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{{Infobox musical artist
| name            = Neimo
| origin          = France
| instruments     = [[Guitar]], [[Electronic keyboard|keyboard]], [[drum kit|drums]]
| genre           = [[Indie rock]] <br> [[Rock music|Rock]] <br> [[Electronic music|Electronic]]
| label           = Big Field Records <br> [[Shangri-La Music]]
| website         = http://www.myspace.com/neimo
| current_members = Bruno Alexandre ([[vocalist]]) <br> Camille Troillard ([[guitarist]]) <br> Matthieu Joly ([[keyboardist]]) <br> Vincent Girault ([[drum kit|drums]])
}}
'''Neimo''' is an [[indie rock]] band from France. The band pairs guitar with [[Electronic music|electronic]] elements to create a Euro-[[Rock music|rock]] and 1980s sound.{{Citation needed|date=November 2009}} Neimo is influenced by [[David Bowie]], [[Blondie (band)|Blondie]], [[Emilie Simon]], [[New Order (band)|New Order]], [[Velvet Underground]] and the [[The Stooges|Stooges]].
==History==
The band has not been  widely accepted in France as the songs are all sung in [[English language|English]]. According to the band's lead singer Bruno Alexandre, the band chose to compose the songs in English because "rock is based on sweat, spontaneity and energy. Sorry, but rock and roll was born in the United States."<ref>{{cite web | url=http://uk.reuters.com/article/airNews/idUKL0785113420071121?pageNumber=2&virtualBrandChannel=0 | archive-url=https://archive.today/20120728142608/http://uk.reuters.com/article/airNews/idUKL0785113420071121?pageNumber=2&virtualBrandChannel=0 | url-status=dead | archive-date=July 28, 2012 | title=Young French rockers out to conquer America | author=Vidalon, Dominique | publisher=Reuters Life! | date=2007-11-21 | accessdate=2008-07-02}}</ref> The debut album, ''From Scratch'', was released under the band's own label, Big Field Records, on May 25, 2005. The band was not signed by a French record label because the songs were in English. French labels were reluctant to sign Neimo since they knew that the [[radio stations]] would not give the band much airtime because programming must be at least 40% French.<ref>[http://www.nightsandweekends.com/articles/08/NW0800020.php Nights and Weekends]</ref> In order to reach a larger audience in countries such as the United Kingdom, Germany and the United States, the band signed with the American label [[Shangri-La Music]], in [[Santa Monica, California]]. Under this label, the band plans to release a second album in the spring of 2008 called ''Modern Incidental''.<ref>[http://www.savoirmag.com/content/view/151/187/ Savoir Magazine]</ref>
;Work with Dannii Minogue
Neïmo co-wrote and produced 3 tracks on Australian pop star [[Dannii Minogue]]'s UK top 10 gold selling album ''[[Neon Nights]]''. The songs are "On the Loop", "[[Don't Wanna Lose This Feeling]]" and "A Piece of Time". "Don't Wanna Lose This Feeling" was chosen as the 4th single from the album and charted at No.&nbsp;5 on the UK singles chart.  Neïmo also did a [[mashup (music)|mashup]] version of the single, merging it with [[Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna]]'s "[[Into the Groove]]". It was the only time Madonna allowed a sample of this song to be released commercially, and the track, called "Don't Wanna Lose This Groove", was a club hit.
==Lineup==
* Bruno Alexandre: [[vocalist]]
* Camille Troillard: [[guitar]]
* Matthieu Joly: [[Electronic keyboard|keyboard]]
* Alexis Hadefi: [[drums]]
* Vincent Girault: [[drum kit|drums]]
==Discography==
* ''From Scratch'' (2005)
* Self-titled EP (2007): "Echoing Pixels", "Hot Girl", "Vicious", "The Hourglass" and "Peter and the Wolves"
* ''Moderne Incidental'' (2008)
* ''Beast'' (2012)
==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.myspace.com/neimo MySpace Page]
* [http://www.shangrilamusic.com/neimo/bio.cfm Neimo Biography on Shangri-La Music]
* [http://vlaze.com/137357/ Vlaze Interview Part 1] [http://vlaze.com/138593/ Vlaze Interview Part 2]
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[[Category:French indie rock groups]]