Frédéric Brun (entrepreneur)

Frédéric Brun (born July 20 1972) is a French engineer and entrepreneur who co-founded musical instrument and software manufacturer Arturia, based in Grenoble.”Arturia”, Music Trades Magazine, December 2014, p. 92
== Early life and education ==
Frédéric Brun was born on July 20, 1972 in Thiais, France. At the age of six he began studying the violin at the École César Franck|César Franck school, before entering André Profit's class a few years later. As a teenager he attended Collège Stanislas de Paris and the École alsacienne. He is also a member of the Palais de la Découverte astrophysics club.
He is an engineer graduated from Grenoble INP - Phelma (Grenoble INP) and graduated in law from Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne University.
While playing in the orchestra of the National Institute of Grenoble, he met Gilles Pommereuil, then a student at École nationale supérieure d'informatique et de mathématiques appliquées de Grenoble|Ensimag, who conducted the orchestra. Together they decided to create Arturia, today the leading French manufacturer of musical instruments.
== Arturia ==
Frédéric Brun and Gilles Pommereuil founded Arturia on June 16, 1999, accompanied by Charles Malka, Business Angel. Brun has been the company's president since its founding.
Their first software title, Storm, was released in 2002. It was designed to replicate a studio full of instruments and recording equipment in virtual form, offering an accessible and inexpensive way to make music.
Later in 2002, Frédéric Brun met synth pioneer Robert Moog, and began working with him on the creation of Moog Modular V, a software emulation of the famous Moog synthesizer. The Moog Modular V was critically acclaimed and became popular with musicians and producers, and was the first of many synthesizer and keyboard emulations that Arturia would release in the future. The company used their proprietary modelling technology, Arturia|TAE® (True Analog Emulation) to accurately recreate the behaviour of vintage circuits and components.
In 2004 the company began work on their first hardware synthesizer, Origin, which was unveiled in 2009. It was designed to offer users modular flexibility in an intuitive interface, combining emulated analogue components with modern effects and features. A later version with a built-in keybed, the Origin Keyboard, won a MIPA Award (Musikmesse International Press Awards) in 2011 for Best Synthesizer Hardware.
In 2012, Arturia unveiled the Arturia MiniBrute|MiniBrute, a monophonic analogue synthesizer for under $500. The success of the MiniBrute is seen as a turning point for the synthesizer industry, reigniting interest in analogue instruments and making them more affordable. The MiniBrute was followed by several other analogue synthesizers and drum machines, including MicroBrute, DrumBrute, MatrixBrute, and PolyBrute. 
Arturia also became known for MIDI controllers like the KeyLab and KeyStep ranges, sound cards (audio interfaces) like the AudioFuse, and digital or hybrid instruments like 2018's Pigments and 2019's MicroFreak.
In 2021 Arturia was ranked 59th worldwide manufacturer of musical instruments, and 1st French manufacturer, with its products being distributed in over 80 countries worldwide.Music Trades, February 2019, p. 120 Notable Arturia users include Herbie Hancock, Jean-Michel Jarre, Steve Porcaro, and Alexandre Desplat.
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