Theo Hakola

Theo Hakola is a singer/songwriter/musician and novelist born (1954) and raised in Spokane, Washington USA. In 1978 he settled in Paris, France. He is of Finnish and Swedish descent.

Books

 * Non romanesque, nonfiction and photos published in French by Les Fondeurs de Briques (May 2022)
 * Over The Volcano, novel published in French translation by Actes Sud (March 2022) as Sur le volcan
 * The Snake Pit, novel published in French translation by Actes Sud (September 2016) as Idaho Babylone
 * Rakia, novel published in French translation by Éditions Intervalles (2011)
 * The Blood of Souls, novel published in French translation as Le Sang des âmes by Éditions Intervalles (2008)
 * Blood Streams, novel published in French translation as La Valse des Affluents by Le Serpent à Plumes (2003) and in Finnish by WSOY (2005)
 * The Way of Blood, novel published in French translation as La Route du Sang by Le Serpent à Plumes (2001) and in Finnish by WSOY (2002)

Solo

 * Water Is Wet (Wobbly Ashes Records/Microcultures/Médiapop Records, 2020) - https://microcultures-records.fr/artist/theo-hakola/
 * I Fry Mine in Butter (Wobbly Ashes Records/Médiapop Records, 2016)
 * This Land is Not Your Land (Wobbly Ashes Records/Disques du 7e ciel, 2012)
 * Drunk Women and Sexual Water (Wobbly Ashes Records/Anticraft, 2007)
 * La Chanson du Zorro Andalou (Grosse Rose/Kerig, 2000)
 * Overflow (Grosse Rose/Musidisc, 1997)
 * The Confession (Absinthe/Bondage-France, 1995)
 * Hunger of a Thin Man (Bondage-France, 1994)

With Passion Fodder

 * And Bleed That River Dry 1985-1991 (Barclay/PolyGram-France/Beggars Banquet-World, 1998)
 * Songs Sacred and Profane 1985-1991 (Barclay/PolyGram-France/Beggars Banquet-World, 1993)
 * What Fresh Hell is This? (Barclay/PolyGram-France/Beggars Banquet-World, 1991)
 * Woke Up This Morning (Barclay/PolyGram-France/Beggars Banquet-World, 1989)
 * Love, Waltzes and Anarchy (Barclay/PolyGram-France/Beggars Banquet-World, 1987)
 * Fat Tuesday (Barclay/PolyGram-France/Beggars Banquet-World, 1986)
 * Hard Words from a Soft Mouth (Barclay/PolyGram-France/Beggars Banquet-World, 1985)

With Orchestre Rouge

 * More Passion Fodder (RCA-France, 1983)
 * ''Yellow Laughter' (RCA-France, 1982)

Production

 * Noir Désir - "Où veux-tu que je r'garde ?" (Barclay/PolyGram-France) –1987
 * E.V. - "Reuz" (Lola Label/PolyGramFrance) – 1994
 * Les Hurleurs - "Bazar" (Barclay/Universal) – 1996
 * Les Malpolis - "La Fin du retour de la chanson" (Willing/Mosaic Music) – 2005
 * Gecko Palace – "Tout va si bien" (New Track Music) – 2008

Film music

 * "Babel metropolite," directed by Beajena Borakova – 1988
 * "Peaux de vaches," dir. Patricia Mazuy – 1989
 * "Perpetua," dir. Claudia Neubern – 1999
 * "La Fille préférée," dir. Lou Jeunet – 1999
 * "Les Petites Mains," dir. Lou Jeunet – 2001
 * "The Wind", dir. Victor Söjström (ciné-concert) - 2007
 * "La Vallée de larmes," dir. Agathe Dronne – 2011
 * "Au bonheur des dames", dir. Julien Duvivier (ciné-concert) - 2013

