WELCOME TO NOUVEAU ELECTRIC RECORDS
We are a Louisiana record label for experimental and traditional music inspired by the language and people of South Louisiana.
Nouveau Electric Records is an independent record label based in Arnaudville, prioritizing work in Louisiana French, though our releases are not exclusively francophone.
Founded by Louis Michot in 2018, NER seeks to bridge the gap between tradition and evolution by introducing new creative visions to the centuries-old instrumentation and expressive vocabularies of the region.
FEATURED RELEASES
Selections from our music catalog
The first children’s book by Ryan Scully inspired by the days following Hurricane Katrina in which he was stranded in Mid-City New Orleans. The book captures the hopeful themes that defined those first tenuous days: self-reliance, ingenuity, good humor, and irreplaceable companionship between man and dog.
TINY ISLAND is Michot's Melody Makers featuring Leyla McCalla, an acoustic performance recored and filmed at night on a tiny island, a collaboration that has grown out of multiple performances together during the pandemic.
Shakespeare & the Blues makes instrumental experimental music drawing on Jazz and Hip Hop influences featuring Cassie Watson Francillon on concert harp, Cam Smith on drums and electronics and Bryan Webre (Lost Bayou Ramblers and Michot’s Melody Makers) on bass and electronics.