Chris Macari
Encyclopedia
Christian Gabriel Ledru Macari (born February 8, 1980) is a French
music video director
and producer
from the French West Indies
. Through his company, Tchimbé Raid Production, he has released more than 50 videos of Hip Hop
, RnB
, Reggae
-Dancehall
and Zouk
since 2006. He was honoured in 2008 at the Paris Olympia
for his production of Le Combat Continue 3 by Kery James
. He is active on the French Hip Hop scene.
two weeks after his birth. He grew up on Martinique, first in Carbet, and then in Shcoelcher. He was educated in the capital city, Fort-de-France
. He went to Ernest Renan Secondary School and to Victor Schoelcher High School. He graduated with an A-level in economics in 1998, and went to Paris for graphic art studies at the Grande Ecole of ESAG Penninghen, obtaining a diploma with honours in 2003.
He undertook a career in direction and production, and has worked with artists such as Snoop Dogg
, Bushido (rapper)
, Booba
, Damani, Kery James, La Fouine
, Mac Tyer, Mokobe, Soprano
, Rim K, Sefyu
, Rohff
, Nessbeal, Casey
, Despo, Soprano, 113
, Princess Lover, Tina
, Ali Angel, and Tony Parker
.
, Hype Williams
, Chris Robinson, Ridley Scott
, Tony Scott
, Martin Scorsese
, John Singleton and actors such as Denzel Washington
and Samuel L. Jackson
, Macari has a style described as dark, with original cinematographic touches.
He was the winner of the RFO contest Best Short Movie Amateur” in 2003 for his movie Tchimbe Raid. In this four-minute production, he describes his nostalgic state of mind about his distance from his roots and parents, and his loneliness when faced with drepanocytosis.
French people
The French are a nation that share a common French culture and speak the French language as a mother tongue. Historically, the French population are descended from peoples of Celtic, Latin and Germanic origin, and are today a mixture of several ethnic groups...
music video director
Music video director
A music video director is driven by a given music track. These are called music videos and are then used as promotional tools for popular music singles...
and producer
Television producer
The primary role of a television Producer is to allow all aspects of video production, ranging from show idea development and cast hiring to shoot supervision and fact-checking...
from the French West Indies
French West Indies
The term French West Indies or French Antilles refers to the seven territories currently under French sovereignty in the Antilles islands of the Caribbean: the two overseas departments of Guadeloupe and Martinique, the two overseas collectivities of Saint Martin and Saint Barthélemy, plus...
. Through his company, Tchimbé Raid Production, he has released more than 50 videos of Hip Hop
Hip hop
Hip hop is a form of musical expression and artistic culture that originated in African-American and Latino communities during the 1970s in New York City, specifically the Bronx. DJ Afrika Bambaataa outlined the four pillars of hip hop culture: MCing, DJing, breaking and graffiti writing...
, RnB
RNB
RNB is a three-letter abbreviation with multiple meanings, as described below:* Nankai Broadcasting – , a broadcasting station in Ehime Prefecture, Japan* Rhythm and blues* Contemporary R&B* Russian National Library...
, Reggae
Reggae
Reggae is a music genre first developed in Jamaica in the late 1960s. While sometimes used in a broader sense to refer to most types of Jamaican music, the term reggae more properly denotes a particular music style that originated following on the development of ska and rocksteady.Reggae is based...
-Dancehall
Dancehall
Dancehall is a genre of Jamaican popular music that originated in the late 1970s. Initially dancehall was a more sparse version of reggae than the roots style, which had dominated much of the 1970s. In the mid-1980s, digital instrumentation became more prevalent, changing the sound considerably,...
and Zouk
Zouk
Zouk is a style of rhythmic music originating from the Caribbean islands of Guadeloupe & Martinique. Zouk means "party" or "festival" in the local Antillean Creole of French, although the word originally referred to, and is still used to refer to, a popular dance, based on the Polish dance, the...
since 2006. He was honoured in 2008 at the Paris Olympia
Paris Olympia
The Olympia is a music hall in the 9th arrondissement of Paris. Located at No. 28, Boulevard des Capucines, its closest métro/RER stations are Madeleine, Opéra, Havre – Caumartin and Auber....
for his production of Le Combat Continue 3 by Kery James
Kery James
Alix Mathurin better known as Kery James, is a French rapper, singer, songwriter, dancer and record producer, who was born in West Indies from Haitian parents. His mother raised him in Orly, a suburb of Paris. Nowadays with his three solo albums, he is one of the most respected French rappers. The...
