The ongoing collaboration between Woodkid and Vacheron Constantin is enriched this year by an exclusive original creation by the French artist, who interprets the Maison’s annual theme ‘Less’ential’ in a contemporary manner.
This rhythmic, minimalist, percussive composition has recorded a the mechanical tempo of a Vacheron Constantin watch and explores the Euclidean mathematical forms governing all great musical rhythms. A contemporary track that also resonates with the connections between the world of music and High Watchmaking.
As part of its ‘One of not Many Mentorship Program’ based on passing on experience and knowledge, Vacheron Constantin initiated a creative collaboration in 2018 with Abbey Road Studios by enabling youthful talent to benefit from the experience of internationally renowned mentors. French musician and artistic director Woodkid was the first mentor.
The collaboration between Woodkid and Vacheron Constantin goes even further with the exclusive creation of an original musical piece by the artist, which provides a contemporary interpretation – both musically and visually – of the Maison’s annual “Less’ential” theme by drawing parallels between the world of watchmaking and that of music. This minimalist, lively and extremely percussive rhythmic composition subtly explores the Euclidean mathematical forms governing all major musical rhythms. Euclidean rhythms are derived from the principle that Euclidean Algorithm – the Greatest Common Divisor of two numbers used to distribute pulses as evenly as possible in a bar – generates almost all the most important rhythms in world music.
“To be able to pass on one’s knowledge and artistic sensitivity by working with young talent is a privilege for me as a musician.”
Woodkid, Musician, Artistic Director
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