Petit Biscuit's Debut Album Presence Out Today
By: Caryn Robbins Nov. 10, 2017
Presence, the debut album from rising French star Petit Biscuit, is out today, his 18th birthday-stream and download here. Petit Biscuit also shared "Problems," his collaboration with Lido, this week-listen here. Recorded over the course of the past year, Petit Biscuit-a.k.a. Mehdi Benjelloun-wrote, produced and mixed Presence completely independently, finding time between high school exams and sold out tours across the U.S., Europe and beyond.
The album is Petit Biscut's complete creative vision, and includes contributions from Bipolar Sunshine and Panama in addition to Lido. The album was mastered by legendary engineer Chab (Daft Punk, Air, Sebastien Tellier) in a nod to the forefathers of French dance music. Debut single "Waterfall" has been streamed more than 9 million times to date, listen here.
Presence is the first body of work from Petit Biscuit (p?.ti bis.k?i) since the release of his debut EP featuring smash hit "Sunset Lover," released in 2015 when he was only 15 and streamed more than 400 million times to date.
Following two completely sold out North American tours this year, Petit Biscuit will return to the U.S. for select dates this winter, with stops in Seattle, Boston and Chicago. More dates are to be announced ASAP.
A classically trained musician from a young age, Petit Biscuit plays piano, guitar, cello and more, and began experimenting with electronics to form his signature sound at age 11. Presence is heavily informed by his schooling, combining acoustic elements with innovative electronic production and his trademark vocal manipulations.
PETIT BISCUIT LIVE
November 14 Lille, France Zénith
November 16 Nantes, France Zénith
November 20 Toulouse, France Zénith
November 21 Paris, France Zénith
November 27 Brussels, Belgium Ancienne Belgique
November 30 London, UK Electric Ballroom
December 1 Berlin, Germany Kulturehaus
December 6 Seattle, WA Neptune
December 11 Boston, MA Royale
December 12 Chicago, IL Concord Music Hall
December 14 Amsterdam, Netherlands Paradiso
December 30 Phoenix, AZ Decadence
December 31 Lake Tahoe, CA Snowglobe
February 1 Rouen, France Zénith
February 10 London, U.K. O2 Forum
February 27 Amsterdam, Netherlands Paradiso
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