. He is active on the French Hip Hop scene.
Biography
Macari was born in the Val de Marne in France, and left with his parents for MartiniqueMartinique
Martinique is an island in the eastern Caribbean Sea, with a land area of . Like Guadeloupe, it is an overseas region of France, consisting of a single overseas department. To the northwest lies Dominica, to the south St Lucia, and to the southeast Barbados...
two weeks after his birth. He grew up on Martinique, first in Carbet, and then in Shcoelcher. He was educated in the capital city, Fort-de-France
Fort-de-France
Fort-de-France is the capital of France's Caribbean overseas department of Martinique. It is also one of the major cities in the Caribbean. Exports include sugar, rum, tinned fruit, and cacao.-Geography:...
. He went to Ernest Renan Secondary School and to Victor Schoelcher High School. He graduated with an A-level in economics in 1998, and went to Paris for graphic art studies at the Grande Ecole of ESAG Penninghen, obtaining a diploma with honours in 2003.
He undertook a career in direction and production, and has worked with artists such as Snoop Dogg
Snoop Dogg
Calvin Cordozar Broadus, Jr. , better known by his stage name Snoop Dogg, is an American rapper, record producer, and actor. Snoop is best known as a rapper in the West Coast hip hop scene, and for being one of Dr. Dre's most notable protégés. Snoop Dogg was a Crip gang member while in high school...
, Bushido (rapper)
Bushido (rapper)
Anis Mohamed Youssef Ferchichi, , better known as Bushido, is a German rapper. The word Bushido is Japanese and means "Way of the Warrior". He also uses the pseudonym Sonny Black, based on Dominic Napolitano. As of 2009, he sold more than 1,5 million albums in Germany alone...
, Booba
Booba
Elie Yaffa better known under his stage name Booba, is a French rapper from Paris. He is half Senegalese from his father's side and half French of Moroccan origin from his mother's side...
, Damani, Kery James, La Fouine
La Fouine
Laouni Mouhid, commonly known by his alias La Fouine or Fouiskin , is a French rapper of Moroccan origins from the city of Trappes, Yvelines in the Paris western suburbs. He is a growing figure of French rap. La Fouine signed with Sony Records in 2003 and released his debut album, Bourré au son,...
, Mac Tyer, Mokobe, Soprano
Soprano
A soprano is a voice type with a vocal range from approximately middle C to "high A" in choral music, or to "soprano C" or higher in operatic music. In four-part chorale style harmony, the soprano takes the highest part, which usually encompasses the melody...
, Rim K, Sefyu
Sefyu
Youssef Soukouna , better known by his stage name Sefyu , is a French rapper of Senegalese descent. He comes from Aulnay-sous-Bois , a city in the French department of Seine-Saint-Denis...
, Rohff
Rohff
Rohff - « Rimeur Original Hardcore Flow Fluide » is a French rapper from Vitry-sur-Seine, in Val-de-Marne, south of Paris. Rohff was born in Comoros and immigrated to the Parisian suburbs in 1985.A fan of 2Pac, The Notorious B.I.G., NWA, Game, and others, Rohff began rapping around 1994...
, Nessbeal, Casey
Casey
In general, Casey is a common variation of the Irish Gaelic cathasaigh, meaning vigilant, brave, or watchful. At least six different septs used this name, primarily in the Counties of Cork and Dublin.Casey may refer to:- Music :...
, Despo, Soprano, 113
113
Year 113 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Celsus and Crispinus...
, Princess Lover, Tina
Tina
- Fictional characters:*Tina Branford, a fictional character from the Final Fantasy series; main character of Final Fantasy VI *Tina Hopkins, EastEnders character*Tina McIntyre, a character from the popular British soap Coronation Street...
