Christoph H. Müller

Christoph H.Müller
Born (1967-07-02) 2 July 1967
Stuttgart, Germany
Nationality Swiss
Occupation
  • Musician
  • Composer
  • Programmer
  • Sound engineer

Musical career

Genres
Instruments
  • electronics
  • bass guitar
  • synthesizer, keyboards
Years active 1983–present
Labels Because Music
Ya Basta Records
Universal Music Group
Groenland Records
Wrasse Records
Associated acts Gotan Project, Roedelius, Touch el Arab, Plaza Francia, Radiokijada, Roy Dubb, The Boyz from Brazil, Stereo Action Unlimited

Christoph H. Müller (born 1967) is a musician and composer born in Germany and raised in Switzerland.

He is best known as co-founder of the electronica/neotango band "Gotan Project".

Biography

As a teenager he is part of different bands, amongst them "Touch el Arab" whose song "Muhammar" became a Top 5 hit in Switzerland in 1987.[1][2][3]

After studies at the Universities of Basel and Zürich he moves to Paris to study at "Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales". At the same time he continues music and founds together with Paris-based american singer/songwriter Gabriela Arnon the band "Ten Mother Tongues". They release one album in 1997 called "The Listening Tree".[4]

In 1995 he starts a close collaboration with french label Ya Basta records. He releases tracks under such names as "The Boyz from Brazil", "Stereo Action Unlimited", "Fruit of the loop" and works on music for short films, TV jingles and advertising.[5]

In 1999 he co-founds – together with Argentinean musician Eduardo Makaroff and French producer Philippe Cohen Solal – GOTAN PROJECT, whose new form of Argentinean Tango has huge success all over the world. They release three albums :"La Revancha del Tango" (2001) , "Lunatico" (2006) and "Tango 3.0" (2010) and do three successful world tours, until the fall of 2011.[6]

At the same time he founds his own production company March:Music in 2004 to develop his other musical projects, like his solo project "Roy Dubb" and – together with Afro Peruvian musicians – the project "RADIOKIJADA", whose first album "Nuevos Sonidos Afro Peruanos" is released in 2009 on Wrasse records. The album gets raving reviews in the UK and the band plays at WOMAD festival in Reading, being one of the highlights according to The Guardian.[7][8]

In 2005 he co-composes together with Eduardo Makaroff the original music for "Not Here to Be Loved", a film by Stéphane Brizé and in 2007/2008 the soundtrack for "El Gaucho" a documentary fiction film by Argentinean director Andres Jarach. The composer/producer duo "Müller & Makaroff "is born.[9]

In 2012 / 2013 Müller & Makaroff write music for a videoclip / shortfilm "Reencuentro" by Argentinean director Pablo Giorgelli (Camera d’or in Cannes for his film "Las Acacias") and for "Evita", a radio lecture by French actress Jeanne Moreau of a script by Pablo Aguero. Also in 2012 he starts a collaboration with electronic music icon Hans-Joachim ROEDELIUS (from Krautrock band Cluster). They play live together in Paris and in Lunz (Austria).

In 2014 he releases an album of songs written by Müller & Makaroff interpreted by French singer Catherine Ringer from cult band "Les Rita Mitsouko" entitled PLAZA FRANCIA "A new Tango Songbook". The album is very well received as well by the critics as the audience. Follows an extensive french/european tour with PLAZA FRANCIA. http://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/apr/24/plaza-francia-review-koko-london-la-linea-festival

In 2015 a first album of the collaboration with Roedelius – called "Imagori" - is released by Groenland Records.[10]

Discography

Albums & EPs

Compilations

Particularly Gotan Project's music has been released on many, many compialtion albums and has been used in a large amount of feature films and TV series.

Filmography

Original music

With Gotan Project

Documentaries

with Gotan Project

TV series

With Gotan Project

NIP/TUCK
CHUCK
SEX AND THE CITY
6 FEET UNDER
BROTHERS & SISTERS
DANCING WITH THE STARS (2009)
SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE
  1. Top 12 Perform (2011) - “Tríptico”
  2. Top 18 Perform (2008) - “Mi Confesión”
  1. Top 20 (2008) - “Santa María (del buen ayre)”
  1. Top 16 Perform (2008) - "Santa María (del buen ayre)“

References

  1. ↑ https://musicbrainz.org/artist/a3428f25-40a7-456a-8508-997ade1b67da
  2. ↑ (Hg.), Marc Krebs ; unter Mitarb. von Andreas Schneitter. Rockförderverein der Region Basel (2009). Pop Basel. Basel: Christoph-Merian-Verl. ISBN 978-3-85616-477-5.
  3. ↑ al.], eds.: Lurker Grand ... [et (2012). Heute und danach : the Swiss underground music scene of the 80's. Zürich: Edition Patrick Frey. ISBN 978-3-905929-21-8.
  4. ↑ http://www.discogs.com/artist/4050335-Ten-Mother-Tongues
  5. ↑ http://www.last.fm/music/The+Boyz+From+Brazil
  6. ↑ http://www.theguardian.com/music/2006/apr/23/16
  7. ↑ http://www.theguardian.com/culture/2009/jul/27/womad-festival-review
  8. ↑ Music, Bruno Spoerri (Hg.) ; in Zusammenarbeit mit dem ICST Institute for Computer; Künste, Sound Technology der ZHdK Zürcher Hochschule der (2010). Musik aus dem Nichts : die Geschichte der elektroakustischen Musik in der Schweiz. Zürich: Chronos. ISBN 978-3-0340-1038-2.
  9. ↑ http://cineuropa.org/f.aspx?t=film&did=61329
  10. ↑ http://www.wsj.com/articles/imagori-by-mueller-roedelius-review-1441750885

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