Louis
A classically trained percussionist and a creator by instinct, Louis Thomson brings the performer and the composer into dialogue, sometimes even reversing their roles.
For Louis Thomson, percussion is as much an instrument as a field of exploration.
Between acoustic and electronic
Trained as a classical percussionist, he now develops a practice blending performance, improvisation and composition, where acoustic instruments meet electronics and new sound objects.
Blurring the boundaries
His work is driven by experimentation: transforming familiar sounds, imagining new setups, and creating situations where the roles of performer and composer meet, and sometimes merge.
Building a practice
After a Bachelor's in classical percussion at the Zürcher Hochschule der Künste, Louis is currently pursuing a Master's at the Hochschule Luzern – Musik, where he deepens his work around composition and improvisation.
Events
My compositions
Floraphone
Joep de Mooij, Matyas Hollò: Máté Göncz, Louis Thomson
Floraphone is a piece for flower pots and synthesizer, in which the musicians surround the audience in an immersive sound experience, between acoustic and electronic sounds.
synth-PERC 1
Louis Thomson
synth-PERC 1 is the first piece in a series for synthesizer and percussion, where the synth's low frequencies dialogue with a unique percussion setup made of glasses, Tibetan bowls, bells and other sound objects.
synth-PERC 2
Eleonora Kostina, Louis Thomson
Synth-PERC 2 continues the experience of Synth-PERC 1 as a duo, at the crossroads of minimalism and techno, between repetition, transformation and soundscapes.
Improvisation
Louis Thomson
A free 15-minute improvisation, with no predefined structure, exploring harmonies, textures and fast rhythmic passages, like a gradual discovery of the instrument.
Un mot,
Louis Thomson
A first piece for solo vibraphone, built as a gradual exploration of the instrument leading to a final climax.
