SuperTalk Conferences 

SuperTalk is a “conference company” – just like there are “publishing companies” or “record companies.” Its mission is to spread unconventional wisdom by giving a soapbox to passionate enthusiasts instead of to mandarins. In stand-up mode, with a double helping of sound and image, SuperTalk conferences embrace culture in the broadest sense, from The Sopranos to burger and fries shacks.

American rock trip - Stéphane Malfettes
The USA through its rock museums and other pop cabinets of curiosity

From Johnny Cash’s house to Britney Spears’ bedroom by way of Jerry Lee Lewis’ own personal hell, the bunker belonging to the world’s biggest Elvis Presley fan, or the “rock ’n’ roll Louvre” in Cleveland… 12,000 kilometres (7,500 miles) of the USA were crisscrossed, pedal to the metal, to visit the museums and other eccentricities Americans devote to the different forms of music they have invented (rock, blues, country music). Visiting this new kind of heritage site allows for a direct and irreplaceable confrontation with the electric guitars and cowboy boots that Americans have used to build their national history. The New World may not have a Château de Versailles – but they do have Prince and BB King! From this exhaustive journey, Stéphane Malfettes wrote the book American Rock Trip (published by Zones Sensibles), which he has transformed into a “stand-up conference” with a cast of colourful characters, loads of photos, videos, and music clips galore. Better than a meeting with a PowerPoint presentation or a slideshow party with pals, this is rock ‘n’ roll like you’ve never seen, read or heard it before!

“The structure and rhythm of American Rock Trip is goddamn exciting. Even though you feel like Stéphane Malfettes had a “blast” tearing up the pavement, the pleasure is all ours.” (Rolling Stones, April 2012).

Stéphane Malfettes is artistic director of performing arts at the Musée du Louvre, author (Art Press, Mouvement, special editions for Les Inrockuptibles) and co-founder of SuperTalk. 

©Visuals: Cédric Scandella
Production: SuperTalk
contact@supertalk.fr
www.supertalk.fr