Olivier Darbois has always worked in the live entertainment sector. He joined Co-Pro Sa in 1988, which became Corida SA in 1991.
In thirty years, Corida and its four main subsidiaries - The Talent Boutique, Pi-Pole, Super and La Cigale (a Paris concert venue) - have become a major independent group in the production and hosting of live entertainment in France. Olivier is Managing Director.
The Corida group welcomes a large number of international artists, such as
Kraftwerk, Eric Clapton, Dire Straits/Mark Knopfler, Radiohead, Thom Yorke, Rammstein, Rosalia, Daft Punk, Simply Red, Texas, Jamie Cullum, Damien Rice, Primal Scream, Phoenix, Cat Power, Ben Harper, Jack Johnson, Selah Sue, London Grammar, Metronomy, Jamie XX, LCD Sound System ... to name but a few.
As a Producer, the Corida Group accompanies the French artists
Christine & the Queens, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Justice, Air, Sebastien Tellier, Rita Mitsouko/Catherine Ringer, Juliette Armanet, Louise Attaque/Gaétan Roussel, Gérard Depardieu, PNL, Lompal, L'Impératrice...
Finally, Corida is co-founder and partner of the We Love Green festival in Paris, an eco-designed festival that attracts 80,000 spectators over 3 days every year.
In September 2018, Olivier Darbois was elected President of PRODISS, Syndicat national du spectacle musical et de variété. As France's leading network of private live performance entrepreneurs, with over 400 members to date (producers, presenters, venue operators, festival organizers), PRODISS has become a key player and a privileged interlocutor with public authorities and the entire ecosystem of the live performance sector.
On December 12, 2021, Olivier Darbois was re-elected for a 3-year term as President of PRODISS.