Maxime Rioux (born October 29, 1959) known by his stage name Maxime De La Rochefoucauld is a Canadian musician and performance artist based in Montreal, Quebec.
Rioux is best known for his compositions produced on musical instruments that are homemade and often built specifically for a single live performance. Most instruments (usually string or percussion) of his Système Ki, as Rioux calls it, are not played directly by a musician. Instead they are mechanically linked to a woofer that is driven by an inaudible, extremely low frequency electrical signal. The signal, in the range of 1-10 Hz, is most often generated on a synthesizer and prerecorded, but may be played live or be generated from other electrical sources.
The name "Ki" refers to the Japanese translation of Qi, the notion of a vital energy that animates all things.
Rioux is the brother of French-Canadian stage and film actress Geneviève Rioux.
Discography
Albums Automates Ki, Plastique Records, 1997 Collection Somnambule, Disques Pout Pout, 2002 Orchestraki, Storyboard Records, 2006
References
External links Maxime Rioux's YouTube channel
Article in British music magazine The Wire References to several online articles about Maxime De La Rochefoucald