{"id":42,"date":"2024-10-18T07:12:36","date_gmt":"2024-10-18T07:12:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/52.58.80.158\/?page_id=42"},"modified":"2024-10-21T08:39:41","modified_gmt":"2024-10-21T08:39:41","slug":"owen-curtiz","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.astrolaberecords.eu\/?page_id=42","title":{"rendered":"owen curtiz"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/52.58.80.158\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/OwenCurtiz_new_cover_1500x1500-copy-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-64\" style=\"object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.astrolaberecords.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/OwenCurtiz_new_cover_1500x1500-copy-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.astrolaberecords.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/OwenCurtiz_new_cover_1500x1500-copy-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.astrolaberecords.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/OwenCurtiz_new_cover_1500x1500-copy-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.astrolaberecords.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/OwenCurtiz_new_cover_1500x1500-copy-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.astrolaberecords.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/OwenCurtiz_new_cover_1500x1500-copy-1200x1200.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.astrolaberecords.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/OwenCurtiz_new_cover_1500x1500-copy.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cit\u2019s been a while!<\/em> <em>\u2014time to celebrate.<\/em>&#8220;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>St\u00e9phane Owen and Paul Curtiz go back a while. They played their first gig together at a school party and remained on the same musical wavelength forever. It was only natural that their connection would result in them forming Owen Curtiz.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Their album \u201cOne World\u201d was released in 1993, and its first single \u201cLooking For You\u201d was a smash over the radio airwaves across Europe and Asia. While exploring separate paths over the years St\u00e9phane and Paul have always kept in touch. And 3 decades after their first release, they felt it was time to celebrate. Along with the re-release of their album they revisited a few of their original tunes. Follow their adventures here!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/52.58.80.158\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/owen-curtiz-cd-collection-lite-1024x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.astrolaberecords.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/owen-curtiz-cd-collection-lite-1024x1024.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.astrolaberecords.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/owen-curtiz-cd-collection-lite-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.astrolaberecords.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/owen-curtiz-cd-collection-lite-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.astrolaberecords.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/owen-curtiz-cd-collection-lite-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.astrolaberecords.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/owen-curtiz-cd-collection-lite-1536x1536.jpeg 1536w, 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\u2014 biography<\/strong><br><br>St\u00e9phane Owen and Paul Curtiz met at the end of the 1970s, while they were finishing their secondary studies in Brussels. It was a musically rich period where different musical trends clashed and gave rise to lively discussions between teenagers of all stripes: you had to choose your side: rock, new wave, disco?&#8230; But Paul and St\u00e9phane did not care about this segregation of styles: their very first group, founded in high school, skillfully mixed covers of Bruce Springsteen, post punk groups and disco-funk pieces&#8230; Both crazy about music, they quickly found musical affinities by combining their respective artistic influences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Paul took up the guitar to do like his elders: one of his first memories is of seeing his brothers (both musicians) on television in the sixties. He followed a largely self-taught path, which included jazz-rock and groups like Weather Report. But Paul also found himself perfectly in tune with the times with The Police, XTC or Chic, as well as with the music of singer-songwriters such as Stevie Wonder, Prince and Donald Fagen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>St\u00e9phane learned the basics of classical piano at the age of six. As a teenager, he took Jazz lessons with teachers from Berklee College of Music. He then fed on African-American music like Earth Wind &amp; Fire, Nile Rogers or Quincy Jones but also Level 42 or Incognito. He was also passionate about more \u201cexperimental\u201d artists such as David Bowie, Brian Eno or the band AIR.<br><br>In the &#8217;80s, Paul Curtiz toured the stages of Belgium with the synth-pop group Casablanca (which won the Rock Challenge in 1984). His sense of humor and self-deprecation also lead him down the path of musical parody with his project \u201cAntuka Vraiment\u201d. Offbeat text and tropical rhythm worked their way up the charts on the French-speaking airwaves: the video clip was played in a heavy rotation loop on the new (at the time) M6 channel, and Paul now roamed (to his great surprise) the biggest French television sets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>St\u00e9phane Owen, passionate about sound technology, music and cinema, was looking for a professional path that would allow him to combine his passions and completed his studies in sound engineering at the I.A.D in Louvain-La-Neuve in 1985.