, Ali Angel, and Tony Parker
Tony Parker
William Anthony "Tony" Parker is a French professional basketball player who currently plays for the San Antonio Spurs of the NBA....
.
Style
Influenced during his youth by Spike LeeSpike Lee
Shelton Jackson "Spike" Lee is an American film director, producer, writer, and actor. His production company, 40 Acres & A Mule Filmworks, has produced over 35 films since 1983....
, Hype Williams
Hype Williams
Harold "Hype" Williams , previously known as HYPE, is an American music video and film director of African-American and Honduran descent. His nickname "Hype" comes from his hyperactive nature as a child....
, Chris Robinson, Ridley Scott
Ridley Scott
Sir Ridley Scott is an English film director and producer. His most famous films include The Duellists , Alien , Blade Runner , Legend , Thelma & Louise , G. I...
, Tony Scott
Tony Scott
Anthony D. L. "Tony" Scott is an English film director. His films include Top Gun, Beverly Hills Cop II, The Last Boy Scout, True Romance, Crimson Tide, Enemy of the State, Spy Game, Man on Fire, Déjà Vu, The Taking of Pelham 123, and Unstoppable...
, Martin Scorsese
Martin Scorsese
Martin Charles Scorsese is an American film director, screenwriter, producer, actor, and film historian. In 1990 he founded The Film Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to film preservation, and in 2007 he founded the World Cinema Foundation...
, John Singleton and actors such as Denzel Washington
Denzel Washington
Denzel Hayes Washington Jr. is an American actor, screenwriter, director, and film producer. He first rose to prominence when he joined the cast of the medical drama, St. Elsewhere, playing Dr...
and Samuel L. Jackson
Samuel L. Jackson
Samuel Leroy Jackson is an American film and television actor and film producer. After becoming involved with the Civil Rights Movement, he moved on to acting in theater at Morehouse College, and then films. He had several small roles such as in the film Goodfellas before meeting his mentor,...
, Macari has a style described as dark, with original cinematographic touches.
Awards
Macari won the award of Best Hip Hop Video in 2008 at the Olympia for the second sequel of "Les Trophées de l’Année du Hip Hop” for "Le Combat Continue 3" by Kery JamesHe was the winner of the RFO contest Best Short Movie Amateur” in 2003 for his movie Tchimbe Raid. In this four-minute production, he describes his nostalgic state of mind about his distance from his roots and parents, and his loneliness when faced with drepanocytosis.
Videography
- June 2011: "Comme Une Etoile" - Booba
- April 2011: "Régime Militaire" - Abou2ner
- April 2011: " Killer" – Booba
- April 2011: "Le Legiste" – Kaaris
- April 2011: "Leader" – OGB ft IAM & Mafia K'1 Fry
- March 2011: "Saddam Hauts de Seine" – Booba
- January 2011: "Abracadabra" – Booba
- December 2010: "On pense a vous" – 113 ft Amel Bent
- November 2010: "Ma Couleur" – Booba
- October 2010: "Jour De Paye" – Booba
- October 2010: "Chez Nous" – Les Associés
- October 2010: "Weg eines Kriegers" – Berlins Most Wanted
- September 2010: "Berlins Most Wanted" – Berlins Most Wanted
- September 2010: "Caesar Palace" – Booba
- August 2010: "Mali Debout" – Mokobe
- July 2010: "Dinguerie" – 113
- June 2010: "Golo" – La Comera
- June 2010: "Ca Chante" – SMOD
- June 2010: "Lamborghini" – Green
- May 2010: "Nu Lajan" – Gato Da Bato Feat Booba
- May 2010: "Dangeroots" – Despo Rutti
- April 2010: "Tony A Tué Manny" – Mac Tyer
