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- APRIL '09:
MICHAEL ANGELO
BATIO, MICHAEL MANRING - TAHITI 2009
Carole & Florent ATEM
are very pleased to welcome double-guitar hero Michael Angelo
Batio and bass virtuoso Michael Manring
for the second time to Tahiti. Michael Manring,
who had participated in the recording of Florent Atem's
Dreamtown album - in Sausalito with Joe Satriani's
musicians and producer - also took part in the "Dreamtown Live"
concerts in Tahiti, in May 2005. Michael Angelo Batio,
as for him, blew the local fans away with his mind-boggling skills
and double-guitar feats at the Tahiti 2008 show.
The new concert will
take place on Friday, April 24th,
in the Endeavour Room at the Radisson hotel in Tahiti, starting
at 7:30 p.m., and will also feature performances by local artists
Carole & Florent ATEM as well as the Michel
Poroi, Florent Atem, Daniel Benoit acoustic guitar trio.
Tickets start at 3000 CFP
and are on sale at Tahiti Music and Shop Tahiti (Papeete and Mahina).
VIP tickets available for 5000 CFP.
Purchase your tickets now for a chance
to win three acoustic guitars! For extra information,
please dial (689) 42 26 16 or (689) 72 93 79.
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- MARCH '09:
FLORENT ATEM
ON HAWAIIAN SLACK KEY KINGS, VOL. 3
Florent Atem has
just finished writing and recording a new acoustic piece which will
be featured on the new Hawaiian Slack Key Kings compilation,
officially slated for a June 2009 release. The first two volumes
of this Hawaiian music compilation series - on which original tunes
performed by Florent Atem already appeared - were
nominated at the 2007 and 2009 Grammy Awards.
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- FEBRUARY '09:
GRAMMYS 2009,
STAPLES CENTER, LOS ANGELES / CAROLE AND FLORENT ON MYSPACE
Florent Atem has
just returned from California where the 2009 Grammy Awards ceremony
was held at the famous Staples Center in downtown Los Angeles and
is currently working on some new acoustic guitar projects. Although
they didn't bring the Grammy home, Florent and
the other artists featured on the new Hawaiian Slack Key Kings
compilation had the privilege to take part in the prestigious award
ceremony. Highlights included a sold-out performance at the brand
new Grammy Museum which opened its doors just recently in Los Angeles.
The concert was filmed and is now part of the museum archives for
future visitors to see.
Carole
and Florent's are now both present on Myspace.
You can visit their official pages by following the links below:
myspace.com/florentatem
myspace.com/caroleatem
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- JANUARY '09:
FLORENT ATEM
NOMINATED FOR THE SECOND TIME AT THE GRAMMY AWARDS
The second volume of the Hawaiian
Slack Key Kings compilation series - featuring an original
composition performed by Florent Atem - has been
nominated at the 2009 Grammy Awards in the "Best Hawaiian Music
Album" category. The first volume of the compilation - which
already featured a composition by Florent Atem
- had already been nominated in the same category at the 2007 Grammys
(see News, December '06).
Florent's
second nomination caused quite a stir in the local press and owed
him to be featured as a special guest in the news bulletins of both
local TV stations, beside radio and newspaper features. The English
translation of a French press article can be found on the Agence
Tahitienne De Presse website.
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- DECEMBER '08:
CAROLE &
FLORENT ATEM, LIVE IN BORA BORA / PROJECTS FOR 2009
Carole & Florent ATEM
will be performing in Bora Bora for Christmas Eve at the Sofitel
Bora Bora Beach Resort, where Carole and Florent
had already performed last June.
Together with the other
members of the A.P.E.A.TA.E., a local association aiming at promoting
exchanges between local musicians and artists from abroad Carole
and Florent are currently working on having some
exceptional musicians perform in Tahiti in 2009. A few great names
have already been scheduled. To be continued...
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- MAY '08:
MICHAEL ANGELO
BATIO, TAHITI 2008: SOLD-OUT CONCERT FOR TAHITI'S FIRST EVER INSTRUMENTAL
ROCK GUITAR EVENT
Known the world over as one of the
greatest rock guitarists of all times, Michael Angelo Batio's
blazing performance at the Endeavour Room of the Radisson Hotel
on Friday, May 16th, 2008, proved once again that his reputation
was in no way usurped. Mesmerized by the technical skills of the
man now referred to as Mr. "hands without shadows", the
many spectators that had flooded the venue were also in for a special
treat with the highly-anticipated live performance of the double
guitar solo.
