Inès Mélia is a young artist, painter, sound designer and DJ whose musical creations reverberate in the best Parisian nightclubs. She is one of the fashion influencers embodying and leading a new generation that courts success by sharing their style and inspiration on Instagram.
Photographer: Hunter&Gatti / Styling: Mariola Kugler / Make up + Hair: Paco Garríguez
Production: Lighthouse / Talent: Inès Mélia
Your Instagram profile boasts the byline “Music & paintings”.
How do you balance those two roles?
Music is my guide for my painting, since I couldn’t paint without listening to music. What I’m really interested in is creating links between colour and rhythm.
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What I’m really interested in is creating links between colour and rhythm.
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What would a Massimo Dutti soundtrack sound like?
It would be elegant and summery. A blend of the sounds of the sea and the melodies of Henry Mancini.
You’ve travelled all over the world. Where’s home?
I feel at home when I’m with the people I love.
What is Le Brouhaha?
Le Brouhaha are sound postcards that I have collected in all of the countries I travel to and that I share on Instagram. These short sound recordings constitute a unique narrative of the world, a different story that everyone can dive into and be a part of. Le Brouhaha is a tool that allows you to “listen to the world”, rediscovering it through sounds big and small. Streets, cities, forests and workshops all have their own sounds that make up a small musical piece expressing their place in the world.
What is your daily routine like?
It involves a lot of coconut water! 🙂
And what clothing item suits you best?
Suits.
What’s always in your weekend suitcase?
My phone and USB cards are essential in case I hear a sound I like and I want to record it. Everything else is a bonus!
A place.
Le Val d’Argan in Essaouira, Morocco.
A smell that evokes memories.
Orange blossom.
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Le Brouhaha es una herramienta para “escuchar al mundo”, para redescubrirlo a través de sus sonidos, grandes o pequeños. Una calle, una ciudad, un bosque o un taller tienen sus propios ruidos que forman una pequeña pieza musical de su realidad.
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A festival.
We Love Green Festival (www.welovegreen.fr)
An icon.
Brian Eno
The best platforms for inspiration?
Instagram and Pinterest
