About Agathe Max
Graduate in Electroacoustic Composition, violinist Agathe Max, besides her collaborations with Charles Hayward's Abstract Concrete, These Towns, KURO, Mésange, Melos Kalpa... works on different projects including music and sound design for documentaries, animated movies, short movies, theater, contemporary dance and art exhibitions/sound installations, as well as being a session musician for lots of renowned artists.
After training in classical music for 1O years, she graduated at the Bourgoin-Jallieu School of Music, France, in 1995. Later on, she was exposed to improvised music and to the experimental scene. Inspired by a world both enchanting and draped in darkness, she has developed a wide range of sound textures, unique and melodious, creating unconventional and magnetic musical pieces reflecting a personality in constant search of rareness in music.
“Agathe Max delivers a drone to keep the earth turning on its axis, with a keen and romantic sense of swing. Everything you need to have a good time” – Jonathan Kane.
Musical instruments & styles
Instruments
Violin, Viola
Styles
Ambient, Electronic, Improvised