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Benoit Franquet
started out his musical career at the age of 5, starting out
by learning to play the trumpet and guitar before later
learning the art of composition that lead him to perform
within a symphony orchestra, also playing in brass ensembles
on regular occasion. As Benoit grew, so did his musical
diversity and at the age of 15 he discovered rock music,
channelling his musical energies into rock bands and by the
age of 18 he had formed his first band, 'Dirty Slip' where he
added song writing and to his fast growing repertoire, further
band ventures seeing him play live and tour around his home
country of Belgium. Not one to rest on his laurels, Benoit
soon became influenced by the thriving techno scene being
developed between clubs like Le Bocaccio and La Rocca,
becoming influenced by the electronic sounds made famous at
these venues, which pushed him into a direction utilising
electronic sequencers. Ever curious, Benoit wanted to push
this curiosity further and with long time friend Alain Bultot,
they set up a professional studio where their group Ragged
Life was formed. Several tracks were created, the most notable
of which, 'I'll Be Right Here' becoming a massive anthem in
the Belgium club scene and grabbing the attention of Sony
Records Benelux, who realising the untapped potential that
Benoit had, signed not only the track, but Benoit himself to a
publishing deal, which quickly developed into a production
role for many artists that Sony were dealing with. One of his
first production jobs for Sony was in co-operation with an
artist called Petra on the track 'Angel' which became an
underground club anthem once more. Benoit was also in tune
with the fast rising global dance scene and after discovering
the sounds of DJs Sasha and John Digweed soon moved into a
deeper direction under the name of Pole Folder. His first
release, Apollo Vibes, was quickly signed to John Digweed's
record label, Bedrock and since then two further singles have
been released, in addition to the 'Moon In A Blue Sky EP' on
Sunkissed Records. John Digweed, researching all of Benoit's
work over the years soon signed Benoit up to an album deal,
one of few artists to be offered a deal on the Bedrock imprint,
and now the next chapter in the career of Benoit Franquet is
about to unfold as he works towards creating an artist album,
a venture that within the sometimes restrictive world of dance
music looks set to rewrite the rules, and he will also further
his career via production work on the debut album of fast
rising NYC based artist Shelley Harland, set to be released in
the coming months.
In addition to this, 2003 sees Benoit take up residency on the
Belgian based net radio station U4EA FM, alongside a position
as resident DJ at the ‘Factory’ nightclub in Brussels. With an
international dj schedule growing just as much as the demand
for his work as a remixer, no doubt this year will be the one
that the ‘Apollo Vibes’ are really felt as Benoit’s career
soars into orbit.
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