My project MOONYA started in November 2014.
I am a one-woman band delivering a unique kind of lunar and aerial pop music. My music is powerful and sweet. I like to play with genres and fiddle with instruments. The loops I produce on stage are sampled from my guitar, my electronic drum pad and my voice, which I use as an instrument with which I play harmonies. My unique musical colour is the result of my penchant for joyful experimentations. I am a dreamer, a rebel and a tormented but always hopeful woman. I use music to express my deepest emotions.
I released three EP’s “Heaven” (2015), “Eye” (2017) and “Golden tree” (2019), which were well received by the press.
I have been touring France (Paris “La Boule Noire”, Lyon, Caen, Evreux “Le tangram”, Rouen “Le 106”…) and Europe (Belgium, Switzerland, Spain, Germany, England, Scotland, Czech Republic, Scandinavia) these last few years to promote my music. I’ve done over 150 concerts in France and abroad. My last Vinyl EP “Golden tree” was released in 2019 which gave me the opportunity to tour Scandinavia, I played in Denmark, Sweden and Norway. In France, I shared the stage notably with The Handsome Family and Aaron.
Despite the covid crisis, I continued to bring my project to life by making live recordings available on my YouTube channel and that was the subject of a report on the french TV.
A new tour began in September 2021, alongside AaRon, Ayo, Fatoumata Diawara, Deluxe, Viagra boys, Lane, Glam Skanks,… among others, and it runs until Fall 2022, alongside Kid Franscescoli, Cascadeur, TheOffspring and Lilly Wood and The Prick…in France, and at the legendary Fiddler’s Elbow in London. Dates in 2023 are already scheduled. TOUR 2022-2023
Regarding my collaborations, first, since the beginning of the project I have worked with Mathieu Pavageau, Designer and developer of « Repetito », a looper software. Also, I contributed to 6 compilations. In 2018 I worked with Philippe Gruson for his project Anton Jane and I was the only singer for all the songs of his album. Also, he took a lot of photos and made a book for me. Since 2019 I worked with photographer Stéphane Lebouteiller (Killkuria) who took photos of me for press, covers, posters, cards, stickers, etc… In spring 2022 I was vocal guest on a few songs for the next album of City of exiles, mixed and produced by Peter Hayes of the mythical band Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, available in 2023. In may 2022 I played at The Fiddler's Elbow in London and I met an English electronic music perfomer and journalist, Mark Jenkins, who came to see me play. He wrote a great interview for the « Synth and Software » Magazine based in the USA. Here is an extract : « Moonya is a great example of a musician – like Ed Sheeran, Grimes, and an increasing number of others – using technology to replace the conventional band and present great performances entirely solo. » In august 2022 I once again collaborated with Mark Jenkins, who produced an album called “Modular Sessions 7 : Les femmes électroniques”. I appeared on this CD of collaborative electronic music by female musicians from around the world (USA, Japan, Germany, Turkey, UK, France). Also, shooting a promotional video project with him is planned during my UK Tour in 2023. In september 2022, I collaborated with Pierre-Louis BASSE, french writer and journalist, and I played for the exhibition « Extases » of the french painter, Ernest Pignon-Ernest, that I met on this occasion.
I started to work on the first album that will released in the fall of 2023. A single and a promotional video clip are ready to release on 15th of November. The song has been mixed by Etienne Caylou (Clara Luciani, Louane, Brisa Roché, Woodkid, Eddy De Pretto…).