Hifiklub

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Hifiklub. From left to right: Laugier, Benito and Dias.
Hifiklub. From left to right: Laugier, Benito and Dias.

Hifiklub is a rock band from Toulon (Provence, Occitania, France) which claims various other influences such as blues. Its members also connect their musical creativity with strong involvement in other artistic fields like cinema, design and architecture.

Hifiklub's permament members are Laugier a.k.a. Régis Laugier (bass and lead vocals), Benito a.k.a. Luc Benito (drums and backing vocals) and Morcillo a.k.a. Nicolas Morcillo (guitar and backing vocals). An ex-member was Philippe Dias, who was replaced by Morcillo in 2007.

Occasional members are Earl Slick, Paulo Furtado, Plain Jane, Robert Aaron and Michael Beckett.

Hifiklub appeared with its current project in 2006, following up the former group Hi Fi Killers.

The first volume of Hifiklub's project, French Accent, was coproduced in 2006 in New York with the contribution of Earl Slick (solo artist and David Bowie's musician) and was recorded with his participation and also with Paulo Furtado (The Legendary Tiger Man), Robert Aaron (Fischerspooner), Dead Combo, Skerik and Michael Beckett (Schneider TM) among others.

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