Ext'inT

Maxime Duquesne is the young and talented composer, songwriter, and performer behind the Ext’inT name. A multidisciplinary artist, he majored in sculpture and performance/installations at top Brussels art schools.

Musically, at age 15, Maxime started experimenting with sound textures obtained by many objects, distortion, saturation, and natural elements. He continues his research through several installations, drawings and several other media, combining shapes and colors to eventually end up crafting an undeniably introvert environment.

In 2008 he single-handedly creates, with his instruments, his equipment, his voice and body, the indie-electronic album entitled "Ext'inT", a beautiful combination of the quiet expression of inner feelings and powerful emotional outbursts intended to touch the innermost part of the soul.

After releasing the album in 2009, he composes a live version with his bassist, Quentin Vasseur (http://www.myspace.com/otis...) and VJ Shiru (http://www.CreaComposite.net), resulting in a dynamic and thoroughly emotional performance.

Maxime is currently working on the next album of Ext'inT.

2009-2010: a brief history

- In February 2009 : Ext’inT performs live on stage for the very first time as part of the BOYA Entertainment collective

- Some weeks later, Ext’inT is the 13th laureate of the 4th edition of the Pure Demo competition run by Pure FM (http://www.rtbf.be/purefm)

- April 2009: Ext’inT attracts the attention of the press, and plays live sets on Pure FM and Radio Campus. Elle Belgium also backs the young artist, and several blog mentions start to appear

- The Zukunft concert at Le Brass in May kicks off the circulation of the first video recordings on YouTube and Dailymotion, seducing a number of avid fans globally

- In June, the Ext’inT album is selected as “favorite” at La
Médiathèque at the ULB, Passage 44 (Brussels) and Louvain-la-Neuve (http://www.lamediatheque.be)

- At the end of summer, Ext'inT gains momentum and performs at the OpenFields festival, at Soirées Cerises, Café Maison du Peuple, and the Drugstore in Lille, France.

- Radio Campus remains an enthusiastic fan and preselects Ext’inT to participate in the Emergences competition (http://www.emergences.be)

- In February 2010, Ext’inT collaborates with Déborah de Robertis for the score of her film “Cherry on Top”

- Several other collaborations are materializing this year, including the production of two videoclips for Ext’inT