Julien Vindal · Shivago
Composer · Music Producer · Author · Founder of MagicTone
Music. Atmosphere. Human Presence.
ABOUT
Julien Vindal is a composer, music producer, author and founder of MagicTone, an independent studio dedicated to original music, sound identities and atmospheric experiences.His work explores the relationship between music, space, emotion and human presence — and how sound can shape the way a place is perceived and remembered.Drawing on a long professional background in hospitality and gastronomy, Julien founded MagicTone to connect musical creation with the lived experience of hotels, restaurants, retreats and other distinctive spaces.Alongside his work in sound identity and hospitality, he has developed an extensive independent catalogue spanning dub, jazz, soul, ambient music, chanson and transcultural forms.As an artist, he records and performs under the name Shivago. He is also the author of The Sound of Hospitality, a book examining the role of sound, atmosphere and sensory perception in the guest experience. His second book, The Restaurant, offers a deeply personal literary journey through kitchens, countries and a life in motion.
MagicTone
Founder & Creative Director
Original music, sound identities and atmospheric experiences for hospitality, conscious spaces and distinctive environments.
Shivago & MION
Artist · Composer · Producer · Performer
Shivago and MION are two artist identities created by composer and producer Julien Vindal.Shivago represents Julien’s own male artistic voice, while MION explores a female vocal identity and a different emotional and musical perspective. Different names, different voices and different characters — but both originate from the same creative source.Across both projects, Julien creates music shaped by dub, jazz, soul, cinematic textures, transcultural influences and experimentation.Two artist names. One creative universe.
BOOKS BY JULIEN VINDAL
THE RESTAURANT
Anatomy of a World That Nourishes and Consumes PeopleA literary journey through kitchens, countries and a life in motion.From family restaurants and the kitchens of Southern France to London, Ibiza, India, Thailand and back to Germany, The Restaurant tells a deeply personal story about work, freedom, belonging, exhaustion, hospitality — and the courage to keep following your own path.Not a business book.
Not a chef memoir.
Simply a story about a life lived intensely.
The Sound of Hospitality
How places become experiencesA book about sound, atmosphere and the invisible architecture of hospitality.Drawing on years of experience in gastronomy, music and cultural observation, The Sound of Hospitality explores how sound, sensory perception and human attention shape the way we experience a place — often long before we consciously notice it.
Music
Original Recordings & Listening Experiences
Explore the growing MagicTone catalogue — original music across dub, jazz, soul, ambient, chanson, transcultural music and experimental sound worlds.
OFFICIAL LINKS
Julien Vindal · Cologne, Germany · Founder of MagicTone
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