Christophe Goze grew up in Paris. Coming from a family of professional classical musicians, He was from a young age fed on a rich diet of music. At the age of four he was taught piano by his father and he started the guitar at 9. So innate was his musical ability.
Christophe Goze’s Mediterranean root is integral to his music and important to his own creativity and from the very start has influenced his guitar playing. His passion for world music stretches beyond the Mediterranean with a real love and influences from North African , African, Asian music and blues.
After studying classical music and later Jazz at the CIM music school in Paris and signing a couple of contracts with French labels, Christophe left to Japan and what was intended to be a short stay with a 6 month open ticket turned into him living there for seven years!
Immediately in Japan things worked and progressed. He was noticed playing entirely improvised live sets in collaboration with various world artists and got offered a publishing deal with EMI / Virgin Publishing and a record deal with Nippon Columbia and was sent to Peter Gabriel - Real World Studios to record his debut album.
Meeting Peter Gabriel was a monumental moment for him, as a huge fan of Mr Gabriel - being a notable influence to Christophe. It is there he l was inspired to owned his skills of music technology and realised his calling for being a producer as well as a guitarist.
Being signed by a major label in Tokyo opened doors and provided opportunities for a whole host of other activities such as Guitar session work and composing for TV projects. In fact, what ensued for him as a producer was an incredibly busy and in demand schedule, doing TV Commercial for clients such as Mc Donalds / Shiseido / Honda / Nissan / Mitsubishi and collaborating with J Wave FM station and Japanese producer Kato Kazuhiko (From Sadistic Mica Band)
After 7 years in Japan he headed to the UK & signed with Lounge label Bar De Lune, released 2 more albums with them, appeared on 400 CD compilations (including the famous Café del mar & Buddha Bar), creating his “Jazzy Oriental Lounge” sound that has now become his trademark .
His music was everywhere and the lounge / world sound was getting very popular. Tv productions noticed him and he soon became an established composer in the British TV industry, producing and writing music for the likes of Boosey & Hawkes, BMG, West One music, Audio Network and even Abaco in the States. It is in those days that he wrote the music for the Lynx /Axe TV advert that got him a prestigious nomination as best TV commercial music at the British TV and Cinema Advertising Awards.
To date Christophe has lived in no less than 8 countries and considers himself as a citizen of the world. His music is inspired from his travels & takes listeners on an exotic journey of thoughts and emotions mixing both east & west worlds with quite a unique sound. He is one of the pioneers of the now called “Jazzy Lounge” style but also of the “Arabiant” fusion style mixing North African music with modern productions.
̈ The orient and occident have always influenced each other since the beginning of time. The exposure and mixing of music, cultures, people and even religions is positive for building a better world. Through music, I'm trying to build a bridge between the people and culture of west and east and participate to the development of tomorrow′s World” says Christophe.
Listening to his music It is also clear that Christophe does not like to label himself and stick to one genre. “My influences have always been very wide and I never liked the idea of being stuck in one style. I’m more like a musical “digital nomad” who likes to freely experiment the moment as it comes. Depending where my mind has been traveling and what influences me at the time” says Christophe
Christophe has now produced 14 solo albums and over 500 tracks for TV as well as collaborating with Le Cirque Du Soleil, Cafe del Mar, Buddha Bar, Yves Saint Laurent, Ikea, BBC, Channel 4, MTV, National Geographic, France Television, Canal +, Arte, Disney Group, UNESCO, countless documentaries, TV programs, films and even play station games.
The greatest thing about Christophe Goze is his experimentation and the way he has allowed his travels and experiences to influence his style, with open mind and heart. He is, in essence a work driven producer and musician ever ready for the next challenge.