Local acts included
new promising artist Anthony Doucet who opened
the show, followed by the Michel Poroi, Florent Atem, Daniel
Benoit trio, who played a very melodic yet technical acoustic
set, before Carole & Florent ATEM took the
stage for a few songs off their repertoire. Towards the end of his
performance, Michael Angelo invited Carole
and Florent to play a song with him onstage - the
"Nuclear Blues" - which was greeted by the audience with
a standing ovation, a true accomplishment for the Polynesian duo.
This instrumental rock guitar event, organized by the A.P.E.A.TA.E.
association, was the first ever of its kind to take place in Tahiti.
During the evening, three prizes
were awarded to three lucky audience members - a guitar from H2D
music store, Carole & Florent ATEM and Michael
Angelo Batio CD's, as well as a gift card, courtesy of
Tahiti Vanilla Market. After the huge success of this event, the
A.P.E.A.TA.E. will certainly keep moving forward towards its goal,
which is to help promote musical and cultural exchanges between
local and foreign artists.
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- APRIL '08:
MICHAEL ANGELO
BATIO - TAHITI 2008: TICKETS AVAILABLE / HYUNDAI 2008
The tickets for Michael Angelo
Batio's Tahiti concert are available at Tahiti Music and
at Shop Tahiti (Papeete and Mahina). The concert will take place
at the Endeavour Room at the Radisson hotel in Tahiti on Friday,
May 16th and will also feature Carole &
Florent ATEM as well as the Michel Poroi, Florent
Atem, Daniel Benoit guitar trio. Tickets start at 2900
CFP. The VIP tickets, available for 5000
CFP, grant access to the front seats as well as
to the meet and greet session during the aftershow VIP cocktail.
Purchase your ticket (VIP or standard)
now for a chance to win prizes such as a guitar
from H2D music store, Carole & Florent ATEM
and Michael Angelo Batio CD's, as well as a gift
card, courtesy of Tahiti Vanilla Market.
Carole &
Florent ATEM have also just finished shooting the new Hyundai
commercial with Hira Teriinatoofa, the well-known
Tahitian surfing champion. Also, the official music for the commercial
is sampled from "Fallen Angel", the opening track on Florent
Atem's Dreamtown album. The launching of the new
commercial is scheduled for next month on local television.
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- MARCH '08:
MICHAEL ANGELO
BATIO LIVE IN TAHITI!
Carole & Florent ATEM
are thrilled to welcome the incredible Michael
Angelo Batio for what promises to be a memorable evening.
The concert will take place at the Radisson hotel in Tahiti, on
Friday, May 16th,
from 7:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. A truly outstanding rock guitarist,
Michael Angelo is particularly known for his performances
on the double guitar, which actually features two guitar necks -
one for a left-handed player and the other one for a right-handed
one - both of which he plays simultaneously. Beside being the inventor
of the double guitar, Michael Angelo has also been
voted the "n°1 shredder of all times" by Guitar
One magazine - one of the major guitar publications in the
US.
In 2000, Michael
Angelo had praised both Florent's and
Carole's playing after hearing a recording by Florent
Atem (see the "Reviews"
section in the Florent Atem part of this site to
check out Michael Angelo's review of "Intro.",
"Carnaval Rock" and "Silver
Flame". Song samples are available in the "Discography"
section).
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- FEBRUARY '08:
"TAHITI
FESTIVAL GUITARE" / "TAHITI ESPOIRS GUITARE"
Florent Atem will
be performing with Carole Atem for the first "Tahiti
Festival Guitare", which will take place at the Méridien
hotel in Tahiti on Friday, February 29th and Saturday, March 1st.
For the occasion, Florent will also perform on
both nights with Michel Poroi and Daniel
Benoit as an acoustic guitar trio. Beside performing for
the "Tahiti Festival Guitare", Florent
is also a member of the jury of the "Tahiti Espoirs Guitare",
the finals of which will take place on the second night of the festival.
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- JANUARY '08:
"WONDER
ISLAND" / "TAHITI FESTIVAL GUITARE" / "TAHITI
ESPOIRS GUITARE"
Florent Atem has
just finished mixing a new original slack key guitar piece at Neos
Productions Studios in Hawaii with producer Bob St John.
The song will soon be available in the US on the Hawaiian Slack
Key Kings, vol. 2 guitar compilation. The first volume of the
series also featured an original tune by Florent
and had been nominated for the Grammy Awards in 2006.
