ArtistInfo

Hervé Perez

ss, as, FR
Composer of Jazz and Electronic

Hervé is a sound artist/composer from France, now based in Sheffield, UK. He works across genres, drawing from many influences in jazz, electro-acoustic, contemporary music, experimental electronics, free improvisation, immersive sound art and ancient techniques of sound therapy alike. Hervé plays the saxophones in several groups ranging from free-jazz, electro-acoustic improvisation and contemporary jazz. On the soprano saxophone, hervé focuses on extended techniques and abstract peripheral sounds structural to the instrument as a physical resonant object - although he has been known to play melodies at times... his work on alto merges more traditional, harmonic approaches with extended techniques and multiphonics. Sounding out, one of his current projects, is an exploration of architecture, outdoor acoustics and sacred sites. These recordings are documents of in situ improvisations, inspired by the spirit and the special characteristics of a location. Hervé's research approaches sound as vibration, the relation between sound and objects or spaces, architecture and the body. His use of field recordings and sound design is concerned with frequencies and harmonic relationships found in nature, how they relate to the physical world, and how the sounds of natural elements connect to our own resonances. He has developed a very personal way to process and sculpt location recordings to reveal their musical features and maximise resonance with the listener and their experience of sound.

Instruments

• Soprano sax
• Alto sax
• Cowbell
• Drums

Genres

• Jazz
• Electronic
• Rock

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