Petit Biscuit - Presence [CD]

2017 debut album from classically-trained French artist Petit Biscuit. Recorded over the course of the past year, Petit Biscuit - AKA Mehdi Benjelloun - wrote, produced and mixed Presence completely independently, finding time between high school exams and sold out tours across the U. S. , Europe and beyond. The album is his complete creative vision, and includes contributions from Lido, Bipolar Sunshine and Panama. The album was mastered by legendary engineer Chab (Daft Punk, Air, Sebastien Tellier) in a nod to the forefathers of French dance music. Presence is the first new music from Petit Biscuit since the release of his debut EP featuring smash hit "Sunset Lover," released in 2015 when he was only 15 and streamed more than 350 million times to date. Petit Biscuit plays piano, guitar, cello and more, and began experimenting with electronics to form his signature sound at age 11. Presence is heavily informed by his schooling, combining acoustic elements with innovative electronic production and his trademark vocal manipulations.