Chant 1450 Renaisance Ensemble sings and plays the sacred and secular repertoire of the 15th and 16th century. Including musicians trained at the widely renowned college for early music Schola cantorum in Basel, Switzerland, chant 1450 appeared live in January 2005 and sang then a highly acclaimed first tour in Switzerland with La contenance angloise - sacred music of the 15th century, followed by more than 250 live performances in Germany, Italy, Czech Republic and Switzerland until today. chant 1450 was invited to major festivals like the Rheingau Festival (Germany), the Montalbâne Festival (Germany), Festival for Early Music Zurich and many more. Artistic Director and responsible for all programmes and recordings including sounddesign is Daniel Manhart, a tenor born in Switzerland.

Sylvain Chauveau has made solo records on labels such as FatCat, Sub Rosa, Flau, Sonic Pieces: minimal compositions for acoustic instruments, electronics and vocals. His music has been reviewed in The Wire, Pitchfork, Mojo, Les Inrockuptibles, Libération, BBC, The Washington Post. One of his tracks was published on the compilation XVI Reflections on Classical Music (Decca/Universal) alongside pieces by Philip Glass, Gavin Bryars and Ryuichi Sakamoto. He has played live in Europe, America and Asia. He is the co-director of Ensemble 0. Since 2019, he is committed to the reduction of the ecological imprint of music.