Slim Pezin

Slim Pezin, born Andrew Charles Pezin (André Pezin) is a French singer, guitarist, percussionist, arranger, conductor who has worked with some of the biggest names in French music, from Claude François, whose band he led, to Michel Sardou, Sylvie Vartan, Johnny Hallyday, Charles Aznavour and Mylène Farmer.

Andrew Charles Pezin was born in 1945. Little is known about his childhood. He started playing guitar at the age of 17, and founded a band with friends before accompanying the singer Noël Deschamps.

After pop and rock, Slim Pezin turned to RnB and worked with African musicians such as Manu Dibango from 1966 and then the blues by working in 1968 on the album of T-Bone Walker. From 1967 to 1971, he was Nino Ferrer's regular guitarist.

From the 70s he collaborates with the greatest: Michel Sardou, Nino Ferrer, Mike Brant, Sylvie Vartan, Johnny Hallyday, Charles Aznavour or Claude François whose orchestra he leads. He was Claude François' bandleader from 1971.

In the 80s, he was part of the adventure of the group Voyage. In 1984, he participated in the recording of the first single of Mylène Farmer, and appears since then on most of her albums and during her concerts. Slim Pezin participated in 1984 in the recording of Mylène's first single "Maman a tort", at Jean-Claude Dequéant's studio, "Matin Calme" in Aubervilliers. It was in this studio that he met Mylène and Laurent Boutonnat for the first time.

Still as a guitarist, Slim Pezin participated in the recording of the albums "Cendres de lune" in 1986, "Ainsi soit je..." in 1988 and "L'autre..." in 1991. He will be the guitarist of the Tour 89 concerts. In 1989, he also accompanies Mylène Farmer during her televised performances on the song "A quoi je sers..."

He was back in 2001, still playing the guitar, for the recording at "the Guillaume Tell studio" of the three unreleased tracks of Mylène Farmer first best of "Les mots : Les mots", "C'est une belle journée" and "Pardonne-moi".

He was the guitarist on Alizée's first two albums "Gourmandises" (2001) and "Mes courants électriques" (2003).

In 2012 for the album "Monkey Me" Mylene Farmer on which Slim Pezin ensures the guitars with Sebastien Chouard.

He has accompanied many French and foreign artists, including Ray Charles and Tina Turner.

He also participates in film music as a musician or composer: 6 Days & 7 Nights, 37°2 Le matin, Balzac, Belle maman, Belphégor... le fantôme du Louvre, Brice de Nice, the Fugitive, Himalaya... the childhood of a chief, Love in the disorder, The libertine, The mysterious doctor Cornelius, The child who wanted to be a bear, The chorus, The flowers of Harrison, Our happy days, A few days in April, Evening dress, Ulzhan, A bridge between 2 banks, Viva Cuba...

Slim Pezin participates in many studio recordings. He is also a producer of groups like "La Souris déglinguée".

It is him who, as administrator of the Spedidam (Society of perception and diffusion of the rights of the artists-interpreters), suggested to the Clodettes to claim their right to the image, which they obtained after many difficulties.

He has 10 children.

Slim Pezin is also an avid collector of cars, African dolls and guitars. You will find at his place about fifty Gibson from 1914 to the last one of ten years ago, quite a lot of Fender and Martin from 1919 to the most recent one of 1983, "Dobros" Japanese guitars from the 1970's and Rickenbaker. He confided that his favorite electric guitar is the Tom Anderson and an acoustic Larrivée D10. These two guitars never leave his trunk.

Albums

1975 : Africa Oumba

2003 : Africadelic

2004 : Secret Agents

2004 : Vidocq