Art Mélodies

Laurent RochelleX

Bio

A largely self-taught musician with a foundation in classical music, Laurent Rochelle chose complementary instruments: the soprano saxophone and, later, the bass clarinet. As both an instrumentalist and composer, his eclectic nature and openness, along with his love for collaboration, allow him to feel at home in a wide variety of musical worlds. Through learning the piano, he developed a keen interest in harmony and composition, cultivating a unique ear strongly drawn to music with asymmetric rhythms (such as those from the Balkans and the Orient), while also drawing inspiration from classical composers like Ravel, Stravinsky, and Berg, as well as contemporary minimalist composers like Philip Glass and Terry Riley. At the start of his musical journey, Laurent Rochelle wrote many compositions as the leader of ensembles, particularly with the group Monkomarok, with whom he recorded four albums (three on the German label Enja) and toured extensively in France and abroad (Kuwait, Ukraine, Cameroon, Chad, Morocco, and more). His natural interest in the intersection of music and other art forms—such as dance, puppetry, cinema, literature, painting, and animation—led him to work transversally, enriching his music through the challenges and opportunities presented by these collaborations. Rochelle’s highly evocative compositions are often noted for their imagery, plasticity, and ability to enhance visual elements, whether in live performance or for audiovisual media. Since his collaboration with publisher Frédéric Leibovitz and Cézame Music Agency (starting in 2007), he has ventured into new musical territories, particularly exploring repetitive and minimalist music. He also began writing his first compositions and arrangements for string ensembles. In 2007, he trained in Soundpainting with Walter Thompson and Etienne Rollin, which helped him bridge composition and improvisation. He now teaches this technique through workshops and uses it in educational and prison settings. In parallel with his work as a musician, he founded his own label (www.linoleum-records.com) and trained in sound recording and mixing techniques. With a personal studio, he independently produces his musical projects and takes on commissioned work.

Nationality

Laurent Rochelle

Albums 9

	menstruation	02:05 135 bpm
Description Tags Percussion / Piano / Thongs / Obstinate / Brass Composers Laurent Rochelle Album Cycles ISRC FR7Z31400740
	luminescence	03:01 159 bpm
Description Tags Percussion / Obstinate / Weird / Baritone sax / Larsen Composers Laurent Rochelle Album Cycles ISRC FR7Z31400780
	irridium	02:09 115 bpm
Description Tags Percussion / Tense / Marimba / Electronic / Piano / Thongs / Constant Composers Laurent Rochelle Album Cycles ISRC FR7Z31400800
	Walking into the unknown	02:47 151 bpm
Description Tags Mystery / Piano / Thongs / String set / Electric piano / Melodica / Resolute Composers Laurent Rochelle Album Open Minded ISRC FR7Z31500200
	Spirit of inquiry	02:32 200 bpm
Description Tags Percussion / Urgent / Marimba / Piano / Thongs / Serious / String set / Clarinet / Clarinet Composers Laurent Rochelle Album Open Minded ISRC FR7Z31500210
	Desire never stops	02:45 157 bpm
Description Tags Wandering / Severe / Piano / Acoustic guitar / Acoustic guitar Composers Laurent Rochelle Album Open Minded ISRC FR7Z31500220
	chasing the truth	02:31 173 bpm
Description Tags Confidant / Piano / Cyclic / Toy piano / String trio Composers Laurent Rochelle Album Open Minded ISRC FR7Z31500230
	A new start	02:41 150 bpm
Description Tags Acoustic guitar / Percussion / Piano / Thongs / String set / Clarinet / Horn / Uplifting / Regular / Horn Composers Laurent Rochelle Album Open Minded ISRC FR7Z31500240
