05.11.08 - Eric posted a message for all the fans out there, talking about the making of Deep Brasil. Eric additionally mentioned several more upcoming creations from Deep Projects, including Deep Africa (available in September) and Deep China (2009) featuring Sa Dingding. There is a sample of the first single Amazonia and four other re-worked songs from Deep Brasil, including Brasil Africa at Eric's myspace. 05.01.08 - Deep Brasil, the longly anticipated project from Eric Mouquet and Flávio Dell’Isola, will be available in June! Music samples can still be heard at Eric's myspace page. Tracklist: Amazonia A Volta Terra de Indio Goiano Fazenda Terra de Inio Part II Ceu do Brasil Cerradao Africa Brasil Virtual Forest Minas Nascimento Pimenta de Tempero Pe de Flor   04.26.08 - Deep Forest will be releasing a new song called Altus Silva on the upcoming compilation Big Blue Ball from Real World Records. Ok well the song isn't exactly new, all the tracks on the album were recorded between 1991-93. Altus Silva was composed during one of the "recording weeks" held at Real World Studios, in which world music artists were invited to collaborate and mix music. The song was co-composed with Joseph Arthur, Ronan Browne, James McNally & Iarla Ó Lionáird (of the Afro Celt Sound System), and include Noel Ekwabi (bass), Vernon Reid (guitar synth) Papa Wemba Band (Conga), Chuck Norman (programming) and Tchad Blake (Keyboards, harmonium and flute like body bells). The US release date for Big Blue Ball is June 24th. 04.15.08 - BIG NEWS from Michel! He will be releasing two new albums shortly, called The Day or a Paperbird and The Touch. And in his continued dedication to charity, Michel will be giving a portion of the royalties from both albums to Action Contre la Faim (Action Against Hunger). And now for the first time, you can listen to samples from the new albums at Michel's myspace page. 04.01.08 - Michel Sanchez will be opening his new site this month, with new music, photos and video from his latest solo album. Josh Groban will be releasing a live CD/DVD of Awake May 6th. The release includes Awake, Machine, and Remember When it Rained by Eric Mouquet. A live version of Awake will also be released as a single. 01.12.08 - Josh Groban is preparing to head back into the studio to start recording his next album. Josh and Eric Mouquet will be collaborating once again, and will meet in February. This will mark their third collaboration, including Closer (Remember When it Rained & Never Let Go) and Awake (Machine & Awake). Additionally, there will also be an Awake Tour DVD released in April. 11.11.07 - The Lion King theatrical show is now open in France, and the first single Il Vit En Toi, produced by Eric Mouquet is also available. Download music video Recording session photos Catherine Lara and Eric have finished recording and mixing the second Aral album, Behind the Wall. With the music done, all that is left is the production of the DVD video by Franco Dragone. The release is tentatively scheduled for this February. Lastly, Michel Sanchez is currently updating his site, and will be back shortly with some suprises. 07.31.07 - Jean Sebastien was back in France recently working on his second solo album with Eric Mouquet. Montreal native Jean Sebastien first gained celebrity on the French television show Nouvelle Star (similar to American Idol) in 2004. After finishing third in the contest Jean Sebastien worked with Eric Mouquet to release his first solo album, Je me Souviendrai. 06.11.07 - Photos of the strings recording session from the upcoming Aral album are now available on Pierre Jacquot's site. The second Aral album will be released from Universal Music this October, and will include a dance and music DVD. In the meantime, Franco Dragone is preparing a European theatrical show based on the music. Eric and Flávio Dell'Isola are in the final stages of Deep Brasil, and are also shooting for a autumn release. Info courtesy of lalapassion.be & Flávio Dell'Isola 05.13.07 - Catherine Lara recently recorded the strings section for the sequel to Aral, under the direction of Guillaume Roussel. Eric Mouquet has also posted a new Deep Brasil song sample of Ceu Do Brasil on his MySpace page. Aral information courtesy of Pierre Jacquot 05.06.07 - According to the collective knowledge of Wikipedia, Wes Madiko (Welenga and Comparsa) is currently working on a biography, and is about to release a new album. There have been rumors for sometime that Wes had been traveling and composing music the last few years, so let's hope Wikipedia is right. In a follow-up to Eric's recording session with Lebo M from the Lion King, Pierre Jacquot has posted several studio photos. 04.25.07 - A sample of Fazenda (Deep Brasil) has been added to Eric's MySpace page. 04.22.07 - Lebo M met with Eric Mouquet this week to arrange a promo version of He Lives in You for the opening of The Lion King in Paris this November. Lebo won a grammy for his work on the original Lion King soundtrack, and has helped create the stage renditions of the play in New York, Tokyo, Osaka, London, Toronto, Los Angeles, Germany, Australia, and now France. Information courtesy of Pierre Jacquot & Lebo M 04.07.07 - There are three music clips from the upcoming Deep Brasil album posted on Eric Mouquet's new myspace page. 03.29.07 - Some more news on The Lion King. Virgin France has asked Eric Mouquet to arrange / produce a promotional single to help celebrate the opening of The Lion King in Paris this November. Eric will meet with several of the main performers to record a French version of He Lives in You. The new Aral album with Catherine Lara is nearly finished. All the music has been composed, leaving just the mixing to be completed. Elijah's Virtual Place jazz-fusion album is now available on CD. Included is the song Derrière La Porte… (Part 2) with Michel Sanchez, as well as Fred "El pulpo" Savinien, Gino and Marie Ceccarelli. For people on myspace, we have a new profile over there. Michel and Eric also have their own profiles. Thanks to Eric Mouquet and Nicolas for the news 03.22.07 - Eric Mouquet had his first public show at the Forum Départemental des Sciences planetarium last weekend. The 'Deep Sky' show featured Eric's astronomy photos with music. 