Chyco Simeon
BIOGRAPHY
IT START WITH
An Endless Passion for Music
For Discovery, for life and for people
Originally Caribbean, Chyco spent his childhood in Montrouge, a suburb south of Paris.His father, a music lover, it transmits and breathes his passion for music, jazz, salsa, classical music and of course his original homeland, the Caribbean. Listening to these sounds varied little Chyco opens multiple melodic spaces that will, no doubt, in uenced his career, his taste and his creations. In 1982, this self-taught musician and talented hand kneaded moved with his mother in Martinique, a homecoming that will bring benefits in the body through the sun, swing in its rhythms, new inspirations and fruitful meetings. After tests on guitar, keyboards and drums, Chyco Simeon puts his gifted fingers on the bass, which will become his favorite instrument. Then, being a student in high school, it becomes bass player of a group called «Sunshine». The band is as ephemeral as popular and consists of Pipo Gertrude, Tony Chasseur Eric Bonheur, Philippe Joseph, instrumentalists and performers, sound values of the musical landscape of today.But it is from 1984 that the career of Chyco Simeon gaining momentum within the group «Crystal». His first composition was a success frequently broadcast on the airwaves. The bass player becomes very fast a reference, invited to participate in multiple sessions in studio with some big names in Caribbean music.These include: Simon Jurad, Gertrude Seinin or Fal Frett pillars / pioneers varieties and jazz.