	Open eyes	03:22 161 bpm
Description Tags Electronic / Inevitable / Piano / Thongs / Ropes / Dramatic / Electronic / Pizzicato Composers Laurent Rochelle Album Open Minded ISRC FR7Z31500250
	Spirit of audacity	02:49 106 bpm
Description Tags Synth / Tense / Thongs / String set / Clarinet / Clarinet / Electric piano / Saxophone / Dangerous Composers Laurent Rochelle Album Open Minded ISRC FR7Z31500260
	The eccentric revolution	03:02 142 bpm
Description Tags Flutes / Piano / Xylophone / Ropes / Melodica / Energy / Ludic Composers Laurent Rochelle Album Open Minded ISRC FR7Z31500270
	spirit of innocence	02:27 123 bpm
Description Tags Marimba / Interrogative / Intermittent / Solo Composers Laurent Rochelle Album Open Minded ISRC FR7Z31500280
	Push our limits	02:26 141 bpm
Description Tags Marimba / Piano / Thongs / Sudden / String set / Clavinet / Intense Composers Laurent Rochelle Album Open Minded ISRC FR7Z31500290
	Spread your ideas	03:40 111 bpm
Description Tags Acoustic guitar / Bass / bass clarinet / Bass clarinet / Hypnotics / Accordion / Pizza / Panoramic / String pizzicato / Acoustic and electric guitars Composers Laurent Rochelle Album Open Minded ISRC FR7Z31500300
	Looking beyond	02:47 157 bpm
Description Tags Patient / Bass / Electronic / Piano / Peaceful / String pizzicato / Pizzicato double bass Composers Laurent Rochelle Album Open Minded ISRC FR7Z31500310
	Connected hearts	04:05 114 bpm
Description Tags Rhythm / Battery / Bass / Double bass / Electronic / Piano / Constant / Ropes / Intriguing / Electronic Composers Laurent Rochelle Album Open Minded ISRC FR7Z31500320
	Knowledge is the power	02:46 139 bpm
Description Tags Tense / Inevitable / Piano / Thongs / Fender Rhodes / String set Composers Laurent Rochelle Album Open Minded ISRC FR7Z31500330
	Playtime	03:17 184 bpm
Description Tags Violin / Piano / Electronic / Electronic percussion / Nocturnal / Vibraphone / Ropes / String set / Pizzicato / Electronic drums / Fairytail / Thongs Composers Laurent Rochelle Album Time Passing ISRC
	Birth	03:25 134 bpm
Description Tags Delay / Battery / bass clarinet / Piano / Introspective / Nocturnal / Vibraphone / Electric piano / Drums / Thongs / String set / Saxophone Composers Laurent Rochelle Album Time Passing ISRC
	Chasing the time	02:42 145 bpm
Description Tags bass clarinet / Mystery / Piano / Interrogative / Vibraphone / Saxophone / Reverse piano Composers Laurent Rochelle Album Time Passing ISRC
	Spare time	02:23 186 bpm
Description Tags Percussion / Piano / Cyclic / Constant / Pizzicato / Thongs / String Quartet / Chimes Composers Laurent Rochelle Album Time Passing ISRC
	Time passing	02:49 157 bpm
Description Tags Piano / Electronic / Electronic percussion / Introspective / Vibraphone / String set / Pizzicato / Electronic drums / Thongs / Rigorous Composers Laurent Rochelle Album Time Passing ISRC
	time for meditation	03:19 136 bpm
Description Tags Percussion / Melancolic / bass clarinet / Piano / Electronic percussion / Nocturnal / Vibraphone / Electric piano / Saxophone / Chimes / Concertina Composers Laurent Rochelle Album Time Passing ISRC
	Rebirth	03:49 173 bpm
Description Tags Percussion / Piano / Sparse / Electronic / Electronic percussion / Vibraphone / String set / Electric piano / Sound design / Thongs / Organic Composers Laurent Rochelle Album Time Passing ISRC
	Step by step	02:22 185 bpm
Description Tags Percussion / Obstinate / bass clarinet / Piano / Vibraphone / Electric piano / Saxophone / Obsessed Composers Laurent Rochelle Album Time Passing ISRC
	Child time	02:16 140 bpm
