Classically-trained French artist Petit Biscuit unveiled his video for “Beam”—watch it here. The track is taken from his highly anticipated debut album Presence, which was recently released this month.
Purely instrumental, the track draws a bridge between previous sounds of Petit Biscuit and his future growth as an artist. Petit showcases his unmistakable touch as an artist playing an ethereal cello himself and using high-pitched vocal chops.
The beautiful animation video for “Beam” offers compelling abstract visuals of a silhouetted figure walking over the highest of mountains, scenes of palm trees with clear blue skies, ferns swaying alongside vibrant sunsets, and ignited lanterns that fill the sky. Embodying colorful and abstract imagery, the video showcases, “a metaphor of the genesis of my debut album Presence: a long journal from one unreal situation to the next,” said Petit Biscuit himself.
Off the latest album, “Beam” follows debut single “Waterfall” featuring Panama, which has been streamed more than 7 million times since the release of his EP featuring smash hit “Sunset Lover,” released in 2015 when he was only 15 reaching more than 350 million streams to date—listen here
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French DJ and music producer, Mehdi Benjelloun better known as Petit Biscuit learned to play instruments at a young age and became musically trained in piano, guitar, cello, and more. At age 11 he began experimenting with electronics and formed his signature sound. In 2016, Petit Biscuit released a self-titled EP with dazed tracks such as “Sunset Love” which became a viral success receiving more than 350 million streams to date. Now at 17 years old, the producer produced his debut album Presence independently reaching his creative vision in addition to contributions from Lido, Bipolar Sunshine, and Panama. The album was mastered by legendary engineer Chab (Daft Punk, Air, Sebastien Tellier) in a nod to the forefathers of French dance music.
Recently performing this past year to sold-out crowds at New York’s Brooklyn Steel, Los Angeles’ The Novo, San Francisco’s The Warfield, Washington, D.C.’s 9:30 Club, Denver’s Gothic Theatre and more in addition to festival plays and headline dates across his native Europe. Petit Biscuit will return to the U.S. for select dates this winter, with stops in Seattle, Boston and Chicago
Check out headline dates below
PETIT BISCUIT LIVE
November 14 Lille, France Zénith
November 16 Nantes, France Zénith
November 20 Toulouse, France Zénith
November 21 Paris, France Zénith
November 27 Brussels, Belgium Ancienne Belgique
November 30 London, UK Electric Ballroom
December 1 Berlin, Germany Kulturehaus
December 6 Seattle, WA Neptune
December 11 Boston, MA Royale
December 12 Chicago, IL Concord Music Hall
December 14 Amsterdam, Netherlands Paradiso
December 30 Phoenix, AZ Decadence
December 31 Lake Tahoe, CA Snowglobe
February 1 Roueun, France Zenith
February 10 London, U.K. O2 Forum
February 27 Amsterdam, Netherlands Paradiso