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I'm Getting Sentimental Over You

Tell the world a little bit about yourself, The shorter the better.

وفي الروحِ أوديةٌ من صمتٍ موحِشٍ تُعانقها نغماتُ العودِ كأنها وطنُ

Born in Marseilles August 11, 1913
His father, a musician in the navy in Marseilles, starts teaching him music at 6 years old
He learns violin at the Conservatoire in Marseilles but alsos drums because he loves jazz. Then he spends a year in Paris at the Conservatoire.
1931: he works as a violonist at the Théâtre des Variétés in marseilles
June 10, 1939 he marries Odette.
At that period he becomes the musical director of some singers, among them Yves Montand, and Lucienne Boyer, with whom he is going to tour the world.
1946: he has a baby- girl named Françoise.
1952: he emigrates to US, and get the Green card and the musician  Union card, because he wants to produce a big band orchestra.
1953, a french producer Maurice Tézé, calls him back in France to record his first record Blue Tango and the follow up Limelight
He gets his first success with this record, and from now, all french singers want to hire Franck, called ‘The American » to be their musical director.
1954 he records his first LP under the label Pathé-Marconi- he will record 9 LPs in 3 years. and will create the serie Amour Danse et Violons which will include 54 LPs
1956, he records his version of  Only You, the success created by yhe Platters ; he will sell over 3 millions copies in the US
Between 1956 and 1972 he is the regular conductor for France at the Eurovision song contest.
1958 he starts recording classical music ; with his serie Pages Célèbres he will record popular classical pieces with 80 musicians, so leading his « Varieties » public to the discovery and appreciation of classical music.
His Pages Célèbres give him the chance to direct famous classical orchestras like :

The London Symphony orchestra
The Society of Concerts for the Conservatoirte
The BBC orchestra ar the Royal Festival Hall
The Lamoureux Orchestra at the Salle Pleyel

His records are distributed in over 50 countries
1962: he composes together with Paul Mauriat and Raymond Lefèvre the famous hit « Chariot » created by Petula Clark and followed up by Little Peggy March as « I will follow Him ».
In 1992 the song will become the main theme of the motion picture Sister Act 1 & 2.

He will record until 1995 with EMI

He achieves, among many other distinctions:

1956: The Grand prix du disque Français
1957: The Grand prix du disque in Brazil
1963: The Golden disc in Venezuela
1965: Amsterdam: The Edison Price (The equivalent of the film Oscars) for his orchestrations of Pop music
1965: Award of the “DISQUE POPULAIRE”
1967: Back to the USA for an important promotion journey. He conducts in New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Denver, Hollywood…
1968: Golden disc in Colombia for his popularity in this country-Disco Mundo
1969: Grand Prix du disque of the Charles Cros Academy in Paris
1970: Gold record in Japan, for the album “FOR YOUR LOVELY BABY”
1976:Gold record in Japan for “ADORO”

Franck has broken all the selling records of the European orchestras

He dies on November 12, 2000 in Neuilly-France, from Parkinson desease.

Active years: 50s,60s,70s,80s,90s.


قلوبنا كمفتاح عود شدت عليه أوتارنا وكلما زادت دقاته كان الوتر مشدوداََ ليصدر صوت حاداََ .. وكلما خفقت دقاته وضعفت تراخت الأوتار وأصبح صوتها ركيك .. وما بين هذا وذاك نتوق شوقاََ لدقات قلب بها تصبح كل الأوتار مظبوطة لتصدر أصوات لحن عجز الجميع عن عزفه إلا أنت ..

If you search for special music, you can find it here... 
„monokino-productions“ is label and plattform for music and video works produced by Bernward Schilke aka „der minotauros“, the name for my musical-ego and my solo-productions. Together with Eva Henning I build the elektro-acustic-duo named „kaas & kopje“. In 2023 we start the new Brass Project "Brass & Kopje". I´m also bassplayer in the punk-rock-poetry band named „Marilyn´s Army“. In the 1990´s I formed the techno-live-orchester named „T.E.V.O.“ together with five Friends. My own CDs  I produced as „der minotauros“ or together with Eva Henning as „kaas & kopje“ and "Brass & Kopje". With „T.E.V.O.“ we produced LP and CD, with „Marilyn´s Army“ several CDs.

Listen to kaas & kopje  and Brass & Kopje releases here:
https://brasskopje.bandcamp.com/

Listen to Marilyn´s Army Albums here: 
https://open.spotify.com/artist/26xKF33K3uixshUB0FRTKZ

See more of the band "T.E.V.O." here: 
http://www.youtube.com/user/tevoesk

German  translation:
„monokino-productions“ ist Label und Plattform für meine eigenen Musik- und Video-Arbeiten. Mein Name ist Bernward Schilke aka „der minotauros“, Musiker, Producer, Songwriter, experimenteller Tonal- und Visual-Gestalter.  Als „der minotauros“ veröffentliche ich seit den 1990er Jahren meine eigenen CDs und experimentellen Videos. Zusammen mit Eva Henning bilde ich seit 2001 das elektro-akkustische-Duo „kaas & kopje“.  Im Jahr 2023 haben wir das neue Brass Projekt "Brass & Kopje" gestartet. In der 1986 gegründeten deutschsprachigen Punk-Rock Band „Marilyn´s Army“ spiele ich seit 1999 den Bass. 1993 gründete ich mit fünf Freunden das Techno-Live-Orchester „T.E.V.O.“. Neben LP und CD Veröffentlichungen spielten wir bis 2001 unzählige Live-Performances auf Techno Partys und Festivals in ganz Deutschland und dem benachbarten Ausland.
Höre die neusten kaas & kopje und Brass & Kopje Veröffentlichungen hier:
https://brasskopje.bandcamp.com/
Höre die neusten Marilyn´s Army Alben hier: 
https://open.spotify.com/artist/26xKF33K3uixshUB0FRTKZ
Mehr vom Techno-Live-Orchester "T.E.V.O." gibt es hier: www.youtube.com/user/tevoesk

‏أفشوا الموسيقى بينكم 
إبق حيث الموسيقى، فرجال الدين ليسوا هناك
“Without music, life would be a mistake.”
بين الجاز و المجاز

"I wish I were far away from everything!"
Vincent Van Gogh

محب وهاوي  للموسيقى ... بكل اشكالها و الوانها واقاليمها ... 🎶🎼🎵

I'm Getting Sentimental Over You

Franck Pourcel