Florent
will also be performing at the "Tahiti Festival Guitare",
an event organized by the Collectif Tahiti Rock at the Méridien
hotel in Tahiti on February 29th and March 1st, and which will feature
some of the hottest European guitar players. He will also be joined
onstage by fellow Tahitian guitarist Michel Poroi
for a special performance.
Florent
is also a member of the jury of the "Tahiti Espoirs Guitare",
a guitar contest for young amateur players from French Polynesia,
also organized by the Collectif Tahiti Rock, the finals of which
will actually open the second night of the "Tahiti Festival
Guitare".
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- DECEMBER '07:
YOUTUBE / VIDEO
SECTION
The music video for the song "I'll
Be There" by Florent Atem is now available
on YouTube (youtube.com) and
other video excerpts should be posted soon so keep checking for
new updates.
The new "Videos"
sections of this site also enable you to watch Carole
and Florent's YouTube videos directly from cfatem.com.
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- NOVEMBER
'07:
"FENUA
LIVE" / www.topniuniu.pf
Carole and Florent
will be featured in "Fenua Live", the new music program
from local TV station TNTV. The show will feature interviews of
Carole and Florent as well as
live performances of five songs - Toto's "Africa",
Carole & Florent ATEM's "Ha'amana'o"
as well as "Dreamtown", "Forever" and "I'll
Be There", off Florent Atem's Dreamtown
record. The show will be broadcast on Friday,
December 7th, 2007, from 7
p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Carole
and Florent will also be featured on topniuniu.pf,
a new website which will be online soon and will offer downloads
of various ringtones, many from local artists. Carole
and Florent's ringtones will include samples from
some of their most famous original compositions - "Ha'amana'o",
"Dreamtown", "This Time" and "I'll Be There".
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- OCTOBER '07:
"STUDENT
CONCERT"
Among other events in celebration
of the 20th anniversary of the local university, the students organized
a concert which took place at Place Vaiete on Saturday, October
27th, from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. During the first part of the evening,
Carole and Florent were members
of the jury that had to pick out the winners for the "best
band of the evening" and "best original composition of
the evening" awards, among ten bands - mainly students of the
University of French Polynesia. After the students' performances,
it was Carole and Florent's turn
to take the stage to perform pieces from their repertoire, thus
closing the evening as well as a whole week of events in celebration
of the 20th anniversary of the university.
Carole
and Florent were also featured on Radio Bleue this
month for an interview which was the opportunity for them to talk
about their achievements as musicians and also to take a few calls
from listeners.
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- SEPTEMBER '07:
TV FEATURE
FOR FRENCH TELEVISION / CONCERTS
Carole and Florent
will be featured in a TV documentary that will be broadcast in France
during the forthcoming Winter season. A team of reporters from France
Télévision has come all the way to the South Pacific
to shoot 15 shows - each one lasting about 45 minutes - in order
for the French audience to discover or rediscover Polynesia and
its people. Shot in Carole and Florent's
home studio, their feature will consist of an interview as well
as live performances of two of their most famous pieces, namely
"Ha'amana'o", their single from 1999 with Tahitian lyrics,
and "I"ll Be There", their latest local hit off Florent
Atem's Dreamtown album.
With the help of the
headmaster of the Taaone High School, Carole and
Florent have also performed a charity concert in
the schoolyard in order to collect funds to help some pupils who
lost relatives in the Air Moorea plane crash a month before.
Carole
and Florent will also be performing a few special
concerts locally by the end of the year, including a guitar-oriented
project which should not only involve local performers but also
guitar players from abroad. To be continued...
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- JUNE '07:
MUSIC FESTIVAL
'07
Carole & Florent ATEM
will be performing for the Music Festival on Thursday, June 21st
at the Intercontinental Tahiti Resort Hotel - formerly known as
the Beachcomber Hotel - in Punaauia. The concert will also feature
some of Tahiti's best acts including guitar legend Michel
Poroi, Serge & Taloo, French singer
Léo Marais as well as young rising artists
such as Teiva Gérard and Teremoana.
The whole event will be broadcast live on RFO Radio and part of
the night will also be aired on TV on RFO Télé Polynésie
a few days after the show.
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- MAY '07:
FLORENT ATEM
FEATURED IN THE "TAHITI SHOW"
Florent was featured
in the "Tahiti Show" on RFO Télé Polynésie
for an interview hosted by Alexandre Taliercio.
Florent got to talk about some future projects
but also share his thoughts about his career as a musician but also
as a teacher. The broadcast was also an opportunity for RFO to air
two of Carole and Florent's music
videos - their cover of Toto's "Africa"
as well as Florent Atem's own "Ill Be There"
from the Dreamtown album.
