Patrick Broguiere

French composer and musician Patrick BROGUIERE came from a background where he had performed music more in a hard rock manner when he opted to kick off a solo career, and when doing that went for a sound with a rather different approach. Citing Genesis and Pink Floyd as major inspirations, the music on the four full length productions he has made to date blends elements from these inspirations with chamber music, jazz and ambient music to craft a stylistic expression compared to artists like Jean-Pascal Boffo and Changing Images on one hand and Blackmore's Night on the other. A key aspect of his production is that key details are altered to a lesser or greater degree from one album to the next, resulting in albums with a strong musical identity. Another feature is his strong affection for France as a nation, that many feel as a distinct presence in all his compositions. And as emphasized by the artist himself, the booklets for each CD have been crafted with a great deal of attention, aiming to be works of art in their own right.

Broguiere's first production Brocéliande was issued in 1995. One year later the follow-up Icônes was released. Both of them on French label Musea Records. In 1998 his third CD Mont Saint-Michel surfaced on Italian label Mellow Records, while independent label Gimmick Productions catered for the home market. Broguiere's most recent album, Châteaux de la Loire, appeared in 2000, this exclusively through aforementioned Gimmick Productions.