ROMAIN TRANCHART & YANN DESTAGNOL
Photo - © 2001 Barclay

Modjo est un duo constitué de Romain Tranchart et Yann Destagnol, ce dernier chante dans le groupe. Ces deux parisiens se sont rencontrés en 1998 à l'American School of Modern Music, la division française du Berkeley's Institute of Music. Auparavant, Romain faisait partie d'un groupe de rock appelé SEVEN TRACKS, ils ont fait quelques concerts dans des clubs parisiens tels que LA LOCOMOTIVE ou encore LE REX avant de se séparer. Il faut savoir que PLAY PAUL jouait de la batterie dans ce groupe et DAVIS MOUYAL assurait le chant. Puis Romain a découvert la house et a fait son premier disque avec Davis sous le nom de FUNK LEGACY sur le label VERTIGO : "What You Gonna Do Baby". De son côté Yann a appris a joué de la flûte et de la clarinette lorsqu'il était enfant et étant influencé par les Beatles, les Beach Boys ou encore David Bowie, il a également appris à jouer de la batterie, de la guitare et du piano. Il a également chanté dans quelques formations puis il a commencé à travailler avec Romain. Le groupe Modjo est né ... Leur premier titre "Lady (Hear Me Tonight)" a été un tube colossal en Europe tout comme leur album éponyme sorti un an après ...

Modjo is Romain Tranchart and Yann Destagnol (Yann is the singer of the band). These two guys come from Paris & they met in 1998 at The American School of Modern Music, the french division of Berkeley's Institute of Music. Before, Romain used to belong to a band called SEVEN TRACKS, they played some gigs in parisian clubs like LE REX or LA LOCOMOTIVE, after that, they split. PLAY PAUL played the drums in this band & DAVIS MOUYAL sang ! Then Romain discovered house music & made with Davis a 12" on VERTIGO, under the name of FUNK LEGACY : "What You Gonna Do Baby". At the same time, Yann learned to play the flute & the clarinet when he was young. He also learned to play the drums, the guitar & the piano when he listened to bands like The Beatles, The Beach Boys or David Bowie. He also sang in some groups & then he started working with Romain. MODJO band was born ... Their first track "Lady (Hear Me Tonight)" was a huge success in Europe, like their album released one year after "Lady" single ...

 

 

"Lady (Hear Me Tonight)" (12", 2000, Y. DESTAGNOL / R. TRANCHART)

A1 : "Lady (Hear Me Tonight)"
A2 : "Lady (Hear Me Tonight) - Radio Edit"
B1 : "Lady (Hear Me Tonight) - Remix"
B2 : "Roller Coaster"

"Lady (Hear Me Tonight)" (Maxi CD, 2000, Y. DESTAGNOL / R. TRANCHART)

01 : "Lady (Hear Me Tonight)"
02 : "Lady (Hear Me Tonight) - Radio Edit"
03 : "Roller Coaster"
04 : "Lady (Hear Me Tonight) - Remix"

"Lady (Hear Me Tonight)" (CD Single, 2000, Y. DESTAGNOL / R. TRANCHART)

01 : "Lady (Hear Me Tonight) - Radio Edit"
02 : "Lady (Hear Me Tonight)"

"Lady (Hear Me Tonight) - Remix" (12", Maxi CD, 2000, Y. DESTAGNOL / R. TRANCHART)

A1 : "Lady (Hear Me Tonight) - Roy's Universal Soldiers Mix)"
B1 : "Lady (Hear Me Tonight) - Acoustic"
B2 :"Lady (Hear Me Tonight) - Roy's Universal Radio Mix)"

"Lady (Hear Me Tonight) - Remix" (12", 2001, Y. DESTAGNOL / R. TRANCHART)

A1 : "Lady (Hear Me Tonight) - Harry 'Choo-Choo' Romero mix"
B1 : "Lady (Hear Me Tonight) - Danny Tenaglia Mix"

"Chillin'" (12", 2001, MODJO MUSIC)

A1 : "Chillin' (original extended mix)"
B1 : "Chillin' Con Carne" - por favor mix by We In Music vs The Buffalo Bunch
B2 : "The Art Of Chillin" - by Herve Bordes

"Chillin'" (Maxi CD, 2001, MODJO MUSIC)

01 : "Chillin' (radio edit)"
02 : "Chillin' (original extended mix)"
03 : "Chillin' Con Carne" - por favor mix by We In Music vs The Buffalo Bunch
04 : "The Art Of Chillin" - by Herve Bordes

"Chillin'" (CD Single, 2001, MODJO MUSIC)

01 : "Chillin' (radio edit)"
02 : "Chillin' (original extended mix)"

"Chillin' (Remixes)" (12", Maxi CD, 2001, MODJO MUSIC)

A1 : "Chillin' (BHQ REVISION 1.2 - Derrick Carter Remix)"
A2 : "Chillin' (Live)"
B1 : "Chillin' (Modjo's DYRT Remix)"

"What I Mean" (12", Maxi CD, 2001, MODJO MUSIC)

A1 : "What I Mean (The Crayon Remix by Aloud)"
A2 : "What I Mean (Original)"
B1: "What I Mean (Ian Pooley's Na Praia Mix)"
B2 : "What I Mean (Mood II Swing Vocal Dub Remix)"

"Modjo" (2LP, CD, 2001, MODJO MUSIC)

01 : "Acknowledgement"
02 : "Chillin'"
03 : "Lady (Hear Me Tonight)"
04 : "2 Good 2 Be True"
05 : "Peace Of Mind"
06 : "What I Mean"
07 : "Music Takes You Back"
08 : "No More Tears"
09 : "RollerCoaster"
10 : "On Fire"
11 : "Savior Eyes"
12 : "Lady (Acoustic Version)"

"No More Tears" (12", Maxi CD, 2002, MODJO MUSIC)

A1 : "No More Tears (Step/House Mix By Play Paul)"
A2 : "No More Tears (Album Version)"
B1: "No More Tears (Wuz Mix By Alex Gopher)"
B2 : "No More Tears (Acapella)"

 


(Davis Mouyal + Romain Tranchart)

"What You Gonna Do Baby" (12", 1999, VERTIGO - VRT002)

A1 : "What You Gonna Do Baby (Remix)"
B1 : "What You Gonna Do Baby"
B2 : "Electronet"

 

- WE IN MUSIC : "Now That Love Has Gone (Modjo In Remix)" (12", Maxi CD, 2001, WE ROCK MUSIC / LABELS)

- AIR : "People In The City (Modjo Version)"
(Disponible sur "Everybody Hertz" de AIR / Avalaible on "Everybody Hertz" by AIR => 2LP, CD, 2002, RECORD MAKERS / SOURCE / VIRGIN)