ben Böhmer and Romain Garcia (2021), Canopée des Cîmes by Jan Blomqvist (2022), Abu Simbel by WhoMadeWho (2021)[43] or BOREALIS by Sofiane Pamart (2021).

Cercle Festival

Cercle has produced two festivals (branded as "Cercle Festival") in 2019[44] and 2022.[45]

Cercle Festival 2019

The 2019 Cercle Festival took place on 11 May 2019 at the Château de Chambord on the occasion of the 500th anniversary of the castle.[44]

Cercle Festival 2022

Originally scheduled for 10–11 October 2020, this edition of the Cercle Festival was postponed twice due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and finally took place on 14–15 May 2022 at the National Air & Space Museum near Le Bourget, France, with a total capacity of 24,000 people over the course of the event. The festival featured a line-up of 28 international artists. This edition of the festival was named "Best Electro Music Festival in France 2022" at the Heavent Awards.[46]

Other formats

Cercle Stories

In January 2021, Cercle introduced Cercle Stories, a new audiovisual format that aims to showcase an artist’s performance of a track in a location of cultural, historical, natural or aesthetic interest.[47] [48] [49] Cercle Story: Chapter One released in November 2021. Cercle Story: Chapter Two was avant-premiered at Le Grand Rex in Paris, followed by a release party with the featured artists at the Rex Club[50]

Cercle Moment

Since 2022, Cercle has also developed a new travel experience format, Cercle Moment. For example, Cercle announced in December 2022 a "five-day journey along the Nile" experience in February 2023, which will culminate at Adriatique's live concert at the Temple of Hatshepsut near Luxor, Egypt.[51] [31] [52]

