Pascal Mesnier* est un musicien spécialiste des guitares à résonateur basé à Paris.

De 1976 à 1981 Il a été l'élève d'Alain Giroux (le "Big Bill Broonzy" français) en guitare acoustique blues  au centre Americain .

En 1981 il se passionne pour le son de la guitare "slide" sous toutes ses formes musicales (Hawaiienne, blues, calypso...) et technique (bottleneck, lap-steel) et suit des cours avec Cyril Lefebvre
( musicien et compositeur, spécialiste de la musique éxotique).

En 1991,il rencontre Michael Lewis, luthier de "Fine-Resophonic®" et sera son premier client ( la 1ere réedition d'une tricone National de 1927 ).
Une collaboration suivra ou Pascal devient  l'ami et le démonstrateur pour de nombreux salons en Europe ("Guitar festival Wiesloch"Allemagne, "the London guitar show "  U.K ,"Cognac Blues Passion" et "issoudun".) où il jouera avec de nombreuses figures mythiques du blues: Louisiana Red, Michael Messer, Guy Davis, Mark lee Hunter, Roy Book Binder, Perry Foster, Lazy Lester...

Il participe alors à de nombreuses cessions pour des spectacles ou des films comme « les chercheurs d'or » de Marc Simenon"en 1996.

En 1992 il crée son premier duo "Lazybones" avec Alain Messier harmoniciste.Ce duo tournera  en café-concert et festivals ("Blues-à-gogo" le Havre 1994, "Mantes la Jolie" en 1994/95).
Il sera également le complice en duo acoustique de Patrice Boudot-Lamot (guitariste).


En 1996 Pascal sera l'invité du "National Breakdown" à Birkenhead (U.K).
Il rencontre  John Dopyera junior, le fils du créateur des guitares "Dobro®" et "National®", et devient l'ami de Michael Messer l'un des meilleurs joueur de slide.

Il joue également de la mandoline... (… à résonateur) dans le style "Yank Rachell" et prépare actuellement son premier CD.

"Mark Lee Hunter"

*Pascal Mesnier joue sur des guitares  de la marque  "Fine-Resophonic®", Un "Tribo-Tone" Hawaiian bullet slide,
 et des cordes à tirant spécial:
"Newtone Strings®" u.k .

You know what ?...

Alain Giroux

Louisiana Red

Mike Lewis

Alain Messier

"Lazybones duo"

en duo avec Patrice Boudot-Lamot

Festival en Grande- Bretagne

Pascal Mesnier* is a musician specialized in resophonic guitars, based in Paris.
His path is the classic route from passion to professionalism.
After exploring in depth a startling range of acoustic blues and folk style all centered on the slide,he has become an in-demand accompanist and soloist on the European scene.

From 1976 to 1981 he studied acoustic guitar blues at the American Center with Alain Giroux (the French Big Bill Broonzy)
At the end of this period he became impassioned by the slide guitar in all its forms:Hawaiian, blues, and calypso among other genres, bottleneck and lap steel techniques. 
Cyril Lefebvre, a French lap steel master and contemporary composer, was his teacher.Also in 1991, he met Michael Lewis, who later became the founder of :
"Fine Resophonic Guitars®"
(and a builder of instruments for Eric Clapton and others). 
Pascal Mesnier was his first client, for the re-edition of the 1927 tricone model. 
A collaboratiion began in which Pascal became Fine Resophonic's demonstrator for numerous festivals and shows in Europe, including the Guitar Festival Wiesloch (Germany), the London Guitar Show (U.K) and Cognac Blues Passion (France).He played with many numerous masters of the blues: Louisiana Red, Michael Messer,Guy Davis,Roy Bookbinder,Perry Foster, Lazy Lester...

He got noticed, and was invited to play in numerous stage productions and films
(like "Les chercheurs d'or", by Marc Simenon.)

In 1992 he created the duo "Lazybones" with harp player Alain Messier,and embarked on tours of café-clubs and festivals, like"Blues-à-gogo" in Le Havre.
In 1996 Pascal was invited to perform at the resophonic festival "National Breakdown"  at Birkenhead (U.K). 
There he met John Dopyera Jr., son of the creator of the Dobro® and National® guitars, and became the friend and jam partner of Michael Messer, arguably one of the best living slide blues players.
The duo became and remains to this day one of Mesnier's favorite ensemble forms: acoustic  blues with Patrice Boudot-Lamot, electric boogie with Mark Lee Hunter.
Recently he began playing the resophonic mandolin, and is working on his first CD.
 
“Mark Lee Hunter” 

*Pascal Mesnier plays:
"Fine-Resophonic®" guitars and uses "Tribo-Tone" hawaiian bullet slide, and special gauge "Newtone Strings®" u.k.