Sofian Rouge

SOFIAN ROUGE? "Originally from the south western part of France, Frédéric Faupin is a writer, composer, musician and DJ from the French Riviera city of Nice. Between 1996 and 2003, Fred toured across France and Europe with the French rock band Beautés Vulgaires, performing over 500 live shows. Influenced primarily by 70's soul, jazz, gospel, funk and a deep abiding passion for world music, Frédéric Faupin composed his first solo album “Electro Twist” under the alias “Mr. Fuzz” in 2002. Frédéric Faupin’s tracks have appeared on many major dance, electronic and house compilations including Ben Watt's Buzzin Fly Vol. 2, Frequent Flyer and many more. With production partner DJ Rico, aka Deep Y’all, Frédéric has also created several tracks under the name Grantorino, the French hip-house heroes. The vibe for that project was Soul/Jazz/Funk with a house twist, and the lead single “Shake the Black Star” was featured on the popular House compilation “The Dubai Sessions.” Fred Faupin is also a popular DJ with residencies at "Sea Lounge" (Monaco) and "Le Point Rouge" (Monaco). On a recent release “Mediterranean Excursion” the first under the alias Sofian Rouge, Frédéric combined Middle Eastern, Spanish and Indian traditional music with electronic technology to create a breath-taking soundscape; his classical music training is evident throughout with Frédéric composing sophisticated string and choir arrangements for the album. An incredibly versatile artist, it’s no wonder that Fred records under different aliases, it’s hard to keep track of such a mercurial producer. For the past five years Fred has performed in the live electro band Washing Majazzz with appearances at the Crossover Festival (Nice), Pandabar (Nice) and the “Les Plages Electroniques” festival in Cannes. A post-apocalyptic space project. Frederic Faupin aka Sofian Rouge, Mr Fuzz, The Forsaken, Washing Majazz, Peter Hawck. Releases on Global Warming, Buzz