Grimaud on SoundBetter

I am a french singer-songwriter. I try to convey my sound through an exploration on what I call an emotional road-trip. Early on I developed an exaggerated passion for literature, philosophy, and songwriters like Prince and John Mayer. This blend of inspiration gave birth to my kind of Pop-R&B cocktail, infused with a little bit of rap.

I am a french singer-songwriter. I try to convey my sound through an exploration on what I call an emotional road-trip.

Early on I developed an exaggerated passion for literature, philosophy, and songwriters like Prince and John Mayer.

This blend of inspiration gave birth to my kind of Pop-R&B cocktail, infused with a little bit of rap. I write, record, play, and produce all of my music.

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Auteur-compositeur français, j'explore des sons à travers ce que j'appelle un road-trip émotionnel. Très tôt, j'ai développé une passion exagérée pour la littérature, la philosophie, ainsi que les songwriters comme Prince et John Mayer.

Ce mélange d'inspiration a donné naissance à mon genre de cocktail Pop-R&B, imprégné d'un peu de rap. J'écris, j'enregistre, je joue et je produis toute ma musique.

Click the 'Contact' above to get in touch. Looking forward to hearing from you.

Languages

English
French

6 Reviews

Endorse Grimaud

by Sam Brawner
Verified (Client)
Grimaud is a very talented musician and artist. His production is amazing and definitely knows how to get a great sound. Would love to work together again!
by Chris Perry
Verified (Client)
It is always my pleasure to work with Grimaud. Great songs and production!
by Chris Perry
Verified (Client)
Did I neglect to review Grimaud after our last project? I hope i didn't - but if I did, here's another 5 star review for a super talented artist!! Merci!
by Shauhab C.
Verified
Grimaud is extremely talented. He has a deep understanding of music and sound design.
by Chris Perry
Verified (Client)
Great tunes, great guy. Always a pleasure to work with Grimaud!
by Chris Perry
Verified (Client)
Was a pleasure to mix for Grimaud. Easy to work with and wonderful tune!!

Interview with Grimaud

Q: Tell us about a project you worked on you are especially proud of and why. What was your role?
A: I produced 100% all of my albums so I am kind of proud.
Q: What are you working on at the moment?
A: My new EP, couple of songs for brands.
Q: Is there anyone on SoundBetter you know and would recommend to your clients?
A: Chris Perry for mixing.
Q: Analog or digital and why?
A: Digital because I was born into this.
Q: What's your 'promise' to your clients?
A: I will do my god damn best.
Q: What do you like most about your job?
A: the balance between discipline and adventure.
Q: What questions do customers most commonly ask you? What's your answer?
A: whats you price? depends of your project and your budget.
Q: What's the biggest misconception about what you do?
A: it's only inspiration...? no, it actually takes discipline and work everyday.
Q: What questions do you ask prospective clients?
A: what genre? mood? tempo? instruments? colors? goals?
Q: What advice do you have for a customer looking to hire a provider like you?
A: be specific in what you want and creativity will do the rest!
Q: If you were on a desert island and could take just 5 pieces of gear, what would they be?
A: acoustic guitar, macbook pro, soundcard, microphone, mini midi keyboard.
Q: What was your career path? How long have you been doing this?
A: I've been doing this for 1O+ years while working with brands also.
Q: How would you describe your style?
A: Fantasmatic Pop
Q: Which artist would you like to work with and why?
A: John Mayer, Jacob Collier, Cody Fry.
Q: Can you share one music production tip?
A: Write as quickly as possible. Separate creating and editing parts.
Q: What type of music do you usually work on?
A: Pop, RnB, Funk, acoustic indie folk.
Q: What's your strongest skill?
A: Groove & Fun.
Q: What do you bring to a song?
A: Strong groove & melody & fun.
Q: What's your typical work process?
A: I start with finding hooks with my dictaphone, then sing lyrics, tweek everything, add guitars, basses, drums in my DAW, structure the song, write verses, add energy evolution, arrange, produce mix.
Q: Tell us about your studio setup.
A: I work with guitars, basses, microphones for vocals, preamp FOCUSRITE ISA ONE, soundcard RME BABYFACE PRO, Studio One 5.
Q: What other musicians or music production professionals inspire you?
A: They inspire me to improve my process, being better and faster, more creative.
Q: Describe the most common type of work you do for your clients.
A: Songwriting, pop hooks, DAW production, lyric-writing.