Thomas Dutronc was born in Paris on June 16, 1973.
Applied and willing to be at the top of his class, the young boy grew up surrounded by artists, listening to rock’n’roll classics from the age of twelve: Eddy Cochran, Chuck Berry, Jimi Hendrix… Founder of A.J.T., a trio of guitarists covering the bossa nova and manouche repertoires, Thomas Dutronc joined the Gipsy Project in 2002, led by guitarist Biréli Lagrène, one of the greatest heirs of the manouche style.
Respected as a jazz guitarist, Thomas Dutronc also contributed to his childhood friend Matthieu Chédid‘s album, “Qui de nous deux”, and, still with -M-, to the soundtrack of the cartoon “Les Triplettes de Belleville”.
In April 2022, Thomas launches a joint tour with Jacques Dutronc, entitled “Dutronc & Dutronc”. Each evening, for almost two hours, they revisit Jacques Dutronc’s hits from the 60s and 70s, with arrangements that are a little more pop, even rock.
They also cover some of Thomas Dutronc’s songs, such as “J’aime plus Paris”, “Comme un manouche sans guitare” and “Aragon”.
Thomas Dutronc is sponsoring UNESCO’s 20th Sound Week in January 2023.
The occasion for him to denounce the use of ultra-compressed sound on streaming platforms.
Thomas Dutronc is honored to compose the soundtrack for the 2025 edition of the “Quand le son crée l’image” competition. (source: Rfi Musique)
When sound creates image
Soundtrack composer
© Yann Orhan
International school competition "When sound creates image" launched
From September 13, 2024 to January 6, 2025
Presentation
This branch of the competition is open exclusively to the UNESCO Associated Schools Network.
The “When Sound Creates Image” school competition, in collaboration with UNESCO, is back for a 4th edition!
With original music by singer, composer and musician Thomas Dutronc, we’re inviting students (from kindergarten to high school) from ASPnet schools to create a short film lasting 1 minute and 42 seconds.
The theme of this year’s event isListening to each other“.
Focusing on hearing and vision, this project aims to enable learners to appreciate the richness and diversity of our sensory abilities in new ways, and to develop a range of cognitive, social and emotional skills that are essential for engaging with the world as responsible and compassionate global citizens to invite students to explore the multiple relationships of sound and image.
It also aims to raise awareness of the need for attentive listening as a trigger for visual creativity.
Teachers are invited to submit their students’ short films on this form.
A school may submit more than one video, provided that the student authors are different.
Projects are due by midnight on January 6, 2025.
We invite you to download and carefully read the competition rules (below).
You’ll also find the soundtrack to download and the link to the short film submission form.
If you have any questions or require further information, please do not hesitate to contact us at lasemaineduson@orange.fr.
