Pep's
Encyclopedia
Pep's is a French
artist (as well as a group) based in Grenoble
, with musical styles encompassing genres such as rock
, R&B
& reggae
. The group was formed in 2001. The stage name of singer (and group) comes from a nickname inspired by the lead singer's name: Florian Peppuy. His influences are very diverse, ranging from Led Zeppelin
and Black Desire, to Ben Harper
, Otis Redding
and The Fugees.
age 6 and a decade later he started composing and performing locally in a group by the name of "Recycled." At the age of 18, he left for Paris
, changed his stage name to Pep’s and spent two years playing as a Busker in local Bars, and on the streets of Paris. It was around this time, that the group: Pep's was formed.
It consists of bassist
and former “Recycled” member Philippe Berruyer, Florian Peppuy's childhood buddy drummer, Alexandre Combeau, a saxophone
gold medallist and graduate from the Conservatory of Grenoble, Guillaume Diederichs, a DJ, multi-instrumentalist Dan-Luc Bicrame, and Pesenti Richard, another childhood friend joined as manager of the band.
In 2001, the group self-produced and released their first CD with six tracks named "Follow the Flo". In 2003, after performing at over 300 concerts, Pep's recorded their first studio album, "Smile of the soul" with Fred "Brain" Monestier (Sinsemilia
, Mig
..). The lead single, entitled "Liberta" featuring singer Djazia Satour from the group Mig
, quickly became a national phenomenon, and increased the band’s reputation. Richard Pesenti, the manager as well as a musician in the band, left the group to pursue a solo career, and was replaced in 2005 by Sebastian Michaut, who created and manages the label "Follow Flo."
A maxi "Pending" album was released in 2006. It comprises four titles taken from the band’s various live singles, but also two new singles entitled "J'te greenhouse" and "Tristan", a tribute to snowboard champion Tristan Picot, a friend of Pep's, who died in Jackson Hole
(U.S.) on January 4, 2003 during an avalanche
.
In 2007, Guillaume Alexandre and Combeau Diederichs left the group, to pursue other activities. Guillaume Marocco a drummer from Grenoble
, replaced the original drummer. In Mid-2007, the group signed a contract artist with the label "Echo Production" created by Mike Inca, the leader of the group Sinsemilia, and after a summer of work, the group released a new album in October 2007, produced by Laurent Guéneau (Khaled, Sinsemilia ...).
Pep's has an eclectic style, which varies from song to song - mainly based around: rock
, reggae
, soul
, funk
, jazz
and hip-hop.
Former member (left the group in 2007)
Current members
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
artist (as well as a group) based in Grenoble
Grenoble
Grenoble is a city in southeastern France, at the foot of the French Alps where the river Drac joins the Isère. Located in the Rhône-Alpes region, Grenoble is the capital of the department of Isère...
, with musical styles encompassing genres such as rock
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
, R&B
Rhythm and blues
Rhythm and blues, often abbreviated to R&B, is a genre of popular African American music that originated in the 1940s. The term was originally used by record companies to describe recordings marketed predominantly to urban African Americans, at a time when "urbane, rocking, jazz based music with a...
& 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...
. The group was formed in 2001. The stage name of singer (and group) comes from a nickname inspired by the lead singer's name: Florian Peppuy. His influences are very diverse, ranging from Led Zeppelin
Led Zeppelin
Led Zeppelin were an English rock band, active in the late 1960s and throughout the 1970s. Formed in 1968, they consisted of guitarist Jimmy Page, singer Robert Plant, bassist/keyboardist John Paul Jones, and drummer John Bonham...
and Black Desire, to Ben Harper
Ben Harper
Benjamin Chase "Ben" Harper is an American singer-songwriter and musician. Harper plays an eclectic mix of blues, folk, soul, reggae and rock music and is known for his guitar-playing skills, vocals, live performances and activism. Harper's fan base spans several continents...
, Otis Redding
Otis Redding
Otis Ray Redding, Jr. was an American soul singer-songwriter, record producer, arranger and talent scout. He is considered one of the major figures in soul and R&B...
and The Fugees.
Biography
Florian Peppuy first picked up the tromboneTrombone
The trombone is a musical instrument in the brass family. Like all brass instruments, sound is produced when the player’s vibrating lips cause the air column inside the instrument to vibrate...
age 6 and a decade later he started composing and performing locally in a group by the name of "Recycled." At the age of 18, he left for Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
, changed his stage name to Pep’s and spent two years playing as a Busker in local Bars, and on the streets of Paris. It was around this time, that the group: Pep's was formed.
It consists of bassist
Bassist
A bass player, or bassist is a musician who plays a bass instrument such as a double bass, bass guitar, keyboard bass or a low brass instrument such as a tuba or sousaphone. Different musical genres tend to be associated with one or more of these instruments...
and former “Recycled” member Philippe Berruyer, Florian Peppuy's childhood buddy drummer, Alexandre Combeau, a saxophone
Saxophone
The saxophone is a conical-bore transposing musical instrument that is a member of the woodwind family. Saxophones are usually made of brass and played with a single-reed mouthpiece similar to that of the clarinet. The saxophone was invented by the Belgian instrument maker Adolphe Sax in 1846...
gold medallist and graduate from the Conservatory of Grenoble, Guillaume Diederichs, a DJ, multi-instrumentalist Dan-Luc Bicrame, and Pesenti Richard, another childhood friend joined as manager of the band.
