Sam Rouanet

Sam Rouanet (born 15 November 1972 in Toulouse, France) is a French-born guitarist, DJ and producer of electronic music who lives and works in Berlin, Germany.

Career Sam Rouanet studied violin and classical music in Toulouse, France. He moved to Chicago in the late 1990s and began to play guitar in bands within the post-rock scene there. After returning to Europe, Sam started producing electronic music, mostly under the alias Reynold. First, he moved to London playing bass with the electronic duo Kinobe, before moving to Paris where he co-founded the Minimal Dancin' event where artists such as Swayzak, Metro Area, T. Raumschmiere, Roman Flügel of the duo Alter Ego, Feadz, Trentemøller, Aril Brikha, Booka Shade among many others. After success in Paris, Sam finally moved to Berlin to explore the electronic scene there.

He has released records for such labels as Persona, Plexi, KINA, Treibstoff and his own label, Trenton Records. Reynold's music has been well reviewed by international publications such as Resident Advisor and De:Bug.

In 2003 Sam co-created the electronic music label Trenton Records, which has since released over 50 records from artists such as John Tejada, Stewart Walker, Jeff Samuel, 3 Channels and Touane among others.

He has been the host of the monthly "Minimal Dancin" events at the Nouveau Casino in Paris, France, between 2001 and 2009 alongside Duplex 100 partner Phil Stumpf.

In 2010, Rouanet worked with Kazakh electronic musicians, in a project sponsored by the French Embassy in Kazakhstan and the Goethe-Institut, in creating a collaborative album entitled "Tronicstan". He later toured with some of the Kazakh participants around France and Germany.

In 2011 Sam Rouanet also released an album CD with his father Jacques Rouanet as a project called "Kigo". Sam is also collaborating on a number of live band projects with like-minded artists including “Spleen Underground Music”, “brome” or American electronic music producer Stewart Walker with whom he shares the “Ivory Tower Studio” in Berlin.

Releases

2015 S.U.M. Salt & Pepper, Flumo Recordings 2014 S.U.M, Ye Ole EP, Trenton Records 2014 Reynold & Phil Stumpf, On The Move, Souvenir 2013 S.U.M. Love & Happiness, Dirt Crew Rec 2013 Spleen Live, Fusionary Part1, Back To The Balearics 2013 S.U.M, Spleen Underground Music, Trenton Records 2012 Reynold, The Rain, Trenton 2012 Reynold, Bring it on, Liquid Garden, part.2, Eintakt 2012 Giovanni Verga & Reynold, Into the Bone, Sirus Pandi2012 Le Projet Minsk, album/CD, Trenton 2011 Gelmatica, Craft, Subtraction 2011 KIGO “Princesse”, Subtraction 2010 Reynold, Tempura EP, High Jack 2010 Tronicstan album/CD, Trenton 2010 Reynold, Un Air de Gondole, KINA 2010 Reynold, To Know You EP, Trenton 2009 Reynold, Cococurry EP, Plexi records 2009 The Seasons, Undone, CD album, City Centre Office 2008 Reynold, Another Way EP, Persona Express 002 2008 Reynold, Faze part. 2, Trenton 2008 Reynold, Faze part.1, Trenton 2008 Reynold & 3 Channels, Macho Lato, Trenton 2007 Reynold / Aki Latvamaki: split EP, Curle 08 2007 Reynold Vs Aspro: god is given, Microfon 10 2007 Reynold: the leisure hive EP, Fragmented audio 01 2007 Reynold Vs Aspro: musique basique, Lebensfreude 2007 Reynold / Denis Karimani: split EP, Curle 05 2007 Reynold: La cité d’en haut EP, Persona 2006 Johnny Wagner: intercity EP, Trenton 2006 Reynold: my favorite movie CD/album,Persona 2006 Reynold Vs Aspro: U-turn, Microfon 06 2006 Rerynold: blue print EP, Body talk 2006 Reynold / Denis Karimani: split EP, Curle 02 2006 Reynold: montrose place EP, MA citysport 2006 Duplex 100: flashcam EP, Cray1Labworks 2006 Reynold: tropical storm EP, Baystreet rec 2006 Reynold: planet vinea EP, S'hort records 2006 Reynold: food for thought EP, Out of orbit 2006 Reynold Vs Phil Stumpf: for house, Sushitech 2006 Reynold Vs Aspro: angle & curve, trenton 2005 Duplex100: this is crime EP, MA 2005 Duplex100: Well hung EP, 3rd floor 2005 Reynold: playfool EP, MA citysport 2005 Duplex 100: Big shot EP, Treibstoff 2005 Reynold: mathmos, compil. Highgrade 2005 Duplex 100: 12", Initial Cuts 2005 Duplex 100: Duplexity EP, Morris/audio 2005 Reynold: 12", Morris/audio city sport 2004 Reynold: web EP, electro chelou 2004 Duplex 100: Extrapoliert EP, Initial cuts 2004 Duplex 100: Bipolar EP, Treibstoff 2004 Reynold: Winnemark EP, Morris | Audio 2004 Duplex 100: 1 track on Regular compil. 2004 Duplex 100: shooting star EP, Onitor 2004 Reynold: split EP 12", Trenton 002 2003 Reynold: a side split EP, 12" Trenton 001 2003 Reynold: Mystic, "Paris Lounge vol3 2003 Reynold: Tomy is Dancin' 12", Dumb-Unit 2003 Babyreynold: Compil "Artificiel", musiques modernes 2003 Canvas: Naked 12", Nacopa'jaz (rmx by Modernist) 2003 Canvas: Buona Modulazione LP/CD, Nacopa'jaz 2003 Duplex100: Rue Rouvet 12", Popular Tools 2003 Duplex100: popular internationalist #1 2003 Canvas: Origine J 12", Nacopa'jaz 2002 Crapule12" Indestructible/La Ink 2002 Canvas. Duplex 100: O'range, Serial 1999 12", Inkorporation 01