NEMO is a french group playing progressive rock, born in 2000 from the meeting of Jean-Pierre Louveton (guitars/vocals), Guillaume Fontaine (keyboard) and Pascal Bertrand (Drums, Percussions).

In 2001, Benoit Gaignon comes to join them and the band begins to record their first album in August. In 2002, while giving their first concerts in the area, the album called Les Nouveaux Mondesis coming out in July; two months later, Pascal Bertrand leaves the group and Jean-Baptiste Itier replaces him on drums.

2003 is a very important year for Nemo; the second album Présages has good criticism in the press and specialised webzines. So that their titles are broadcasted in Spain, Argentina, Quebec and Florida, and the group participates to the Crescendo Festival (France) together with the famous Änglagard & Pinneaple Thief.

After their participation to the Progsud 2004, NEMO goes back to the studios. In September, a single from 4 titles Eve et le Génie du Malcomes before the future opus. This one –including an English version of “L’Oeil du Cyclone” (Présages) – can be heard on the radio, even outside the Hexagon. Then comes their third album Prélude A La Ruine which is a success for all the specialised medias, and Nemo is therefore admitted as one of the greatest group of French-speaking progressive rock.

In 2005, the group gives several concerts without Benoît Gaignon, soon replaced by Lionel Guichard, and records his live album Immersion Publique (come out in October). In the meantime, the group thinks to re-edit “Prélude à la nuit” (sold out) and begins to elaborate the double concept album called “Si”.

SI partie I is published in march 2006 and we can feel that Jean-Pierre Louveton’s voice is an essential part of the band identity and the musical evolution of the group is really sensible. Nemo takes part to the 2006 Montreux Festival.

At the beginning of 2007, come Les enfants rois then SI Partie II : l’Homme idéal, this one being considered by the group as the best album of Nemo. In fact, criticisms are good…