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- DECEMBER '06:
FLORENT ATEM
NOMINATED AT THE GRAMMY AWARDS
The Hawaiian Slack Key Kings
guitar compilation (see News, August '06), recently released in
Hawaii and featuring Florent Atem's original piece
"Sacred Ground", has just been nominated at the Grammy
Awards in the "Best Hawaiian Music Album" category. Every
year, the Grammy Awards celebrate the year's finest musical productions
in a prestigious ceremony featuring performances by some of the
finest acts in contemporary music, before an audience of countless
celebrities.
Henry Kapono
- one of Hawaii's most respected performers whose band featured
Carole and Florent until recently
- is among the five nominees in the "Hawaiian Music" category
for the 49th edition of the Grammys. By being nominated along with
other great Hawaiian artists such as Jack Johnson
or Ledward Ka'apana from the band Hui Ohana,
Florent Atem becomes the first Tahitian to be nominated
for the prestigious US music awards ceremony.
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- OCTOBER
'06:
FLORENT ATEM:
VIDEO OF THE MONTH ON RFO TELE POLYNÉSIE
"I'll Be There", the first
single off Florent Atem's Dreamtown record,
will be broadcasted throughout the month on RFO Télé
Polynésie as the new "video of the month". Partly
shot in a music studio setting, the video also features numerous
shots from the second night of the "Dreamtown Live" concerts
given by Florent and Carole Atem
featuring Jeff Campitelli and Michael Manring,
in Tahiti in 2005. That same show had also been filmed and broadcasted
by the TV station in the South Pacific region and in France as well.
You can now watch the "I'll Be There" music video every
night this month on RFO Télé Polynésie.
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- SEPTEMBER
'06:
AN EVENING
WITH CAROLE & FLORENT ATEM AT THE MANA ROCK CAFÉ
Carole & Florent ATEM
performed at the Mana Rock Café, launching a new concert-dinner
formula, thought up by the café's managers as well as Carole
and Florent. The concert was sold-out since noon
that day and was a great success. In the wake of this highly appreciated
musical evening, other events of the same nature will soon be scheduled,
featuring Carole & Florent ATEM again and other
bands as well. In the meantime, Carole and Florent
would like to thank all the people who came to the show and are
looking forward to the next two nights in October and December of
this year (check out the "Concerts
& Events" page for more information).
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- AUGUST '06:
AGRÉGATION
2006 / "HAWAIIAN SLACK KEY KINGS" WITH JACK JOHNSON /
TRIBUTE TO BOB MARLEY
Florent Atem successfully
passed the highest degree in French secondary school - the "agrégation"
- in the English field and ranking 36 among the 145 successful candidates
out of the 2000 candidates who took the tests.
As far as music is concerned, "Sacred
Ground", an instrumental slack key guitar piece by Florent
released in 2002 on the New Wave
Natives compilation is about to be released on Hawaiian
Slack Key Kings, a new compilation featuring famous Hawaiian
artists such as Ledward Ka'apana from the band
Hui Ohana as well as Jack Johnson.
The album should be released in the next few months.
Carole and Florent
also worked with Bob St John on a track that will
be featured on a Bob Marley tribute compilation
which should be released in October.
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- JANUARY '06:
"FINAL
HOUR AT THE TOWER" WITH HENRY KAPONO
After five years of activity as one
of Hawaii's most popular live venues, Kapono's has now closed its
doors. Located in Aloha Tower Marketplace in the Honolulu harbour,
the outdoor bar-restaurant has provided local musicians as well
as world-famous acts with a stage to perform on. The New Year's
Eve concert - featuring Henry Kapono's band including
Carole and Florent Atem - was
the very last event to take place at the venue. Appropriately named
"Final Hour At The Tower", the event was captured on tape
and should be released as a live CD and DVD.
During their stay in
Hawaii, Carole and Florent also
took part in several projects as studio musicians, playing in records
by Hawaiian artists produced by Bob St John.
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- DECEMBER '05:
www.ifenua.com
/ CAROLE AND FLORENT ATEM LIVE IN HAWAII WITH HENRY KAPONO
A new website about entertainment
in Tahiti and its islands has just appeared on the Internet. www.ifenua.com
already features many pictures taken during Carole
and Florent's recent concerts as well as an article
about Florent Atem's Dreamtown record.
Carole
and Florent will also be performing in Hawaii with Henry
Kapono's band during the months of December '05 and January
'06, at Kapono's, Aloha Tower Market Place.
