Ludovic Deny

He discovered the guitar at 13, listening to Metallica, Joe Satriani and Steve Vai. He went on to form many bands, including Leiden (2000–2007) and Manimal (2003–2013), with which he discovered the professional circuit (albums, labels, booking agents). Within the Antistatic collective, he promoted his own bands and those of the collective, and organised many concerts. He started events such as Toulouse acoustique and Toulouse is burning to bring together the collective's musicians and, more widely, the musicians of Toulouse, with the aim of blending each artist's influences as much as possible so that new sounds could emerge. He left metal behind when he discovered acoustic music: music from the Balkans and the Mediterranean, and above all Argentine music. The distorted guitar gave way to the gentle sound of the bouzouki, an instrument he came across on a trip to Greece. With Matthieu, Frédéric and Leonor, he founded Cuarteto Tafi and set out to explore new horizons. Today he devotes himself entirely to Cuarteto Tafi and contributes to creating and developing the band's musical vision.