Jenn Hutt is a Baltimore-born experimental violinist, composer, and multidisciplinary performer, based in Paris since 2005. She performs with her violin, electronic machines, voice and body, and composes for theatre, film, tv, sound installation, performance, dance, orchestra and string ensemble. Her music and playing style is deeply influenced by her roots in the Baltimore indie music scene… lo-fi and experimental, featuring elements of art pop, electronica, punk and film music.

She has worked with artists and groups such as Jonathan Capdevielle (FR), Will Oldham (US), Franky GoGo (FR), Arthur Gillette (Moriarty) (FR), Katrina Ford (US), Rosemary Standley (FR), Bianca Bondi (ZA), Majida Khattari (MA), Safia Benhaim (FR), Marc-Antoine Perrio (FR), Nidi d’Arac (IT) and Faren Khan (FR) and trained with violinists Mark Feldman (US) and L. Subramaniam (IN).

She has performed internationally for 15 years and her work has been heard at the International Film Festival Rotterdam, Toronto International Film Festival, Locarno International Film Festival, La Quadriennale de Prague, The Institut du Monde Arabe, Fondation Louis Vuitton, New York City Electroacoustic Music Festival, MAtera INtermedia Festival, MMK Moderne Art Frankfurt, EntreVues Belfort International Film Festival, Vienna International Film Festival, and the Human Rights International Film Festival in Mexico, among others.

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composition

 this is a selection of some of my different types of work ... soundcloud for more audio
“HE WAR” - Prague Quadrennial - (performance)

Artist/Concept: Majida Khattari
Sound design/Music: Jenn Hutt

OFFICIAL SELECTION NEW YORK ELECTROACOUSTIC MUSIC FESTIVAL (USA), OFFICIAL SELECTION MATERA INTERMEDIA FESTIVAL (IT)

 “VOYAGE DANS UNE GUERRE INVISIBLE” - (documentary film)

Director/Writer : Paul Moreira
Production: Premieres Lignes (FR)
Music: Jenn Hutt/Benjamin Lauber

OFFICIAL SELECTION OF THE AMNESTY REEL AWARENESS FESTIVAL TORONTO (CA) , OFFICIAL SELECTION INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF HUMAN RIGHTS, (MX) 

 “JUNGLI (WASH)” - (art video/soundpiece)

Composition: Jenn Hutt Video: Jenn Hutt
A short experimental film gleaned from Iphone images and original electroacoustic music.

“HI TOUCH” - (art video/soundpiece)  2020

Composition: Jenn Hutt and Clelia Patrono
Video: Clelia Patrono

“FUTURS CHAMPIONS” - (documentary film)

Director/Author: Pierre-Emmanuel Luneau-Daurignac
Music: Jenn Hutt
Prodution: CineTeve Productions (FR)

This edifying international investigation lifts the veil on the globalization of inhumane training methods where children pay the price for our appetite for medals.

“FROZEN HANDS” - Mick Strauss - (music video)

Song/Video: Mick Strauss
String arrangements: Jenn Hutt
Production: Air Rytmo (FR)

Band is Arthur Gillette, Vincent Talpaert, Maëva LeBaerre, Jenn Hutt, Rowen Berrou, Brendan de Roeck

"SUSPIRIA, LES BONIMENTEURS" - (performance)
CND Centre national de la danse

Creation/composition/music/texts:
Jonathan Capdevielle, Arthur Gillette, Jenn Hutt

Les trois performers coupent le son de l’un des films-cultes du cinéma italien, Suspiria de Dario Argento pour en réinventer, en live, les dialogues, les bruitages et la bande originale. A base d’improvisations, de spirales instrumentales et vocales, le discours-doublage constitué de dialogues et de chansons, balaye une certaine histoire de la danse et incorpore en mashup au gré des performances des extraits d’oeuvres littéraires. L’érotisme, la sauvagerie et la cruauté de ce conte filmé en Technicolor à l’esthétique d’un Disney trash, propose une mise en scène de l’institution et du pouvoir dont les femmes sont maîtres.