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- JUNE
'05:
DREAMTOWN LIVE
/ GUESTBOOK
Carole and Florent would
like to thank all the people who helped them turn their two concerts
at the Radisson Hotel in Tahiti into two incredibly successful nights.
Appropriately named "Dreamtown Live", the two dates were
celebrating the Tahitian release of Dreamtown, Florent
Atem's first solo album. Carole and Florent
had the pleasure to welcome the producers and most of the musicians
who were part of the making of the record - John Cuniberti
and Jeff Campitelli, respectively Joe Satriani's
producer and drummer, world-class bass player Michael Manring
as well as producer Bob St John who flew in from
Hawaii for the occasion.
About a thousand people
showed up at the shows during which Carole and
Florent performed tracks off Dreamtown,
Florent's first solo record, but also a few covers
including "Summer Song", "Always With Me, Always
With You" and "Surfing With The Alien" by Joe
Satriani. Not ready to go home, the highly enthusiastic
audience was still asking for more after the two-hour rock set !
Those who wish to sign Carole and Florent's
brand new guestbook can do so by going to the "Guestbook"
section of this site.
Those who missed the
shows can still get the album in all the fine record stores in Tahiti!
Also, RFO Télé Polynésie - the official partner
on the event - will be broadcasting the second concert on channel
1 on Saturday, June 11th, 2005, at about 8 p.m.
Message
from Carole & Florent ATEM:
"Special thanks
to John Cuniberti, Jeff Campitelli,
Michael Manring and Bob St John
but also to Fred Ayangma as well as the whole crew
from RFO Télé Polynésie, Georges Bona
and RFO Radio Polynésie, Olivier Loyant
from McDonald's restaurants, the Brasserie de Tahiti, the Radisson
Hotel, Tahiti Music, Carrefour Arue and Carrefour Punaauia, Marie-Pierre
Lavie, Carole and Raimana Kennes,
as well as William Izal for their help during both
nights. Looking forward to the next one! Hahaha...
Last but not least,
we would like to express our deepest gratitude to all of you for
your support during the past few years! Without you, none of this
would have been possible. See you at the shows... ROCK ON!"
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- APRIL
'05:
DREAMTOWN
/ CAROLE & FLORENT ATEM LIVE WITH JOE SATRIANI'S MUSICIANS!
Carole and Florent are
proud to announce that Dreamtown, Florent's
first solo album, is being manufactured and will be released in
Tahiti in next month. There are also plans for a US release in a
near future.
Carole
and Florent are also honoured to welcome John
Cuniberti (Joe Satriani's producer and
engineer), Jeff Campitelli (Joe Satriani's
drummer), bassist Michael Manring as well as producer
Bob St John for two CD release concerts in Tahiti.
The concerts will take place on Thursday,
May 26th and Friday,
May 27th, 2005. The tickets will be on sale soon
and a special package of CD and concert tickets will also be available.
Stay tuned for more info...
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- JANUARY '05:
HAWAII, '05
/ MIXING OF THE NEW ALBUM
Carole and Florent were
in Hawaii for the past two months for a new series of live performances
with Henry Kapono including a charity concert for
the Red Cross for the tsunami victims.
During their stay there,
Carole and Florent also completed
the mixing of Florent Atem's first solo album with
Bob St John at Neos Productions Studios. The album
is scheduled to be released in May. More news on this soon...
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- AUGUST '04:
THE PLANT
'04
Carole and Florent were
in Sausalito, California, again this month for some new recording
sessions at The Plant studios with John Cuniberti for Florent
ATEM's solo album. Carole and Florent teamed up
with drummer Jeff Campitelli again and this time with bassist
Matt Bissonette - Joe Satriani's rhythm section who
were just coming back from a European G3 Tour with Joe
Satriani, Steve Vai and Robert Fripp, just before
touring the US with Deep Purple and Thin Lizzy.
Check out the
Photo gallery section to see the pictures. The recording is
almost finished and is scheduled for a 2005 release. More news on
that later...
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- JULY '04:
CAROLE &
FLORENT ATEM FEATURED IN DUETS - ISLAND STYLE
Neos Productions has just released
Duets - Island Style, a
compilation of several covers performed "island style"
by some of Hawaii's top recording artists, including Carole &
Florent ATEM's rendition of the Phil Collins / Phil
Bailey classic, "Easy Lover". Producer Bob St John
had Carole and Florent explore some new avenues by
requiring a reggae version of the song. Check out the Discography
section for more information or to order the album online.
