One Song One Ocean

we are the ocean

The #one song one ocean program covers a number of areas :

  • Protecting biodiversity
  • Ocean warming, plastic pollution, ocean acidification
  • Industrial overfishing, noise pollution, maritime traffic

One Song One Ocean aims to raise awareness among the general public and decision-makers to accelerate the protection of coastal and marine ecosystems. Our aim is to set up a collective of artists from all generations in partnership with ocean protection associations.

The project combines music, science and ecology. It draws on the latest knowledge in marine bio-acoustics. Actions are developed in partnership with research centers (CNRS, CIAN, Sorbonne…) and oceanographers from all horizons (François Sarano, Paul Watson…).

Make the voice of the oceans heard and take concrete action to protect them. 

Project#1

Deep Ocean

Campaign objectives

Campaign launched on November 14, 2023

  • Demonstrate the intelligence of marine life. 
  • Raise awareness of the sperm whale cause with a mini album: Deep Ocean signed by Deep Forest and DeLaurentis.
  • Develop a comprehensive editorial campaign to inform the public.

A range of publications will enable these experiences and knowledge to be passed on to all audiences (podcasts, films, conferences, workshops, children’s stories, concerts).

Supported organizations

Longitude 181  is an association specializing in ocean protection. Its aim is to reconcile humans with the wild life of the ocean. The association carries out awareness-raising, warning, research and preservation actions for large marine animals under threat. The project defended by Longitude 181 and CNRS/CIAN Toulon aims to protect a Clan of sperm whales in the Indian Ocean already accompanied for 10 years by the association.

Artists

deep forest

Deep Forest

 De laurentis

DeLaurentis

Deep Forest and Delaurentis are working together for the oceans, allowing us to discover their unique worlds.

Music

The title Deep océan is a musical piece in three parts in which the artists are in conversation with sperm whales. The animal becomes a musician…

Project#2

LA FOLIE DES HOMMES

Campaign objectives

Device launched on June 6, 2025 during the United Nations World Ocean Conference

  • Create a musical narrative that raises awareness of the beauty, intelligence and fragility of marine life,
  • Demonstrate the intelligence of ocean life through the sounds emitted by sperm whales and whales, in collaboration with bioacoustic research centers
  • Develop a complete editorial system to inform and multiply the impact on the general public.

Supported organizations

Sea Shepherd France is an association dedicated to protecting the ocean. It fights against illegal fishing, the destruction of marine ecosystems and the hunting of cetaceans. Sea Shepherd France works in collaboration with several national navies and law enforcement agencies such as INTERPOL, to help bring poachers to justice and put an end to illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing in the territorial waters of the countries concerned. Sea Shepherd France conducts marine campaigns, raises public awareness and works with scientists to document the damage done to marine life.

Artists

Paul Watson

Lémofil

For the first time, Paul Watson lends his voice to a musical project. His text is a poem with a powerful message about his commitment to the ocean, recounting his first moving encounter with cetaceans.

On this track, Paul Watson collaborates with Lémofil, a talented young rapper with a poetic pen. Lémofil breathes energy and hope into his poignant, heartfelt lyrics.

An ecological pioneer and one of the sharpest pens of the new generations join forces to protect cetaceans and the ocean.

Music

Rythmé par les sons des cachalots, des baleines et les bruits des fonds marins récoltés par le centre de bioacoustique de La Sorbonne, “La Folie des Hommes” nous plonge au plus près du combat face aux baleiniers, et de l’histoire déchirante qui a lié Paul Watson aux baleines.

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