La Machine à Tubes , photo: Das Playground
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La Machine à Tubes

My name is Fuzzy—Bastien Bron (CH)

The Hit Machine

Pursuing his innovative approach to pop music, Bastien Bron, aka My name is Fuzzy, explores artificial intelligence, embracing its fantasies and limitations. Instead of questioning whether AI will save or destroy humanity, he prefers to test its ability to entertain us. Although it is called LA MACHINE À TUBES (The Hit Machine), there is no guarantee it will produce a single hit. Like an artist dreaming of creating “the” hit, the machine tries infinite combinations of notes and lyrics, not knowing if it will succeed. It has been fed melodies and themes imagined by the artist, which the AI uses to create new content. The audience is invited to interact with the machine and make choices to generate new songs, played live by the artist’s digital alter-ego.

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Danceable, playful or unsettling, the work offers an ironic look at the algorithms shaping our tastes and desires. The machine plays with its own obsolescence, blending contemporary technology with retro-futuristic craftsmanship.

Bios

  • Photo: Fabien Nissels

    Bastien Bron

    CH

    My name is Fuzzy is the interdisciplinary musical project of self-taught Swiss artist Bastien Bron (1984). Since 2020, he has been experimenting with innovative ways to present pop music outside of traditional platforms. Through often interactive projects, he playfully questions our relationship to music in an era where it is ubiquitous. His projects blend installation, video, modern and retro technologies, straddling the line between contemporary art and popular music.

Credits

Concept and Art Direction: Bastien Bron
Programming and AI: Tammara Leites
Digital Programming: Clément Borel
Development and Technical Direction: Harold Weber
Set Design: Julian Thompson
Visual Identity: Yann Do
Theory and Musical Programming: Cédric Liardet
Artistic Collaboration & Distribution: Laetitia Gauchat
Video: Das Playground

Thanks to La Case à Chocs, Charlotte Tonini, Baptiste Milesi, Le Pommier, Yann Zitouni

Support: La Case à Chocs (CH), Loterie Romande, Pro Helvetia – Swiss Arts Council, Migros Culture Percentage, Canton of Neuchâtel, City of Neuchâtel, Fondation culturelle BCN
Production: L’Association des Amis Flous (Neuchâtel – CH)

Presented with the kind support of the Swiss Arts Council Pro Helvetia.