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- MAY '04:
BOB ST JOHN
IN TAHITI
One year after his first visit, producer
and engineer Bob St John spent some time in Tahiti again
this month. During his stay, Bob was also featured in a radio
show hosted by Georges Bona on Radio Polynésie along
with Carole and Florent to discuss many topics including
his long and successful career in the music business, recording
some of the biggest names in the industry and working with Carole
& Florent ATEM for almost ten years now.
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- FEBRUARY '04:
TAHITI REGGAE
SUNSPLASH '04
Carole & Florent ATEM performed
for the second "Reggae Sunsplash" festival which took
place at Aorai Tini Hau concert hall in Tahiti on Friday, February
27th, 2004. For this special occasion, Carole and Florent
had thrown in a few reggae classics in their set list before ending
their performance by paying tribute to Bob Marley with a
medley of some of his biggest hits.
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- DECEMBER '03:
CAROLE &
FLORENT ATEM IN HAWAII / LIVE WITH HENRY KAPONO
Carole & Florent ATEM will
be in Hawaii for the December '03 to January '04 period for a few
concerts. They will also cut a track for a compilation which will
be released sometime next year on the Hawaiian market.
Finally, Carole
and Florent will also be performing live with Henry Kapono
at Kapono's, Aloha Tower Market Place, on Wednesdays and Fridays.
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- SEPTEMBER
'03:
CAROLE &
FLORENT ATEM FEATURED IN HAWAIIAN STYLE 3
Hawaiian
Style 3 - the new compilation from Neos Productions featuring
Carole & Florent ATEM - has just been released in Hawaii.
Both of them sang on one track and Florent also performed
acoustic guitars as well as percussions on the song. Another of
Carole and Florent's earlier works had already appeared
on Hawaiian Style 2 in
2002.
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- AUGUST '03:
HAWAII, AUG.
'03
Back from San Francisco after the
recording sessions at The Plant, Carole and Florent
worked on a few compositions with Bob St John at Neos Productions
studios in Hawaii. They also cut a track that will be featured on
a compilation which will be released next month on the Hawaiian
market.
Finally, when they were
not working in the studio, Carole and Florent performed
again on several occasions with Henry Kapono at Kapono's,
Aloha Tower Market Place.
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- JULY '03:
THE PLANT
'03 / MEETING WITH JOE SATRIANI
Backed up by Jeff Campitelli
(Joe Satriani's drummer) and Michael Manring, Carole
and Florent have cut a few instrumental tracks at The Plant,
produced by John Cuniberti (Joe Satriani's producer),
as well as some vocal material, produced by Bob St John at
Neos Productions studios in Hawaii. Florent is currently
working on some more compositions to complete the album which will
feature original compositions exclusively and will be released on
the US market.
Carole & Florent ATEM
also had the privilege to spend an afternoon with Joe Satriani
- one of their heroes - at the studio before their recordings. Joe
himself would start working on his new album there a few days after
their sessions. (Check out the Photo gallery
section to see the pictures).
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- JUNE '03:
FLORENT ATEM
RECORDING WITH JOHN CUNIBERTI
Florent Atem will be working
with John Cuniberti - Joe Satriani's producer and
engineer - who has expressed interest in producing a full album
with him. The recordings will start next month in San Francisco
at The Plant recording studio in Sausalito, a facility that has
welcome artists such as Joe Satriani himself, Celine Dion,
Mariah Carey, Carlos Santana, Stevie Wonder,
John Lee Hooker, The Doobie Brothers or Metallica,
just to name a few.
John Cuniberti
is one of the most experienced producers and engineers in the music
business, specialized in guitar-oriented records, and some of his
wonderful work can be heard on guitar god Joe Satriani's
albums. He first heard Florent's playing on a demo - which
a music lawyer in San Francisco and friend of his gave to him -
and thought it would be interesting to have him fly to the Bay Area
and work on a project together.
Carole Atem will
also be part of the project and will take care of all the keyboard
and piano parts. Florent and Carole will be backed
up by none other than Jeff Campitelli - Joe Satriani's
drummer - on drums and Michael Manring on bass.
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- MAY '03:
HENRY KAPONO,
TAHITI '03
After performing a few of his greatest
hits on some local TV shows in order to give people a foretaste
of what they would be treated to, Henry Kapono and his musicians
- including Carole & Florent ATEM - performed for more
than two hours at Aorai Tini Hau on May 16th, for an audience of
contemporary Hawaiian rock fans. Makau Foster's dance troupe
opened the show before Henry Kapono's band hit the stage.
