A versatile musician, Rémi Jousselme is engaged in a wide range of artistic projects. Throughout his career, he has shared the stage with numerous instrumentalists and ensembles (orchestras, quartets, vocal groups), as well as with popular and classical singers, dancers, and actors. Born in Marseille in 1977, Rémi Jousselme won first prizes in several international competitions in France and abroad, including the prestigious “Printemps de la Guitare” in Belgium, where he was the first and only French guitarist to be awarded. On that occasion, he recorded an album ranging from the Romantic repertoire to contemporary creations. His second album, Brasiliana, a panorama of Brazilian music from popular to avant-garde, was released in 2005 on Altaïs Music. A live DVD in Seoul followed in 2009, and his latest album, Exils, dedicated to composers Toru Takemitsu and Atanas Ourkouzounov, was released in November 2016 on the Spanish label Contrastes Records, in tribute to Toru Takemitsu on the 20th anniversary of his death.

Highly active in contemporary music, he has collaborated with essential musicians and ensembles of the current scene (Musicatreize, Ensemble Intercontemporain, Gauthier Capuçon, Quatuor Béla…) and performed at international festivals in Paris, Seville, San José (Costa Rica), Daegu, Daejeon (South Korea), Avignon “In” (France), Musica in Strasbourg (France), Folle Journée in Tokyo (Japan), International House of Music in Moscow, Novel Hall in Taipei, Tiara Koto Hall in Tokyo… He has worked with major composers such as Zad Moultaka, Bruno Mantovani, Philippe Leroux, Felix Ibarrondo, and Jean-Pierre Drouet.

He is also a member of the Musica Nigella ensemble and the Collectif Quest. Mr. Jousselme teaches at the Conservatoire de Tours and instructs Didactics at the Pôle Supérieur de Lille (ESMD). He performs as a soloist or chamber musician across Europe, Russia, and Asia, playing a Vicente Carrillo guitar with Savarez strings.