“EMAMA” -  Institut du Monde Arabe (FR) - (performance)

Artist/Concept: Majida Khattari
Composition/electronics: Jenn Hutt
Images: Institut du Monde Arabe

“LE SANG NOIR” - (film)

Director/Author: Safia Benhaim
Music: Arthur Gillette/Jenn Hutt
Prodution: Bathysphere Productions (FR)

PRIX EUROCKS ONE + ONE - FESTIVAL ENTREVUES DE BELFORT (FR), MENTION SPÉCIALE DU MEILLEUR FILM - LAGO FILM FESTIVAL 

"IT'LL END IN TEARS" - (performance)

Costumes/Concept/Texts: Curious Orange
Composition/Musicians: Jenn Hutt/Clelia Patrono
Dancers: Naibi Fuentes, Sabrina Gargano, Christyna Jaime

 “L’ESPRIT DU LOUP” - (short film)

Director/Writer : Katia Scarton-Kim
Production: Bagan Films (FR)
Music: Jenn Hutt

PRIX BEST SHORT FILM ATHENS JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL (GR)

“THE DAYDREAM” - (sound installation)  Fondation Louis Vuitton (FR),  33’

Artist/Concept: Bianca Bondi
Composition/electronics/field recordings: Jenn Hutt
Guitare: Marc-Antoine Perrio
Mastering: Bart Celis
The Daydream is a soundtrack on a loop, sometimes the soundtrack is accompanied by distant water or birds squawking. It is a series of vibrations, a raw guitar and the ripple effect; and on rare occasions The Daydream is almost silence.

“END GAME” - ARTE (FR) - (documentary film)

Director/Author: Pierre-Emmanuel Luneau-Daurignac
Music: Jenn Hutt
Production: Yuzu Productions (FR)
This unprecedented investigation conducted in 6 countries (USA, UK, Spain, France, Switzerland, Germany), covering a large variety of sports over a period of two years, shows that sexual violence in sport is not the result of isolated incidents, but rather reveals the abuses of an entire system. It breaks the silence on one of the biggest taboos in sport today.

PRIX MEDIA ENFANCE MAJISCULE 2021 (FR), ETOILE AWARD SCAM 2021 (FR), AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL AU CINEMA POUR LES DROITS HUMAINS, RAINDANCE FILM FESTIVAL (UK), TORONTO INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL (CA)

 “LA FIÈVRE” - (film)

Director/Writer : Safia Benhaim, Production: Bathysphere Productions (FR) Music: Jenn Hutt/Arthur Gillette

TIGER AWARD ROTTERDAM INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, CAMIRA AWARD FESTIVAL FRONTEIRA (BR), JURY PRIZE FESTIVAL FRONTEIRA (BR), DIALOG PRIZE EMAF 

"STILL WATERS" - (sound installation)
Le Parvis Centre d'Art Contemporaine (FR)

Artist: Bianca Bondi
Music/Field Recordings/Sound Design: Jenn Hutt
Video: Chagar Productions

performance

  • MICK STRAUSS

    violin/voice/synthesizers/arrangements
    Mick Strauss, solo project of Arthur Gillette, founder and guitarist of the groupe Moriarty, a longtime collaborateur of mine in music for image and stage. Photo: Safia Benhaim.

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  • Les Bonimenteurs "Suspiria"

    Performance/Voice/Violin/Soundscape
    Creation à trois, Jonathan Capdevielle, Jenn Hutt, Arthur Gillette, pour CND (Centre National de la Danse, Paris) Photo: Matthieu Moerlen

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  • SENSE - Live Electronics/Minimal/Industrial/Deep House/Ambient

    electronics/violin/voice
    Electronic duo with composer Clelia Patrono. Live Electronics/Minimal/Ambient/Concrete Sound/Industrial/deep house-Techno ~Bruxelles/Paris~

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  • CURIOUS ORANGE - "IT'LL END IN TEARS"

    Composition/Violin/Voice/Performance

    Collaboration with artist Curious Orange and composer Clelia Patrono. PERFORMANCE DÉFILÉ,
    Costumes/Concept/Texts: Curious Orange
    Composition: Jenn Hutt/Clelia Patrono
    Dancers: Naibi Fuentes, Sabrina Gargano, Christyna Jaime

    Video

  • "Caligula" - Jonathan Capdevielle

    Performance/Composition
    Piece de Albert Camus. Mise en scene Jonathan Capdevielle, Production Fabrik Cassiopée. Musique originale: Jenn Hutt, Arthur Gillette. Photo Marc Domage.

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  • M3 - "In the Dark"

    violin/voice/synth/arrangements
    The acoustic/cabaret version of the songs of Mick Strauss, often played in the dark or semi-dark. EP and tour fall 2024.

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  • "Caligula" - Jonathan Capdevielle

    Performance/Composition/Electronics
    Piece de Albert Camus. Mise en scene Jonathan Capdevielle, Production Fabrik Cassiopée. Musique originale: Jenn Hutt, Arthur Gillette. Photo Marc Domage.

