THE ORGANISATION
Founded in 2004 with the ambition of preserving the historical memory of Bordeaux’s rock scene, which emerged in the late 1970s, Bordeaux Rock maintains its commitment to promoting and showcasing the city’s musical vitality. Both a concert organizer and a record label, Bordeaux Rock has released around thirty albums, narrating the story of local rock, with a certain degree of subjectivity. Always on the lookout, Bordeaux Rock remains a loudspeaker for all the local noise and excitement.
The driving force and flagship of the organization, the Bordeaux Rock Festival, held annually, has been diving into the adventurous waters of local, French, and international independent music for more than 17 years. This year, it will take place in March.
Since 2015, the association’s catalog has expanded to include the Musical Écran festival, which is dedicated to showcasing music documentaries from around the world. And every year, in July, in Lège-Cap-Ferret, Bordeaux Rock switches to its summer gear with the Plages Pop: free beach concerts, offering the pop side of our musical desires.
THE TEAM
PROMOTION AND PARTNERSHIPS
Manu Cier
manu@bordeauxrock.com
PRODUCTION ET ADMINISTRATION
Jen Bogo
PRODUCTION@bordeauxrock.com
CULTURAL ACTION, MEDIATION, AND COMMUNICATION ASSISTANT
Nina Guyot
communicationbordeauxrock@gmail.com
MANAGEMENT AND PROGRAMMING
Aymeric Monségur
aymeric@bordeauxrock.com
Board Members
José Ruiz – Président
Richard Berthou – Vice président
Didier Mauroux – Treasurer
Pascal Rigeade – Secretary
BECOMING A PARTNER
Why become a partner?
- Support innovative artistic and cultural projects
- Boost your company’s image by associating it with major cultural events in the region
- Benefit from our expertise and extensive network in Bordeaux and the surrounding area
- Gain visibility through our range of communication platforms
- Take part in the cultural life of the Bordeaux region
- Contribute to the discovery and promotion of new talents
The Bordeaux Rock Association: 3 festivals, 3 identities
The association’s activities revolve around 3 major complementary events spread throughout the year, each attracting a distinct audience. Join the festival that resonates with you and connect with a young, urban audience!
Would you like to learn more about our partnership offers?
Write to us at loik@www.bordeauxrock.com to receive our partnership brochure.
Sponsorship, a simple formula
Is your company subject to taxes in France?
If you align with the values of the association, you can make a donation to the association.
Sponsorship offers the donor a tax deduction of 60% of the donation, up to a limit of 0.5% of turnover (Article 238 bis of the General Tax Code).
BECOMING VOLUNTEER
We are always looking for many volunteers for our various events.
If you would like to join the Bordeaux Rock family, write to us at the following address, specifying your availability and the event in question:
CULTURAL ACTIVITIES
In line with the Musical Écran music documentary festival, Bordeaux Rock is involved year-round with various organizations in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region by offering music documentary screenings and film education workshops.
This approach takes the form of screenings of music documentaries followed by discussions with a specialist in the themes covered in the films. The speakers (directors, musicologists, journalists, teacher-researchers, etc.) enrich the sessions with their insights. Some screenings are also complemented by video practice and film education workshops, offering a fun and hands-on artistic experience around the themes explored in the films.
Combining cinema and music to raise social questions
A comprehensive medium, the music documentary allows for the discussion of topics that resonate with school curricula: community artistic and musical practices, the emergence of subcultures, and contemporary social issues. By broadening perspectives and offering a fresh look at themes such as combating discrimination, freedom of expression, and activism, the music documentary promotes diversity, intercultural dialogue, tolerance, and respect for human rights.
During the 2019-2020 school year, more than 600 students participated in these screenings. Some of the schools we collaborate with include: Lycée Gustave Eiffel (Bordeaux), Lycée Sans Frontière (Pessac), Lycée Saint Louis (Bordeaux), Lycée Victor Louis (Talence), Collège Henri de Navarre (Coutras)…
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CULTURAL ACTION – OUTSIDE SCHOOL HOURS
We also offer cultural action projects (music documentary screenings and workshops) for young people from social organizations (Grand Parc Social Center and Activity Center) as well as in prison environments (the juvenile ward of Gradignan prison).
Our approach is to co-construct the project with partner organizations and participants in order to propose relevant projects and to develop lasting partnerships with the various stakeholders in the region.
You are a teacher or working in a social organization and wish to develop an enriching cultural project? Our team is here to offer you customized sessions.
For more information, contact Nina Guyot.
ÉCHANGES INTERNATIONAUX
L’association Bordeaux Rock met en place depuis 2009 des échanges culturels autour de la musique et du cinéma en partenariat avec des opérateurs culturels internationaux. Ces collaborations sont l’occasion d’offrir une plateforme de visibilité à la scène artistique bordelaise via la mise en place de cartes blanches respectivement données aux opérateurs culturels prenant part à ces projets.
Depuis 2009, les collaborations entre partenaires culturels internationaux se sont multipliées :
– Echange autour de la musique avec Saragosse en Espagne en 2009.
– Echange entre trois groupes de musique de Bordeaux et de Bologne en Italie en 2010.
– Echange avec Porto au Portugal en 2012 dans le cadre de la fête de l’Europe.
– Echange autour du cinéma avec le festival de films documentaires musicaux Dock of the Bay de San Sebastian en Espagne.
– Echange musique et cinéma avec l’Institut Français de Casablanca au Maroc en 2018 et 2019.
– Echange musique et cinéma avec des opérateurs culturels basés à Munich en Allemagne en 2019 et 2020.
→ Vous êtes un groupe de musique, une association culturelle, une institution culturelle publique ou privée, un festival de musique ou de cinéma, n’hésitez pas à nous contacter à l’adresse suivante si vous souhaitez obtenir plus d’informations : mediation@bordeauxrock.com
The organisation Bordeaux Rock has been setting up cultural exchanges around music and cinema in partnership with international cultural operators for over 10 years. These collaborations are an opportunity to give visibility to Bordeaux artistic scene through the development of “carte blanche” respectively given to cultural operators taking part in these projects.
Since 2009, collaborations between international cultural partners have multiplied :
– Music exchange with Zaragoza in Spain in 2009.
– Exchange between three music groups from Bordeaux and Bologna in Italy in 2010.
– Music exchange with Porto in Portugal in 2012.
– Cinema exchange with the Dock of the Bay musical documentary film festival in San Sebastian, Spain.
– Music and cinema exchange with the French Institute of Casablanca in Morocco in 2018 and 2019.
– Music and cinema exchange with cultural operators based in Munich, Germany in 2019 and 2020.
→ If you are a music band, a cultural organisation, a music or film festival, please do not hesitate to contact us at the following address if you require further information: mediation@bordeauxrock.com