Marc Moulin Explained

Marc Moulin (16 August 1942 – 26 September 2008) was a Belgian musician and journalist (print, radio, TV). In the early-mid seventies, he was the leader of the jazz-rock group Placebo (not to be confused with the English rock band with the same name). He went on to become a member of the avant-rock band Aksak Maboul in 1977 and also formed the pop group Telex in 1978.[1] Moulin was one of Belgium's jazz legends, making jazz-influenced records for over 30 years.[2]

Biography

Marc Moulin was born in Ixelles, Brussels, in 1942 and was the son of Léo Moulin, a sociologist and writer, and Jeanine Moulin, a Belgian poet and literary critic.[3] [4] Moulin began his career in the 1960s playing the piano throughout Europe and in 1961 won the Bobby Jaspar trophy for Best Soloist at the Comblain-la-Tour festival. Moulin made his first recording, the Jazz Goes Swinging LP, with The Saint-Tropez Jazz Octet (also known as Johnny Dover Octet) in 1969. Two years later, he formed the band Placebo with his close friend, guitar player Philip Catherine. Placebo recorded three albums (Ball of Eyes, 1973 and Placebo) and one 45 rpm single from 1973 until the group split up in 1976.[5]

After Placebo disbanded, Moulin formed Telex, which represented Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest 1980 placing 17th of 19, with Michel Moers (vocals) and Dan Lacksman (synthesizer) in 1978 and his style shifted to electro pop. He also began working as producer for artists such as Lio, Michel Moers, Sparks, Philip Catherine, French crooner Alain Chamfort and left-field artists such as Anna Domino and Kid Montana. During the '80s, Moulin worked as a radio producer, appeared regularly on radio shows, and wrote for various Belgian publications, including Télémoustique.

Moulin died of throat cancer on 26 September 2008. He was 66 years old.[6] [7]

Discography

with Placebo

Solo

Posthumous collections
Posthumous re-releases

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bernard Dobbeleer . Biography . marcmoulin.com . 15 May 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180821100048/http://marcmoulin.com/biography.html . 21 August 2018 . dead .
  2. Web site: Linda Seida. Marc Moulin Biography by Linda Seida. All Music. 15 May 2016. 14 November 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171114202720/https://www.allmusic.com/artist/marc-moulin-mn0000677086/biography. live.
  3. Web site: Jeanine Moulin Biography. Académie Royale de Langue et de Littérature Françaises de Belgique. 15 May 2016. 12 September 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160912192316/http://www.arllfb.be/composition/membres/moulin.html. live.
  4. Web site: La Dernière Rèvèrence de Marc Moulin. Citizen Jazz. 15 May 2016. 17 June 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160617134424/http://www.citizenjazz.com/La-derniere-reverence-de-Marc.html. live.
  5. Web site: Marc Moulin Tribute. LDBK. 5 November 2013. 15 May 2016. 4 June 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160604201459/http://ldbk.eu/marc-moulin/. live.
  6. Web site: "Jazz Musician Marc Moulin Dies Aged 66" . 14 October 2008 . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20081004071445/http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/content_display/genre/e3id843b4becda8766f8ccb123acedf2de8 . 4 October 2008 .
  7. Web site: Focus: Marc Moulin. Visit Brussels. 15 May 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160530142425/http://visitbrussels.be/bitc/BE_en/content/21914/focus-marc-moulin.do. 30 May 2016. dead.

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