Olivia Louvel
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| Birth name | Olivia Louvel |
| Origin | Paris, France |
| Genres | Electronic, Experimental, Art Pop |
| Occupation(s) | Composer, Producer, Vocalist, Visual artist |
| Instruments | Laptop and Voice |
| Labels | Cat Werk Imprint, Optical Sound, Angelika koehlermann, Ici, d'ailleurs..., Parallel Series |
| Associated acts | Paul Kendall, Alan Wilder, Recoil, The Digital Intervention |
| Website | http://www.olivialouvel.com/, http://www.catwerkimprint.com |
Olivia Louvel is a French-born, British composer, producer and artist whose work draws on voice, computer music and digital narrative. In 2011, she won the Qwartz Album Award at the Qwartz Electronic Music Awards for 'Doll Divider'.
She operates on the frontier of art and electronic music. Her work also ranges from video art to live performance. She has opened for artists such as Planningtorock at the Earsthetic Festival Brighton Dome, Japanese avant-garde artist Phew (singer) and Recoil for various concerts on the European 'Selected' tour.
Initially trained in classical singing, she began to work as a singer for the renowned flying trapeze circus 'Les Arts Sauts' performing at 12 metres in the air a Meredith Monk composition 'Madwoman’s vision'. She toured with them for 3 years. From 1996 to 1999, she attended the National Superior Conservatory of Dramatic Arts of Paris, and graduated in 1999.
In 2003, with her first computer, she began to produce her debut album 'Luna Parc Hotel', released on Angelika Koehlermann in 2006. With guest appearances by Michael J.Sheehy and Sébastien Libolt.
Inspired by silent-movie star Louise Brooks and her book 'Lulu in Hollywood'. Released as a digipak CD on Optical Sound Records and Fine Arts run by French artist Pierre BelouÏn.
Initially released as a digital version on Ototoi Music / Optical Sound. 'Doll Divider' was originally inspired by A4 paintings which she made using pages from fashion magazines and repainting on top of the photos of the models. Collectively these paintings are called "Processed Dolls". Following her Qwartz Album Award in 2011, she created her label Cat Werk Imprint. 'Doll Divider' was re-released as a limited edition vinyl, enhanced and remastered version, catalogue number CW01.
A minimal soundtrack based on haiku by poet Bashō released on Cat Werk Imprint. The limited Edition CD is adorned with a hand-drawn 'Magic Fish Dog', a character invented by Olivia Louvel The project 'ō, music for haiku' was originally performed in its first incarnation at Festival En Boite, Lyon (F) in the electronic bandstand designed by Cocktail Designers.
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