03.12.07 - On the French radio program "La tête dans les Étoiles" Catherine Lara stated that the second Aral album has a bit of an Eastern European theme, and when Franco Dragone heard the album he fell in love with it and decided to create a show based on the music. Flávio Dell'Isola says that he and Eric hope to finalize Deep Brasil by the end of April. The album combines Eric's Deep Forest influence with Flávio's Brazilian music. Thanks to Lolo and Florian for the update on Aral, and to Flávio for the news about Deep Brasil 03.07.07 - A recent update to Eric Mouquet's site now lists three albums to be completed this year! 1) Deep Brasil with Flavio Dell'Isola, which appears to allude to Deep Forest. Eric has said that this album will appeal to DF fans, but won't be an official Deep Forest album. 2) Le Roi Lion (The Lion King). 3) Aral 2, the sequel to the 1999 Catherine Lara collaboration Aral and will involve Franco Dragone All three albums are very exciting for fans who have been missing electronic-world music the last couple years :) 02.04.07 - Listen to the Art G & Justin Xara radio remix of Sweet Lullaby at myspace, off of Existence Record's upcoming remix album. 01.30.07 - Canadian based Existence Records will be releasing a Sweet Lullaby remix album with 16 new mixes from a host of various DJ's on their label. The album will be available February 26th, with remixes from:    LeRon & Yves Eaux (Netherlands)    Pj Davy (UK)    Paul Kwitek (Canada)    Desert Dwellers (US)    Monodrive (Sweden)    Art G & Justin Xara (Lithuania)    Leron & Ives Eaux (Netherlands)    Rai (Russia)    Bs as Deep (Argentina)    Beaumont & Craig Beeman (US)    Elektroheadz (Poland)    Deep Horizons (Cyprus)    Saul B (Italy)    Tim Davison (UK)    Andrius Alien (Lithuania)    Jeff Belfi (US) 10.27.06 - Catherine Lara (Aral & Thorgal) and Eric Mouquet have recently started working on a new production together. There is a strong possibility that Franco Dragone will be part of this special project. Dragone (Italian actor/director) may be best known for his creative direction that helped Cirque du Soleil develop its unique tone, atmosphere and soul during the 80s and 90's. In the meantime, Eric's project with Brazilian singer-guitarist Flavio Dell'Isola is almost complete. All the compositions are done, and only the mixing phase remains. This is especially exciting news because this album should appeal to Deep Forest fans! Tragédiennes which mixes electronic music and old French recordings from the 30s and 40s is also almost done. Pierre Jacquot is taking care of the final cleaning steps in order to try to eliminate some artifacts from the old records. As many of you know, when Eric isn't in his music studio, he's in his observatory capturing stunning images of the universe. We want to congratulate Eric for recently being featured on NASA's 'Picture of the Day'! Thanks to Eric Mouquet for the news. 09.28.06 - Awake will include two songs composed and produced by Eric Mouquet. His song Machine features a dream team of musicians with Herbie Hancock on the Rhodes electric piano, Nathan East on bass, Vinnie Colaiuta on drums, Michael Thompson on guitar and Tower of Power for the brass arrangements. Eric's other composition is the title song Awake which will only be available as a bonus track on the CD/DVD release of the album. Unlike Machine which is a much more experimental song, Awake is a balled more like Remember When it Rained. Most of the two songs were recorded at Eric's EMM Studio in France when Josh visited earlier this year. Eric then flew to L.A. to record all the live musicians, the strings and Josh's vocals. Mixing of the music was performed by Humberto Gatica. Thanks to Eric Mouquet for the news. 09.26.06 - Josh Groban's new album Awake will be out November 7th, and will feature either one or two songs from Eric Mouquet. A snippet of one of Eric's songs can now be heard as part of the flash promo on Josh's Official site. The song features Herbie Hancock playing his beloved Fender Rhodes electric piano, accompanied by some very Deep Forest-styled arrangements. 07.04.06 - Mouquet has agreed to produce at least one or two songs for the debut album Jade from the Finnish group Tundra. Eric is expected to work with the group sometime this fall. Tundra's music has been described as a 'multicultural collective combining all possible music styles in an intriguing way'. We would also like to make mention of a release from last March. The french television talent show Star Academy released the album, Star Academy 5: Chacun Sa Route, Chacun Son Refrain which features C'est ta voix (composed by Eric Mouquet). The song originally appeared in the French film Livraison à Domicile as Voice Inside (featuring Anggun) but was never commercially released. Information courtesy of Musex and Tapio, additional thanks to Dih Massa 05.22.06 - Eric followed up with some more information. The film project he's currently working on is for Patek Philippe (famous Swiss watch manufacturer), which is having a big event this summer. And the Brazilian artist that Eric is collaborating with is Flavio Dell'Isola (guitarist and chorus-singer). Information courtesy of Eric Mouquet. 