Music?

The approach that my parents had towards my musical learning was always a very liberal one, but rigorous in practice.

I started with my father when I was 4 or 5, and promptly took on a teacher when I was 6. I stayed with Carlos for 11 years.

We considered going in the direction of classical music conservatories when I was around 11, but it never happened. I was happily not disciplined enough for it.

I began teaching when I was 17, and did so for 4 years, in France and Luxembourg. During these years I took full advantage of France’s idea of putting upright pianos in all their train stations, and I would spend hours playing there, meeting people, other musicians, teaching others easy little songs.

I’ve always tried to focus on the simple fact of making something. Challenging the perception of quality being based on harmony or tempo. If something is made, it’s good enough for me. Though I applied this in part with my students, it was important to find a balance between the courage to just play, regardless of what may happen to the music, and the stricter side of practice, theory.

From this concept comes all the improvising. I studied composition, specifically for film music, but I quickly realised that it wasn’t my thing, there were too many parameters, and more often than not the project was not my own, so I had very little say.

I’d always spent time improvising whenever I'd go back home, but my parents were normally the only people who would hear me play in that way. This website, and the music I’m working on producing currently, is a first step towards sharing those moments outside of my home.