Real name: Gervay Brio

Effective period / Period of releases: 1985

Born near Saint Malo, Gervais Briot alias Gervay Brio is a descendant of the nobility of Britain and of illustrious figures in the history of France (among others: Jean Armange, companion of Joan of Arc, Toussaint Briot, secretary of King Louis XVI, and his paternal grandfather Naval Captain Julien Briot, hero of the Battle of the Rio de la Plata during the last world war). A « knight » from another era that loves noble causes, Gervay is an accomplished artist, deejay-producer, songwriter, pianist, guitarist, singer, music-therapist, writer, philosopher, video-maker and graphic designer, whose spiritual vision and motivation, incarnate the motto «Honor is the cause of the arts ».

A musician at heart since childhood, Gervay founded his first band in the psychedelic years. His rather unusual path led him to encounter great musicians that inspired his career, like Miles Davis, Don Cherry, Robert Owens, Nico or Lucia Hwong. He also met several spiritual masters, including HH Karmapa XVI, supreme representative of Lamaism, under whose authority he created in 1980 «Karma Teksoum Chöling», the first Tibetan Buddhist Center in Nantes (Brittany). While teaching yoga and meditation in the Center, he also pursued Law and Psychology studies at the University and music studies at the Conservatory of Music.

The Indian master Nageswara Rao initiated Gervay to the Yoga of Sound (Nada Yoga), which led to his career as music-therapist. After settling in Paris, in 1983, Gervay was invited to teach at the International Music Therapy Centre and he soon produced a collection of « Awakening Music » ; this was the precursor of « New Age » music in France, and eventually morphed to « Ambient « and « Lounge » music. In this period Gervay was a pioneer in computer & synthesizers music mix with traditional instruments from around the world (World Music).