Carole Atem was
up first, setting a rather dreamlike atmosphere with some of her
trademark keyboard tricks. Florent Atem came up second, adding
his own touch to the whole picture before Lopaka Colón
and Ricky Gilbert - on percussions and drums, respectively
- took it to the next level with their hypnotic rythm figures. James
Roberts then just had to add his contribution on bass and the
epic intro to the whole set was peaking. It was in that mystic ambience
that Henry Kapono entered the stage, cheered by an already
conquered crowd. The tone for the whole evening was given.
Song after song,
the audience got to see a true "genius" - as some local
newspaper printed - perform right before their eyes. As usual, Kapono
gave the audience both music and love through his one of a kind
"sensual rock" - as another paper printed. But everybody
in the band also had their moment of glory. Highlights included
Lopaka Colón's fine yet powerful percussion work on
raher upbeat songs, Ricky Gilbert's impeccable grooves and
drum solos within certain tunes, James Roberts' incredibly
solid bass playing, Carole Atem's delicate yet astounding
keyboard parts and Florent Atem's very personal incendiary
rendition of the Santana classic - "Europa".
Georges Bona
and Mario Brothers, the two emcees for the night, also did
a great job as well as world class engineer Bob St John.
In a nutshell, as it is always the case during a Kapono concert,
everybody had fun on that very special evening - whether they were
in the audience or on stage!
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- APRIL '03:
HENRY KAPONO,
TAHITI '03 TICKETS
The tickets for the concert featuring
Henry Kapono and his musicians - including Carole
and Florent Atem - are now available at the following places:
- QSS (Vaima, Faa'a, Punaauia, Arue)
- McDonald's
- Studio MTX
- Bonnard Music
- Tahiti Music
Ticket price: 2000
CFP
The legendary Hawaiian
singer hasn't performed in Tahiti since 1982. Twenty years after,
Henry Kapono is back and will perform with his band on Friday,
May 16th, 2003 at Aorai Tini
Hau.
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- MARCH
'03:
FAVORITES
AVAILABLE ONLINE
Carole and Florent's
new album, Favorites, is now available online. Just click
on the link below for more information:
- buyhawaiianmusic.com
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- FEBRUARY '03:
LIVE IN RAIATEA
/ HEIVA DU CŒUR
Carole & Florent ATEM performed
a sold out night in Raiatea on Saturday, February 1st, 2003. Carole
and Florent hadn't performed for their audience in Raiatea
since 1997 and on Saturday night, the parish hall in Uturoa was
packed. The concert - which was followed by a long photo and autograph
session was the opportunity for many to actually meet the two artists.
From Carole and Florent, thanks to everybody in the
audience and to the organizers for an unforgettable night.
Back to Tahiti, Carole
& Florent ATEM also took part in the "Heiva Du Cœur",
an event which aimed at raising funds in order to help ill-treated
children in Polynesia. Highly advertised, the event - which took
place on Saturday, February 15th, 2003 at the Grand Théâtre
De La Maison De La Culture, was attended by a large audience which
got to listen to Carole and Florent's pop/rock sound.
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- JANUARY '03:
HENRY KAPONO,
LIVE IN TAHITI
Carole & Florent ATEM have
the tremendous pleasure to officially announce Henry Kapono's
coming to Tahiti. The legendary Hawaiian singer will be performing
at Aorai Tini Hau on Friday,
May 16th, 2003, with his musicians including Carole
and Florent. The band members are:
Henry Kapono: Lead Vocals, Acoustic Guitar
Florent Atem: Electric Guitar, Background Vocals
Carole Atem: Keyboards, Background Vocals
James Roberts: Bass, Background Vocals
Lopaka Colón: Percussion, Background Vocals
Ricky Gilbert: Drums, Background Vocals
During their stay in Hawaii,
Carole and Florent also performed on several occasions
and shared the stage again with Jerry Santos from the band
Olomana or with artists such as Quino, the lead singer
from the group Big Mountain.
Back in Tahiti after three weeks of live
performances including a few concerts and interviews on Hawaii's
top radio stations, Carole and Florent are now privileged
to unveil a part of the show they will be giving with Henry Kapono
by presenting the Polynesian audience with exclusive live renditions
of his greatest hits, recorded in Hawaii at Kapono's during some
of their dates with the Hawaiian superstar last December and January.
Two tracks - The Nightmusic and Goodtimes Together
- recorded by Félix Atem with Henry's kind
permission and mastered by Félix and Florent Atem,
can already be heard on local radios...
