Christoph H. Müller

Christoph H. Müller (born 1967) is a musician and composer born in Stuttgart, Germany and raised in Switzerland.

Christoph H.Müller
Born (1967-07-02) 2 July 1967
Stuttgart, Germany
NationalitySwiss
Occupation
  • Musician
  • composer
  • producer
  • programmer
  • sound engineer
Musical career
Genres
Instruments
  • Electronics
  • bass guitar
  • synthesizer
  • keyboards
Years active1983–present
LabelsBecause Music
Ya Basta Records
Universal Music Group
Groenland Records
Wrasse Records
Associated actsGotan Project, Roedelius, Touch el Arab, Plaza Francia, Radiokijada, Roy Dubb, The Boyz from Brazil, Stereo Action Unlimited

He is best known as the co-founder of the electronica/neotango band Gotan Project.

Biography

As a teenager, Müller was part of different bands, including Touch El Arab, whose song "Muhammar" became a top 5 hit in Switzerland in 1987.[1][2][3]

After studies at the Universities of Basel and Zürich he moved to Paris to study at "Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales". At the same time he continued music and founded together with Paris-based American singer/songwriter Gabriela Arnon the band Ten Mother Tongues. They released one album in 1997, called The Listening Tree.[4]

In 1995 he started a close collaboration with French label Ya Basta records. He released tracks under such names as "The Boyz from Brazil", "Stereo Action Unlimited", and "Fruit of the loop" and worked on music for short films, TV jingles and advertising.[5]

In 1999 he co-founded, together with Argentinean musician Eduardo Makaroff and French producer Philippe Cohen Solal, Gotan Project, whose new form of Argentinean tango has had huge success all over the world. They released three albums: La Revancha del Tango (2001), Lunatico (2006) and Tango 3.0 (2010), and did three successful world tours, until the fall of 2011.[6]

At the same time, Müller founded his own production company, March:Music, in 2004 to develop his other musical projects, like his solo project Roy Dubb and – together with Afro Peruvian musicians – the project RADIOKIJADA, whose first album Nuevos Sonidos Afro Peruanos was released in 2009 on Wrasse records. The album garnered rave reviews in the UK, and the band played at the WOMAD festival in Reading, being one of the highlights, according to The Guardian.[7][8]

In 2005 he co-composed with Eduardo Makaroff the original music for Not Here to Be Loved, a film by Stéphane Brizé, and in 2007/2008 the soundtrack for El Gaucho, a documentary fiction film by Argentinean director Andres Jarach. The composer/producer duo "Müller & Makaroff" was thus born.[9]

In 2012/2013 Müller & Makaroff wrote music for the short film Reencuentro by Argentinean director Pablo Giorgelli (Camera d’or in Cannes for his film Las Acacias) and for Evita, a radio lecture by French actress Jeanne Moreau of a script by Pablo Aguero.

Also in 2012 he started a collaboration with electronic music icon Hans-Joachim Roedelius (from Krautrock band Cluster). They played live together in Paris and in Lunz (Austria).

In 2014 he released an album of songs written by Müller & Makaroff interpreted by French singer Catherine Ringer from the cult band Les Rita Mitsouko entitled Plaza Francia: A new Tango Songbook. The album was well received by critics and the public.

This was followed by an extensive French/European tour with Plaza Francia. [10]

In 2015, the first album of his collaboration with Roedelius, Imagori, was released by Groenland Records.[11]

In 2017 Plaza Francia changed its name and became the Plaza Francia Orchestra. In 2018, the Plaza Francia Orchestra released a self-titled album featuring Cap Verdean singer Lura and Catherine Ringer.

Also in 2018, Müller released the second album of his collaboration with Roedelius, Imagori II.

Discography

Albums and EPs
  • 1987: Touch el Arab - We Believe
  • 1988: Touch el Arab - LRK
  • 1989: Touch el Arab - Limited
  • 1997: Ten Mother Tongues - The Listening Tree
  • 1997: Fruit of the Loop - S*xplore (maxi 12")
  • 1997: The Boyz from Brazil - Solidao (maxi 12")
  • 1997: The Boyz from Brazil - Chica Boom (maxi 12")
  • 1998: Stereo Action Unlimited - Hifi Trumpet
  • 1999: The Boyz from Brazil
  • 1999: Gotan Project - Vuelvo al sur/El capitalismo foraneo (maxi 10")
  • 2000: Gotan Project - Santa Maria (maxi 10")
  • 2000: Gotan Project - Triptico (maxi 10")
  • 2000: Stereo Action Unlimited - Lovelight (maxi 12")
  • 2001: Gotan Project - La revancha del tango
  • 2005: Radiokijada - Nuevos sonidos afroperuanos part I (maxi 12")
  • 2006: Gotan Project - Lunatico
  • 2006: Je ne suis pas là pour être aimé (soundtrack)
  • 2006: Roy Dubb - Harambe (maxi 12")
  • 2006: Roy Dubb - Afro Blue (maxi 12")
  • 2007: Les Meilleurs Meilleurs - livre CD pour enfants
  • 2008: Soundtrack of the film El gaucho
  • 2009: Radiokijada - Nuevos sonidos afroperuanos
  • 2010: Gotan Project - Tango 3.0
  • 2014: Plaza Francia - A new tango songbook
  • 2015: Plaza Francia - Live Re-Experience
  • 2015: Mueller_Roedelius - Imagori
  • 2018: Plaza Francia Orchestra - Plaza Francia Orchestra
  • 2018: Mueller_Roedelius - Imagori II