05.14.06 - Eric Mouquet will be flying to LA in a few weeks to finish two songs he wrote for Josh Groban. They'll be recording the string and brass sections, and then mixing the music. In the meantime Eric is composing an album together with a Brazilian artist. Eric's also about to start working on some music for an unnamed commercial movie. And on clear nights he continues to take amazing pictures of the cosmos :) Thanks to Eric Mouquet for the update. 04.06.06 - Marco Papazian (played with Bernard Lavilliers and on Welenga) just finished recording the guitar for Michel's solo album. Plans to record the drums and bass guitar are next. Here's a photo of Marco recording at Sanchez's studio. News courtesy of Bernard D. & michelsanchez.com 04.01.06 - Ok, this news is very loosely Deep Forest related. Telex just released their first album in 20 years called How do You Dance. The album is a cool cross between new and old electronic music. For those unfamiliar with Telex, they were pioneers of electronic music in the late 70s and 80s. The group includes Dan Lacksman, producer and engineer of Deep Forest's debut album. Samples, videos, and interviews from the new release are available at their new site. 03.28.06 - Josh Groban returned for a two day (March 25th & 26th) recording session at Eric Mouquet's EMM studio. Josh had already recorded several demos and tested a few different microphones at EMM studio back in January. In their latest session they recorded the final vocals and piano portions. Photos of Josh's visit are available here. Information courtesy of Pierre Jacquot. 02.10.06 - Michel Sanchez has composed 16 songs for his solo project, 12 songs for the upcoming album and 4 others for a future album. He spent this week rerecording all the piano portions. Next week Marco Papazian (Welenga - guitar) will be rerecording the guitar and in 3 or 4 weeks Manu Catché will be remaking parts of the percussion. Michel also still needs to rerecord the final vocals and lyrics before mixing and mastering all the music two months from now! Info courtesy of Bernard D. & michelsanchez.com 02.06.06 - Eric Mouquet and Pierre Jacquot (sound engineer for Deep Forest) spent a few days at Eric's home studio in January recording music with Josh Groban. Josh's previous album Closer sold over 6 million albums worldwide and included two songs composed and arranged by Eric. The new album will be available this summer, and is expected to be more "worldly". During their session Pierre had a chance to compare 7 high-end microphones he was loaned for testing. Josh was very impressed with the recording quality. Information courtesy of Pierre Jacquot 01.01.06 - Happy New Year!! Michel Sanchez has opened a music store on his site which will feature exclusive mp3s. Michel hopes to release two or three new songs (available only through his site) each month, ranging from jazz and world music to electro pop and ambient. Michel has also completed work on his album with Nourith, and is now focusing on finishing his solo album along with new music for his online store. Thank you to T-nozomi for informing us about a cover of Sweet Lullaby by he Japanese group A Hundred Birds released late 2005. Sample [mp3] [wma] 11.10.05 - Michel Sanchez and Israeli musician, Nourith, have been working together on her debut CD. The album will combine Michel's ambient wizardry with Middle-Eastern music and Hebrew lyrics. The two hope to complete the project over the coming few months. Michel will co-compose, arrange and produce the music. Info courtesy of Bernard and michelsanchez.com 11.04.05 - The French world-jazz group Elijah's new website is now online. Elijah's new album Virtual Place will soon be available for purchase as mp3s or on CD. The album includes the song Derrière la Porte which features Michel Sanchez as well as Gino and Marie Ceccarelli, and Fred "El pulpo" Savinien (all former Deep Forest collaborators). Virtual Place may be of most interest to those who especially liked Sanchez's last solo album Hieroglyphes. Thanks to Gregory Reynaert for the news 11.01.05 - Eric Mouquet's official site, www.ericmouquet.net, is now open, with information on Eric's latest projects as well as sound samples! Although the site is fairly complete at the moment Eric will continue to add to it as time permits. 10.19.05 - Eric Mouquet is in the process of signing with Universal Music on a personal project called Tragédiennes. The project is a concept album based on French recordings from 1920s and 30s. The list of singers will include Damia, Frehel, Mistinguet, Suzy Solidor, Yvette Guilbert, Lucienne Boyer, and more to come. His production with Fabien is still in progress, while Kharo's album is close to completion. thanks to Eric Mouquet for the information 09.26.05 - With the completion of the Michel Sanchez's new site layout, you can now find photos of Michel and his studio, as well as some new project information. For over a year now Michel has been working on a new solo album that is very different from anything he has composed previously. The new album features 13 songs in the vine of the Alan Parsons Project. And for the firt time Michel himself will be singing on each of the tracks! Michel is working with Manu Katché (drums of Peter Gabriel) and Bill Brudford (ex. member of Yes), among others. He is currently in search of a lyricist and hopes to finish the new album over the course of the next year. 09.14.05 - Michel Sanchez's official site is now under construction with the promise of new photos and other goodies when it's finsihed Vox Terrae (record label of Nature & Decouvertes) has posted a short portait-interview with Eric Mouquet, in which he talks about his passion for astronomy (in French). 