Marc Moulin (16 August 1942 – 26 September 2008) was a Belgian musician and journalist (print, radio, TV). In the early-mid seventies, he was the leader of the

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group Placebo (not to be confused with the English rock band with the same name). He went on to become a member of the

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band

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in 1977 and also formed the pop group

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in 1978. Moulin was one of Belgium's jazz legends, making jazz-influenced records for over 30 years.

Biography

Marc Moulin was born in

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, in 1942 and was the son of Léo Moulin, a sociologist and writer, and Jeanine Moulin, a Belgian poet and literary critic. Moulin began his career in the 1960s playing the piano throughout Europe and in 1961 won the Bobby Jaspar trophy for Best Soloist at the Comblain-la-Tour festival. Moulin made his first recording, the ''Jazz Goes Swinging'' LP, with The Saint-Tropez Jazz Octet (also known as Johnny Dover Octet) in 1969. Two years later, he formed the band Placebo with his close friend, guitar player Philip Catherine. Placebo recorded three albums (''Ball of Eyes'', ''1973'' and ''Placebo'') and one 45 rpm single from 1973 until the group split up in 1976. After Placebo disbanded, Moulin formed

, which represented

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in the

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placing 17th of 19, with Michel Moers (vocals) and

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(synthesizer) in 1978 and his style shifted to

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. He also began working as producer for artists such as

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, Michel Moers, Sparks,

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, French crooner

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and left-field artists such as

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and

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. During the '80s, Moulin worked as a radio producer, appeared regularly on radio shows, and wrote for various Belgian publications, including ''Télémoustique''. Moulin died of throat cancer on 26 September 2008. He was 66 years old.

Discography

with Placebo

*1971 ''Ball of Eyes'' *1973 ''1973'' *1974 ''Placebo'' *1999 ''Placebo Sessions 1971–1974'' (compilation) *2006 ''Placebo Years 1971–1974'' (compilation)

Solo

*1975 ''Sam' Suffy'' *1986 ''Picnic'' *1992 ''Mæssage'' *2001 ''Top Secret'' *2004 ''Entertainment'' *2007 ''I Am You'' ;Posthumous collections *2009 ''Bestof'' *2009 ''Bestof Restof'' *2009 ''Boxof'' *2013 ''Songs & Moods'' ;Posthumous re-releases *2018 ''Placebo'' *2018 ''Placebo 1973'' *2018 ''Ball of Eyes'' *2018 ''Placebo Years Lost & Found''

References

External links

Homepage

Marc Moulin interview
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