Éric Mouquet
Éric Mouquet (born 19 March 1960 in Valenciennes, France), is the co-founder of the band Deep Forest. He won a Grammy Award in 1995, and a World Award for best world music album.[1][2]
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.jpg.webp) Éric Mouquet at Deep India Concert, Bangalore (2012) | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Éric Mouquet |
| Born | 19 March 1960 Valenciennes, France |
| Genres | World, ethno-ambient electronica, ambient, easy listening |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter, keyboardist, record producer |
| Instrument(s) | Keyboard |
| Years active | 1992–present |
The other half of Deep Forest was Michel Sanchez until 2005, when the latter parted ways with Mouquet in order to pursue his solo career.[3][4]
Mouquet has composed and produced for different artists such as Josh Groban (Closer), (Awake), Ana Torroja (Mecano), Mell (Japan), Chitose Hajime (Japan), Sa Dingding (Deep China).
In June 2008, he started a new label called Deep Projects, to promote music inspired by travel and the meeting with musicians from around the world. Albums that Mouquet has worked on include Deep Brasil (released 2008), Deep Africa (released June 2013), Deep China (featuring Sa Dingding, currently unreleased), Deep Sky(currently unreleased) and Deep India (released February 2013 feat. Rahul Sharma).
References
- Candid conversation with Eric Mouquet - frontman of Grammy Award winning Deep Forest, EF News International
- Cahiers d'études africaines École pratique des hautes études (France). Section des sciences économiques et sociales, École des hautes études en sciences sociales - 2002 - Volume 42, Issue 4 - Page 836 "... leur musique. Les musiciens occidentaux participant de la World sont, quant à eux, unanimes à penser qu'il s'agit d'un échange fructueux. Dans une interview à propos de Deep Forest, Éric Mouquet défend l'idée que "
- Musique et anthropologie: - Issues 171-172 - Page 408 École pratique des hautes études (France). Section des sciences économiques et sociales, École des hautes études en sciences sociales, Centre national de la recherche scientifique (France) - 2004 "Sanchez, Michel & Éric Mouquet"
- Yoga Journal No. 126 -- Jan-Feb 1996 - Page 129 "Michel Sanchez and Eric Mouquet, two Frenchmen who created Deep Forest, have topped the charts in England, Japan, and the United States. Sanchez is an organ virtuoso and Mouquet a self-taught keyboardist. Together they travel the .."