Biography
Élodie Lauton comes from the Montpellier region, in France. Surrounded by a family of musicians, she composed her own pieces at a very early age and began playing the piano at the age of four. At 17, she graduated from the Strasbourg Regional Conservatory and continued her classical music studies, earning a degree in musicology.
She then discovered jazz and improvised music, and realized she had found her calling. She studied jazz singing at the Basel Higher Jazz Conservatory in Switzerland with Susanne Abbuehl and obtained her Master’s degree, specializing in singing teaching.
Élodie then passed the competitive examination for artistic education teacher, specializing in coordinator of contemporary music. To this day, she remains one of the only French singers to have obtained this qualification.
She writes, composes, and invents a sound universe where French lyrics occupy a prominent place.
She shares the solo role in the group “Goldamour” with Jasper Van’t Hof (piano), Felix Graf, and Steve Argüelles for “Terminal B,” a record released on the prestigious German label “intuition.”
Élodie recorded her new project as a quintet, accompanied by Kirk Lightsey (piano), Stéphane Belmondo (guitar), Jorge Rossi (drums), and Tibor Elekes (bass). Félix Graf produced this new album dedicated to one of the first French realist singers, Damia.
Biographie
Élodie Lauton est originaire de la région de Montpellier. Entourée d’une famille de musiciens, elle compose très tôt ses propres morceaux et commence le piano à l’âge de quatre ans. À 17 ans, elle sort diplômée du Conservatoire Régional de Strasbourg et poursuit ses études de musique classique en obtenant une licence de musicologie.
Elle découvre alors le jazz, la musique improvisée, et comprend qu’elle a trouvé sa voie. Elle étudie le chant jazz au Conservatoire Supérieur de Jazz de Bâle en Suisse auprès de Susanne Abbuehl et y obtiendra son Master spécialisé dans l’enseignement du chant.
Élodie réussit ensuite le concours de professeur d’enseignement artistique, spécialité coordonnateur des musiques actuelles. Elle reste à ce jour l’une des seules chanteuses françaises à l’avoir obtenu.
Elle écrit, compose et invente un univers sonore où les textes en français occupent une place de choix.
Elle partage la place de soliste dans le groupe “Goldamour” avec Jasper Van’t Hof (piano), Felix Graf et Steve Argüelles pour “Terminal B“, disque sorti sous le prestigieux label allemand “intuition”.
Élodie a enregistré son nouveau projet en quintette, entourée de Kirk Lightsey (p), Stéphane Belmondo (tr), Jorge Rossi (dr) et Tibor Elekes (cb). Félix Graf produit ce nouveau disque consacré à l’une des premières chanteuses réalistes françaises, Damia.
Elodie Lauton
Elodie Lauton
Professional singer & singing teacher
Elodie Lauton has performed at the Montreux, Bern and Basel Jazz Festivals, as well as in France, Switzerland and Germany. Elodie Lauton teaches singing, improvised music and contemporary music in individual and group lessons at the Regionale Musikschule in Liestal.
She regularly works as a trainer for institutions and conservatories, supporting singing teachers in their practice. She sets up mentoring programs specialized in contemporary music. Elodie is deeply involved in pedagogical reflection on the teaching and assessment of students in contemporary music. She presides over the Art3 and Musiklab associations, where she coordinates numerous artistic and educational initiatives, particularly in the digital innovation she specializes in.
Testimonials
“I can only recommend this highly talented singer with such a unique timbre. Her musical understanding, sense of dynamics, and excellent timing have wonderfully served my compositions, as well as all the pieces by the composers we have performed together.”
– Jasper Van‘t Hof
“She can communicate the meaning and the spirit of a song in a very special way, her sense of time is excellent and her ability to hear music internally is highly developed, being gifted with perfect pitch makes that even more impressive”
– Wolfgang Muthspiel
Expertises
Singer & Innovative Digital Project Manager
Elodie Lauton devotes much of her time to directing innovative digital projects, combining her expertise in pedagogy with her background as a professional musician. She also demonstrates a remarkable mastery of communication in these same fields. Through the direction of innovative platforms such as “UniSing” and “Oktavia”, she offers musical learning that integrates creative digital solutions, while ensuring enriching interaction between learners and their teachers. Her ability to convey the values and objectives of these projects with clarity and passion, both within her team and to a wider audience, is testament to her exceptional talent for communication and her deep commitment to accessibility and innovation in the world of culture.
Project Management
Elodie puts her vision and her pedagogical and artistic skills at the service of musical education, helping it to evolve into the future.
Innovative projects with unique concepts that will contribute to the development of the artistic milieu, such as the Oktavia project, where we are working on the development of a technical tool aimed at music school teachers and students.
Chairmanship of cultural and artistic associations
Elodie Lauton is also very active in the associative sector. As president of two associations, MusikLab based in Switzerland and Art3 located in Huningue, France on the Swiss and German borders, Elodie aims to unite people from all walks of life around artistic practices such as singing, known as a passion that brings people together, through cultural, tourist and artistic projects in France, Switzerland and Germany.
“We’re currently preparing the production of Uni3, a 3-country pop choir that brings together the voices of Franco-German-Swiss amateur singers, and will soon be presenting a series of exceptional concerts dedicated to the rock band Queen.”
Elodie
Une méthode de relaxation unique
Elodie Lauton, par son expérience et son parcours, a développé une méthode de relaxation unique basée sur la Respiration et la Voix. Des séances que l’on peut retrouver chez UniSing, l’école de chant en ligne mais qu’elle propose également de manière individuelle et personnalisée, pour aider à se recentrer sur soi et à faire une pause dans son esprit, pour retrouver la paix intérieure. Une expérience unique à vivre.
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