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  • "A NOUS DEUX MAINTENANT' - synthesizers

    Based on the novel Un crime by Georges Bernanos. Conception, adaptation and direction Jonathan Capdevielle. Premiere 2017 at théâtre LE QUAI CDN Angers Pays de la Loire

    MUSIQUE: Arthur B. Gillette/Jenn Hutt

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  • Wati Watia Zorey Band

    Violin, Vocals
    Cover band of the wonderful singer/songwriter Alain Peters.

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  • Les Bonimenteurs "Suspiria"

    Performance/Voice/Violin/Soundscape
    Creation à trois, Jonathan Capdevielle, Jenn Hutt, Arthur Gillette, pour CND (Centre National de la Danse, Paris) Photo: Matthieu Moerlen

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  • Les Bonimenteurs "Suspiria"

    Performance/Voice/Violin/Soundscape
    Creation à trois, Jonathan Capdevielle, Jenn Hutt, Arthur Gillette, pour CND (Centre National de la Danse, Paris) Photo: Matthieu Moerlen

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  • NIDI d'ARAC

    Violin/Mandolin
    Some amazing years of touring internationally with this group from Puglia and the singular voice of Alessandro Coppola. Since 1996 Nidi d’Arac have been experimenting with mixing the music of the Salento region of southern Italy with electronica and contemporary dance beats.

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  • FRANKY GOGO

    synthesizers/voice
    A few years of touring with Parisien mainstay Franky Gogo along with the talented Flor Mata on SPD and voice.

    Live session

discography

  • Still Waters (LP) - Jenn Hutt

    electronics, field recordings, voice
    Taxi Gauche (CH)

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  • Southern Wave Night Birds (EP) - Mick Strauss

    string arrangements and violin
    Air Rytmo (FR)

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  • Escapist, Heal 'Til You Live Forever (LP) - Marc-Antoine Perrio

    violins vocals
    Orfèvre (FR)

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  • Beware (LP) - Bonnie "Prince " Billy

    violin, vocals
    Drag City (USA) / Domino (UK)

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  • Wounded Healer - Celebration (LP)

    violin
    Bella Union (UK)

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  • Le 30eme Jour (LP) - Faren Khan

    Arrangements, composition, text, vocals, violin
    Al Sur (FR)

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  • Migratory Words (EP) - Soon Clyde

    violin

    self-released (USA)

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  • Stay (EP) - Bonnie "Prince" Billy

    violin, vocals
    Drag City (USA)

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  • A Man Needs a Way - Soon Clyde

    violin, vocals
    self-released (USA)

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  • Southern Wave (LP) - Mick Strauss

    violin, vocals, synthesizers, arrangements
    Air Rytmo (FR)

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  • IT/Aliens - Nidi d'Arac

    mandolin, string arrangements
    Goodfellas (IT)

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  • Arc and Sender (LP) - Arc and Sender

    Violin
    High Two (USA)

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  • Twilight (LP) - Television Hill

    self-released (USA)

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  • Quipu - Atome Primitif

    violin, arrangements
    self-released (IT)

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  • Here is Night Brother, Here the Birds Burn (LP) - Love Life

    violin
    Jagjaguwar (USA)

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  • Long Live the Well-Doer (LP) - Abouretum

    violin
    Box Tree REcords (USA)

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documentary film soundtracks

  • "Futurs Champions" - ARTE (FR) 2024 - original soundtrack

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  • "Mountains That Take Wing: Angela Davis and Yuri Kochiyama" - music of my group Faren Khan

    Make It

  • "Lil' Buck, Real Swan" - Louis Wallecan (2019) - original soundtrack with Arthur Gillette

    Make It

  • "Blank Lands" - Luca Tommassini (2016) - original soundtrack

    Make It

  • "Le Raton Laveur, Roi du Survivalisme" Nord-Ouest Documentaires / France Télévisions / CNC, 2021, original soundtrack composition with Arthur B. Gillette

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  • "End Game, Breaking the Silence" (2020) dir. Pierre-Emmanuel Luneau-Daurignac, YUZU Productions, ARTE France, composition original soundtrack

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  • "Jean Rouch, Cineaste Aventurier" (2017) dir. Laurent Vedrine, ARTE France, Roches Noires Prod

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  • "Voyage dans une Guerre Invisible" (2014), dir. Paul Moreira, Premières Lignes Télévision, composition soundtrack originale

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