Balthazar Bodin is a French musician, composer, and producer born in 2000.

After winning prizes in classical and jazz trombone at the Nantes Conservatory (2018), he studied at the CNSMDP in Paris. Between 2019 and 2022, he performed with the French National Youth Jazz Orchestra (ONJJ) and the Orchestre National de Jazz (ONJ) in France, Romania and Serbia.

His international awards include the Michel Lucas Prize (2019), 3rd prize at the Online Trombone Competition (2020), 1st prize at the IMKA International Music Competition (2021), and 2nd prize at the University of North Texas Jazz Trombone Competition (2022).

With a certified English level (TOEFL 93/B2, 2022), he was admitted to the Manhattan School of Music in 2023 with a $43,000 scholarship, but chose to stay in France.

As an instrumentalist and composer, he works on the SOLSTICE project and creates for documentary films, big bands, YouTube, and radio.

Under his solo alias Monogatari, based in Nantes, he blends trombone and trumpet with modern sound design, mixing improvisation with synthetic pop influences (SOPHIE, Videoclub).

Balthazar writes, produces, and mixes his entire discography, including his debut album Introvert’s Coming To The Party (2025).