At once music composer (Un Drame Musical Instantané, 30 albums, music for movies, theater, dance, radio), film director (La Nuit du Phoque, Sarajevo a Street Under Siege, The Sniper), multimedia author (Carton, Machiavel, Alphabet), sound designer (exhibitions, CD-Roms, websites, etc.), founder of record label GRRR, Jean-Jacques Birgé conceives a passion for images and sounds, and particularly for their potential to produce sense and create emotions. Besides his daily blog, Birgé writes in many magazines and teaches the relation between sound and pictures. Grand Prix Möbius International, twice Prix SACD Interactive Creation, Prix SCAM Best Internet Site, Prix Centre Pompidou Flash Festival, Prix de la Creation New Medias in Videoformes, Seoul Net Festival Special Jury Award, Prix Ars Electronica Net Vision / Net Excellence Honorary Mention, British Academy Award of Film & TV Arts, Locarno Jury Award, Victoires de la Musique Nomination, etc.