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- new duos: with visual artist Antoine Schmitt
with video artist Philippe Fontes
with Mika Vainio
- new album: march 1st "we"(nous autres)
- work for Radio France: alla breve (fall 2011) "cendres" 5 electroacoustic miniatures
solo live at La Gaité Lyrique, GRM concert
D503 radiophonic piece for Radio France, second at Prix Italia 2011
A composer and improviser, Franck Vigroux lives in a universe where rock, improvisation, electronic, hörspiel, and contemporary music meet. On stage he can play many different roles: guitar player, turntablist, electro-acoustician, electronic performer, improvisation orchestra conductor. He also directed numerous videos, such as Dust (30’) in 2007.
He performs in solo or with groups such as Camera, Push the triangle, regularly collaborates with musicians (Elliott Sharp; Zeena Parkins, Michel Blanc, Joey Baron, Bruno Chevillon, Marc Ducret., Ellery Eskellin, Matthew Bourne, Hélène Breschand, Ars Nova ensemble instrumental, Philippe Nahon); with video artists and performers (Mariano Equizzi, Philippe Fontes, Scorpene Horrible, with writers (Philippe Malone, Kenji Siratori)
Since 2000 he repeatedly performed in the United States, in Europe and in Japan either in festivals or in clubs. In 2003, he founded his own label D’Autres Cordes records (Other Chords), his disks are also published by others labels such as Signature Radio France and Hypermodern (Japan)
In 2009 he founded the Compagny D’autres cordes with which he created “Septembres” a text by Philippe Malone, “Broken Circles” for ten musicians interpreted by Ars Nova ensemble instrumental, and “Un Sang d’Encre” with Marc Ducret (2010). In 2011 he composed “D503” a piece for Radio France ACR which runs for Prix Italia 2011.
In 2009 he founded the Compagny D’autres cordes with which he created “Septembres” a text by Philippe Malone, “Broken Circles” for ten musicians interpreted by Ars Nova ensemble instrumental, and “Un Sang d’Encre” with Marc Ducret (2010). In 2011 he composed “D503” a piece for Radio France ACR which runs for Prix Italia 2011.
Franck Vigroux is associated-artist with the government-regulated scene of Lozère "Scènes Croisées"
2012 : we (nous autres) 
2012 : transistor with ben miller
2011 : "live" with Jean-François Oliver fall
2010 : "Live" with Rodolphe Loubatière
2010 : broken circles live, avec Ars Nova ensemble instrumental,
2010 : Venice dal Vivo, avec Joey Baron, Bruno Chevillon , Elliott Sharp
2010 : Camera Police solo (D’autres cordes records)
2009 : Recolte solo (D’autres cordes records)
2008 : Me Madam with Matthew Bourne (D’autres cordes records)
2007 : Data 451 (Supersonic Riverside Blues) (D’autres cordes records)
2007 : Pituitary Desert, avec Kenji Siratori (Hyppermodern records)
2006 : Hums de terre with Elliott Sharp (Signature Radio France)
2006 : Repush machina (Push The Triangle) (D’autres cordes records)
2004 : Cos la machina (Push The Triangle) (D’autres cordes records)
2005 : Triste Lilas (D’autres cordes records)
2004 : Looking for Lilas (D’autres cordes records)
2003 : Lilas Triste avec Marc Ducret, Hélène Breschand, Bruno Chevillon
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| date | Show | Event | City |
| 10-11-12 | camera 2 | Festival Musiques Démesurées | Clermont-Ferrand |
| 09-11-12 | camera 2 | Le guingois | Montluçon |
| 12-10-12 | création rita cioffi | Le Périscope | Nîmes |
| 11 -10-12 | création rita cioffi | Le Périscope | Nîmes |
| 30-06-12 | police | Festival Transelectronique | Clermont-Ferrand |
| 16-06-12 | police | Les Instants sonores | Boisset sainte Enimie |
| 08-06-12 | solo | Espace des Anges | Mende |
| 02-06-12 | solo | Festival Musiques démesurées | Clermont-Ferrand |
| 26-05-12 | presque rien | Festival Bruits blancs | Anis gras Arcuei |
| 24-05-12 | police | Festival Bruits blancs | Anis gras Arcueil |
| 17-05-12 | solo | Théâtre du Saulcy | Metz |
| 15-05-12 | camera 2 | Festival delco | Nîmes |
| 11-05-12 | Duo Franck Vigroux Mika Vainio | Le Planétarium | Poitiers |
| 07-05-12 | Duo Franck Vigroux Mika Vainio | Festival Extension | Le Générateur Gentilly |
| 02-04-12 | Duo Franck Vigroux JF Oliver | Festival pied nu | Le Havre |
| 16-03-12 | Duo Franck Vigroux JF Oliver | Théâtre du Périscope | Nimes |
| 14-05-12 | Camera | Festival Delco | Nimes |
| 14-12-11 | Police | Lacave12 | Genève |
| 24-11-11 | "Nous autres?" | Maison du Peuple | Millau |
| 17-11-11 | "Nous autres?" | Théatre de la Mauvaise Tête | Marvejols |
| 23-10-11 | Camera (solo) | La Gaîté Lyrique | Paris |
| 18-10-11 | Septembres | Espace des Anges | Mende |
| 05-10-11 | Camera II | festival electricity | Reims |
| 20 -09-11 | Passeport | Théatre de la Mauvaise Tête | Marvejols |
| 15-07-11 | Duo Franck Vigroux Matthew Bourne | Pori Jazz Festival | Finlande |
| 16-06-11 | Sang d’encre | Festival Ici l’Onde | Dijon |
| 20-03-11 | Camera I | festival Souffle de l’Equinoxe | Poitiers |
| 26-02-2011 | Passeport | Anis gras | Arcuei |
| 02-02-11 | Camera I et II | Festival "Bruits blancs" | Arcueil |
| 18-02-11 | Sang d’encre | Théâtre de la Mauvaise Tête | Marvejols |
| 09-02-10 | Septembres | Centre Theo Argence | Saint Priest |
| 01-06-10 | Broken circles | festival Extension | Paris |
| 03-06-10 | Broken circles | Saison culturelle | Mende |
| 18-10-10 | Septembres | Anis Gras | Arcueil |
| 20-10-10 | Septembres | Théatre Universitaire | Metz |
| 30-01-10 | Septembres | Théâtre d’O | Montpellier |
| 01-02-10 | Septembres | Théatre de la Mauvaise Tête | Marvejols |
| 21-07-10 | Septembres | Festival d’Avignon | La Chartreuse Villeuneuve lez Avignon |
| 05-11-12 | Septembres | Théâtre de Plessis les Tours | Tours |