Compilations
  • 1989: TransEuropa: A Swiss-Swedish Techno Sampler
  • 1989: Stop the Army Vol.I
  • 1997: Soundtrack of the film Clubbed to death
  • 1998: Soundtrack of the film Je ne voudrais pas crever un dimanche
  • 2004: Inspiracion/Espiracion: A Gotan Project DJ set
  • 2007: Ya Basta Records: 10 years after all

Gotan Project's music has been released on many compilation albums and has been used in many feature films and TV series.

Filmography

Original music
  • Je n'aimerais pas crever un dimanche (1998)
  • Not Here to Be Loved (2005)
  • El gaucho (de Andrés Jarach) (2009)
  • Au fil d'Ariane (2014)

With Gotan Project
  • Tom at the Farm (Tom à la ferme) "Santa Maria (del buen ayre)"
  • Shall We Dance - “Santa María (del buen ayre)” 2001
  • Ocean’s 12 - “El Capitalismo Foraneo”
  • The Bourne Identity - “Época”
  • The Truth about Charlie - “Época”
  • Meant to Be - “Época”
  • Knight & Day - “Santa María (del buen ayre)” “Santa María Pepe Braddock rmx” “Diferente”
  • Lies & Alibis - "Santa María (del buen ayre)“
  • Guess Who - “Queremos Paz”
  • Benjamim - “Vuelvo al Sur”
  • Powder Blue - “Amor Porteño"

Documentaries
  • El Gaucho (directed by Andres Jarach)

With Gotan Project
  • Maradona, Gamin en Or
  • The Take (directed by Naomi Klein)

TV series

With Gotan Project
Nip/Tuck
  • S05E13 - "El Capitalismo Foráneo”
  • S03E15 - “Santa María (del buen ayre)”
Chuck
  • S01E03 - "Santa María (del buen ayre)“
Sex and the City
  • S06E20 - "Queremos Paz”
Six Feet Under
  • S03E09 - “Vuelvo al Sur”
Brothers & Sisters
  • S04E05 - “Santa María (del buen ayre)
Dancing With the Stars (2009)
  • Round Eight - "Santa María (del buen ayre)
  • Round Six -"Mi Confesión”
  • Round Three - “Cité Tango”
So You Think You Can Dance
  • USA
  1. Top 12 Perform (2011) - “Tríptico”
  2. Top 18 Perform (2008) - “Mi Confesión”
  • Canada
  1. Top 20 (2008) - “Santa María (del buen ayre)”
  • Australia
  1. Top 16 Perform (2008) - "Santa María (del buen ayre)“

Awards

Distinctions
  • Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres
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References
  1. Overview (9 December 2015). "Touch el Arab". MusicBrainz. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
  2. (Hg.), Marc Krebs ; unter Mitarb. von Andreas Schneitter. Rockförderverein der Region Basel (2009). Pop Basel. Basel: Christoph-Merian-Verl. ISBN 978-3-85616-477-5. Archived from the original on 12 March 2016. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
  3. al.], eds.: Lurker Grand ... [et (2012). Heute und danach : the Swiss underground music scene of the 80's. Zürich: Edition Patrick Frey. ISBN 978-3-905929-21-8.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)
  4. "Ten Mother Tongues Discography". Discogs.com. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
  5. "The Boyz From Brazil — Free listening, videos, concerts, stats and photos". Last.fm. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
  6. Sue Steward. "Gotan Project, Lunatico | Music". The Guardian. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
  7. Robin Denselow. "World music review: Womad festival | Charlton Park, Malmesbury | Music". The Guardian. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
  8. Music, Bruno Spoerri (Hg.) ; in Zusammenarbeit mit dem ICST Institute for Computer; Künste, Sound Technology der ZHdK Zürcher Hochschule der (2010). Musik aus dem Nichts : die Geschichte der elektroakustischen Musik in der Schweiz. Zürich: Chronos. ISBN 978-3-0340-1038-2.
  9. "Not here to be loved (Je ne suis pas la pour être aimé)". Cineuropa. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
  10. Denselow, Robin (24 April 2015). "Plaza Francia review – a sassy, witty and powerful tango lesson". Theguardian.com.
  11. Fusilli, Jim (8 September 2015). "'Imagori' by Mueller_Roedelius Review". WSJ. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
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