07.18.05 - Eric Mouquet's next major production, to be finished by October, will be for French singer Fabien (not to be confused with Lara Fabien). Lyrics will be written by Patrice Guirao, Marijo Zarb and Christian Vie. Other items in the pipe are Josh Groban and Mouquet's recording session this summer. In preparation, Mouquet has composed a couple songs to propose for their collaboration. Aside from music production, Mouquet continues work on an astronomy photography book, to be released in December of 2006. We'd also like to congratulate Eric & Yuki Mouquet, as they prepare for the birth of their second child this summer :) thanks to Eric Mouquet for the information 06.28.05 - Mouquet is currently finishing up production on an album with Khâro. The duet and Eric were in London last week for a strings session with Simon Hale. Simon who has worked with notable artists such as Bjork, Jamiroquai and Seal, has collaborated with Eric in the past, providing string sections for Fragil and Je me Souviendrai. Eric is also hoping to finish production on Jean Pierre Marcellesi's new album by the end of July. The album will include a duet with French star Patrick Bruel, while Eric will take care of arrangments and compose one of the songs. thanks to Eric Mouquet for the information 06.05.05 - Just as sometimes happens in Hollywood, the Tahitian production of 'Napua, the Man's Land Princess' turned out to be a little more hype than reality. Several big names had been attached to the project, but due to production difficulties the film never began shooting. Director Lamar Hawkins, along with Tiki Sunrise Pictures, are still interested in seeing what they feel is a 'great film script' come to life. But at this point production has been postponed to a later unknown date. The film was to include several thematical pieces from Deep Forest. News is courtesy of Lamar Hawkins 05.10.05 - Sweet Lullaby was once again chosen by the French company Ushuaia to help market their brand. Ushuaia has been using Sweet Lullaby in their ads since the mid-90's, and will be using a Brazilian mix of song this year. Eric Mouquet is in the process of mixing an album for Jean-Pierre Marcelessi, the Corsican musician who appeared briefly in the latest interview with Deep Forest. There is also word that Eric will be working with Josh Groban again this summer on some new music. Michel Sanchez in the meantime, is working on film music. Thanks to Cyril for the update 04.30.05 - Khâro has posted a couple samples from their album in progress, on their official site. The dark rock album was recorded at EMM Studio and is being produced by Eric Mouquet. News is courtesy of Khâro 04.23.05 - In late 2002, we mentioned a project in the works between Michel Sanchez and Patrick Moraz (Ex-Yes member). Alt.Music.Yes reports that Sanchez and Moraz have been working on an album for over a year now, and that it's near completion. It's unclear if this might be the same solo 'electro-ethnic' album (A Way to Freedom) that Moraz began some years ago. 03.06.05 - French rock group Khâro recently spent several recording sessions at EMM (Eric Mouquet Music). The group was awarded the recording session for winning a music contest, of which Eric Mouquet was one of the judges. After seeing several more of their performances Eric offered to produce their next album. With a couple demos done, they wait on a record label to pick them up before proceeding with the mixing and arrangments. News is courtesy of Khâro 03.01.05 - After some problems rescheduling the concerts in Moscow, Tabriz announced that the shows would be pushed back until the fall. Thanks to TK for all the calls to Moscow 02.07.05 - People looking for ticket information for the two Deep Forest concerts in Moscow, will be sad to hear that they have been postponed. The concerts may be rescheduled for as soon as April or May. Thanks to Cyril for the update 01.01.05 - Happy New Year! Deep Forest's current big project for the new year is the rerecording of their debut album, with the addition of some new tracks. The group had already remixed three of their original tracks for the 2004 'best of compilation'. Thanks to Annick for the news 12.14.04 - Deep Forest plan their first DVD! The details of the DVD are being determined and it is still way too early to speculate on a release date. Thanks to Cyril for the news 11.06.04 - Deep Forest has been asked to compose the music for Karuna Kids, a 24-minute documentary about Tibetan children refugees. The story focuses on the lives four children, a monk living in a monastery, a disabled child living at the Karuna Home, an artist, and a child at the Tibetan Childrens Village. The documentary will be filmed by the children themselves, and Deep Forest will use their songs as the basis of their compositions. Production is scheduled from March 2005 to August 2006, with a February 2007 release. Thanks to Mila for this information and endeavor 11.02.04 - Filming of 'Napua, The Men's Land Princess' was pushed back slightly due to last minute changes and additions. Deep Forest is still set to compose three thematical songs, to be done by May 2005. Rumors are circling that either Sean Connery, Robert Redford, or Harrison Ford might play a small role in this ambitious project. Additionally, Taiwanese choreographer, Philip Kwok, will be in charge of integrating some 700 to 840 people in costumes of the time. News courtesy of Teaiki and Tiki Sunrise Pictures 10.18.04 - Deep Forest has announced that they will be performing their first concert in Russia. There will be two performances at Moscow's prestigous Kremlin Palace Concert Hall on the 9th and 10th of March, 2005! thanks to Boheme and Cyril for the information, additional sources include [1],[2],[3] 10.14.04 - Mouquet's rock project with David Revel is almost complete. 