COMMERCIAL RELEASES
Secret Garden (Columbia Japan)
Show Me The Way (Bar de lune UK)
Nothing Is Real (Bar de Lune UK)
Sirocco (Goze Ltd)
Dot (Goze Ltd)
The Traveller (Blue Flame Germany)
A Beautiful Life (Nature & Decouverte France)
The Arabian Traveller (Sony)
Indian Gypsy (M10 France)
A Day in Ibiza (TME Russia)
A Day in Ibiza vol 2 (TME Russia)
The Long Way Home (Goze Ltd)
Love (EP)(Goze Ltd)
Jazzy Lounge(Goze Ltd)
Reminiscence (Goze Ltd)
Dot - Revisited (Goze Ltd)
Remixed (Goze Ltd)
Soul to Soul (Goze Ltd)
Slow (Goze Ltd)
T.i.m.e (Goze Ltd)
+ Many singles
COMPILATIONS ALBUMS
Appeared on more than 400 compilation CDs includingBuddha Bar
cafe Del Mar
Hed Kandi
Ministry Of Sounds
Universal Jazz
Jazz FM UK
Mercedes Germany
Le Cirque Du Soleil
RMC 2 Italy (Sony)
Claude Challe
Music For Dreams (Denmark)
Sony Dubai / MIddle East
COLLABORATIONS
Take me Inside(Afterlife) - Remix
Marisi (Cantoma) - Co writter & producer
Cordialement (Marc Antoine) - Co writter & producer
Souvenirs of Love (Vargo) - Co written & producer
Long Life To You My Friend (Bliss) - Remix
Color (Idrissa Diop) - Remix
Dreams & Promises (Cathy Battistessa) - Co writter & producer
TV ADVERTS
Ikea – UK
Costa Croisieres – France
Axe – UK (Nominated for UK best Advert Music)
Shiseido – Japan
Nissan – Japan
Yves Saint Laurent - France
East West Noodle - UK
Comfort Pure - UK
McDonalds - Japan
TV SERIES
Wolf – USA
Hotel Caesar – Norway
Arrow – USA
Foudre – France
Un Si Grand Soleil – France
DOCUMENTARIES
Pharaon′s Week (National Geographic) – USA
Secret Of The Sands – UK
Fire Within – USA
The Odd Monk – Germany
Myth In Yemen – BBC - UK
Froth – Russia
Patches – Spain
In Excess - ITV - UK
TV PROGRAMS
Special Investigation – France
How Do They Do It – UK
Prise Direct - Michel Field - France
Le Monde De Jamy – France
Planete Decouverte – France
Invitation Au Voyage – France
Entre Ciel Et Terre – France
Robinson Ekspeditionen – Denmark
Extreme homes – UK
MOVIES / SHORT MOVIES
THE 355 (Jessica Chastain - Penelope Cruz) – USA
Wandering Heart – Spain
Lost Girls – USA
En Quete De Sens – France
Le Tour Du Monde En 80 Jours Sans Un Sou – France
Soleil Battant - France
4 Men In A Plane (Rik Mayall))- UK
Houston We Have A Problem – Slovenia
Assudelsole – Italia
Bebe A Tous Prix - France
Sacalasca - France
Gazpachuelo – Spain
LIBRARY MUSIC (Albums)
Dancing Around The World - Cavendish UK
Chill Therapy - Abaco USA
World Wide Lounge - Cavendish UK
Arabic Beats - West One UK
World Epic - Audio Network UK
South East Asia Traveler - Audio Network UK
Spanish Fusion - Audio Network UK
Asian Fusion - Audio Network UK
Japan Fusion - Audio Network UK
Minimal Lounge - Audio Network UK
Tango Fusion - Audio Network UK
Electro World - Audio Network UK
Tension World - Audio Network UK
Arabian Traveler - Audio Network UK
China Traveler - Audio Network UK
Portuguese Fado - Audio Network UK
World Epic - Vol 2 - Audio Network UK
Asian Lounge - CDM France
Tango - CDM France
Nu Jazz - CDM France
Asian Colours - Musique & Music France
VIDEO GAME
Kelly Slater’s Pro Surfer - Activision (USA)
EVENTS
World Forum Of Intercultural Dialogue - UNESCO (Azerbjan)
Maurizio Galante - Fashion Show music (Italy)
Jury at the 2016 FIPA International Film Festival (France)
CHARTS & RECOGNITIONS
UK Nominated for best TV & Cinema Advertising music
No 1 in Radio Indie Network (Italy/USA) listeners charts - Track "Take Me Home"
No 3 in Radio Monte Carlo (Italy) listeners chart - Album "Show me the way"
No 3 in Radio 1 (Greece) listeners chart - Track "Manana"
No 5 in "American Idol Undergroud" listeners electronic chart - Track "Close To You"
No 7 in Virging Megastore (Dubai) sales charts - Album "Arabian Traveler"