I talk a lot about the loss of family, of that protection. Suddenly youвЂ™re confronted with problems you didnвЂ™t have to face as a kid. ItвЂ™s part of the process of being an adult. WOODKID: I got tougher, and being in an urban environment doesnвЂ™t help. I was a very mellow, soft, and sweet kid when I was young. WOODKID: ItвЂ™s pretty much what I have experienced. VISCO: And how did this idea come to you? I describe in the lyrics, he petrifies himself. So itвЂ™s the story of a kid who comes from a very organic, tender environment who slowly turns to marble. I made this slowly radiant transition within the songs, within the lyrics towards something more mineral, something more digital with more heart. I created an environment in the songs and the production that was very organic, emotional, that would be childhood-it was very wooden, because I come from the countryside. I decided to make the show very visual and to create that transition through all kinds of materials in a symbolic way.

WOODKID: The project is about the transition from childhood to adulthood. GERRY VISCO: So you use the name Woodkid? IвЂ™m sure youвЂ™ve been asked a thousand times, but what the hell is that all about? He calls himself a вЂњphotograffeur,вЂќ since he uses the streets as his art gallery. JRвЂ™s huge photographs were illegally pasted on the streets. JR, the award-winning artist, conceived and directed the ballet based upon his experiences during the 2005 riots in Les Bosquets, a Parisian housing project inhabited by immigrants. The ballet will be performed by more than 40 NYCB dancers and Guest Artist Lil Buck, the Memphis jookin dancer who has worked with Madonna and Yo-Yo Ma. Woodkid has composed an original score for an eight-minute piГЁce dвЂ™occasion for the New York City Ballet Orchestra titled Les Bosquets (New Woodkid/JR) that will premiere on tonight, April 29, at the opening of the CompanyвЂ™s 2014 Spring Season. The Sunday Times of London described him as a вЂњdark epic pop wunderkind.вЂќ

He often spends an entire year on his videos and вЂњRun Boy Run,вЂќ his single, was nominated for a 2013 Grammy Award for Best Short Form Music Video. Woodkid released his first EP, Iron, in 2011 and The Golden Age, his first album, in 2013. He was born in Poland under the name Yoann Lemoine in Poland and raised in France, and heвЂ™s currently living in Williamsburg. He made a sad remix of Pharrell WilliamsвЂ™ hit вЂњHappy,вЂќ which currently has over 1,600,000 YouTube views. Please downvote if incorrect! Self-deletes if score is 0.Woodkid is a critically acclaimed director, artist, producer, and musician who directed videos for pop stars Lana Del Rey, Drake, Rihanna, and Katy Perry. Last.fm: 493,084 listeners, 14,250,117 plays tags: indie, alternative, folk, chamber pop, seen live

The next single to be extracted from the album was 'I Love You' which features a Pharrel Williams remix. It features orchestrations by Bruno Bertoli and is mixed by Julien Delfaud. His debut album, The Golden Age, was released on March 18, 2013, through an independent label, Green United Music. A year later, in July 2012, the track 'Run Boy Run' was released as a limited edition 7' with remixes by Sebastian and Ostend through a digital release. The track was also remixed by Mystery Jets and Gucci Vamp. The self directed promo video features model Agyness Deyn. The lead track, Iron was arranged by Gustave Rudman. After studying in London, and during a shoot in the USA, Woodkid received, straight from the hands of great American guitarist Richie Havens, a banjo that immediately replaced his piano, at least for a while.ДЄfter relocating to Paris, Woodkid released the Iron EP (produced by Woodkid, Julien Delfaud and Benjamin Lebeau also from The Shoes) in 2011.

Woodkid is Yoann Lemoine (Lyon, March 1983), previously known for his career as a video director (Yelle, Moby, Katy Perry, Lana Del Rey). Woodkid 'Run Boy Run' from The Golden Age artist pic album cover

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