- April 2010: "Redemption" – Despo Rutti
- April 2010: "Viser La Victoire" – Admiral T feat Medine & La Fouine
- Mars 2010: "Chacun Son Vice" – Alonzo (feat. Ekila)
- March 2010: "Ca Bouge Pas" – Nessbeal
- March 2010: "Here Comes Damani" – Damani Feat. Snoop Dogg
- March 2010: "So" (directed in December 2006) – Mac Tyer
- March 2010: "Créature Ratée" – Casey
- February 2010: "Foetus" – Booba
- February 2010: "Braquage Vocal" – Alonzo
- December 2009: "Banlieue Sale" – La Fouine (Feat.Nessbeal)
- December 2009: "Je suis le quartier" – Alonzo
- November 2009: "Krav Maga" – La Fouine
- October 2009: "Rats Des Villes" – Booba
- June 2009: "Double Poney" – Booba
- June 2009: "Bande A Part" – Mala
- May 2009: "Sévère" – Rohff
- May 2009: "We We We" – Seth Gueko
- April 2009: "Le Son Des Capuches" – Seth Gueko
- March 2009: "Amnezia" – Nessbeal
- March 2009: "Truc De Ouf" – Kennedy
- February 2009: "Game Over" – Booba
- February 2009: "Mauvais Œil Dans Le Périmètre" – Mac Tyer
- January 2009: "Aigle Royal" – Dosseh
- January 2009: "Discret" – AP
- December 2008: "Rap Game" – Rohff
- November 2008: "Progress" – Rohff ft Junior Reid
- October 2008: "Ghetto Boyz/Vroum Vroum" – Mac Tyer
- July 2008: "Terrain Vague" Rim K
- June 2008: "Le Loup Dans La Bergerie" – Nessbeal
- June 2008: "On Aime ca" – Nessbeal
- April 2008: "RSC (rois sans couronne)" – Nessbeal
- March 2008: "Hustler" – Krys (ft. Vybz Kartel + Aidonia)
- February 2008: "Dernière Chance" – Lea Castel (ft. Soprano)
- February 2008: "Laisse Moi Dans Mon Bunker" – Fat Taf (ft. Despo'Rutti)
- January 2008: "Parloir Fantôme" – Rim K ft. Sefyu
- December 2007: "Clandestino" – Rim K
- November 2007: "Le Combat Continue part III" – Kery James
- October 2007: "Safari" – Mokobe
- September 2007: "L'Espoir des Favelas" – Rim K
- July 2007: "Elle M'Envie" – Princess Lover
- July 2007: "Mon Soleil (New Version)" – Princess Lover
- May 2007: "Paroles de Soninke" – Mokobe, 113
- March 2007: "Balance Toi" – Tony Parker
- January 2007: "Chez Moi" – Casey
- November 2006: "Bolides" – Despo Rutti
- October 2006: "Vini" – Tina
- September 2006: "Please Love Me" – Marco Polo
- June 2006: "9.3. Tu Peux Pas Test" – Mac Tyer
- June 2006: "Emeutiers" – Insurrection
- May 2006: "Cliches" – Mac Kregor
- April 2006: "Ali & Marisa" – Lovely
- April 2006: "Trafic de Stereotypes" – Despo Rutti
- April 2006: "Stop" – Hiroshimaa
- January 2006: "7eme Ciel" – Jamice
- January 2006: "Fermes Tes Yeux" – 2 Wayz
- December 2005: "Juste Nous" – Ali Angel
- October 2005: "Snake Me" – Warren
- October 2005: "Je te Donne" – Warren
- September 2005: "Vitry Nocturne" – 113
- June 2005: – "Ailleurs" West Isle
- March/April 2005: "On Ira Bien" – LS
- February/March 2005: "Rap & Biz" – Weedy
- January/February 2005: "Invincible" – O.G Plasm
- January 2005: "Madd Thing" – Madd Youths Records
- September 2004: "Pa meny.. Mwen" – Tendance 09 vol.1
- September 2005/April 2006: "Morgane de Clara" – Clara Morgane
- April 2005: "Songes d..un M.C yegri" – Weedy
- December 2004: school film for SupinfoSupinfoThe "École Supérieure d'Informatique" , also called SUPINFO is a private institution of higher education in general Computer Science that was created in 1965 and has been recognized by the French state since 10 January 1972....
– Institute of Information Technology - August 2004: "Je Doute" – Tendance 09 vol.1
- August 2004: "Dommage" – Tendance 09 vol.1
- 2003: "The Letter" – Tchimbe Raid Production