One Way

In April 2023, Cercle introduced One Way, a series of 20 underground concert experiences that aim to "bring back the essence of dance music" in an age of image and digital hyperconsumerism.[53] [54] [55] In order to focus the experience solely on music, One Way rejects all superficial distractions such as phones, cameras, online music broadcasting and most importantly the identity of the artist.[56] Artists perform within a cubic, modern and enclosed installation art and can see the audience, whereas they cannot see them. Their identity is kept secret until it is revealed at the end of their set. The first one is scheduled for May 11, 2023 in Paris, France.[56] [57]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Bain . Katie . 2020-08-18 . Watch Disclosure Perform From a Remote National Park in Croatia . 2023-01-30 . Billboard . en-US.
  2. Web site: Match . Paris . Cercle vous fait danser sur Facebook . 12 February 2018 . 2019-01-14.
  3. News: Marikar . Sheila Yasmin . How to Throw a Party at One of the Seven Wonders of the World . 2023-01-30 . Wall Street Journal . 20 December 2022 . en-US.
  4. Web site: 2020-09-10 . La chaîne Cercle annonce ENFIN lancer son propre label… à bord d'une montgolfière . 2023-01-30 . Le Bonbon Nuit.
  5. News: Middleton . Ryan . Industry Insider: Cercle Founder Derek Barbolla On How They Book The Biggest DJs In The Most Unique Locations . 2023-01-30 . Magnetic Magazine . en-us.
  6. Web site: De la tour Eiffel à un désert de sel, comment Cercle a révolutionné la Boiler Room . 2023-01-30 . Numéro Magazine.
  7. Web site: De Petra au Chateau de Chambord, Derek Barbolla [Le Cercle] fait résonner la musique électronique depuis des lieux insolites ]. 2023-01-30 . bigmedia.bpifrance.fr.
  8. Web site: 2018-09-24 . Cercle : électro de jour . 2019-01-15 . TSUGI . fr-FR.
  9. Web site: 2021-10-05 . Découvrez le concert féérique du pianiste Sofiane Pamart en Laponie, sous les aurores boréales . 2023-01-30 . Franceinfo.
  10. Web site: Teicholz . Tom . Mesmerized By The Music Of Hania Rani . 2023-01-30 . Forbes . en.
  11. Bein . Kat . 2019-07-15 . How Party Streaming Platform Cercle Hosts Shows at the Eiffel Tower, a Remote Bolivian Salt Flat & More . 2023-01-30 . Billboard . en-US.
  12. Web site: Cercle : "Ce serait incroyable de pouvoir organiser une soirée à l'Elysée" . 2019-01-15 . Trax magazine . en . 2019-09-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190915085453/http://fr.traxmag.com/interview/46700-cercle-ce-serait-incroyable-de-pouvoir-organiser-une-soiree-a-l-elysee . dead .
  13. Web site: Cercle invite Nina Kraviz en DJ Set à la Tour Eiffel - Sortiraparis.com . 2019-01-15 . www.sortiraparis.com . fr.
  14. Plummer . Todd . 2022-11-02 . The Best Music Festival You'll Never See Again . The Daily Beast . en . 2023-01-30.
  15. Web site: décembre 2017 . Anouk Perry 28 décembre 2017 2 Commentaires Mis à jour le 29 . 2017-12-28 . Comment une chaîne YouTube m'a fait aimer l'électro comme jamais . 2019-01-15 . madmoiZelle.com . fr-FR.
  16. Web site: 2018-03-28 . Fontainebleau : le château va à nouveau vibrer au son de la musique électro . 2019-01-14 . leparisien.fr.
  17. Web site: Cercle invite Boris Brejcha dans la Nef du Grand Palais ! . 2021-01-09 . www.grandpalais.fr.
  18. Web site: [VIDEO] Nîmes : la vidéo du concert de Boris Brejcha est disponible ]. 2023-01-30 . midilibre.fr.
  19. Web site: Julien . 2022-05-02 . Récap : Retour sur le show de Boris Brejcha pour Cercle aux arènes de Nîmes . 2023-01-30 . Guettapen.
  20. Web site: BORIS BREJCHA REGRESARÁ A CERCLE EL PRÓXIMO MES EN ARÈNES DE NÎMES EN FRANCIA . 2023-01-30 . Mixmag South America.
  21. Web site: Evenson . Austin . 2020-06-16 . Good Morning Mix: Black Coffee takes over Paris' oldest ballroom, Salle Wagram . 2023-01-30 . Dancing Astronaut . en-US.
  22. Web site: FKJ et Cercle racontent les galères derrière leur sublime live dans le désert de sel bolivien . 2019-08-30 . Trax magazine . en . 2019-09-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190910222335/http://fr.traxmag.com/article/51803-fkj-et-cercle-racontent-les-galeres-derriere-leur-sublime-live-dans-le-desert-de-sel-bolivien . dead .
  23. Web site: 2021-09-01 . Cercle to Host Live Concert Under Northern Lights Hotspot in Finland . 2023-01-30 . This Song Is Sick . en-US.
  24. Web site: Nina Kraviz mixera depuis le premier étage de la Tour Eiffel lundi prochain . 2019-01-14 . Les Inrocks.
  25. Web site: Fraisse . Corentin . 2018-10-10 . Cercle invite Nina Kraviz à mixer sur la Tour Eiffel ! . 2023-01-30 . TSUGI.
