Yves Pépin

Yves Pépin
Born Yves Pépin
Bordeaux, France
Occupation Creator of multimedia shows and large-scale events, founder of ECA2
Years active 1974-present

Yves Pépin is a creator of multimedia shows and large-scale events including the multi-awarded Eiffel Tower Millennium Show. In the course of his career, Pépin's projects have been honored with many awards; an outstanding personal honor was received in 2006, when his peers in the Themed Entertainment Association, the international association for creators of compelling places and experiences, presented him with the prestigious TEA Thea Award for a Lifetime of Distinguished Achievements.

Early life

A native of Bordeaux, France, Pépin pursued a specialist music education up to age 16. He later took a French postgraduate degree in economics and politics, and also received a French government bursary to attend a two-year, full-time education program at the Center for Research and Arabic Studies in Beirut. After working as a French radio and TV producer, in 1974 he founded the design and production company ECA2.

Leading ECA2

Under his direction, the company designed the logos for Concorde and Air France, among others, and produced the first interactive visuals for the Musée d'Orsay and the Louvre, before shifting its focus to the production of multimedia shows. In 1989 Pépin, a keen innovator, created and developed the process of Cinema on Water Screen (AQUASCAN®), a system subsequently adopted by Disney and Universal Studios, among others.

Yves Pépin has built a worldwide reputation as a designer and producer of ground-breaking multimedia entertainments for one-off, semi-permanent and permanent performance.

Today

Since 2008, Pépin has worked as an independent.

Body of work

He has conceived and staged one-off productions for a host of landmark events, including:

Events

Theme parks and permanent shows

Water Screen

Pépin has also been credited with playing a big part in the invention of the water projection screen, a specialised fountain nozzle that directs a large 'fan-spray' of water in the air, on which images from projectors and lasers can be shone on.

Awards

  • 2006 TEA Thea Lifetime Achievement honors – first non-American recipient since the awards were founded in 1994.[3]
  • TEA Thea Award in the Live Event Spectacular category: for "AcquaMatrix" at the 1998 Lisbon World Expo 1998,
  • TEA Thea Award in the Live Event Spectacular category: Eiffel Tower Millennium Show in Paris,
  • TEA Thea Award in the Live Event Spectacular category: for the "El Tajin" history show at the archeological site in Veracruz State, Mexico *
  • TEA Thea Award in the Live Event Spectacular category: Toyota Group Pavilion in Aichi World Expo 2005, Japan

References

  1. ↑ Pathak, Dhwani (10 April 2010). "BRAINS BEHIND SPECTACULAR AKSHARDHAM TEMPLE SHOW". Times of India. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
  2. ↑ Navgujarat samay 11/8/2014 pg 4
  3. ↑

2. An article about Pépin as co-chair of the SATE 2012 Experience Design conference at Disneyland Paris.
3. A write up by Judith Rubin in connection with Pépin receiving the Thea Award for Lifetime Achievement.
4. A 2012 bio of Pépin in connection with his chairing the SATE 2012 Experience Design conference for the Themed Entertainment Association.
5. 2009 article from attractions industry media outlet Blooloop referencing Pépin as a featured speaker at the annual IAAPA Attractions Expo, the largest trade gathering of the international attractions industry.
6. An article covering Pépin's work at Shanghai Expo 2010.
7. An article about his creative role in the production of the opening and closing ceremonies for the 2008 Olympics in Beijing.
8. Article about the 2000 Eiffel Tower Extravaganza that landed him on the covers of Time and Newsweek both and also nabbed a mention in People Magazine.

9. 2007 item in Live Design Online about Pepin and ECA2 in connection with the TEA Thea Award for the Toyota Pavilion at Aichi Expo 2005 world's fair.

10. 2006 item in Lighting&Sound International about Pepin being contracted to produce a spectacular for Sentosa, and being an artistic adviser to the 2008 Beijing Olympic Committee, in company with Steven Spielberg, Zhang Yimou, and Ric Birch.

11. 2006 posting from the Chinese government announcing creative advisers on the 2008 Beijing Olympic team, including Yves Pepin.

12. Item with photo in the Times of India about Yves Pepin and the Akshardam water show.

13. 2009 item in Projection Lighting Staging News about the "Blue Note Mystery" show created by Yves Pepin for Futuroscope Park in Poitiers, France.

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