Louis Bertignac

Louis Bertignac is a French musician born the February 23rd 1954 with Oran. He was the guitarist of the group of French Rock Téléphone.

Biography

  • 1954 Birth with Oran
  • 1957 Arrival in France
  • 1968 First guitar, first discs, first groups
  • 1974 Louis buys his Gibson SG Jr in the USA for 40$
  • 1973-1975 Guitarist of “Super Goujats” which accompany Jacques Higelin. Short passage within the group Shakin' Street
  • 1976-1986 Guitarist and founder of the group Telephone
  • 1986-1990 Bertignac and the " Visiteurs" (2 albums)
  • 1993 “It and Louis” first album in solo carried out by Tony Visconti
  • 1996 “'96” writes by Etienne Roda-Gil and realized by Chris Kimsey. 25000 sold albums.
  • 1998 “Bertignac live”, realized by Louis Bertignac
  • 2002 Album of Corine Marienneau “Corine”
  • 2002 Album of Carla Bruni “Somebody told me”
  • 2005 “Longtemps” New album published on February 7th: 10 texts out of 12 writings by Carla Bruni - Dvd Version with Clip. More than 80000 sold albums.
  • 2005-2006 A long time Turn in " Power Trio": with Cyril Denis (low) and Herve Koster (battery);
Concept of the trio " emprunté" with Jimi Hendrix (The Jimi Hendrix Experiment) participation on some dates of the Nepalese sitarist virtuoso Bijaya Vaidya.
  • 2006 “Power Trio (Live)” realized by Louis Bertignac- Doubles CD Live
  • 2007 Album of Carla Bruni “No promised”
  • 2007 New beater Sylvain JOASSON
  • on June 29th, 2007 in concert with Moutiers Under Chantemerle: Festival " Festiv' be Musicales" http://festiv.free.fr
  • 2007 Festival of Essaouira with Me allem Mustafa Bakbou

Discography

With Jacques Higelin

  • 1975 "Irradié" - (P) Pathé Marconi - 2C 066-14.250

With Telephone

  • 1977 Telephone/Anna - Recorded in London, produced by Mike Thorne

  • 1979 Spits your venom - Recorded in London, produced by Martin Rushent
  • 1980 In the middle of the night - Recorded in New York Electric Ladyland Studio, produced by Martin Rushent
  • 1982 Dure limit - Recorded in Toronto, produced by Bob Ezrin
  • 1984 Another world - Recorded meadows of London, produced by Glyn Johns
  • 1986 Téléphone Live - Left in October 1986
  • 2000 Paris '81 (in public)

With the Visitors

  • 1987 : Bertignac and the Visitors - Recorded in Paris, produced by John Potoker assisted of Louis Bertignac

  • 1990 : (Visitors) Rock'n'rolls - Recorded in Memphis, produced by Jim Sheaths

In " solo"

  • 1993 : It and Louis - Recorded in Paris and New York, produced by Tony Visconti

  • 1994: Bertignacoustic live acoustics recorded in France, mixed by Dominique White-Francard
  • 1996: 96 - Recorded at the house, mixed in New York by Chris Kimsey with the Electric Ladyland Studio
  • 1998: Bertignac live - Recorded in France, mixed by Louis " with the maison"
  • 2005 : A long time - Recorded and mixed by Louis " with the maison" including 10 titles written by Carla Bruni
  • 2006: Power Trio (Live) - Recorded in public

Inspiration

Material

here a list of the material of Louis:

  • Its electric guitars
    • Gibson the Paul junior 1963 P-90 microphone (standard SG, but which was still called " Paul") - the guitar of reference, the famous SG.
    • Gibson the Paul junior 1962 microphone P-90
    • Gibson the Paul 1962 with 2 micro PAF (standard SG, but which was still called " Paul")
    • Gibson the Paul Deluxe Gold Signal (1970) mini humbuckers
    • Gibson the Paul Custom " Black Beauty" 1956 micro ALNICO-V handle and P-90 rest
    • Gibson the Paul Standard 1993
    • Gibson SG
    • Fender Stratocaster series L Coral Red of December 1964
    • Fender Stratocaster series L sunburst August 1965
    • Fender Telecaster standard blonde of 1971
    • electric Rickenbacker 12 cords
    • electric Mandoline Jim reed
    • a Oud

  • Its acoustic guitars

    • Takamine electroacoustic NP 15-C
    • Gibson Hummingbird 1968
    • Gibson Gospel electroacoustics 1995
    • Yamaha 12 cords electroacoustics FG460S-12A
    • traditional Antonio Sanchez 1005 1985
    • Dobro model 1040 1b

  • low: Fender Precision series L (L84299)

  • its effects: Pedal Booster rocket Tc-Electronics and its Pedal wah-wah

  • its amplifier: Amplifier Vox AC-30

(source: http://www.bertiliste.com/bertignac/matos)

Catalog of films

Louis Bertignac is obviously present in the film " Telephone Public" , realized by Jean-Marie Périer in 1979 and devoted to the group Telephones. The film was presented except competition to the Cannes festival in 1980. Louis Bertignac also makes an appearance in Highlander III ( Highlander III: The Sorcerer ), film carried out by Andrew Morahan in 1994, where he plays the part of Pierre Bouchet, noble friendly French of Connor MacLeod. Appearance also as a boy of coffee in " In Extremis" of Olivier Lorsac (itself lyric writer of the album " It and Louis")

Bonds

  • Official site
  • Photographs in concerts of Bertignac and Power Trio
  • audio Interview of Louis Bertignac
  • réalsiée interview on March 27th, 1997 in Noumatrouff of Mulhouse

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