Joliciel

Robert, musician and composer since the 70s, music has been part of his entire life. The rhythm of life is the music of his thought. The present is his action towards his dreams, the shock treatment of happiness. This is the music of his aspiration, just to be happy.

Although his experiences are different, knowing that the musician's life is not easy. He has always believed, to organize to happen is paramount. He made sure the administrative accounting becomes a music in itself where the notes are unlike of course, sometimes made unpleasant distortion to our ear, we do not want to listen, especially living it. Many times he wondered about why he should do this or that. This is the life course he chose. He always succeeded despite the trades that he exercised to incorporate music in his work. He knows when he wrote inspection reports to the wee hours of the morning; he even had trouble typing on the computer. He thought, instead of frustrating himself by "what" is he doing there, writing reports; he knows; it's not what excites him. He rather wants to play piano or guitar, what he has done he mystifies creating choreographies with his fingers in a rhythm that intoxicated his mind overnight. This rate, the slamming of buttons on the keyboard, sounded music that we do not imagine.

By dint of finger tapping the keyboard with energy, He starts living. The heady pace of life moves him. The path of rhythm in his veins vibrates in his mind; while seeking the essence of this creativity emanating in him? He understood that he lived his music in everything he was doing. He was the only audience, finger tapping the keyboard. Everyone who shared enjoyable space and rewarding conversation with him; have a part in his journey. The music of the human relationship marked his existence; the adventure of life continues with its marvelous surprises. The sound was in his ears; it is transposed under his fingers to finish in words where we can say a way of seeing what the music wants to be heard and understood. The meaning of one life, he told himself that he must learn to dance with his fingers over the keyboard, inventing a choreography in a musical rhythm that occupied his mind fill with exhilaration.

Wanting to see these very personal harmonious stories, can touch an ear of fragrance, embellishing gaiety, a reflection of what he is.

His musical influence comes mainly from modern, jazz, electroacoustic, pop and progressive rock. The composers, teachers and artists who had a direct influence on Robert are Igor Stravinsky for its originality and innovative idea over the rhythm and orchestration, Beethoven for its sense of developing a theme, Bach for its puzzle ness, Mozart of its easiness in angelic sense, Haydn his father of symphony, Bela Bartok for its form, Xenakis for his architectural and statistical music, Ligeti his atmospheric sound, Claude Debussy for its way of representing the nature and transposing to a melodious atmosphere; Maurice Ravel for its way orchestrating and getting the sense of grandiose, Paul Schmeling for its way of working with musical idea and theme, Mike Gibbs for its intuition, Herb Pomeroy for letting him to know deeply Duke Ellington, Hugo Norden for the counterpoint and mathematical sense, John Coltrane and CharlieParker for their jazz ideas, Miles Davis for its smoothness, Beatles and Harmonium for their musicality, Yes, Gentle Giant, Jethro Tull and Mike Oldfield for a different way of merging rock with contemporary and classical style and Georges Moustaki for his poesi, Jacques Fortin for disciplining me to practice guitar, Frank Mala to introduce to the world of music and many more.

He studied mainly in private, guitar, piano, arrangement and composition. He studied guitar, composition, arrangement, and music for the visual art from 1978 to 1982 at Berklee College of music. He acquired his diploma in film music. Then to the University of Montreal from 1983 to 1986; he devoted himself to the piano and the ear training. His compositions have been created for different ensembles, solo instrument, string quartet, through jazz big band to a symphony orchestra. Some of his works have been performed on radio, on television, in a few films and recitals. He was interested in sound organization on all forms of an instrument through the human relationship. This led him to a different life journey. Living from his art must nourish his spirit and passion. During all these years, he became interested in sound organization in all its shapes.

He realized his first album entitled "Liminaire" published in 2014.
After all these years, he have realized his first album entitled “Liminaire” released in 2014 and available on the http://www.joliciel.net/joliciel-music.html web site.

The theme throughout the life of Robert is always organizing himself and be cheerful. It comes to this. It is better to endow hardness before instead of being in trouble after. The only reason to live for him is to be joyful and share his happiness with others through the creativity.

Presentation of the Album Liminaire released in 2014

1. La Racine de L’Arbre Qui Coule Dans Les Veines De Mon Esprit
An impressionist work for piano, the ambiance of his spirit through the vein of the tree
2. Manisa
The work is an impressionist mood with a melodic theme that gives some classical romance to the atmosphere. I want it to know the birth name of my daughter Lydia was coming from. I found it was an empire many years ago, the Empire of Lydia. Manisa was one of its Cities.
3. Un Jour Maintenant Passé À S’Aimer
A classical work for the guitar with a Spanish influence over the atmosphere. The sound resonates, the celebration, 50 years of marriage of his parents.
4. M’Enfargé
A short work for piano, a rhythmic impression.
5. Persistant
A piano work based on perseverance of sound through the path of his thought.
6. Tranquillité, Le Repos
« Tranquillité Le Repos », resting in tranquillity, a smooth jazz influence works ambient his time while he listens, he breathes. He contemplates, letting the time breath throughout the music.
7. Tranquillité, Le Calme
« Tranquillité Le Calme » calming his soul quietly; a smooth jazz influence works ambient his time while he is relaxing. He’s composing; he muses on, letting life whisper throughout the music.
8. Tranquillité, La Sérénité
« Tranquillité La Sérénité » Serinity of his whole being, a smooth jazz influence works ambient his life while he is creating, he is present. He stimulates, letting energy flow throughout the music.
9. Avenue De La Solitude
A jazz keyboard piece getting the theme flows through his mind while he improvises. He becomes the representation of his solitude, the shock treatment of happiness.
10. Machination
A duo work for marimba and piano to represent the machination of life, the noise surrounding all of his actions. Get the machine out of him. The train passed by making the noise of his dream, the machine of his time and his movements.
11. Éparpillé
A work for a string ensemble playing a scattered theme that goes all around, while keeping track of its aspiration; to live.
12. Confrontation
A piano work confronting the essence of his fears that haunts him.
13. Dissimuler
A piano work in two movements developing the themes endlessly. Dissimulate the languor of the earth everlasting motion around the sun.
14. Danse De La Nature, La Fourmis
A piano classical light work representing the motion of the ants in the nature.
15. Danse De La Nature, Le Papillon
A piano classical light work representing the motion of the butterfly in the nature.
16. Danse De La Nature, La Cigale
A piano classical light work representing the motion of the cicada in the nature.
17. L’Étang Du Boisé Vert
An impressionist work to contemplate the peacefulness color of the pond, the tree reflecting over, the beauty of the nature diversity.