Description Tags Piano / Interrogative / Constant / Pizzicato / Thongs / String Quartet Composers Laurent Rochelle Album Time Passing ISRC
	Revive	02:53 139 bpm
Description Tags Obstinate / Piano / Electronic / Electronic percussion / Vibraphone / Electric piano / Acoustic guitar / Electronic drums / Sound design / Rigorous / Reverb Composers Laurent Rochelle Album Time Passing ISRC
	The time is gone	03:07 129 bpm
Description Tags Bass / Piano / Electronic percussion / Sad / Vibraphone / String set / Melodica / Sound design / Thongs / Concertina / Pizzicato delay / Melancolic Composers Laurent Rochelle Album Time Passing ISRC
	Elastic timing	01:39 193 bpm
Description Tags Percussion / Delay / Complex / Piano / Tormented / Vibraphone / Thongs / Prepared piano Composers Laurent Rochelle Album Time Passing ISRC
	Virus spreading	02:34 172 bpm
Description Tags Rhythm / Progressive / Piano / Insidious / Sound design / Thongs / Distressing / Fx wind Composers Laurent Rochelle Album Climate Exodus ISRC FR7Z32001060
	Pandemics streams	02:25 179 bpm
Description Tags Urgent / Tense / Disturbing / Electronic / Thongs / Fx wind Composers Laurent Rochelle Album Climate Exodus ISRC FR7Z32001140
	General warning	02:21 118 bpm
Description Tags Alarming / Disturbing / Thongs / Sound design / Scary / Staccato Composers Laurent Rochelle Album Climate Exodus ISRC FR7Z32001180
	Create the future	02:31 127 bpm
Description Tags Rhythm / Confidant / Piano / Acoustic guitar / Driving / Thongs / Questioning Composers Laurent Rochelle Album Act Positive ISRC FR7Z32001320
	Natural ways	02:11 145 bpm
Description Tags Rhythm / Piano / Acoustic guitar / Interrogative / Driving / Clarinet / Thongs / Rigorous / Thongs Composers Laurent Rochelle Album Act Positive ISRC FR7Z32001330
	Keep looking up	03:31 126 bpm
Description Tags Rhythm / Obstinate / Piano / Accordion / Interrogative / Rigorous Composers Laurent Rochelle Album Act Positive ISRC FR7Z32001340
	Healing nature	03:02 121 bpm
Description Tags Confidant / Piano / Xylophone / Thongs / Delicate / Cyclic Composers Laurent Rochelle Album Act Positive ISRC FR7Z32001350
	Positive goals	03:16 104 bpm
Description Tags Synth / Rhythm / Obstinate / Double bass / Piano / Interrogative / Rigorous Composers Laurent Rochelle Album Act Positive ISRC FR7Z32001360
	The Tao Melody	02:26 187 bpm
Description Tags Rhythm / Female / Obstinate / Confidant / Piano / Xylophone / Carefree / Clarinet / Female voice Composers Laurent Rochelle Album Act Positive ISRC FR7Z32001370
	Greta's hope	02:38 154 bpm
Description Tags Synth / Rhythm / Piano / Introspective / Interrogative / Thongs / Cyclic Composers Laurent Rochelle Album Act Positive ISRC FR7Z32001380
	Straight Forward	03:19 196 bpm
Description Tags Synth / Rhythm / Confidant / Piano / Interrogative / Clarinet / Cyclic Composers Laurent Rochelle Album Act Positive ISRC FR7Z32001390
	Spirit of innocence	03:36 133 bpm
Description Tags Dreamy / Synth / Mystery / Thongs / Xylophone / Interrogative / Clarinet Composers Laurent Rochelle Album Act Positive ISRC FR7Z32001400
	Stronger Together	03:29 156 bpm
Description Tags Synth / Rhythm / Piano / Introspective / Interrogative / Bright Composers Laurent Rochelle Album Act Positive ISRC FR7Z32001410
	Political changes	02:11 124 bpm
Description Tags Synth / Rhythm / Mystery / Piano / Questioning / Pending Composers Laurent Rochelle Album Act Positive ISRC FR7Z32001420
	Resignation	02:39 154 bpm
Description Tags Percussion / Tense / Piano / Cyclic / Thongs / Ominous Composers Laurent Rochelle Album Envy and Jealousy ISRC FR7Z32001580
	Cheating	02:59 108 bpm
