Richard Mille has just announced it is welcoming the French composer and musician, Thomas Roussel to its family.

« The uncompromising standards and inventiveness of Richard Mille watches echo the rigour and imagination required for composing orchestral music, » notes Thomas Roussel. « But beyond this, we share the same notion of communicating passion and emotion, and the same desire to carve out new creative pathways. »

Thomas Roussel’s entry into the Richard Mille family is fully in keeping with the brand’s commitment to contemporary creation—from its acquisition of the Éditions Cercle d’Art, founded with the support of Pablo Picasso, to its partnerships with Frieze, the leading contemporary art fair and with the Palais de Tokyo in Paris.

Thomas Roussel is known for many different ventures in music, as he has an extensive background in classical music as well as electronic projects, working with Jeff Mills, Ed Banger records or even the London Symphony Orchestra. Passionate about very different musical genres, he glides effortlessly from one end to the other, whether he is conducting a large group of musicians, making a movie soundtrack or crafting sounds for his solo project Prequell.

Photo by Mathieu César.