16 complete tracks were sent out to the major record labels and artistic directors last week, and the two now await replies. In the meantime Mouquet continues to work on a number of different projects, including one with French artist 'Fabien', which is currently in the early stages. Other projects include one around astronomy that will hopefully be done by spring of next year. And there are of course many additional songs being composed with various writers. thanks to Eric Mouquet for the information 08.27.04 - Sony Legacy is giving away 10 copies of Essence of the Forest. Visit their site to enter, the sweepstakes end September 20th. Also be sure to check out the Marta's Song music video (quicktime) posted there. 08.19.04 - There's a new trailer for the film 'Kusa no Ran', featuring several thematic tunes composed by Deep Forest, including the main theme song Eternal Dream (sung by Lyrico). 07.22.04 - French Jazz Fusion group Elijah, completed recording their upcoming album, and are currently in search of a record label. The album includes the track Derrière la Porte, featuring Michel Sanchez and former Deep Forest collaborators Fred 'El Pulpo' Savinien, Gino and Marie Ceccarelli. A four minute sample of the eleven minute song is available for listening. Heiroglyphs fans, this one's for you ; ) thanks to Elijah for the information and sample 07.09.04 - Essence of the Forest (US Edition), Deep Forest's best of album will be released in the US, July 27, 2004. The upcoming compilation features yet another new tracklist, similar to an edited-down version of the European-Canadian-Asian release from earlier this year. 1. Sweet Lullaby (2004 version) 2. Marta's song 3. Madazulu 4. Night bird (2004 version) 5. Freedom Cry 6. Desert walk (?2004 version?) 7. Dignity 8. Ekue Ekue 9. Bohème 10. Yuki song 11. Deep weather 12. Green And Blue (live) 13. Twosome 14. Will you be ready 15. Undecided (Deep Radio Mix) Additionally the Kusa No Ran soundtrack by Deep Forest will be available in Japan, August 21, 2004. Information courtesy of Funabiki & Daisy Planet 07.04.04 - Remember When it Rained (co-composed & produced by Eric Mouquet) is currently being distributed to radio stations for air-time. This is the second single from Josh Groban's album Closer, which has sold over 3.5 million copies since its release last November. Hopes are that the second single and Josh's summer tour will help revitalize Closer record sales.    Promotion   |   Remember When it Rained video thanks to Cheeky for information 06.06.04 - The movie 'Kusa no Ran' (orginal sountrack by Deep Forest) will open September 4th in Japan. Michel Sanchez is currently working on an Irish music project. Eric Mouquet and David Revel are in the final stages of recording and mixing their album. 04.29.04 - Deep Forest will compose three thematical tunes for the three best scenes of Tikisunrise Picture's independent film 'Napua, The Man's Earth Princess'. Composition of three theme songs will begin this July. thanks to Teaiki for the information 03.26.04 - The Kusa no Ran soundtrack by Deep Forest has been completed. Eric went to Tokyo in February to mix the music in 5.1 surround sound as well as produce the single Eternal Dream featuring Japanese singer Lyrico. Eternal Dream will be the theme song of Kusa no Ran. The music of the soundtrack is a brand of classical-pop, similar in style to Remember When it Rained (composed by Eric and Josh Groban). The soundtrack will be available this Fall. thanks to Eric Mouquet for the information 03.22.04 - Mouquet is producing an album for David Revel. The young French musician caught Eric's attention when he won a singer-composer contest, of which Mouquet was one of the judges. David followed up by mailing Mouquet a demo, resulting in an invitation to Eric's home to talk about the album Mouquet proposed to create with David. David's sound is a mix of soft French songs and the power of Muse (English rock-band). Recording of the album will be done by May, with Eric doing all the production and arrangements. thanks to David for the information 03.21.04 - The song Mouquet produced for Tears is a cover of Pink Floyd's 'Wish You Were Here'. It is the groups newest single, currently being played on Swiss radio stations. The single is scheduled for release in April. The release of Jean Sebastien's Je me Souviendrai has been bumped back to April 13th. In the mean time, the second single 'Loin de toi', is expected to be released before the album hits stores. thanks to Amanda of Tears for information 03.16.04 - More from Mouquet, he is currently producing a song for the Swiss pop group Tears. Tears is Switzerland's first major pop group comprised of four women chosen from over 1200 contestants, back 2001. 