Urban Trout Records
ARON OTTIGNON
Experience
Stromae Collaboration:
Wrote the piano parts for “Papaoutai,” accumulating over two billion streams.
Notable Releases:
"Starfish" (2015)
"Waves" (2015)
"Team Aquatic" (2017) under Blue Note Records.
"Culture Tunnels" - Aronas
Press Quotes:
"Not only is he a stunning player, but he's a stunningly original player’ ‘big gestures, fat sounds and monster grooves” - The Guardian
"Ottignon is serving notice that he is, potentially at least, one of the finest pianists in jazz." - The Guardian
"A crafty improvisational pianist" - KEXP
"Le virtuose du jazz moderne" - Jazz Radio
Recent Release
"Dama Bëgga Ñibi" (2024):
A blend of emotional synth-funk, Mesmerising Afro-ambient soul, and Afro-Cuban rhythms.
Press Reviews:8/10 - Uncut Magazine⭐⭐⭐⭐ - Financial Times⭐⭐⭐⭐ - Mojo Magazine
CV
AWARDS
● New Zealand Jazz Piano Award - Tauranga Jazz Festival 1993 (11 years old
)● Australian National Jazz Awards - Wangaratta Jazz Festival 1999 (16 Years Old)
● Young Australian Jazz Artist of the Year, Bell Awards 2003
● Helpmann Award for Best Live Music Presentation for Capsis vs Capsis (MusicalDirector/PIanist)
● APRA Award Nomination - Culture Tunnels - Aronas (Aus Release) 2005
● Rhodes International Film Festival Award - The Geneva Convention (Film ScoreProducer)
SOUNDTRACK
● SFR - TV commerical - Waterfalls
● Fachberatungsstelle für Migrant innenorganisationen/House of Resources(Production/composition)
● Melodics Education Course Class (Music Program Software)
● The Geneva Convention (Composer/producer)
● Pulse Jazz TV series ABC (Band Leader)
ALBUMS & SINGLES AS BAND LEADER
● So Hold Still (Urban Trout) 2021
● Ore Yeye O (Urban Trout) 2020● Goanna Funk Ep (Urban Trout) 2019
● Aron Ottignon - Team Aquatic (Blue Note) 2018● Live At the Funkhaus (Aron Ottignon) 2017● Spaces 1.0 (Aron Ottignon) 2016
● Aronas - Culture Tunnels (Solid Air) 2007ALBUMS AS COLLABORATOR
● Myele Manzanza - Crisis & Opportunity, Vol 2 - Peaks (Piano & Composer)
● Louane - On Était Beau (Composer)● Woodkid - The Golden Age (Piano)
● Stromae - Racine Carree (Arranger / Piano)● Meltdown Soundtrack - Part 1 (Arranger / Piano)● Bonaparte - Halfway House (Piano)
● Electric Wire Hustle - Brother Sun (Remix)
● Broken Back (Piano)
● Whiri Mako Black - Whirimako Black Sings (Arranger - Piano)● Pnau - Single (Piano)● Lior - Autumn Flow (Piano)
● Tim Freedman - Little Cloud (Composer/Piano)● Tina Harrod - Until I hear From You (Composer / Piano)
● Jackie Orszackzy - Deserted Dowtown (Composer/PIano)CV
TOURING GROUPS
● Jackie Orszaczky & Tina Harrod “Deserted DownTown” International 2000-2005
● Paul Capsis “Capsis VS Capsis” International & 2 X Sell Out Seasons Sydney OperaHouse
● La Clique & La Soiree Cabaret Show (Seasonal) International 2005-2015
● ‘Aronas “Culture Tunnels” International 2004-2014● Abd Al Malik “Chateau Rouge” 2014-2016
● Woodkid “The Golden Age” 2015-2018● Myele Manzanza (Europe) 2020
● Aron Ottignon “Team Aquatic” 2018-2020● Jade McRae “Weather The Storm” 2021● Aron And THe Jeri Jeri Band 2022 - Senegal)