Ferdinand Richard

Quick Facts

Full Name	Ferdinand Richard
Occupation	Composer
Date Of Birth	Jun 25, 1950(1950-06-25)
Age	74
Birthplace	Meknes
Country	Morocco
Birth City	Meknès-Tafilalet
Horoscope	Gemini

Ferdinand Richard Biography

Ferdinand Richard is one of the most popular and richest Composer who was born on June 25, 1950 in Meknes, Meknès-Tafilalet, Morocco. Herve Richard-Cochet, better known by the name of Ferdinand Richard, was born in June 1950 in Meknes in Morocco however, he was a child between 1951 to 1964 living in Saint-Malo in northwestern France and from there his family originates. From 1969 until 1971, he was a student of Medieval Literature and Law at Grenoble in the south-eastern region of France Then he attended an double-bass class within the Conservatoire Regional de Musique de Grenoble. He has been a resident of the southern part of France and Marseille since 1964.

While still in Etron Fou Leloublan, Richard also released two albums on his own, En Forme!! in 1981 and En Avant in 1981 and 1983, respectively. En Avant, subtitled Huit Chansons en Huit Langues (Eight Songs in Eight languages) and was written with Richard on two basses guitars as well as an instrument called a cello (played by Tom Cora), and is comprised of eight songs that are performed with lyrics in English, Vietnamese, Arabic, Polish, Dioula, Spanish, French and German. The album En Avant Richard explored his passion for languages and cultures and composed the lyrics, singing seven tunes (the German song was composed and performed with the help of Urs Engeler).

In 1984 Richard also formed a duo, Bruniferd, with saxophonist Bruno Meillier from Etron Fou Leloublan that was dedicated to “precise and condensed musical poetry”. Bruniferd made three albums and toured Europe and Japan.

In 1985, Richard founded the Aide aux Musiques Innovatrices association (A.M.I.), and in July 1986 launched the first Movement International des Musiques Innovatrices (MIMI) summer festival that takes place each year in the south of France dedicated to all kinds of innovation in music. MIMI has featured such acts as After Dinner from Japan, Iva Bittova from Czech Republic, Les Têtes Brulées from Cameroon, and André Duchesne’s Les 4 Guitaristes de l’Apocalypso-Bar from Quebec, groups from New Zealand, Russia, Vanuatu, Democratic Republic of Congo, the Middle-East, etc… but also Fred Frith through diverse formations, Ornette Coleman, Jeff Mills, Terry Riley, The Ex, and many then unknown groups which became famous later. Once based in la Friche de la Belle-de-Mai in Marseille, A.M.I. became a Centre for the Development of Popular Music, and, as an urban development platform, launched various training workshops, artists residences, festivals, an incubator for cultural micro-businesses, and a consistent program of international extensions.

Richard was one of the founding members in the French avant-rock ensemble Etron Fou Leloublan in 1973 The group stayed with them until the band broke up in the year 1986. Richard was also part of Alfred Harth’s band Gestalt et Jive in the late 1980s. He worked together with Fred Frith in 1989 to record Dropera (1991). Richard also started his own band, Ferdinand et les Philosophes in 1990. He released two solo albums, En Forme!! (1981) as well as En Avant (1983).

Ferdinand Richard Net Worth

Ferdinand Richard is one of the richest Composer from Morocco. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Ferdinand Richard 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Herve Richard (born 25 June 1950) is better known by his stage name, Ferdinand Richard, is a French avant-rock bassist and composer.

In 1971, Richard quit his studies, took on his pseudonym “Ferdinand”, and played in a variety of local rock groups which covered Cream, Led Zeppelin, Jimi Hendrix, etc… He also tried playing improv with the Anarchist group Libre Cours (1971), before joining an iconoclastic group from the local area named Etron Fou Leloublan in 1973 with a bass guitar. He also began singing, and writing.

Near the end of Etron Fou Leloublan, Richard joined the German saxophonist Alfred Harth’s multinational avant-rock group Gestalt et Jive in 1984. They performed regularly in Europe and North America for four years, during which time they made two albums, developed their “instant composition” technique, and gave their farewell concert at the 6th Festival International de Musique Actuelle de Victoriaville in Victoriaville, Quebec in Canada in October 1988.

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In 1993, Richard produced a concept album and performance, Arminius, with Japanese violinist Takumi Fukushima (After Dinner), German violinist Helmut Bieler-Wendt [de] (The Blech), and Czech bass-player Vladimir Vaclavec (Dunaj) based on the work of Roman historian Tacitus. In 1995, this music was reconditioned to be the Sensurround (8-channel) music score of the theatre play La bataille d’Arminius by Jean Jourd’heuil at Théâtre Nanterre-Amandiers in Paris.

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Ferdinand Ranked on the list of most popular Composer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Morocco. Ferdinand Richard celebrates birthday on June 25 of every year.

Etron Fou Leloublan, French for (roughly) “Crazy Shit, the White Wolf” or “Mad Shit, the White Wolf” were a “nonconformist” avant-rock group that produced a blend of punk rock, jazz, French music hall, comedy satire and “avant-garde mayhem”. Their music was a “viable […] alternative to both French rock’n’roll and French free jazz”, which had stagnated at the time. Richard played his bass guitar in ways that went beyond its traditional “metronomic role” – he used “double stops, chords, harmonics and onomatopoeic sound effects” to add melody to the group’s songs. He also tuned his instrument “up a minor third” to better match his partner’s alto saxophone. Later on, in the early 80’s, he bought himself a rare Fender Bass VI six-string electric bass guitar from a New York pawn shop, which became his sole instrument. Richard remained with Etron Fou Leloublan until they broke up 13 years later, during which time they recorded six albums and performed hundreds of concerts in Europe, the Soviet Bloc, and North America.