Brisa Roché

Brisa Roché
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Background information
Born (1976-04-26) April 26, 1976
Arcata, California
GenresJazz, pop
Occupation(s)Singer, songwriter, musician
InstrumentVocals
Years active2003–present
Websitewww.brisaroche.com

Brisa Roché (born April 26, 1976 in Arcata, California) is an American singer-songwriter who sings primarily in English, occasionally in French, and who has spent much of her life residing in France.[1]

Early life and career

Roché was raised by an artist mother and initially her adventurer father,[1] then her stepfather (after her father moved to Seattle).[2]

Growing up with her family and surroundings in a small, electricity-free cabin, shared with her mother and stepfather in Arcata, northern California (known for redwood forests and artistic communities), music played a major influence in Roché’s life. It was a childhood neighbour who introduced her to the drums, which she later swapped for the guitar.[2]

At 16, Roché moved to Seattle to be with her ailing father, at a time grunge music was coming to the fore in the city. She found escape from her personal challenges by immersing herself in Seattle's music scene, playing in a local band, the Amazing Dimestore,[2][3] having traded her acoustic guitar for an electric one.[4]

Following her father's death, she moved to Paris,[4] and began busking at age 18 in the Paris Metro. The founders of Glazart club in Paris then noticed Roché,[1] which consequently led to opportunities to start singing in the jazz clubs of Saint-Germain-des-Prés, where a few years later she was discovered and signed to Blue Note.[4]

Roché has performed folk, garage, psyche-pop, soul and electronica.[5] Her first album (on a label), The Chase, was released 5 October 2005 in Paris; reviewing the album in Billboard, Aymeric Pichevin wrote, "A PJ Harvey fan, Roché delivers jazzy tunes with a punk spirit."[6] In 2016, Roché released Invisible 1.[7] She returned to the United States in the course of writing her fourth album, which Rolling Stone described as "succeed[ing] in capturing the essence of pop in order to restore it to a song that was both pure and sensual."[1]

Discography

Albums

  • 2003: Soothe Me (self-release - no label)
  • 2005: The Chase (Blue Note / Capitol)
  • 2007: Takes (Discograph)
  • 2010: All Right Now (Discograph)
  • 2016: invisible1 (Kwaidan Records)
  • 2018: Father (Black Ash)
  • 2019: Low Fidelity (Black Ash)
  • 2021: Freeze Where U R (with Fred Fortuny - Black Ash)
  • 2022: BRMD (with IX - Black Ash)
  • 2023: Hero Palo (Black Ash)

References

  1. ^ a b c d Bouttier, Louise-Camille (2017-04-21). "EXCLU - Brisa Roché, far far West". Rolling Stone (in French). ISSN 2490-9513. Archived from the original on 2021-05-18. Retrieved 2017-07-27.
  2. ^ a b c "Brisa Roché - artist biography". Vinyl Me Please. Retrieved 2025-04-11.
  3. ^ "Brisa Roché - Musicienne et chanteuse américaine (archived)". Le Figaro (in French). Retrieved 2025-04-11.
  4. ^ a b c Savage, Jennifer (2015-06-13). "Tonight's Setlist #1: Brisa Roché, Paris Darling, Arcata". North Coast Journal. ISSN 1099-7571. Archived from the original on 2021-06-14. Retrieved 2017-07-27.
  5. ^ "Brisa Roché". Montreal International Jazz Festival. Archived from the original on 2017-09-11. Retrieved 2022-04-08.
  6. ^ Pichevin, Aymeric (2005-11-12). "Roché's French Flair". Billboard. p. 32. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 2022-04-07.
  7. ^ "Brisa Roché | Discography | Discogs". Discogs. Archived from the original on 2021-12-13. Retrieved 2022-04-08.


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