He went on to join Weidorje for the band's last year of existence and then started doing session work.
In 1984, he joined Greaves' backing band, working alongside Mireille Bauer (previously of Gong).
Ovide went on to play on Greaves' albums La Petite Bouteille de Linge (1991), Songs and The Caretaker.
In the mid-1980s, he also recorded a solo album with Bauer, Pierre Vermeire, Andy Emler and others, but the project was never released.
Other session work was with Renaud, Patricia Kaas, Johnny Hallyday and Maxime Le Forestier.