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Salmine

todayNovember 14, 2020

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Salmine

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Under the pseudonym Salmine, Benjamin Piette now presents En cher et en noces, his very first pop and hip-hop album. Already well recognized by his fans for his dense, accomplished lyrics, this new release allows him to concentrate even more on his writing, while exploring a whole new form of musical expression. With the collaboration of DJ Horg and Frank Joly on production, the result is an assortment of tracks whose mood is closer to the pop/rap of French mega-stars like Orelsan and Lomepal, while combining a poetry imbued with socio-political messages, more reminiscent of the efforts of veteran Manu Militari.Benjamin Piette has been active in the Quebec music scene for over 10 years, and his projects never stop coming. A jack-of-all-trades, the singer-songwriter has made a name for himself in the French-language folk-rock and punk scenes through his many projects, including Noé Talbot, Fortune Cookie Club, Col Rouge, Super Punk and Old School Politics.In addition to the many years he spent on the road, touring extensively and playing nearly 800 concerts across the Atlantic, the artist also pursued a career as a high-school French teacher. Passionate about literature of all kinds, poetry and slam, he teaches various arts in numerous workshops in schools across la Belle Province./// Singer-songwriter Benjamin Piette is now referred to as Salmine in order to present ''En chair et en noces'', his very first album with a pop and hip-hop flavor. Already well recognized by his audience for his dense and accomplished texts, this new project allows him to focus even more on writing while having the opportunity to explore a whole new form of musical expression. With the collaboration of DJ Horg and Frank Joly in production, the result is an assortment of tracks in the vein of the pop / rap of French mega-stars like Orelsan and Lomepal, while combining a poetry full of social messages that is more reminiscent of veteran Manu Militari's efforts.Active in the Quebec music scene for more than 10 years, Benjamin Piette continues constantly to explore new musical horizons. Curious and versatile, the singer-songwriter has become known particularly among the francophone folk-rock and punk scenes through various projects, especially Noé Talbot, Fortune Cookie Club, Col Rouge, Super Punk and Old School Politics.In parallel to all these years spent on the roads during his many tours and trips between Quebec and Europe where he accumulated nearly 800 concerts under his belt, the artist has also maintained a career as a teacher French teacher in high school. Passionate about literature of all kinds; poetry, slam, various arts that he teaches through many workshops in schools of the Belle Province of Quebec.

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