Who we are
Who we are
Yannick Chagnaud
founder and CEO of Ocean Groove
Ocean Groove was born in London in 2015 from the initiative of Yannick Chagnaud, versatile artist and entrepreneur who masters technical, creative, development and management in many fields.
Yannick Chagnaud is an entrepreneur who has constantly developed his sense of creation. An originality that has often earned him the honor of the largest French and international media (médias TV : TF1, France 2, M6, C8, W9, Pink TV, CRTV, Canal 2 International / presse : Le Parisien Midi en France, Capital, Profession Vendeur, Sud Ouest, La Charente Libre, Var Matin, La Montagne, Sunday Times …).
Yannick Chagnaud is a photographer apart who stands out with a photographic style of his own that experts recognize at first glance.
He is also a photographer who knows how to be rare by devoting himself only to projects that are important to him despite the many solicitations. Yannick Chagnaud conceives photography as an art and not as a craft, because for him photography requires time to obtain quality and originality, even during a simple studio shooting without decoration.
Today Yannick Chagnaud is not only considered a leading photographer in France, but
He is also one of the most important international photographers of the Afro Caribbean diaspora because he has devoted himself for many years to the black community that he loves and that he wants to see emerge through photography and fashion in the same rank as the rest of the world. population. In this area he has been an official haute couture photographer for José Esam and on afro events such as the Urban Fashion Show Paris or the Multicolor Fashion Show.
Today Yannick Chagnaud is a solicited photographer, he has worked with the prestigious Ecole des Mines, the 2015 French champion of bodybuilding and 5th world 2016 Michel Jarabito, the dance world champion Electro Théo Landji, Mister France 2017 Eloy Pechier Silva, Mister DRC 2017 Eric Mufuta, Mister National Ile de France, Mister Fashion Belgium Mathieu Goran, Miss Pagne 2018, many singers of the TF1 show "The Voice" France, Tailored Tweed, the director Olivier Macé, the vocal coach Alain Damien, the actress and former Miss France Nathalie Marquay-Pernaut, Steevy of loft story 1, Michal of Star Academy 1, and many couturiers (Zaady, Yannick Barro, José Esam, Diamond Hood, Afrikan Revolution, Pierre Talamon , Yannick Barro, Méwé, Kombikyu, Camille Rodriguez, Manjaro Milano, Jewelery, Esther Mpk ...)
Yannick Chagnaud is also recognized for his quality of Event Organizer. For example, he collaborated with the Mister France Committee for which he organized and co-organized election nights. He has also collaborated in the organization of musical shows such as the Elite Music Awards.
Yannick Chagnaud also knows how to stand out with his effective videos of fashion shows, for example on the occasion of the Zaady Show at VIP Room Paris ..
Ocean Groove Model Agency
Yannick Chagnaud's strong image in the fashion world in the eyes of the public and his entrepreneurial qualities allowed him to create and develop his Ocean Groove Model Agency.
Ocean Groove is an international London agency. Until 2017 she coached and promoted 300 models of all origins.
With the popularity of Yannick Chagnaud photographer in Europe and Africa in the world of black fashion, Ocean Groove becomes in less than a year the largest black male model agency in France.
Ocean Groove concludes several partnerships with prestigious fashion shows and events such as the "Salon Afrique Unie", which is the largest Afro Caribbean show in Europe.
Ocean Groove also places her models on music videos such as stars Niska or Soprano.
Since its creation, the rise of Ocean Groove is confirmed and its popularity is increasing. Unprecedented American management with a human dimension and visibility that seduce.
In 2017, Ocean Groove wishes to continue its development beyond the borders of Europe, in Africa.
A first African agency will open in 2017 in Cameroon in Douala and Yaoundé. Samuel Tchiengoue Simo becomes the manager.
In its two years of existence, Ocean Groove Model Agency has become the largest modeling agency in Cameroon and the only international modeling agency in Cameroon.
The model agency Ocean Groove Cameroon has quickly established itself as a key player in fashion in Cameroon with more than 70 models. The event Ocean Groove Fashion Day Douala 2018 is a real success. The public is at the rendezvous. But also the media such as the national television channel CRTV and many Radios. Ocean Groove Model Agency Cameroon has placed its models on large-scale events such as the 2019 wedding fair in Cameroon, the FIAFA 2019, or the Canal d'Or (the biggest West African artists ceremony broadcast on the Canal 2 International television channel).
In 2018, Mali joined the Ocean Groove group by opening a modeling agency in Bamako. Daouda Kodio becomes the manager. The dummies of Mali are currently following the Ocean Groove training in order to parade at the Ocean Groove Fashion Day Bamako event.
In 2019 several Ocean Groove modeling agencies open up:
- In Senegal. Abdoulaye becomes the manager
- In Rwanda. January Hagenimana becomes the manager
- In Haiti. Claude Duchatelier becomes the manager
- In Sierra Leone. Sean Davis becomes manager
Today Ocean Groove is the largest international agency of Afro models. The strength of the Ocean Groove Model Agency in locating in several countries is to promote models beyond the borders of their countries. Models from all the countries where Ocean Groove is established will be able to participate in Ocean Groove Fashion Days events in other countries.
Ocean Groove Clothing Collections
In 2019, Yannick Chagnaud decided to create the Ocean Groove clothing lines in each country where the model agency is present. 1 designer designer in each country creates an Ocean Groove clothing line.
These Ocean Groove clothing lines allow Ocean Groove models to work: fashion shows and photo shoots in Ocean Groove apparel.
For her clothing lines, Ocean Groove works only with Ocean Groove mannequins and no outside manikin.
The first collections will be presented on the podiums during 2019