03.10.04 - Keep your eyes on Eric Mouquet's homepage, it has just been newly redone (still under construction). I got a little preview and it looks incredible, cool graphics, some flash animation, partly organized in PHP, hopefully making it easier for Eric to update us on news. 03.08.04 - Our hats go off to Sony Music Taiwan for actually doing some marketing of Essence of the Forest. They have created a page for the album with an Essence Flash player for download. 03.04.04 - Michel Sanchez has completed building his new music studio in the north of France, and is now working on music again. We look forward to hearing from him after a somewhat silent year in production. 02.11.04 - A correction on Jean Sebastien's solo album release date. The album entitled Je me Souviendrai (I will Remember) will not be available until March 30th. It will include songs from both French artists and artists of Quebec, with Eric Mouquet doing most the production. 02.10.04 - Tikisunrise Picture's current working title for their project is 'Napua, The Man's Earth Princess'. Production is scheduled to be done in time for a showing at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2005. 02.07.04 - Tahiti based production company, Tikisunrise Pictures has asked Deep Forest to produce some music for an upcoming film of theirs. Filming will begin in June and continue through until the end of August. The movie takes place 300 years ago on a warrior island in the Pacific Ocean. It is about a Marquesan princess who is banished from her island, by the king, because she refuses to give her love to him. Tikisunrise Pictures loved Deep Forest's music production for 'Le Prince du Pacifique' and thought they would be perfect for the job. thanks to Teaiki for the information 01.30.04 - 'Essence of the Forest' tracklist: 1. Sweet Lullaby 2. Marta's Song 3. Night Bird 4. Anasthasia 5. Freedom Cry 6. Desert Walk 7. Dignity 8. Ekue Ekue 9. L'Ile Invisible 10. Yuki Song 11. Deep Weather 12. Far East 13. Deep Blue Sea 14. Lament 15. La Lune se bat avec les Etoiles 16. Twosome 17. Will You be Ready 18. In the Evening Bonus Tracks: 19. Will You be Ready (be prepared remix) 20. Yuki Song (remix) 21. Sweet Lullaby (ver 2003: feat Ana Torroja) It's unknown whether Night Bird and Desert Walk are the original versions or the new versions Deep Forest recently produced. The official release date stands at February 12th. Thanks to Cyril for the tracklist 01.28.04 - The official Kusa No Ran movie website is now open. Additionally, the film crew visited France this month to discuss the film score with Deep Forest. news courtesy of Daisy Planet 01.25.04 - There is now official word that Deep Forest will be composing the soundtrack for the Japanese film 'Kusa no Ran'. The movie commemorates the 120th anniversary of the revolt that occurred in the Chichibu region on the Arakawa river, in Japan. Filming ends this spring, with the movie hitting theatres Fall 2004. official site info courtesy of Daisy Planet 01.11.04 - The Best of Deep Forest release date has slid back a couple weeks, but is now appearing on online music stores. The proposed date is February 12th, as Deep Forest finalizes the album with Sony French Canadian Jean Sebastien Lavoie released his first single 'We Are the Champions' December 16th in France. His debut album will be out February 17th. Both single and album are produced and arranged by Eric Mouquet. Finally the French movie 'Livraison à Domicile' released last summer will be out on DVD February 11th. The soundtrack was composed by Mouquet again, but there are no plans to release the OST CD. 12.22.03 - In addition to his forth coming work with Jean Sebastien and Deep Forest, Eric Mouquet has plans for a rock project which will include collaborations from big and unknown artists. The project will give Eric a chance to get in touch with his past, when he played in a rock band at fifteen. There is no current schedule for the project and because of Eric's busy agenda, it's not likely it will happen in the near future. 12.15.03 - Check out the music video for 'We are the Champions'. 12.07.03 - The cover of 'We are the Champions' sung by TV pop-contest finalist Jean Sebastien, (produced by Eric Mouquet) will air this week, while Eric continues production of Jean's new album. Josh Groban's 'Closer' has had much success, selling over 500,000 copies in the US during its first week. Sales remain strong as the album approaches the 1,000,000 mark. 12.05.03 - Sanchez and Mouquet said they will be returning to the studio in 2004 to begin working together on a new Deep Forest album. The direction of the next Deep Forest album is still unknown, 'We need to play music and see what's happened'. 11.30.03 - Eric Mouquet is in the studio with french vocalist Jean Sebastien. Jean can currently be seen on the TV contest 'Á la Recherche de La Nouvelle Star', France's equivalent of 'American Idol'. They have already done a cover of 'We are the Champions' [Queen] and Eric will produce an additional five songs including 1 or 2 songs composed by Eric himself. 11.23.03 - Deep Forest has recorded new versions of Sweet Lullaby, Desert walk and Night Bird for the new Best of Deep Forest album, currently scheduled for January 2004. 11.10.03 - Listen to 'Closer' from Josh Groban. Forward to ~55 minutes in to hear 'Never Let Go' (featuring Deep Forest). [streaming Closer] 11.07.03 - The European edition of the Best of Deep Forest has again been knocked back, the new date now being January 2004. There is still no news on the track listing except that it will feature a more 'chillout' sound than Japan's 'Essence of Deep Forest'. 