Paradise Now + Isa*Belle / Transcultures

Belgium

http://transcultures.be/en/paradisenow

http://transcultures.be/en/isabelle

https://www.facebook.com/philippe.franck.transcultures

https://www.facebook.com/isabelle.vrammout

PARADISE NOW 

Since the early 1980s, Philippe Franck aka Paradise Now (BE/FR) has been developing a multifaceted artistic journey with a collaborative and nomadic approach.
He has produced numerous soundtracks for dance ; interdisciplinary performances, multimedia projects and exhibitions. 

In 2014 co-directed the film ‘Bernard Heidsieck, poetry in action” (which was also the subject of the DVD book-box ‘Variations sur Bernard Heidsieck’). He has also co-directed artistic videos with some of his audio-visual collaborators. 

In addition to his partnership with the holistic performer Isa*Belle (several body/sound art installations and performances since 2005), he also works, among others, with the electronic musicians Christophe Bailleau (the Pastoral duo), Gauthier Keyaerts (within Supernova), Stephan Dunkelman as well as the vocalist Maja Jantar and several poets (including Ira Cohen, Gerard Malanga, Habiba Sheikh in the US, Werner Moron, Eric Therer in Belgium, Catrine Godin in Quebec). He also is the artistic director of the independent label Transonic (dedicated to sound arts) and has produced several albums for other artists and for his Paradise Now project. 

ISA*BELLE 

Since 2002, Isa*Belle (FR/BE) has been developing an “bio-glamorous” artistic approach, promoting a well-being of the body – in its multiple dimensions – associated with the development of the senses and a special attention to the power of sound. 

Since 2005, based in Belgium, she has been working in duo with the sound artist Paradise Now (electronic processing and sound design, texts and co-design) on several sound installation and performance projects which have been presented in many places and festivals around the world. 

Since 2015, she has also been a member of the trio “Les ours bipolaires” with poet/author Werner Moron and Paradise Now, and since 2017 of Unda with sound artist Ariane Cheseaux. She has also collaborated with several experimental musicians of different contemporary styles (saxophonist Maurice Charles JJ, electro-acoustic 

composer Stephan Dunkelman, cellist Matthieu Safatly, electronic musician Didié Nietzsche, composer/pianist Christian Leroy...).