About Tsar B
The Belgian artist, composer and multi-instrumentalist Tsar B (Justine Bourgeus) rearranges
the DNA of pop, classical-baroque, and club beats into a rush of life at a breakneck velocity,
teeming with astonishment, devotion and curiosity. Throughout her career, Bourgeus has
bridged her work into visual mediums such as film, dance and fashion.
In the wake of EP (2016), her debut LP The Games I Play, the 2020 EP Unpaintable and to
the stars (2023), Bourgeus polished off high-profile collaborations with the likes of Alexander
Chung, Oscar and The Wolf and Nova Twins. During the pandemic Tsar B inhabited one of
Salvador Dalí’s legendary cookbooks for the stunning concert film Les Diners de Gala. Over
the past few years, Bourgeus emerged as a sought-after film composer and producer, while
continuing her impressive individual output. Her forthcoming third album The Writer is
released on January 30 2026.
It's hard to find a profile like Manu Louis in music....
Belgium born, now Berlin based, he studied composition with legendary composer Fréderic Rzewski, electronic music on the internet, and dancing during his concerts.
A Passionate singer, and knob agitator, he also plays the guitar in his own unique punk jazz way.
Equally at home working with electronic dance, classical or jazz musicians, Manu has performed his stuff from completely acoustic solo up to 200 wind players and everything in between.
In his music (fortunately, as is the case today for many young musicians) style doesn’t exist. He mixes things that cross his path, and creates new adventures of provocative and decontextualized juxtapositions. His general blueprint remains the same throughout, but the ingredients he uses vary; from dissident chanson française, genial dilettante, avant-garde composers, new beat, old hits, art-pop & hard bop.
Under his name, Manu has released three LP's and several 7’’ on Igloo Records, Le Pacifique records and New Pangea.
Recent years saw him perform his electronic solo shows more than 500 times in Europe and Asia (including: Bimhuis [Amsterdam], Fusion Festival [Lärz], Tremor Fest [Acores], La Casa Encendida [Madrid], PopKultur [Berlin], Tsutavo o Nest [Tokyo], DDC [Beijing] and Contrapop [Ramsgate]).
Travelling with a village of electronic instruments, and video projections from pop stars to animals, he delivers passionate performances that switch gear into impromptu discotheque.