In 2001, the group self-produced and released their first CD with six tracks named "Follow the Flo". In 2003, after performing at over 300 concerts, Pep's recorded their first studio album, "Smile of the soul" with Fred "Brain" Monestier (Sinsemilia
Sinsemilia
Sinsemilia, also known as Sinsé, is a reggae band that was formed in Grenoble, France in 1990. The name of the group is very similar to the cannabis plants "Sinsemilla," which are the unfertilised, thus seedless, female plants....
, Mig
Mig
-Industry:*MiG, now Mikoyan, a Russian aircraft corporation, formerly the Mikoyan-Gurevich Design Bureau*Metal inert gas welding or MIG welding, a type of welding using an electric arc and a shielding gas-Business and finance:...
..). The lead single, entitled "Liberta" featuring singer Djazia Satour from the group Mig
Mig
-Industry:*MiG, now Mikoyan, a Russian aircraft corporation, formerly the Mikoyan-Gurevich Design Bureau*Metal inert gas welding or MIG welding, a type of welding using an electric arc and a shielding gas-Business and finance:...
, quickly became a national phenomenon, and increased the band’s reputation. Richard Pesenti, the manager as well as a musician in the band, left the group to pursue a solo career, and was replaced in 2005 by Sebastian Michaut, who created and manages the label "Follow Flo."
A maxi "Pending" album was released in 2006. It comprises four titles taken from the band’s various live singles, but also two new singles entitled "J'te greenhouse" and "Tristan", a tribute to snowboard champion Tristan Picot, a friend of Pep's, who died in Jackson Hole
Jackson Hole
Jackson Hole, originally called Jackson's Hole, is a valley located in the U.S. state of Wyoming, near the western border with Idaho. The name "hole" derives from language used by early trappers or mountain men, who primarily entered the valley from the north and east and had to descend along...
(U.S.) on January 4, 2003 during an avalanche
Avalanche
An avalanche is a sudden rapid flow of snow down a slope, occurring when either natural triggers or human activity causes a critical escalating transition from the slow equilibrium evolution of the snow pack. Typically occurring in mountainous terrain, an avalanche can mix air and water with the...
.
In 2007, Guillaume Alexandre and Combeau Diederichs left the group, to pursue other activities. Guillaume Marocco a drummer from Grenoble
Grenoble
Grenoble is a city in southeastern France, at the foot of the French Alps where the river Drac joins the Isère. Located in the Rhône-Alpes region, Grenoble is the capital of the department of Isère...
, replaced the original drummer. In Mid-2007, the group signed a contract artist with the label "Echo Production" created by Mike Inca, the leader of the group Sinsemilia, and after a summer of work, the group released a new album in October 2007, produced by Laurent Guéneau (Khaled, Sinsemilia ...).
Pep's has an eclectic style, which varies from song to song - mainly based around: rock
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
, 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...
, soul
Soul music
Soul music is a music genre originating in the United States combining elements of gospel music and rhythm and blues. According to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, soul is "music that arose out of the black experience in America through the transmutation of gospel and rhythm & blues into a form of...
, funk
Funk
Funk is a music genre that originated in the mid-late 1960s when African American musicians blended soul music, jazz and R&B into a rhythmic, danceable new form of music. Funk de-emphasizes melody and harmony and brings a strong rhythmic groove of electric bass and drums to the foreground...
, jazz
Jazz
Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...
and hip-hop.
Albums
Source : Pepmusic.com- 2001 : Suivez Le Flo
- "Croire"
- "La petite récolte du jardinier"
- "Lentement"
- "Liberta" (original version)
- "Boum Boum"
- "Zion"
- 2003 : Au Sourire De L'ame
- "M'asseoir"
- "Paname"
- "Lentement"
- "Le soleil de ta pensée"
- "Sueño"
- "Liberta feat Djazia"
- "Petit bonhomme"
- "Recomposé"
- "Flying Jack"
- "Mon monde"
- "Insonnia"
- "Lésions dangereuses"
- "Gaya"
- 2006 : En Attendant
- "Tristan"
- "J'te serre"
- "Boum Boum" (live in Paris)
- "Paname" (live in Voiron)
- "Liberta" (Live in Lyon)
- "La petite récolte du jardinier" (live in Grenoble)
- 2008 : Utopies Dans Le Décor, released on May 12, 2008 - #8 in France, #23 in Belgium (Wallonia)
- "Mélodie"
- "Dans ma tête"
- "Poterie des Dieux"
- "Liberta"
- "J'te serre"
- "Utopie"
- "Fakir"
- "Non identifié"
- "Ça va..."
- "De l'air"
- "À l'insouciance"
- "Me contenter"
- "…Ça vient"
Singles
- 2001 : "Follow the Flo"
- 2006 : "En attendant..."
- 2009 : "Liberta" - #1 in France, #2 in Belgium (Wallonia), #40 in Switzerland
Members
- Florian Peppuy : guitar and vocals
- Dan luc Bicrame : scratch, keyboard, percussion and chorus
- Philippe : low
- Guillaume Marocco : battery
Former member (left the group in 2007)
- Alexandre Combeau : drummer
- Guillaume Diederichs : saxophonist
Current members
- Sébastien Michaut : manager label Tracking Flo
- Mike Inca : manager label Echo productions
- Pierre Niemaz : sound
- Nicolas Longchambon : engineer light
- Oliver Crane : responsible Internet
- Gaël Chatelain : editor (Helice editions)
- Germain Barataud : tourneur (Lamastrock)
Awards
- Springboard to Tullins in 2001
- Price Festival Romans - the establishment of Internet, "music" in 2006