Mathias Malzieu

Mathias Malzieu
Conference with Mathias Malzieu at Aux Zarbs festival 2008 (Auxerre, France)
Born	(1974-04-16) 16 April 1974 (age 51)
Other names	Mathias
Occupations	Musician Singer Author Film director Scriptwriter
Years active	1993 – present

Mathias Malzieu (born 1974) is a French singer ^{[1] [2]} , co-founder of the band Dionysos ^[3] , as well as a scriptwriter, film director ^[4] and writer ^[5] .

Music

Malzieu is the lead singer of the band Dionysos, which he co-founded in 1993 while living in Valence in Drôme (Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes). Three of his school friends — Eric Serra Tosio, Michael Ponton and Guillaume Garidel — were among the group’s original members. For their musical production, they use the following instruments: guitar, ukulele, theremin, harmonica and glockenspiel. ^[6]

With Dionysos band

On each album, Mathias Malzieu writes the song lyrics and composes the basic structure of the songs before working on them with the band.

• 1996 : Happening Songs
• 1998 : The Sun Is Blue Like the Eggs in Winter
• 1999 : Haïku
• 2002 : Western sous la neige
• 2005 : Monsters in Love
• 2007 : La Mécanique du cœur
• 2012 : Bird 'n' Roll
• 2016 : Vampire in pyjama
• 2020 : Surprisier

Solo Albums

• 2015 : Le guerrier de porcelaine
• 2022 : La symphonie du temps qui passe
• 2023 : Ultramour, la grande traversée
• 2025 : L'homme qui écoutait battre le cœur des chats

Other solo projects

• 2005 : composition of several tracks on the album La Femme Chocolat of Olivia Ruiz singer.
• 2006 : A cover of Song 2 de Blur with Louise Attaque on the television set of Taratata show.
• 2007 : He plays the ukulele on the song “Petit Homme” from the album.Tout n'est plus si noir... of the band Weepers Circus.
• 2008 : L'Espoir of Cali singer, production of part of the album and ukulele accompaniment by Mathias on Je ne te reconnais plus.
• 2008 : Duet with Grand Corps Malade on the stage of TV show Taratata : cover of the song Les Dalton by Joe Dassin.
• 2009 : Composition of most of the tracks on the albumMiss Météores of Olivia Ruiz.
• 2010 : Cover of Paint It Black by the Rolling Stones on the Taratata television set during the Fête de la Musique.
• 2012 : Appearance on the track Happy End from Cali’s album Vernet-les-Bains.
• 2016 : duo with Aldebert for the song L'Apprenti Dracula for the record Enfantillages 3.

Bibliography

Malzieu has written the following books:

• 38 mini westerns avec des fantômes (2002)
• Maintenant qu'il fait tout le temps nuit sur toi (2005)
• La Mécanique du cœur (2007); English translation titled The Boy with the Cuckoo-Clock Heart released in September 2009
• Métamorphose en bord de ciel (2011) ^[7]
• Le Plus Petit Baiser Jamais Recensé (2013)
• Journal d'un vampire en pyjama (2016); English translation titled Diary of a Vampire in Pyjamas released in May 2017
• Une sirène à Paris
• Le Dérèglement joyeux de la métrique amoureuse

Filmography

Director

• 2014 : Jack and the Cuckoo-Clock Heart
• 2020 : A Mermaid in Paris

References

1. https://dionyweb.com/index.php#dionysos
2. https://www.universalmusic.fr/artistes/20000262588
3. http://www1.rfi.fr/musiqueen/articles/095/article_7976.asp
4. imdb.com/fr/name/nm0540962
5. https://www.albin-michel.fr/mathias-malzieu
6. https://www.universalmusic.fr/artistes/20000262588
7. "Métamorphose en bord de ciel, le nouveau roman de Mathias Malzieu". OuiFM. Retrieved 18 March 2011.