novel sounds est. 1998
run by @geochen

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I go by many names... Some call me "Zbat", some call me "Coin Coin", some call me "Il Batterista"...

I'm a musician at heart, a songwriter, an arranger, a music lover generally speaking. My experience in music has grown over decades of a relentless obsession.

I've worn many hats, from musician (drums, guitar, bass, wannabe pianist) to songwriter, singer, arranger, producer.

I've become an engineer out of necessity first (I wanted to record my band) but this led me to opening a whole new side of music which has since then become a passion of mine. After years of experience in the studio, I've decided to offer my services as a freelancer.

Not going to lie, I'm into Rock And Roll, it's my safe place, my family, my gig. But I mean that in a very wide sense, I believe in true performance, wildness, spontaneity and heart.

I have spent my whole life discovering new artists: I've been checking out new bands in small clubs on a daily basis, tracking them online (from the good old myspace days to Spotify or Bandcamp today). 

I know what good sounds like.​

I am predominantly a visual artist who works mainly with photography and video. But,

sometimes I write words,
sometimes the words become poems, sometimes the poems become lyrics, and
sometimes the lyrics become songs.

Sinead, Julia and Heather write songs.




Picture by Luke Fowler

Mixed genre composer, sound-artist and kinetic-sculpture.

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