Rémi Lacroix on SoundBetter

Give your tracks a French attitude ,another point of view

I've been a songwriter, producer, mixer for Sony ATV Music Publishing for 20 years.

Credits include Tina Arena, Johnny Hallyday, Clara Luciani, Grégory Lemarchal ,Blade and much more.
My songs were Several times nominated for the french awards.

I also compose and produce for video game trailers like" World war z" ,"Hardspace shipbreaker" , "Big ben" Game showcase...

I compose and produce as if I were writing for a movie character. I adapt to your universe and personality and try to bring my French touch. My only goal is your satisfaction !

You need a french male voice for your song....I'm your man !
Send me some material to see if i can do something let's bring the song to life !

Send me a note through the contact button above.

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English
French

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by Dave
A great songwriter and producer
In the last 20 years he did many hit in the French and international market
He sings very well he plays guitar and piano and he is a great producer
If you talent and experience to lift up your tracks he's the guy you need !!!

Interview with Rémi Lacroix

Q: Describe the most common type of work you do for your clients.
A: Most of the time the artists or labels call me when they need me to write or produce song in every kind of style....that's my spéciality :very adaptive.I'm also a "gost singer" for commercials and stuff like that
Q: Tell us about a project you worked on you are especially proud of and why. What was your role?
A: a few years ago I composed for Johnny Hallyday who is a god in France and my titles were mixed by Bob Clearmountain who is my absolute idol
Q: What are you working on at the moment?
A: Remix and reproduce french songs from the 60' So cool !
Q: Analog or digital and why?
A: both of course! nothing better than my Trident preamp and eq ..... nothing better than Cubase and Melodyne
Q: What's your 'promise' to your clients?
A: music is like love you can't promise anything before you try ! sometimes it works sometimes it doesn't.But what I can say is that I give myself 100% if I start playing the game
Q: What do you like most about your job?
A: every morning I arrive at the studio it's a gift. I love sitting on the drums in the morning and turning off the computer in the evening....the day has passed in a second. I like to be in communion with other creative minds
Q: What questions do customers most commonly ask you? What's your answer?
A: clients often ask me what stars are like in real life? My answer is that we must keep the mystery
Q: What's the biggest misconception about what you do?
A: people who aren't in the business think it's easy....ohhhhhh nooooooo!
Q: What questions do you ask prospective clients?
A: how can i help you?
Q: What advice do you have for a customer looking to hire a provider like you?
A: let's talk about your project of your artistic vision. Send me your tracks to see if I can bring you something good
Q: If you were on a desert island and could take just 5 pieces of gear, what would they be?
A: Cubase, blue bottle mic, my black Telecaster, my 3 kids :)
Q: What was your career path? How long have you been doing this?
A: I started at the age of 20 at the studio de la grande armee (one of the greatest european studios) as assistant then sound engineer.After that I became a composer-producer at sony atv for more than 20 years.....strangely i'm still 22 years old
Q: How would you describe your style?
A: to be honest I don't have a particular style, what I like above all is to serve the song whatever the aesthetic
Q: Which artist would you like to work with and why?
A: I had the chance to work with my greatest hero Bob Clearmontain.He mixed many of my songs.i would love to work with sheryl crow she is a great melodist
Q: Can you share one music production tip?
A: Start with a free spirit, keep a teenager attitude... I want to feel like I'm discovering delay and flanger for the first time.
Q: What type of music do you usually work on?
A: I'm into trailer music for video games and I write songs for the main French artists
Q: What's your strongest skill?
A: Creative,enregic,very versatile easy to work with
Q: What do you bring to a song?
A: i try to make it better :)) I'm trying to find a way to make the song make your heart beat.
Q: What's your typical work process?
A: either I start a song from scratch or people send me material and I work around it.
Q: Tell us about your studio setup.
A: my studio is my lair,Everything is ready to play with....to keep the inspiration.I work with Cubase on PC.Using in the box gear and stil love analog stuff particularly my old Trident console (fantastic eq and préamp)
Q: What other musicians or music production professionals inspire you?
A: From Sheryl Crow to Daft-punk via Pavement and Meshuggah. Not a question of style, just a question of feeling and energy