Batoune & The Brewers has earned something close to legendary status on Audiotool in a surprisingly short time. That may be partly due to the original and catchy name — but more importantly, it’s thanks to the infectious, pop-tinged fusion of funky house and electro. With an obvious soft spot for synths, beards, cats, and of course, beer, he brings a signature vibe to every release. His tracks are consistently danceable, professionally produced with clean mixing, and radiate a distinctly positive energy. We’re looking forward to more!

Interview

About https://www.audiotool.com/user/baptiste_benezech_yahoo_fr/

I am an old French (45 years), I live in a very beautiful region, Provence, I have been on Audiotool for about 3 years. Passionate about music since my childhood, self-taught guitarist and pianist, I navigate between electro and funk, I have been rocked by the French touch since the cradle, I have always wanted to compose my own songs. My favorite pizza is the 3 cheese pizza (Mozzarella, Blue d'Auvergne and goat cheese)

Describe the style of music you produce

My compositions are very diverse, oscillating between electro, funk and rock. I have above all the same funk, it is beyond a musical style an art of living, funk is improvisation, rhythm. In everyday life, we must try to be one of these guitar riffs that gives groove and energy to what we do.

What is your musical background and when did you start making music?

I'm an old dinosaur who grew up listening to Neil Young and Pink Floyd (the current generation on Audiotool probably doesn't know them very well). I then grew up listening to Keziah Jones and the Red-Hot Chili Peppers and later devoured the works of The Blaze and Daft Punk. I try with the greatest humility to blend these sounds with more recent textures, adding a lot of my own feeling, based on the principle that music is above all a story of sensation and freedom.
I can never thank Audiotool enough for the giant leaps that the various artistic encounters I have here allow me to make. This site is amazing; it gives me so much.

How long have you been using Audiotool, and how did you discover it?

I've been using Audiotool for three years now. I discovered it by chance while browsing the internet. Since understanding the meaning of this hybrid social network, I've made it my own. It's become a second home, a new family that shares my passion and encourages, advises, and helps me in my personal development.

What is your favorite Audiotool device and why?

Definitely the Heisenberg, thanks in large part to Naswalt's videos. I find this synthesizer so rich. Il offers so many possibilities, especially for creating funk bass sounds.

What is your favourite trick in AT/What technique do you always use?

Modulating a sine wave with another shape, the possibilities are so great and so varied.

Have you ever had a writer's block? If so, how did you deal with it and what do you recommend to your colleagues

I sleep very, very little. Composing is a bit like a grandmother's herbal tea getting herself ready to sleep. Often, when I finish a track, I realize that I have nothing left to offer and that I'm like half a lemon that's been squeezed a bit too much, but after a few hours, the ideas comeback, I have so many drafts that I'll never finish, that's kind of my problem, I have too many ideas that I have trouble really following through on each one.

What has helped you the most on Audiotool to improve and widen your musical horizon?

The encounters, the wise advice, sometimes crude but always wise. You have to know how to accept being average to become good and never listen to the advice of others. The best directions I have taken in my life have often been suggested by people who were not at all in the field concerned. It is very often the candidates who have perspective and who are the most relevant! My wife is not a musician, but she has a sense of listening far superior to mine and this advice is always very valuable. It is up to me to listen to them and understand them.

What do you like most about Audiotool? Is there anything you would like to suggest?

I really appreciate the weekly charts. It helps keep me connected to the community and discover new artists. It also allows me to discover tracks from friends that have been released that I missed when they were first published.

Your message to the community:

Believe in yourself, we are all artists, now be a gardener and cultivate your talent!

Social/Music Links

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@batouneandthebrewers

Edition Audiotool: Batoune & The Brewers

Track #1:

LEMON SODA FUNK by https://www.audiotool.com/user/tomderry/

Tim is a fabulous French artist. We grew up listening to the same artists. His music is so well constructed and his sound design so pure that it has become for me a reference on this site and a model to follow.

Track #2:

Out of the walls by https://www.audiotool.com/user/trottcrack_gmail_com/

Lavalamp has been by my side since the first day I discovered Audiotool. I really like his style and his synths. You really have to take the time to listen to these tracks

Track #3:

Take Me by https://www.audiotool.com/user/levoile/

Le voile is an artist who introduced me to Drum & Bass. Her sound is unique, I find that she puts a lot of poetry into these compositions which are always impeccable.

Track #4:

snd-300 by https://www.audiotool.com/user/sandburgen/

Sandburgen is a genius. This is one of the first songs I listened to on Audiotool. I remain impressed by its finesse and the quality of these productions.

Track #5:

Voyage by https://www.audiotool.com/user/akridiki/

The wonderful world of Althruist does me a world of good. He's so unique, I love how his tracks are constructed.

Track #6:

Aurora by https://www.audiotool.com/user/baptiste_benezech_yahoo_fr/

This track is a declaration of love to the woman in my life, the mother of my 2 children, who is always there for me and who knows how to understand and support me for the last 20 years.

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