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Mezerg invites fans to join him for a new world tour The tour will kick off in New York and conclude at the Zenith in Paris on April 26. For those unfamiliar with Mezerg, his real name is Marc Mezergue, a native of Bordeaux. He launched the project in 2017. Before that, he began playing the piano around the age of 16, teaching himself from scratch before enrolling in jazz studies at the Bordeaux Conservatory—though without much enthusiasm for pursuing that path. Nonetheless, this provided him with a strong musical foundation, which turned out to be fortunate, as the piano would go on to dominate his life. In 2016, when he moved to Paris with the idea of performing in piano bars, he discovered electronic music by frequenting the city's dance floors. Feeling an itch for rhythm in his solo work, he instinctively equipped himself with a bass drum on his left foot, a hi-hat on his right, and prepared his piano to suit his unique needs. "I had found the ideal setup to play solo," he recalls. From there, he began performing in the streets, on trams, or hitchhiking to Hungary to play at the renowned Sziget Festival. His first compositions, shared online, quickly built him a modest reputation and a growing fanbase, leading to concert requests. This prompted a crucial decision: to persist in the piano bar scene or focus entirely on live performances. Since 2017, he has chosen the stage, with only the COVID pandemic halting his tours. He has crisscrossed France, North America, Mexico, and Europe multiple times, culminating in a sold-out show at Paris’s Olympia in March 2023. Along the way, he incorporated synthesizers, discovered the theremin, and continued to refine the textures and tones of his piano. Mezerg’s inspiration finds him in a golden triangle of keyboard maestros, drawing from the technique of Ray Manzarek of The Doors, the classical influence of Claude Debussy, and the entertaining prowess of Chilly Gonzales, who excels at making the piano accessible. His approach is also shaped by a generation of artists—like Jacques or Too Many Zooz—who boldly bend the rules and conventions of electronic music. The pandemic pause gave Mezerg the chance to share numerous online sessions and compile his early works into an album. Chez Mezerg was released in 2021 as a compilation of his formative years, featuring hits like Blu-Tack, Rave, Watermelon, Welcome Theremin, and his cover of Riders on the Storm by The Doors. This was followed by an EP in 2023, Extended Play, marking the end of a cycle dominated by electronic music with a pivot back to the piano. The six tracks range from lively to cinematic, showcasing a retro-futuristic hybrid of jazz, synthesizers, and solo piano. For the EP, Mezerg stepped back from his trademark rhythmic control, entrusting two drummers with the task during recording sessions. This more acoustic approach, however, doesn’t compromise the groovy energy he delivers live.