He has made solo records on labels such as Type, FatCat, Creative Sources, and Les Disques du Soleil et de l'Acier: minimal compositions for acoustic instruments, electronics and vocal.

He has played live around the world (Europe, America, Asia). He runs the label Onement, whose aim is to release one-copy vinyl records (www.onement-label.com).

He is composing a piece whose duration is seven years (You Will Leave No Mark on the Winter Snow), with very long silences inside (sometimes several months).

He has made soundtracks for films and dance shows.

Sylvain Chauveau also plays with: Arca (with Joan Cambon, avant-rock band), 0 (experimental music ensemble, with Joël Merah and Stéphane Garin), On (with Steven Hess, minimal, improvised music).

He was born in 1971 in Bayonne, France. He lives in Brussels, Belgium.