Guilhem Gallart
Guilhem Gallart | |
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| Also known as | Pone |
| Born | Toulouse, France |
| Years active | 1994–present |
Guilhem Gallart, known professionally as Pone, is a French record producer.[1] He was a member of the band Fonky Family.[2]
Early life
[edit]Born in Toulouse, he left at 19 for Marseille.[3]
Music
[edit]Fonky Family
[edit]In 1994, he co-created the Fonky Family band, and would produce the entirety of the group's first album which released in 1997.[3] He was also as an independent producer for other artists including Sat l'Artificier.[4] The Fonky Family disbanded in 2007.[5]
Independent career in music
[edit]In 2015, it was revealed that Gallart suffered from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.[1] In 2018, in response to the lack of public information about the disease, Gallart published a book titled ALS for Dummies.[6]
At the start of 2019, Gallart continued musical production despite his paralysis.[6] This included the release of albums including Vision in 2020 with members of Mafia K-1 Fry and Kate & Me.[7]
In 2022, comedian Marc-Antoine Le Bret gave his voice to Gallar which allowed him to speak with a synthetic voice.[8] This was made into a short documentary by Brux.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "French hip-hop artist Guilhem Gallart makes music with his eyes". The Straits Times. 2021-06-22. ISSN 0585-3923. Retrieved 2024-01-20.
- ^ Perrier, Agathe (2021-06-21). "Vivre chez soi malgré une maladie de Charcot". Marcelle (in French). Retrieved 2024-01-20.
- ^ a b Breeden, Aurelien (14 July 2023). "A French Music Maker Lost His Voice. A Comedian Helped Get It Back". The New York Times.
- ^ Loridan, Carla. "Atteint de la maladie de Charcot, Pone de la Fonky Family retrace son histoire dans un livre écrit avec ses yeux". BFM TV (in French). Retrieved 2024-02-18.
- ^ "The Fonky Family performing in 2024". Institut du Hip-Hop - I.H.H. 2023-12-13. Retrieved 2024-02-18.
- ^ a b Brémond, Anaïs (2020-02-14). "Pone: the paralysed producer making music with his eyes". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-01-20.
- ^ "PONE FROM THE FONKY FAMILY RELEASES HIS FIRST SOLO ALBUM, COMPOSED SOLELY WITH HIS EYES". Clique TV.
- ^ CONSTANCE, Véronique (2021-12-24). "L'imitateur breton Marc-Antoine Le Bret rend sa voix au producteur de la Fonky Family, devenu muet". Ouest-France.fr (in French). Retrieved 2024-01-20.
- ^ Goy, Héloise; Delomez, Gauthier (2022-03-24). "La rencontre entre Pone et Marc-Antoine Le Bret dans un documentaire de BrutX". Europe 1 (in French). Retrieved 2024-02-18.
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