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At the beginning of the 90s, Paul and St\u00e9phane met again and decided to launch a joint project. Both had the desire to create well-calibrated pop songs with rich harmonies and catchy melodies. All wrapped up in a careful production mixing live instruments and digital technologies, which were booming at the time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They started by recording a few tracks at the studio where St\u00e9phane worked as sound engineer. The alchemy between the two worked wonderfully. Paul&#8217;s \u201csoul\u201d voice and his funky guitar riffs tastefully complemented St\u00e9phane&#8217;s keyboards and synth basses. In this cozy atmosphere, the first titles were born which would form the backbone of the album \u201cOne World\u201d released in 1993 (Rainland \u2013 Latitude\/Sony Music). The finely crafted texts addressed themes that have lost none of their relevance today, such as the threats weighing on our blue planet (\u201cOne World\u201d), ideological wars and politicians out of control (\u201cWhat Are They Doin&#8217;?\u201d). The void left in everyday life by the absence of a loved one is evoked in \u201cSentimental Crime\u201d, an intimate ballad with arrangements skillfully mixing acoustic guitars, keyboards and electro percussion. The album was released in Belgium, France, the Netherlands and Japan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The next step was to build a group to perform live performances. To this end, they enlisted the services of talented musicians, some then freshly out of the Conservatory and who were at the dawn of a high-flying musical career, such as Jacques Pili on bass (Calvin Owens, Marc Morgan, Maurane ) and Olivier Bodson on trumpet (Axelle Red, Soulsister, Bernard Lavilliers).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Among other concerts, let us mention the one given at the famous Mirano club in Brussels, as the opening act for acid jazz singer Omar, omnipresent on the radio with his hit \u201cThere\u2019s Nothing Like This\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Insatiable, the two musicians embarked on musical projects which, however, took them on separate musical paths. Paul recorded a solo album (\u201cPicture My Soul \u2013 T4A\/Sony)\u201d including the single \u201cFunky Groove\u201d, a punchy mix of pop\/soul\/funk taken from this album.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At the same time, St\u00e9phane\u2019s career as a sound engineer also took off. He often worked in Canada to co-produce the first successful albums of Lara Fabian and collaborated there with some prestigious names like Bruce Gaitch (composer for Madonna), Richard Marx, Dave Pickell (Bryan Adams) and Latoya Jackson.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the 2000s, Paul Curtiz accompanied many artists as a guitarist-singer (a.o. David Baerwald\/Sheryl Crow, Chris de Burgh) including his friends Perry Rose and Marka with whom he played on the best stages in Europe and abroad (USA, Lebanon, Japan); in 2018 he was called in to support the very successful reformation of the legendary Belgian group Allez Allez (Virgin UK).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On is side, St\u00e9phane Owen developed his activities as a musical producer, arranger and mixer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2001, he joined forces with the musician Philippe Decock (who was, notably, musical director of Maurane) and created the Yell\u00f8 Sub Studio. Together they write and produce music for TV series and work, among other things, on the soundtrack for the film Mister Nobody by Jaco Van Dormael, in 2009.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Over the years, Paul has put his musical background to work on music for TV series and commercials. He also had many adventures with musicians of all stripes. He is notably one of the pioneers of online musical collaborations, which allowed him to work with renowned musicians, producers and mixers across the globe, such as Eric Sarafin (Brand New Heavies, Ben Harper), Craig Potter (Elbow) and Denis Moulin (Isabelle Antena, Marc Moulin, Sioen) with whom he is currently working on the jazz-pop project \u201cDark Satellite\u201d. The album \u201c<em>The Modern illusion<\/em>\u201d is currently in production and will benefit from a cast of exceptional musicians (release planned for early 2024).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>St\u00e9phane Owen also positions himself as a singer-songwriter and is currently preparing his album \u201cHeatwave\u201d which should be released in 2024. Teaser titles are already available on his You Tube channel. On the program: sensual songs with jazzy harmonies on electro-house beats but also down tempo pieces, with more introspective lyrics.<br><br>In 2020, the project to re-release the album \u201cOne World\u201d came up. On this occasion, the duo decided to create completely new versions of the titles \u201cLooking For You\u201d and \u201cWhat Are They Doin\u2019?\u201d &#8220;. \u201c<em>The idea was to have fun and to make these titles benefit from our respective musical and professional experiences. We wanted to anchor these new arrangements in an \u201corganic modernity<\/em>\u201d and take advantage of the recent rise of musical trends such as Neo-Soul and Nu-Jazz and their references to soul\/jazz\/funk roots&#8230;&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2023: Release, on all digital platforms, of \u201c<em>Looking for You<\/em>\u201d in its brand new version and of the remastered \u201c<em>One World<\/em>\u201d album. 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