born in 1969 in Bordeaux, he graduated from the Conservatoire National Supérieur in Paris where he studied composition with Gérard Grisey and improvisation with Alain Savouret. He also graduated from Paris’s Université VIII in 1999 with a master’s of musicology. He continued his studies at the IRCAM (1998) and as composer-in residence at the Villa Médicis in Rome (2001). He cofounded the SPHOTA music company, dedicated to musical theatre, in 2000, and the experimental pop band Caravaggio in 2003. He is active as a composer and an improvising violinist. His output includes works for both chamber and large ensembles, with or without electronics. He also worked for the theatre and cinema. He music is an invitation to another way to create, to think, to present on stage. His style is inspired of postspectral music and the energy of pop and jazz music.
He is a regular guest at various festivals including Musica, Agora, Résonance, Présences, Mancas in Nice, Radio France, Octobre en Normandie, son/mu 98, Ina-GRM, Multiphonie, Musique et Quotidien Sonore (Albi), IMEB festival (Bourges), Musiques en Scènes (Lyon), Octopus (Centre Pompidou). He has received commissions notably from the French Ministry of Culture, Radio France, IRCAM, INA/GRM, Les Percussions de Strasbourg, GRAME, IMEB.
His awards include the Hervé Dugardin Prize from SACEM (2002), a scholarship from the Académie des Beaux-Arts (2005), André Caplet Prize (2009) and the Grand Prix du Disque Charles Cros (2009) and Grand Prix Lycéen des Compositeurs (2010), both for the album La longue marche (published on Aeon).
He is also active as a lecturer in electroacoustic music at several French universities.

Major works (since 1995): Les Bretteurs for percussion and tape (1995), Tocade for oboe, trumpet, cello, percussion and tape (1996), Le vent pleure Marie for 21 musicians and electronics (1996), Redbone for chamber orchestra and electronics (1997), Pris de court for six instruments and electronics (1998), laisse filer (tourner, rouler) for wind quintet (2000), Cassure d’âme for violin, two percussionists and electronics (2000), Dynamilude for violin, oboe, bass clarinet and children’s choir (2000), Up-and-Under for six percussionists (2001–2), Manège for percussion and sampler (2001), Accord d’argile I–II for 10 musicians and tape (2000–2), Prima di tutto all’interno del legno for viola (2001–3), Vicolo del divino amore, electroacoustic music (2003), Le vertige du papillon I, electroacoustic music (2003), Ronde de nuit for six musicians and electronics (2004–5), Le vertige du papillon II for bass clarinet and tape (2005), Noir/Ecorce for bass clarinet, accordion, double bass and Max/MSP (2005), Play The Game for saxophone, flute, violin, double bass, percussion, electronic keyboard and Max/MSP (2005–6), “...Que tu saches...” for cello and horn (2007), Go Ahead for cello (2007), Au seuil de la ligne d’ombre for violin and piano (2008), Trafic for two percussionists and electronics (2008), De très loin for trombone and bass trombone (2009), Outside/Virage for violin and electronics (2009), RETURN/à la source for violin, electric guitar, electric double bass, percussion and electronics (2010), ON – OFF for two large drums and assistant (2010), Bypass for electric guitar, electric double bass and two percussions (2011), Flip for two percussions and synthesizer (2011), Bip & Sirène for violin, flute, cello, guitar and electric double bass (2011), Touche for flute, cello, guitar, double bass, percussion and sampler (2011), Freewheel for two clarinets, two percussions and electric double bass (2011), Ouest for violin, tenor saxophone, piano and percussion (2011), Piège for percussion (2012), Frôle for bagpipe (2012), A Distance for percussion, violin and orchestra (2012), Castello di sabbia for 15 percussionists (2013), String Quartet no. 1 (2013).