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- DECEMBER '02:
LIVE WITH HENRY
KAPONO / FAVORITES RELEASED IN HAWAII
Carole & Florent ATEM will
be performing again with Henry Kapono next month. Indeed,
they will be flying to Hawaii in December for a new series of concerts
at Kapono's, Aloha Tower Market Place, with the legendary Hawaiian
singer who will also have them perform a few songs from their new
release in the middle of each show.
Carole & Florent's
new album, Favorites, will also be released in Hawaii
during their stay there. Beside the concerts with Henry Kapono,
they will be promoting the new release with several live appearances
and interviews as well as a few radio and TV features.
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- NOVEMBER '02:
LIVE WITH HAWAIIAN
BAND MAUNALUA
Tahiti has just welcome the band Maunalua.
Well-known in Hawaii and also good friends of Carole and
Florent's, they brought their traditional Hawaiian sound
to the island of Tahiti for two concerts. Carole and Florent
had the pleasure to perform as the opening act before being their
special guests on both occasions and performing a couple of songs
together - Jerry Santos' Ku'u Home O Kahalu'u as well
as a slack key guitar duo featuring both Maunalua's lead
singer/guitarist Bobby Moderow and Florent on slack
key guitar.
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- OCTOBER '02:
FAVORITES
CD RELEASE PARTY
Carole and Florent would
like to thank all the people who came to their CD release party
on October 4th, 2002 at the Mana Rock Café. The venue was
especially packed and the audience was able to enjoy Carole
and Florent's live versions of all the songs from Favorites
among others. Some people also had the opportunity to sing a couple
of numbers onstage with the band and the luckiest ones even won
their own copies of the record!
At some point in the
show, the tables turned and for once the audience sang for Carole:
it was also her birthday, indeed! From Carole and Florent,
once again thanks to everybody in the crowd for a wonderfully unique
night.
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- SEPTEMBER '02:
CAROLE &
FLORENT ATEM,
FAVORITES: NEW ALBUM
Carole and Florent's
fourth release has just come out this month. This brand new record,
entitled Favorites,
consists in a collection of ten classic tunes ranging from soft
ballads to high-tempo rock:
1 - Africa
2 - Wild World
3 - I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For
4 - I Want To Know What Love Is
5 - More Than Words
6 - Listen To The Music
7 - Europa
8 - Sweet Child O' Mine
9 - Hotel California
10 - Surfing With The Alien
Carole and Florent's
way of re-arranging and performing these ten well-known pieces gives
to the album the depth and flavor of a personal, dynamic and creative
ensemble. As well, award-winning engineer Bob St John's participation
brings additional brilliance to Carole, Florent and
Félix Atem's rich and powerful recording work.
Right after its release,
Favorites roused the enthusiasm of multiple listeners and
music critics both in Tahiti and Hawaii. Besides, Hawaiian legend
Henry Kapono honored the young duo by declaring : "Carole
& Florent Atem are by far the most talented young artists I
know." (Check out Carole & Florent ATEM's
Reviews section for Henry Kapono's
full review.)
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- AUGUST '02:
FLORENT ATEM
ON NEW WAVE NATIVES / HAWAII, JUL.-AUG. '02 TOUR
Two of Florent's new compositions
have just been released in Hawaii on a compilation entitled New
Wave Natives, a collection of seventeen slack key tunes
by artists who are considered to be the hottest new talents in that
style.
Being a rock-fusion
guitar player, Florent is very proud of being part of the
project as a slack key guitarist this time! He is also very happy
to hear that Sacred Ground - one of his two compositions
featured on the album - has been selected to promote the whole project
and is currently on pretty heavy rotation on Hawaiian radio stations.
Carole and Florent
are just back from Hawaii after five weeks of concerts and various
guest appearances. During their stay there, they had the tremendous
honor and privilege to share the stage again with Hawaiian legendary
singer/songwriter Henry Kapono who invited them to join his
band for the Summer. These were great moments since everybody had
fun, both on stage and in the audience. Now, the band is looking
forward to renew the experience and share the good times again but
in Tahiti this time...
Beside performing as
Henry Kapono's musicians, Carole and Florent
played with Cecilio & Kapono and gave a few concerts
on their own as well, thus taking their trademark pop/rock sound
to a few local clubs. Finally, they were also invited by the wonderful
traditional Hawaiian band Maunalua as well as other great
artists and long-time friends such as John Cruz or Guy
Cruz to perform on stage with them.
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