11.01.03 - French world-jazz-funk group Elijah invited Michel Sanchez to play on their upcoming album. Michel will appear on one song along with Gino Ceccarelli and Fred Savinien, both of whom have been involved in numerous Deep Forest, and related, projects. The album will be finished in late November. Elijah hopes to launch their website soon after with photos and information on the group as well as sound clips of the new album! 10.15.03 - 'Never Let Go' will be track 13 on Josh Groban's upcoming album Closer. The new song is one of two, featuring the work of Deep Forest with Josh. The unnamed second song is not listed on Closer and may or may not be released at a later date. 10.05.03 - Baritone Josh Groban will be releasing his second album, 'Closer', November 11th. The new album will feature one or two songs composed by Deep Forest. 09.26.03 - 'Kusa No Ran' is the title of the Japanese film for which Deep Forest will compose the soundtrack. Filming is currently scheduled to finish in late March of 2004, and may be out as soon as October 2004. 09.20.03 - Deep Forest will be composing the score to a movie about the history of Japan! More info on this as it is made available. Sony has stated that the Best of Deep Forest album previously scheduled for this month will be released in November. 07.04.03 - Livraison à Domicile (soundtrack by Mouquet) opened in French theatres July 2nd. View 4 film clips 04.23.03 - Chitose Hajime, who sang on Music Detected and the song Rinu Suru (produced by Mouquet), will be releaseing her 4th single entitled "Sen no Yoru to Sen no Hiru", June 11th. The single will contain three tracks including 'Byakuya', produced by Eric Mouquet. The song was recorded while Chitose was in France. 04.22.03 - The second music video from Fragil was recently shot for the song Viente Mariposas (real video). Interestingly, there a lot of blue butterflys in it, is this a reference to Deep Forest? 04.11.03 - We recently learned of a new Deep Forest song released October of 2002. The song 'I Wish You Love (groove Remix by Deep Forest)' is Deep Forest's first remix since 1995! 'I Wish You Love' appears on French singer Patricia Kaas' new album 'Piano Bar', a semi-soundtrack to the French film "And now... Ladies and Gentlemen" released last year. Unfortunately you will only find the DF remix on the Japanese edition. Additionally, Michel Sanchez made a remix of 'Now What My Love' from Piano Bar, but the remix has not yet been released. 04.08.03 - Let Deep Forest know what you would like to have on the new 'Best of' album [post your comments] 04.06.03 - 'Essence of Deep Forest' released in Japan February 5th, was originally scheduled for release throughout the rest of world at the end of April, but has been postponed. Instead a alternate Deep Forest 'Best of' album will be released September 3, 2003, featuring a different tracklist than the Japanese release! There are also rumors that Deep Forest may go on tour shortly after in October! 02.12.03 - 'Frágil' release dates: Spain February 10th France February 24th Belgium February 24th Switzerland February 24th Mexico March 4th Latin US March 18th Chile March 25th The first single 'Quién Dice' was already released in Spain January 27th 01.22.03 - 'Frágil' is the name of Ana Torroja's upcoming album arranged and produced by Eric Mouquet (EMM). Scheduled to be released February 10th, the first single will be 'Quién Dice' accompanied with a music video. Watch the Quién Dice video. 01.17.03 - 'Essence of Deep Forest' track listing: 1. Deep Forest (edited 'essence'     of Deep Forest) 2. Bohemian Ballet 3. Night Bird 4. Yuki song (remix : featuring Beverly Jo Scott) 5. Sweet Lullaby 6. Cafe Europa 7. Freedom Cry 8. Far east 9. Deep blue sea 10. Savana Dance 11. Hunting 12. Endangered species (Album Version) 13. Madazulu 14. Deep weather 15. Marta's song 16. While the earth sleeps 17. Sweet Lullaby (2003 version featuring Ana       Torroja) 18. Will You be ready (be prepared remix) 01.08.03 - Chitose Hajime has announced that she will be performing with Deep Forest for all their upcoming concerts in Japan. The official name for Deep Forest's best of album is 'Essence Of Deep Forest - Best Of 1994-2003'. There will be a bonus track on the Japanese release, which has been pushed back to February 2nd. 12.14.02 - Deep Forest will be releasing a 'Greatest Hits' album in Japan, January 31st, 2003. The album is Deep Forest's first official best of album, which will include songs like Sweet Lullaby, Freedom Cry, While the Earth Sleeps, Undecided, and Will You be Ready. 12.13.02 - The Deep Forest will be performing a concert in Daubai (United Arab Emirates), on January 15th, 2003. 12.12.02 - The Deep Forest 'Dear Friend Tour' will consist of four concerts in Japan Wed. Feb 12, 2003 Shibuya Koukaido open 18:30/start 19:00 Thur. Feb 13, 2003 Shibuya Koukaido open 18:30/start 19:00 Sun. Feb 16, 2003 Osaka Namba Hatch open 17:00/start 18:00 Mon. Feb 17, 2003 Nagoya Kinrou Kaikan open 18:00/start 19:00 Ticket and concert information 12.03.02 - Michel Sanchez is currently working on a project with Patrick Moraz (ex YES and ex Moddy Blues member) Deep Forest will also be performing some concerts in Japan in a few weeks. More on that soon. 11.16.02 - 'Kono Machi' is the name of Hajime Chitose's 3rd single which will be used as the theme to the popular Japanese TV drama "Manten". The single also inclues a strings version of the song 'Rinto Suru' which Eric Mouquet composed and arranged for her Debut album. The strings version has more of an orchestra feel with the major difference being the addition of violins and a slower rythm. A sample and single details are available in Mouquet's discography section. 