BIOGRAPHY
Piwee starts playing the drums at 11 y/old, with excellent teacher Alain Dautricourt, who will guide him during 7 years. He will participate to the Trophée Sonor, French national drums contest, and will obtain at 18, its 1st Price Trophée in Excellence.
He also plays the bass, and studies then the musicology for 5 years at the university - CNSM, to obtain a Master's degree and the knowledge in harmony, counterpoint, composition, orchestration, arrangement...
Revealed during the BAGSHOW at the Trianon Paris in 2002, sharing stage with Virgil Donati, Thomas Lang, Gregg Bissonnette, Trilok Gurtu... as well as in 2005 and 2007, he begins his first demos and masterclasses, in particular as demonstrator for ROLAND.
He started gigs on stage at 12, while accompanying his father pianist, and by playing in bands. He will so join FAIRYLAND (symphonic Speed metal), for their second album, and their European tour (Kamelot's support in 2007). He also played with TWIN-TWIN (Hip-hop Slam).
In 2008, he joins HEAVENLY, last album went out in December 2009 via Sony Sony/BMG/XIIIbis records.
He also collaborates with twins guitarists Michael and Raphael Medde for their band PROTONOVA featuring Oneida James on bass (Joe Cocker).
Then, lot of tour dates with the singer/drummer Renaud Hantson, and french popstar TAL for her 2015 Acoustic Tour.
He joined in 2016 the Cirque d'Hiver Bouglione orchestra for regulary tour dates.
Piwee is endorsed by MEINL cymbals and percussions, MAPEX drums, VATER drumsticks, and Stageworks Gear. He represents those sponsors during masterclasses almost everywhere in France and Europe.
Some articles and songs from his composition have been edited in Batteur Magazine, Batterie Mag (France).
Another facet of his musical activities is about writing symphonic music for his personal project, the DRUMS CONCERTO, and for movie writers or other works dealing with pictures.
One of his last creation for the film AZZMETA has been nominated to the JERRY GOLDSMITH AWARDS 2013.