Trans Musicales De Rennes

Also Les Rencontres Trans Musicales or Les Transmusicales de Rennes. Actual music festival held annually in early December in the city of Rennes, France, with the exception of the 1st edition, which occurred mid-June.

Created in 1979 under the umbrella of a non-profit organization called Terrapin (tribute to Syd Barrett's Madcap Laughs), with Béatrice Macé, artist, artist (then owner at Disc 2000, he left in 1996) and Jean-René Courtès (who left in 1989).
In 1985, the Association Trans Musicales (or ATM) replaces Terrapin.
In 1990, a money pit in the cultural activities of Rennes almost signed the bankruptcy of label, then a non-profit organization largely depending on public subventions, where ATM was also staying. In fear of putting the project to an end with the closing of Ubu, and hopping to gain financial freedom, the team created a company called Trans Actions, in charge of the incomes, and found a new house in Jean Guy street. Nowadays, the concert venue is still managed by the ATM.

Somewhere in the late 80's, a musical revolution was rumbling, and in March 1992, artist a Punk music activist and promoter of the ascending rave scene will meet with the programmers of the Trans, during the New Music Seminar in New-York. He is known for Rave Age Records, the first French Techno label. Casana and Bordier will go to a club where are mixing Kenny "Dope" Gonzalez from Masters At Work and Frankie Bones. Bordier got a real shock and the next day meeting Brossard, they both agreed on the artistic necessity to have an electronic event during the Trans the same year. Casana will be joining the project, for his knowledge in organizing rave and free parties all over Paris since as early as 1987 was valuable. Antoine Ressaussière a.k.a DJ Kenobi (son of artist, former drummer of artist one of Rennes' first rock band) a DJ working at Café Carmès in Saint-Malo street, will manage the venue of Laurent Garnier. All over summer 1992, the 4 will work over the program of the first official rave party in France: was held in (now known as ). 4000 people successfully gathered that night to watch , , or .The next edition gathered big names such as . The 3rd edition was called , to underline the rising crossover between electro and ethnic sounds. It brought together , , but most importantly . That year at , and at the night club L'Espace are both sold-out. The rave ended up with singing sacred Tibetan chants and organist at 9 a.m. At the end of this 3rd rave party, it was obvious that a larger open space out of the city was required. The 4th edition in 1995 was moved to Saint-Jacques-de-la-Lande, about 10km South of Rennes and was called . Casana left the adventure early 1995 replaced by and about 15000 ravers came! The following years saw sets of , , , and even nights at .In 1998, the management of the Trans wanted to focus on smaller structures again, the pure rave parenthesis was over, the festival was brought back to the center of the city, and again Rock took the lead.