Theatre

 * "Idaho Babylone," (Theo Hakola) scored reading based on the novel, with Dominique Reymond, Bénédicte Villain and Simon Texier; author/composer/musician... Grenoble, Frontignan – 2017
 * "American Tabloid," (James Ellroy) composer/musician – MC93-Bobigny – 20013. Directed by Nicolas Bigards.
 * "Rakia," (Theo Hakola) scored reading based on the novel, with Dominique Reymond; author/composer/musician... Dijon – 2013
 * "Sur la route," scored reading based on Jack Kerouac's On The Road, composer/musician... Manosque, Toulouse, Grenoble, Caen, Vendôme, Vincennes, Rennes – 2012–2015...
 * "La Ballade de Carson Clay," (Theo Hakola) scored reading based on La Valse des affluents, author/composer/musician... Grenoble, Bobigny – 2011-2015
 * "L'Invention du monde," (Olivier Rolin) – composer/musician – at the MC93-Bobigny – 2010. Directed by Michel Deutsch.
 * "Chroniques du bord de scène - Hello America," 2009/10, followed by "USA, d'après Dos Passos" – composer/musician/actor – at the MC93-Bobigny – 2009/10. Directed by Nicolas Bigards.
 * "Le Chant des âmes," scored reading based on Le Sang des âmes, author/composer/musician... Finnish Cultural Center, Paris – 2009.
 * "La Thébaïde" (Jean Racine) – composer/musician, Centre dramatique national de Montreuil and the Atelier du Rhin in Colmar – October/Novembre 2007. Directed by Sandrine Lanno.
 * "Ellen Foster" (Kaye Gibbons) – composer/musician and translator in Dijon (Festival Frictions) and Lille (l’Aéronef) – 2002 then, as co-director, Bagnolet (l’Échangeur) and Lyon (Théâtre de la Renaissance) – 2005.
 * "Les Chansons de ‘La Valse des affluents’" (Theo Hakola) scored reading based on the novel, author/composer/musician... Manosque, Poitiers – 2004, and Lyon – 2005.
 * "Une Dizaine de morts," (based on the works of Michael Ondaatje), adapter-author/composer/musician... Lyon, Manosque – 2003, Paris, Lille – 2004
 * "La Chanson du Zorro andalou" (Theo Hakola) – author/actor/composer/director, 1999–2000, Rennes, Lille, Paris...
 * "Mahagonny" (Bertolt Brecht/Kurt Weill) – actor (Alaskawolf Joe), Paris and on tour in France... – 1983 Directed by Hans-Peter Cloos.

Radio/Journalism

 * D.J./producer on France Inter, Radio Monte Carlo (RMC Côte d'Azur), France Culture, Radio Nova and Radio Cité 96.
 * Publication of articles on European culture and politics in In These Times and in Cinéaste (USA) and in La Règle du jeu, Libération, Actuel, Globe, Les Inrockuptibles... (France).

Education

 * The London School of Economics and Political Science – 1975/76
 * B.A. in Political History – Antioch College, Yellow Springs, Ohio – 1977

Other work

 * Film actor: (agent: Sophie Barrois/Agence Oz ) LA BÊTE, Bertrand Bonello (2023); TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES, Philippe Prouff (2023); ALIEN CRYSTAL PALACE, Arielle Dombasle (2019); VAMPIRES (Netflix series 2019); CURIOSA, Lou Jeunet (2019); PICTURES, Florent Quint (2011); SUERTE, Jacques Séchaud (2010); THE PORTUGUESE MAN O' WAR, Lauren Makael (2008); UNE FAMILLE PARFAITE, Pierre Trividic (2006); MA MÈRE, Christophe Honoré (2004); LA FILLE PRÉFÉRÉE, Lou Jeunet (1999)...
 * Director: “Reliefs” fiction workshop – Saint-Priest (Lyon), 2005 “La parole et les cris” lyrics workshop – Nevers, 1998–1999
 * Translator: Composition and Non-composition by Jacques Lucan (PPUR-2012) as well as numerous film scripts, plays, poems, songs and articles...
 * Organizational Secretary: The US Committee for a Democratic Spain, New York – 1975
 * Instructor: “The Spanish Civil War,” Antioch College, Ohio – 1974 “Photography,” (assistant to Tony Conrad) Antioch College, Ohio – 1974
 * Sound, lights, programming: Tramps Club, New York – 1977/78
 * English teacher, photographer, rewriter, waiter...