Stéphane Hervé

«I see things » - Stéphane Hervé

Stéphane Hervé was born in a small coastal town in Bretagne, France, a setting of sailors, gangsters, and his first artistic influences from second-hand books and records. A restless creative from the start, he formed his first hard rock band at 15 and immersed himself in art, music, and culture, eventually landing in Paris as a studio assistant. There, he crossed paths with icons like Nick Cave, Barney Wilen, and Tony Coe, broadening his musical horizons from punk and metal to jazz and chanson.

In the 1990s, Stéphane co-founded R.A.G.E., a guerrilla rock magazine, which became a platform for him to connect with legends such as Chris Cornell, Lou Reed, and David Bowie while refining his skills as a photographer. Simultaneously, he pursued music projects, including the industrial band Prime Time Victim Show, and explored filmmaking, directing music videos and TV documentaries.

Relocating to Los Angeles at the turn of the millennium, Stéphane expanded his repertoire as a multimedia artist, shooting stars like U2 and Eminem and diving into the electroclash scene with his band Dead Sexy Inc. His fascination with subcultures led him to document fetish, goth, and S&M communities, as well as Japan’s Tokyo Decadance scene. His love for Japanese culture extended into animation projects, including Naruto.

After stints in Berlin and Japan, Stéphane returned to Paris in 2016, navigating personal and professional challenges before rediscovering his creative spark. His work now spans photography, documentaries, and music videos, with a forthcoming book chronicling his music years.

An enduring force in the art world, Stéphane Hervé continues to capture life’s raw beauty and complexity, fueled by an insatiable drive to create, explore, and share his vision.

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Stéphane Hervé

Photographer/Multimedia Artist

Born August 11 1967 in st Brieuc FRANCE

Musician since 1982

Sort time pagemaker for Delegate and Creation respective in 1987

Studio assistant and sound engineer at studio Bastille and Studio Acoustic from 1988 to 1992

Journalist for Guitar World and Editor in Chief for R.A.G.E. magazine

Professional photographer since 1995 published in R.A.G.E., Guitar & Bass, Play Rec, Rolling Stones, Blast, Flaunt, Liberation, Elegy, NRJ mag, Virgin Magazine and various international magazine via DALLE agency.

Portraits and official pictures of artists as Iggy Pop, John Lyon, Michèle Polnareff, Linkin Park, Coldplay, Michael Connelly, Depeche Mode, Brian Setzer, Nick Tosches, and corporate pictures for HP, Intel, L’Oréal, Thomson…

Co-creator of the Oui FM radio show Guerrilla RADIO.

Director and DOP for Arte (Tracks) since 1999, directed programs and TV show for M6, France 2, and around 50 music videos for such artists as Indochine, Pitch Shifter, Medication, Michel Polnareff, Bluebird, Treponem Pal, Helena, Kent, KnuckleHead…

Director of « We had a dream » documentary for Agnes B (2004), »Putain de Stade » for Sony Music (2010) and « « Laisser Parler la mer » for La Nef D Fous (2020).

Official photographer for Nintendo Of Europe since 2008 including advertising for GameBoy, Wii, WiiU, Nintendo DS, Pokemon company and the Switch launch campaign

Producer of the Zelda Symphonic and Platoon European show.

Music career :

Founder of the electro punk band DEAD SEXY INC., 6 records release on Cleopatra, Universal Music, Enragé Prod, Pale Music, Euro Neko… 3500 live show including SXSW, CMJ, Printemps de Bourges, Lattitude Fest, toured in Japan, China, USA, Europe.

Composer of the Switch Trailer music Theme for Nintendo Europe, of the TV ad music forPokemon, Monster Hunter, Mario Kart…

DJ and producer for Aniplex of the compilation NON STOP NARUTO.

Exhibitions :

Gallerie Satellite (Paris)

S036 (Berlin)

Tokyo Decadance (Tokyo)

CentrePompidou « Manga »

Fantasiart (Lyon)

Gallerie Anges B (Paris)

Binic Folks Blues (Binic)

Sous Terrain (Maxeville)

Centre Vitreuse (Paris)