Description Tags Rhythm / Tense / Piano / Neo Classical / Staccato / Dramatic / Punctuated / Insisting / Suggested for politics Composers Laurent Rochelle Album Envy and Jealousy ISRC FR7Z32001670
	Libellous accusation	03:14 158 bpm
Description Tags Percussion / Tense / Disturbing / Electronic / Piano / Metallic Composers Laurent Rochelle Album Envy and Jealousy ISRC FR7Z32001700
	Enchanter le Monde	03:21 143 bpm
Description Tags Violin / Confidant / Piano / Cyclic / Bright / Celestial / In limbo / Light build-up Composers Laurent Rochelle Album Voyage Intérieur ISRC FR7Z32201970
	Vis ta Vie	02:20 188 bpm
Description Tags Bass clarinet / Mystery / Piano / Narrative / Suggested for destiny / Introspective / Scansion Composers Laurent Rochelle Album Voyage Intérieur ISRC FR7Z32201980
	Animus Anima	02:19 194 bpm
Description Tags Percussion / Progressive / Piano / Intriguing / Bouncy / Suggested for suspense / We hold Composers Laurent Rochelle Album Voyage Intérieur ISRC FR7Z32201990
	Avec ton Coeur	03:01 171 bpm
Description Tags Violin / Flutes / Piano / Introspective / Pizzicati / Restrained / Constant / Shy / Light percussion Composers Laurent Rochelle Album Voyage Intérieur ISRC FR7Z32202000
	Voyage vers Soi	02:04 124 bpm
Description Tags Piano / Thongs / Introspective / Pizzicati / Melancolic / Balalaika Composers Laurent Rochelle Album Voyage Intérieur ISRC FR7Z32202010
	Traverser son Ombre	02:28 138 bpm
Description Tags Percussion / Mystery / Piano / Cyclic / walking / Bed Composers Laurent Rochelle Album Voyage Intérieur ISRC FR7Z32202020
	Marche vers la Conscience	02:34 164 bpm
Description Tags Percussion / Mystery / Piano / Thongs / Constant / Hypnotics / Pizza Composers Laurent Rochelle Album Voyage Intérieur ISRC FR7Z32202030
	Vers la Lumière	02:40 190 bpm
Description Tags Piano / Luminous / Restrained / Pizza / Bed / Introspective / Slow Composers Laurent Rochelle Album Voyage Intérieur ISRC FR7Z32202040
	Réconciliation	02:54 165 bpm
Description Tags Dreamy / Percussion / Piano / Calm / Vibraphone / Pizza / Harp / In limbo / Slow Composers Laurent Rochelle Album Voyage Intérieur ISRC FR7Z32202050
	Moi et les Autres	02:31 184 bpm
Description Tags Percussion / Bass clarinet / Thongs / Introspective / Restrained / Pizza / Discreet Composers Laurent Rochelle Album Voyage Intérieur ISRC FR7Z32202060
	Etrange Coïncidence	02:57 162 bpm
Description Tags Percussion / Piano / Interrogative / Pizza / Steady / Discreet Composers Laurent Rochelle Album Voyage Intérieur ISRC FR7Z32202070
	Le rêve du Mandala	02:23 191 bpm
Description Tags Dreamy / Percussion / Violin / Pizza / Fleeting / We have a wire / Light progression Composers Laurent Rochelle Album Voyage Intérieur ISRC FR7Z32202080
	Cache cahe	02:24 200 bpm
Description Tags Piano / Lively / light / Light-hearted / Playful / Light percussion / Electric organ Composers Laurent Rochelle Album Jardin Secret ISRC FR7Z32301820
	Jardin secret	02:30 159 bpm
Description Tags Mystery / Piano / Harpsichord / Accordion / Clarinet / Intriguing Composers Laurent Rochelle Album Jardin Secret ISRC FR7Z32301830
	Dancing in the light	02:34 147 bpm
Description Tags Piano / Accordion / Lively / Woodwinds / Driving / Toy piano / Animated Composers Laurent Rochelle Album Jardin Secret ISRC FR7Z32301840
	Chasing the fool	02:06 143 bpm
Description Tags Flutes / Piano / Cyclic / Accordion / Determined / Clarinet / Drums / Quirky Composers Laurent Rochelle Album Jardin Secret ISRC FR7Z32301850
	Laughing flowers	01:11 178 bpm
Description Tags Accordion / Lively / Trumpet / Quirky / Playful / Fun / Kazoo / Tiny / Tiny percussion Composers Laurent Rochelle Album Jardin Secret ISRC FR7Z32301860
	Hidden garden heart	03:02 172 bpm