  26. Web site: 2018-07-10 . Le roi Carl Cox va mixer au Château de Chambord . 2023-01-30 . Trax Magazine.
  27. Web site: Evans . Steph . 2018-07-23 . Good Morning Mix: Carl Cox performs at a French castle . 2023-01-30 . Dancing Astronaut . en-US.
  28. Bain . Katie . 2019-07-09 . Amelie Lens to Play Brussels' Iconic Atomium Monument for Next Installment of Cercle Event Series . 2023-01-30 . Billboard . en-US.
  29. Web site: Quénéhervé . Gilles . 2018-09-10 . Bodzin au sommet des Alpes Suisses - Sets de légendes #4 . 2023-01-30 . Art Juice . 2023-01-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230130115217/https://artjuice.net/bodzin-au-sommet-des-alpes-suisses-sets-de-legendes-4/ . dead .
  30. Web site: 2020-10-19 . The Next Cercle Set Will Be Held At The Great Pyramids Of Giza . 2023-01-30 . This Song Is Sick . en-US.
  31. Web site: Bakhtaoui . Mohammed . 2022-12-07 . Cercle Brings Adriatique & Hosts New Experience on the Nile . 2023-01-30 . EDMTunes . en-US.
  32. Web site: 2018-05-16 . Cercle announce Solomun to play in ancient Roman amphitheatre . 2019-01-15 . Decoded Magazine . en-US.
  33. Web site: Spilsbury . About the Author / Jack . 2021-02-18 . WhoMadeWho set to perform at the Abu Simbel temple in Egypt for Cercle . 2023-01-30 . We Rave You . en-US.
  34. News: Figueroa . Alec . Watch: ZHU Throws Down Special 2 Hour Set in the Japanese Alps For Cercle . 2023-01-30 . Magnetic Magazine . en-us.
  35. Web site: 2020-05-25 . Watch The Blaze Perform At 12,000 Feet On Top Of The French Alps For Cercle . 2023-01-30 . This Song Is Sick . en-US.
  36. Web site: 2020-05-26 . À voir : Cercle fait jouer The Blaze sur le Mont Blanc dans un nouveau live à couper le souffle . 2023-01-30 . Trax Magazine.
  37. Web site: The Blaze en live à 4000 mètres d'altitude . 2023-01-30 . Numéro Magazine.
  38. News: Middleton . Ryan . Above & Beyond Release Cercle Set From Stunning Piedra del Peñol In Colombia . 2023-01-30 . Magnetic Magazine . en-us.
  39. Web site: Bedouin live at Petra, Jordan for Cercle . 2023-01-30 . Decoded Magazine . en-US.
  40. Web site: W Hotels and X Cercle to Host Live Performances at Some of the Most Breathtaking Places on Earth . 2023-01-30 . Hospitality Net . en-us.
  41. https://www.thewildcity.com/news/19446-cercle-returns-to-india-with-colyn-at-jatayu-earth-s-center
  42. Web site: Dongre . Divyansha . 2022-03-09 . Cercle Records and W Hotels On Celebrating The Power of Progressive Dance Music . 2023-01-30 . Rolling Stone India . en-US.
  43. Web site: Bhanawat . Akshay . 2022-12-02 . WhoMadeWho Enlist Patrice Bäumel To Remix UUUU Album Single 'Never Alone' . 2023-01-30 . T.H.E - Music Essentials . en-GB.
  44. Web site: Pares . Axel . 2019-02-13 . Cercle organise son premier festival pour fêter les 500 ans du Château de Chambord . 2023-01-30 . TSUGI . fr-FR.
  45. Web site: Stranzl . Joseph C. . 2021-06-29 . Cercle Festival Has Been Postponed To 2022 . 2023-01-30 . EDM Maniac . en-US.
  46. Web site: Heavent Festivals Awards . 2023-01-30 . Heavent Paris . en-US.
  47. Web site: Belchit . Mathieu . 2021-03-20 . "Nopalitos", l'incroyable collaboration entre Kid Francescoli & Cercle Stories . 2023-01-30 . La Distillerie Musicale.
  48. Web site: Nacho . 2021-07-08 . Cercle launches a new way to enjoy; Cercle Stories . 2023-01-30 . Festival Season . en.
  49. Web site: Belchit . Mathieu . 2020-10-09 . Cercle invite NTO pour lancer leur nouveau concept : "Cercles Stories" . 2023-01-30 . La Distillerie Musicale.
  50. Web site: RADIO FG L'équipe du Cercle présente son film ce soir ! . 2023-01-30 . radiofg.com.
  51. Web site: Adriatique & Cercle Host Electronic Music Event at Hatshepsut Temple . 2023-01-30 . www.scenenoise.com.
  52. Web site: Cercle to kick off 2023 with show at 3,500-year-old temple in Egypt . 2023-01-30 . Mixmag MENA.
  53. Web site: Arrpita . 2023-04-28 . Cercle Introduces New Show Concept 'ONE WAY' . 2023-04-28 . EDMTunes . en-US.
  54. Web site: Cercle lance une nouvelle expérience inédite et insolite à Paris . 2023-04-28 . www.sortiraparis.com . fr.
  55. Web site: RADIO FG " One Way ", le très excitant nouveau show de Cercle . 2023-04-28 . www.radiofg.com . fr.
  56. Web site: 2023-04-27 . Cercle lance un nouveau concept de soirée où l'identité du DJ reste secrète jusqu'à la fin . 2023-04-28 . Dure Vie . fr-FR.
  57. Web site: Nascimento . Leonardo . 2023-04-27 . Cercle apresenta novo conceito de eventos musicais: ONE WAY . 2023-04-28 . Eletro Vibez . pt-BR.