Among the theoretical subjects that I preferred during my Conservatory years were orchestration and counterpoint. After having analysed brilliant orchestrators like Brahms, Mahler or Ravel, we students modestly tried to adapt a work for piano according to different aesthetics. As a result, we had the privilege of hearing our version played by the orchestra.

Nowadays I often have the opportunity to arrange music for various ensembles. After having worked for many years with my choirs, it's extremely pleasant to write precisely for their type of voice, with or without instruments. For the orchestral works at my school's music camp, the challenge is to write a part adapted to the instrumental level of each pupil, for some twenty different instruments! 

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Being somehow obsessed with counterpoint, it’s rare that I don't slip a reference or a quote into my arrangements. Did you find any in the video below? In more complex works like The Blue Crew’s mashups, we layer up to five different songs, whose harmonies and rhythms match surprisingly well. You’ll find some explanations in the Mashup Stories on our Instagram account.​