title: Sam Rouanet
text: # Sam Rouanet
  
  Sam Rouanet (born 15 November 1972 in Toulouse, France) is a French-born guitarist, DJ and producer of electronic music who lives and works in Berlin, Germany.
  
  ## Career
  
  Sam Rouanet studied violin and classical music in Toulouse, France. He moved to Chicago in the late 1990s and began to play guitar in bands within the post-rock scene there. After returning to Europe, Sam started producing electronic music, mostly under the alias Reynold. First, he moved to London playing bass with the electronic duo Kinobe, before moving to Paris where he co-founded the Minimal Dancin' event where artists such as Swayzak, Metro Area, T. Raumschmiere, Roman Flügel of the duo Alter Ego, Feadz, Trentemøller, Aril Brikha, Booka Shade among many others. After success in Paris, Sam finally moved to Berlin to explore the electronic scene there.
  
  He has released records for such labels as Persona, Plexi, KINA, Treibstoff and his own label, Trenton Records. Reynold's music has been well reviewed by international publications such as Resident Advisor and De:Bug.
  
  In 2003 Sam co-created the electronic music label Trenton Records, which has since released over 50 records from artists such as John Tejada, Stewart Walker, Jeff Samuel, 3 Channels and Touane among others.
  
  He has been the host of the monthly "Minimal Dancin" events at the Nouveau Casino in Paris, France, between 2001 and 2009 alongside Duplex 100 partner Phil Stumpf.
  
  In 2010, Rouanet worked with Kazakh electronic musicians, in a project sponsored by the French Embassy in Kazakhstan and the Goethe-Institut, in creating a collaborative album entitled "Tronicstan". He later toured with some of the Kazakh participants around France and Germany.
  
  In 2011 Sam Rouanet also released an album CD with his father Jacques Rouanet as a project called "Kigo". Sam is also collaborating on a number of live band projects with like-minded artists including “Spleen Underground Music”, “brome” or American electronic music producer Stewart Walker with whom he shares the “Ivory Tower Studio” in Berlin.
  
  ## Releases
  
  2015 S.U.M. Salt & Pepper, Flumo Recordings
  
  2014 S.U.M, Ye Ole EP, Trenton Records
  
  2014 Reynold & Phil Stumpf, On The Move, Souvenir
  
  2013 S.U.M. Love & Happiness, Dirt Crew Rec
  
  2013 Spleen Live, Fusionary Part1, Back To The Balearics
  
  2013 S.U.M, Spleen Underground Music, Trenton Records
  
  2012 Reynold, The Rain, Trenton
  
  2012 Reynold, Bring it on, Liquid Garden, part.2, Eintakt
  
  2012 Giovanni Verga & Reynold, Into the Bone, Sirus Pandi2012 Le Projet Minsk, album/CD, Trenton
  
  2011 Gelmatica, Craft, Subtraction
  
  2011 KIGO “Princesse”, Subtraction
  
  2010 Reynold, Tempura EP, High Jack
  
  2010 Tronicstan album/CD, Trenton
  
  2010 Reynold, Un Air de Gondole, KINA
  
  2010 Reynold, To Know You EP, Trenton
  
  2009 Reynold, Cococurry EP, Plexi records
  
  2009 The Seasons, Undone, CD album, City Centre Office
  
  2008 Reynold, Another Way EP, Persona Express 002
  
  2008 Reynold, Faze part. 2, Trenton
  
  2008 Reynold, Faze part.1, Trenton
  
  2008 Reynold & 3 Channels, Macho Lato, Trenton
  
  2007 Reynold / Aki Latvamaki: split EP, Curle 08
  
  2007 Reynold Vs Aspro: god is given, Microfon 10
  
  2007 Reynold: the leisure hive EP, Fragmented audio 01
  
  2007 Reynold Vs Aspro: musique basique, Lebensfreude
  
  2007 Reynold / Denis Karimani: split EP, Curle 05
  
  2007 Reynold: La cité d’en haut EP, Persona
  
  2006 Johnny Wagner: intercity EP, Trenton
  
  2006 Reynold: my favorite movie CD/album,Persona
  
  2006 Reynold Vs Aspro: U-turn, Microfon 06
  
  2006 Rerynold: blue print EP, Body talk
  
  2006 Reynold / Denis Karimani: split EP, Curle 02
  
  2006 Reynold: montrose place EP, MA citysport
  
  2006 Duplex 100: flashcam EP, Cray1Labworks
  
  2006 Reynold: tropical storm EP, Baystreet rec
  
  2006 Reynold: planet vinea EP, S'hort records
  
  2006 Reynold: food for thought EP, Out of orbit
  
  2006 Reynold Vs Phil Stumpf: for house, Sushitech
  
  2006 Reynold Vs Aspro: angle & curve, trenton
  
  2005 Duplex100: this is crime EP, MA
  
  2005 Duplex100: Well hung EP, 3rd floor
  
  2005 Reynold: playfool EP, MA citysport
  
  2005 Duplex 100: Big shot EP, Treibstoff
  
  2005 Reynold: mathmos, compil. Highgrade
  
  2005 Duplex 100: 12", Initial Cuts
  
  2005 Duplex 100: Duplexity EP, Morris/audio
  
  2005 Reynold: 12", Morris/audio city sport
  
  2004 Reynold: web EP, electro chelou
  
  2004 Duplex 100: Extrapoliert EP, Initial cuts
  
  2004 Duplex 100: Bipolar EP, Treibstoff
  
  2004 Reynold: Winnemark EP, Morris | Audio
  
  2004 Duplex 100: 1 track on Regular compil.
  
  2004 Duplex 100: shooting star EP, Onitor
  
  2004 Reynold: split EP 12", Trenton 002
  
  2003 Reynold: a side split EP, 12" Trenton 001
  
  2003 Reynold: Mystic, "Paris Lounge vol3
  
  2003 Reynold: Tomy is Dancin' 12", Dumb-Unit
  
  2003 Babyreynold: Compil "Artificiel", musiques modernes
  
  2003 Canvas: Naked 12", Nacopa'jaz (rmx by Modernist)
  
  2003 Canvas: Buona Modulazione LP/CD, Nacopa'jaz
  
  2003 Duplex100: Rue Rouvet 12", Popular Tools
  
  2003 Duplex100: popular internationalist #1
  
  2003 Canvas: Origine J 12", Nacopa'jaz
  
  2002 Crapule12" Indestructible/La Ink
  
  2002 Canvas. Duplex 100: O'range, Serial
  
  1999 12", Inkorporation 01
  
  