Antoine Le Dreff
~ René Danger

Antoine Le Dreff (b. 1993) is a sound artist based in Rennes (France), with training in architecture (ENSA Paris-Malaquais) and sound design (TALM Le Mans – IRCAM). He is a resident artist at Terrains Vagues.
His artistic work covers electronic and acoustic instrument making, sound in space, critical thinking on radio waves and acoustic ecology. He builds electro-acoustic instruments activated in installations or performances. As a sound artist he also collaborates with visual artists, designers and architects, he creates pieces for independent radios, and he gives educational workshops on various subjects related to his field of research.
As a musician and producer, he is mostly active as René Danger. In his performances, he merges his voice with modular synthesizers and his gameboys, mixing traditional melodies and electronic soundscapes. As Toniyu, he plays improvised live sets with slates and a modular synth : a performance called "Bruit Caillou Bâton".
He co-founded the label Editentités, a platform for exploring traditional and futuristic sounds, and is a founding member of Ondorphine, a collective of sound artists and radio hacktivists.

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⤀ Portfolio [PDF, EN]
⤁ Dossier artistique [PDF, FR]

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↝ january to july 2025 : TBA (RESIDENCY)
↝ 14/12 : Sound installation w/ Nathan Lepage, Portes ouvertes Ateliers Terrains Vagues, Rennes (INSTALLATION)
↝ 30/11 : Concerts et jeu de plateau, Hôtel Pasteur, Rennes (LIVE TONIYU + EDITENTITES)
↝ 27-30/11 : Editentités residency, Hôtel Pasteur, Rennes (RESIDENCY)
↝ Send me an e-mail for bookings !

Discography

⤳ 2024 : Enez Eusa Lefrit Remixes, Editentités
⤳ 2024 : Toniyu Power Nap, Deuxième Gauche
⤳ 2023 : Gwerz Boy, Editentités
⤳ 2023 : Manif Hits, Dôme Astropolis
⤳ 2022 : Throbbing Loops Edits, Editentités
⤳ 2022 : Randonerd EP, Editentités
⤳ 2022 : Live à Ondorphine, Editentités
⤳ 2021 : Dubby mashup Edits, Editentités
⤳ 2021 : Biniou Edits vol.1, Editentités
⤳ 2021 : Ladonna Remixes, Supergenius Records
⤳ 2020 : Pacifique Atlantique Remixes, Supergenius Records
⤳ 2020 : Echo Locations 2, Tursiops
⤳ 2020 : Echo Locations, Tursiops
⤳ 2020 : Breizh Power Vol 3, Krakzh
⤳ 2020 : Radio Belleville Volume 1, Belleville Records
⤳ 2019 : Pacifique Atlantique, Supergenius Records
⤳ 2017 : Inemuri, Self-released (as Toniyu)

Music Videos

⤳ 2023 : Ocabarde, filmed live and processed in Max/MSP
⤳ 2023 : Enez Eusa, real-time corruption of Gwerzboy ROM
⤳ 2019 : Fuoristrada, VHS fun directed by Juan Pringault

Sound Pieces / Radiophonic Creations

⤳ ongoing : site-specific live radio shows regularly performed with Ondorphine
⤳ 2023 : "On a besoin de danser", selected for the "Prix de la création documentaire - petites ondes" at Festival Longueur d'Ondes
⤳ 2022 : "Musique Traditionnelle et performance électronique - ego-trip et auto-critique", mémoire, TALM - Le Mans
⤳ 2022 : "Editentités show 3", interview of druid and musician Pascal Lamour, LYL Radio
⤳ 2022 : "Echoes of a Summer", radiophonic extension of the exhibition "Lost & Found Artefacts of a Summer", Aïra Toulouse
⤳ 2022 : "Le Mans Sonore Radio", 2 weeks of daily live radio covering the Biennale Le Mans Sonore, interviews and reports, Radio-On
⤳ 2021 : "Danser au Prouzet", recorded during a summer party and first aired two weeks later at Atom Festival, Ondorphine stage
⤳ 2020 : "Cidrerie", first airing on Station Station for Folle Béton "Hyperaction" show, bandcamp

Installations

⤳ 2024 : "Bruit Caillou Bâton", motorised slates and modular synth for electro-acoustic performances
⤳ 2023 : "La roue tourne", electro-acoustic instrument
⤳ 2022 : "Lost & Found Artefact of a Summer", group show including two of my pieces : Atom Reboot and Emulsions
⤳ 2022 : "Bomb-Hard", performance and composition for a "bombarde sauvage" and a cardboard soundsystem
⤳ 2021 : "Vélo Spatial", device for concerts on the move : bike, gameboy, microphone, mixer, FM transmitter and receiver

Sound Design

⤳ 2024 : "Divagation", sound design on LSDJ (the famous tracker for gameboy) to match the 8-bit aesthetic of the video made on Pico8 by Damien. Part of the A/V compilation called "CCC" made by Cookie Collective
⤳ 2022 : "Strate 0", animated presentation of three interactive acoustic devices designed to communicate between the underground and the public square, first prize winner of the competition "Place au Son" (Unesco), with Elsa Lebrun & Charly Dufour (poumtchak studio), Taha Bouizargan and Adrien Degioianni

Software

⤳ 2023 : Gwerzboy, videogame for gameboy to go with the release of my album Gwerz Boy.
⤳ 2023 : ALD_Bass_Drum, Max for Live instrument, big kick drums
⤳ 2022 : ALD_Risset_Drum, Max for Live instrument, basic tunable drum synth designed in homage to Audacity
⤳ 2021 : esp8266_sends_dht_through_osc, sends DHT sensor data (temperature & humidity) wirelesselly to Max/MSP with ESP8266 through OSC protocol

Workshops / Presentations

↝ 05/2024 : "Sciences sociales et création sonore", conference, Festival International Jean Rouch, EHESS, (Paris)
⤳ 04/2024 : "Radio Against the Clock", 2 hours radiophonic workshop, La Méandre (Châlon-sur-Saône)
⤳ 03/2024 : "Paper bigophones crafting", walk-in workshop, B612 (Rennes)
⤳ 03/2024 : "Acoustic ecology : listening and sound-mapping", 5 days workshop for architecture students, Ecole Nationale Supérieure d'Architecture Paris-Malaquais (Paris)
⤳ 03/2023 : "FM transmitter construction for electronic beginners", afternoon workshop, Le Quartier (Tours)
⤳ 09/2022 : "introduction to trackers and music with gameboys", masterclass, Ondorphine stage at Chantelouve Festival (Isère)
⤳ 07/2022 : "FM transmitter and receiver construction for electronic beginners", afternoon workshop, Gofildren Festival (Périgord), with Alix Turcq

Contact

⤳ Send me an e-mail for any inquiries !