11.10.02 - French rock-star Johnny Hallyday has just released a new double CD ablum, featuring the song 'Laisse Moi Tomber', composed by Michel Sanchez and Catherine Lara. (Sound Sample 1 / Sample 2) Check out our Discography section for details 11.03.02 - Japanese singer Chitose Hajime (vocals of 'Will You Be Ready') will be releasing her third single 11/7, featuring a 'string version' song co-composed by Eric Mouquet. Hajime Official Site thanks to Funabiki for info 09.13.02 - DJ Ralphi Rosario has remixed three new mixes of 'Endangered Species'. The remixes are not yet publicly available for sale, but Passionate Marketing is now previewing the 'Endangered Species Ralphi Dub'. 08.27.02 - Sony has created a small website to promote Music Detected. The site is in flash and features album samples, several pictures of Eric and Michel, as well as a 'Will You be Ready' music video. SonyMusicImports.com/deepforest 08.25.02 - There will be another version of the music video used for 'Deep Blue Sea', which will accompany the song 'Will You Be Ready'. The exotic video featuring a man and a woman in a jungle full of butterflies, following an Adam and Eve storyline, was originally used for 'Media Luna. There is a short clip from the video at Sony's Official Deep Forest site. 08.06.02 - A higher quality version of the Endangered Species music video is available for viewing over at TV5. 07.20.02 - Work on the new album by Eric Mouquet and Ana Torroja should be done around the end of August. Eric said the new album would not be world oriented, rather more electro-pop-rock based, the goal being to create a new musical universe for Ana Torroja. 07.10.02 - Hajime Chitose (vocals of 'Will You Be Ready') released her debut album today, entitled 'Hainumikaze'. The album features the song 'Rinto Suru' composed by Eric Mouquet. 07.06.02 - The world version (catalog #506355 5) of 'Music Detected' will contain the track 'Honjo Song' instead on 'Soul Elevator'. No word yet on when and where this version will be sold. 07.05.02 - The 'Endangered Species' music video is now available for viewing on the Sony Music France site. 06.29.02 - There is news that Eric Mouquet is currently working with Ana Torroja (female vocals of 'Media Luna') on a new album that is scheduled to be released towards the end of 2002 or early 2003. 06.22.02 - There are several fake versions of Music Detected popping up in stores and on the internet. Make sure to check our Bootleg section of the discography to make sure you are getting an official release of Music Detected. 06.08.02 - The current list of release dates for Music Detected is as follows: Hong Kong - 04/02 Thailand - 4/4/02 Canada - 06/04/02 Japan - 06/05/02 Norway - 06/07/02 France - 06/11/02 Poland - 06/24/02 United States - 07/30/02 We will post more release dates as we learn them. 05.28.02 - In a recent Japanese article Eric Mouquet announced that he had written a new song for Chitose Hajime (vocals from Will You Be Ready), and that the song will appear on her upcoming album, due for release July 10th. Eric also said that Deep Forest would be going on tour next year and that they were hoping to take Chitose Hajime with them. (thanks to Hide for the news) 05.04.02 - Japanese violinist, Taro Hakase, will appear on the track 'Tokyo Street,' which will only be available as a bonus track on the Japanese version of 'Music Detected'. The European version of 'Music Detected' is now available in Germany, and can be ordered from anywhere in the world at Amazon Germany and Gemm.com. NOTE: Please use the links above to make any orders, by doing so you are supporting this site. 05.01.02 - The official release date for 'Music Detected' has been pushed back to June 11, 2002.  Japan will still see the release on June 5th.  Other release dates TBA. Sound samples are now available of the 4 singles:      Endangered Species      You'll Be Ready      Deep Blue Sea                     Samples are in      India                                     Real Audio format 04.30.02 - Four singles from 'Music Detected' are currently scheduled for release. Different singles will initially be released in different parts of the world. Europe: 'Endangered Species'   (Stefka Iordanova, Beverly Jo Scott, & Eric Mouquet) Japan: 'You'll Be Ready'   (Chitose Hajime & Angela McCluskey) Indonesia: 'Deep Blue Sea'   (Anggun) India: 'India'   (Mahalakshmi Iyer) In addition there will also be an 'Engangered Species' music video (thank you to Annick for the news) 04.24.02 - June 4, 2002 is the official release date for 'Music Detected' in Europe.  Japan will see the album on June 5th. 04.21.02 - Music Detected Japanese track list: 1.   India 2.   Endangered Species (Galleon Remix) 3.   Soul Elevator 4.   Computer Machine 5.   Yuki Song 6.   Beauty in your eyes 7.   Elemental 8.   Transition 1 9.   Deep Blue Sea (featuring Anggun) 10. You'll Be Ready (featuring Hajime Chitose) 11. In The Evening 12. Dignity 13. Endangered Species (Album Version) 04.15.02 - Music Detected is can now be pre-ordered from Japan's HMV site. The release date is listed as May 7, 2002. 04.11.02 - Eric Mouquet is credited for the 'Walk like an Egyptian' cover song appearing in the movie Mission Cléopâtre. The song features Beverly Jo Scott. 04.04.02 - Eil.com has posted that Deep Forest's forthcoming album will  be released in Japan in June, and will contain a bonus track. 03.30.02 - The 'Astérix et Obélix : Mission Cléopâtre' soundtrack has been cancelled.