Description Tags Melancolic / Rhythm / Bass clarinet / Introspective / Tender / Celestial / Piano arpeggios Composers Laurent Rochelle Album Jardin Secret ISRC FR7Z32301870
	A silly dance	02:13 175 bpm
Description Tags Bass / Bass clarinet / Mystery / Piano / Accordion / Waltz / Bouncy / Quirky / Tiny percussion Composers Laurent Rochelle Album Jardin Secret ISRC FR7Z32301880
	Enchanted lullaby	02:22 152 bpm
Description Tags Piano / Hopeful / Childish / Naive / Celestial Composers Laurent Rochelle Album Jardin Secret ISRC FR7Z32301890
	Rainy days	03:02 135 bpm
Description Tags Tense / Mystery / Piano / Accordion / Celestial / Slightly melancholy Composers Laurent Rochelle Album Jardin Secret ISRC FR7Z32301900
	Lalala.	02:08 193 bpm
Description Tags Bass clarinet / Harpsichord / Lively / Determined / Toy piano / Bouncy / Onomatopoeias Composers Laurent Rochelle Album Jardin Secret ISRC FR7Z32301910
	Sweet candies	02:38 146 bpm
Description Tags Rhythm / Piano / Tender / Clarinet / Waltz / Bouncy / Light-hearted / Celestial Composers Laurent Rochelle Album Jardin Secret ISRC FR7Z32301920
	Twisted in wonderland	02:41 145 bpm
Description Tags Synth / Rhythm / Pizza / Shy / Waiting / Ironic Composers Laurent Rochelle Album Jardin Secret ISRC FR7Z32301930
	Jardin d'hiver.	02:08 144 bpm
Description Tags Piano / Accordion / Clarinet / Toy piano / Bouncy / Light-hearted / Slightly melancholy Composers Laurent Rochelle Album Jardin Secret ISRC FR7Z32301940
	Mother Bunker	02:17 168 bpm
Description Tags Electric guitar / Piano / Running / Repetitive / Linear / Mid Tempo / Hopeful / Ethereal / Drums / Explosion / Contrast / Normal / Alternative Pop / Riding / Electro-Pop / Fashion / Attitude / Reverberated / Synth / Electric Textures / Electronic Textures / Slow Motion Pictures / Build Up (layers) / Dreamy / Hypnotic / Electro / Nostalgic / Synthpop Composers Anthony Mowat, Laurent Rochelle and Tommy Rizzitelli Album Angels and Demons at Play ISRC FR7Z32403870
	A Man at the Crossroads	01:23 138 bpm
Description Tags Electric guitar / Repetitive / Gracious / Linear / Mid Tempo / Hopeful / Ethereal / Explosion / Contrast / Emotional / Normal / Alternative Pop / Reverberated / Acoustic Textures / Synth / Electric Textures / Electronic Textures / Slow Motion Pictures / Build Up (layers) / Dreamy / Hypnotic / Nostalgic / Saturated Composers Anthony Mowat, David Poirier, Laurent Rochelle and Tommy Rizzitelli Album Angels and Demons at Play ISRC FR7Z32403900
	Black Marble Shrine	03:00 143 bpm
Description Tags Piano / Calm / Gracious / Linear / Mid Tempo / Ethereal / Emotional / Very Low / Movie Score / Reverberated / Acoustic Textures / Synth / Electronic Textures / Slow Motion Pictures / Build Up (layers) / Dreamy / Hypnotic / Strings Ensemble / 2-3 / Sad Composers Anthony Mowat and Laurent Rochelle Album Angels and Demons at Play ISRC FR7Z32403950
	The Arrival	02:28 163 bpm
Description Tags Electric guitar / Running / Repetitive / Gracious / Linear / Mid Tempo / Hopeful / Ethereal / Drums / Explosion / Contrast / Normal / Alternative Pop / Reverberated / Acoustic Textures / Synth / Electric Textures / Slow Motion Pictures / Build Up (layers) / Dreamy / Energetic / Hypnotic / Nostalgic / Folk / Saturated Composers Anthony Mowat and Laurent Rochelle Album Angels and Demons at Play ISRC FR7Z32403980
	Angels are Dreaming of You	02:31 118 bpm
Description Tags Repetitive / Low / Linear / Mid Tempo / Ethereal / Explosion / Contrast / Krautrock / Reverberated / Synth / Electronic Textures / Slow Motion Pictures / Build Up (layers) / Dreamy / Electro / Nostalgic / Rock / Sad Composers Anthony Mowat and Laurent Rochelle Album Angels and Demons at Play ISRC FR7Z32404000