M.A.T.R.I.C.E PROJECT
What can tours do to meet the challenge of ecological transition? How to choose in order not to suffer? Faced with the question of environmental risks and impacts, and the difficulty that show productions have in identifying and reducing them, Ekhoscenes is launching the Project M.A.T.R.I.C.E*. Action research over 3 years to complement existing diagnoses, allow the cooperation of stakeholders, and initiate several experiments on all formats, from design to representations. Worn with Bleu Citron, Live Nation, S-PASS TSE, S-PASS TSE, Talent Boutique and W Spectacle, the Project M.A.T.R.I.C.E is aimed at all actors in the sector, and receives support from the State as part of the France 2030 “Supporting Green Alternatives 2” system, operated by the Banque des Territories (Caisse des Dépôts), as well as the support of the National Music Center.
* M.A.T.R.I.C.E stands for Current Music on Tour: Research and Innovation for Cooperation and Ecodesign.
Hermine Pélissié du Rausas joined Ekhoscenes as director of ecological transition and CSR after leading a mission as a consultant between 2021 and 2023, helping to establish these challenges among the union's priorities. With more than 20 years of experience in media and show production as project manager, development delegate and general director, she chose to devote herself to the challenge of ecological redirection and followed two years of training on social responsibility and sustainable development.
Samuel Capus is a recognized professional in the field of music production in France. He holds the position of associate director at the Bleu Citron agency, based in Toulouse. Since 2016, he has co-managed this company specialized in the production of shows and festivals, contributing to the development of major artists such as Bigflo & Oli, NTM, and Pierre-Emmanuel Barré.
After completing his training at the Issoudun school, specializing in music professions, Samuel joined Bleu Citron in 2005 as an intern. He quickly specialized in booking, signing promising artists such as Izia, Ffé, and Caravan Palace between 2007 and 2009. Their careers are booming, with Victoires de la Musique, gold records, and major tours.
In 2011, anticipating the revival of French rap, Samuel Capus signed groups such as 1995 and Bigflo & Oli, contributing to their rise on the national scene. Under his direction, Bleu Citron broadened its field of action by producing major festivals, in particular the Rose Festival in Toulouse, which attracted 25,000 people per day during its first edition in September 2022.
In addition to his professional activities, Samuel Capus is involved in cultural sponsorship. The Bleu Citron fund, which he co-directs, aims to support innovative artistic projects, with the ambition of doubling the number of sponsors and reaching 260,000 euros in donations in 2024.
Based in Toulouse, Bleu Citron is a show production company whose three major activities are active in the greater South-West and throughout France. Locally, it organizes more than 250 shows (music, comedy, theater, children's shows, etc.) in halls ranging from 300 to 11,000 seats. She ensures all the stages of major French tours by leading artists. Finally, it produces and brings its logistical efficiency to major festivals such as Rose Festival or Pause Guitare. A pioneer in terms of societal commitment, Bleu Citron is sensitive to societal and environmental issues that cross our practices and our businesses.
Matthias Leullier joined Live Nation France in October 2016 as Deputy CEO.
Each year, Live Nation France produces hundreds of tours and concerts - from small halls to shows in the largest stadiums - as well as dozens of festivals and events in partnership with many advertisers and different brands. (*)
In addition to team and organization management as well as project and production management, he also designs and contributes to the scenographic creation and artistic direction of numerous shows and tours (including The Blaze, Gesaffelstein, Phoenix, Phoenix, Nekfeu, La Femme...).
In addition to musical projects, since 2007, he has collaborated with the fashion designer Hedi Slimane as a show producer for the organization of fashion shows for the various luxury houses that the latter has directed, such as Dior Homme, Saint Laurent or Céline.
Since 2019, among others, the French video game publisher Ubisoft has trusted Live Nation France for the organization and production of its competitive Esport events around the world. More recently, Matthias was in charge of organizing musical shows by top artists during the opening and closing ceremonies of the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
(*) French entity of the Live Nation Entertainment group (Ticketmaster, Live Nation Concerts and Live Nation for Brands) — the world's leading musical entertainment group, ranging from the production of concerts and festivals, to artist management, to the management of rooms or even of ticketing via its subsidiary Ticketmaster through its subsidiary Ticketmaster — Live Nation France now represents the largest roster of international talents (U2, Coldplay, The Weeknd, Drake, Bruno Mars)...), French artists (Nekfeu, La Femme, The Blaze, Vald...), as well as festivals and events of any size (Lollapalooza Paris, Main Square...).
A sectoral vision as close as possible to VSEs, SMEs and large groups.
Malika Séguineau is the executive director of Ekhoscenes. She is also an administrator of the National Music Council (CNM) and a member of the High Council for Equality between Women and Men (HCE).
Previously, Malika was a legal journalist at the Wolters Kluwer group (Liaisons Sociales) and wrote books on social law.
Malika graduated with a master's degree in private law from the University of Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne, she pursued a doctorate in private law, and taught at the University.
Malika has promoted various programs within Ekhoscenes, beyond the union's traditional missions: a program in favor of Women Managers, an “HR Campus” for managers, a Les Ekhos reflection cycle, whose 1st edition was held in June 2024, on the relationship between work and employment in the entertainment industry.
She is also involved in an association that supports high school students from rural areas and small towns in their orientation. Coming from this rural France, knowing difficulties and self-censorship, Malika is committed to helping young people in building an ambitious personal career. Malika is also involved in students who are interested in the sector, she works in many schools, and wants to open up businesses to more diversity.
Within Ekhoscenes, its ambition is to represent, support, strengthen and promote entertainment entrepreneurs who give emotion everywhere in France.
Mary Vercauteren has been Director of Support for Artists, Businesses and Projects at the National Music Centre since May 2024.
Mary Vercauteren is thus pursuing a rich career dedicated to supporting professionals in music and variety music.
Since the creation of the CNM, she was deputy director of the DSAEP, in charge of business support and most of the safeguard and recovery funds.
In particular, she worked as an administrator of Réseau Printemps (Printemps de Bourges) and then at the Fund for Musical Creation (FCM) from 2002 to 2008, where she administered the support systems for actors in phonographic production and publishing. Subsequently, within the National Center for Varieties of Song and Jazz (CNV), she managed, from 2008 to 2019, support programs for producers of live performances and festivals.
Mary Vercauteren holds a DESS in the direction of cultural projects obtained at the Sorbonne in 1999 as well as a Master of Art Studies at the University of Connecticut in the United States (U-Conn).