The original concept came from founder Patrick Woodcock, a multi-instrumentalist, who had befriended Nicolas Godin (Air) while they were getting their architecture degree in Versailles. They were brought together by their shared passion for '60s and '70s vintage instruments, such as the mellotron, the moog and other old organs and drum machines, which they both subsequently incorporated in their music. After a short stint with Godin during Air's first incarnation, collaborating on Premiers Symptômes album as a musician and arranger, as well as on Moon Safari and co-writing Ce Matin-Là, Woodcock now felt he needed to form his own band. He called on his old friend Pierre Bégon-Lours, then a sound engineer who had access to a big studio near Paris where they recorded their first demos. This was 1997. Mellow was born. Soon after, they were signed by French independent label Atmosphériques. In 1998, mellow joined forces with Air and Sean Lennon for their first French tour, which was a hit. The first album, Another Mellow Winter, was released worldwide in 1999. They contacted Director Roman Coppola to shoot the video for the single "Another Mellow Winter". In 2000, Coppola asked mellow to score his 60s-sci-fi debut feature CQ. At the same time, mellow scored the title track to Novocaine, a dark comedy by David Atkins, starring Steve Martin and Helena Bonham-Carter. That same year, Mellow took the road again and traveled to Japan, the U.K. and the U.S. The soundtrack for CQ (Dragonfly, a soundtrack to the motion picture CQ) was released as Mellow's sophomore album in 2001. In between albums, Mellow continued to work hard on other people's music, lending their hand to bands such as Major Deluxe, Nice Hashimoto, The Free Design, Philippe Katerine, Bridge & Tunnel and scoring TV commercials (Gauloise cigarettes, EDF, Tommy Hilfiger, Johnson & Johnson). The next album is slated to be released later in 2010.
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