biography
Concerts and tours
Numerous concerts in the past years in the province of Quebec, such as « les Maisons de la culture » city of Montréal, Club Soda, Foufounes Electriques, Métropolis, Spectrum, Casa-Obscura, Lion d'or, etc..).
Collaboration with the following artists:
- Various jazz combos with: Guy Thouin (tablas and drums), Skip Bey (bass), Mario Labrosse (drum), Felix Stussi (piano), Philippe Berthier (saxophone), Phil Bech (piano), Pierre Richard (saxophone), Charles Gauvin (piano), François Richard (flute and piano), Alain Picotte (bass), Serge Dionne (bass);
- Founder of the band Alliage (latin, funk experimental) with François Richard (flute), Normand Lachapelle (bass), Paul Seney (batterie), Jacques Roy(bass);
- Founder of the band Triporteur (ethno jazz) with Alain Picotte (bass) et Guy Thouin (drums and percussions);
- Membre of the group Ferme tes yeux (actual music) with Roberto Murray (saxophone) and Dodik Guédoin (vocals);
- Co-founder of the group Mi-Zoo Mi-Fou with bassist Alain Bédard and: Yvanhoe Jolicoeur (trumpet), Michel Dubeau (saxophone and exotic flutes), Maurice Bouchard (saxophone), Yves Léveillé (keyboards), Yvon Thibeault (drums), Christian Lagueux (percussions), Jean Sabourin (trombone and tuba);
- Co-fonder and compositeur for the group Incantation (ethno-space) with Alain Vandal (saxophone) et Alain Bédard (bass);
- Musicians for the visual artist and performer Roland Bastien for a series of performances called Cantique des Cantiques in the Montreal underground art scene .
Arranger and performer
Arranger and guitarist the following vocal artists: Hélène-Elise Blais with the
Wo-man 87 et Wo-man 88 tour as well as the band Sensouie; N'douga Sarr (afro); Lucille Roy(jazz); Gilles Jodoin(engaged songs); Dodik Guédoin (actual and experimental); Sonia Johnson (jazz) Claire Hayek (rock progressif) .
Film soundtracks
Composer, arranger, producer and/or musician for movies, tv-shows, documentaries and commercials:
- La petite fille aux allumettes - Vivatoon
- Jessie's Dream SABAN
- le TGV - GEC - Alsthom
- Les Grands Projets d'Hydro-Québec - H.Q.
- Le suicide chez les aînés - TéléQuébec
- Avis de suicide de Benoit Caron
- Au voleur de Ghyslaine Coté, prix du Festival International du court métrage 1994
Grants
Quebec Art Council: research and création - 2005
Quebec Art Council: composition - 2000
Quebec Art Council: recording (demo) - 1997
Quebec Art Council: composition - 1996
Quebec Art Council: composition - 1994
Sound Engineer
Sound engineer on record projects and major sound recordings. Various artists such as : : L'Ensemble en pièces, Lee Konitz, François Théberge, François Richard quartet, David Murray, L'Orkestre des Pas Perdus, Tryphon, Michel Lambert, Richard Turcotte, Jeff Simmons, Frédéric Alarie, Daniel Lessard, Dany Hervé, Maxime St-Pierre, Christophe Papadimitriou, Alexandre Coté, Thom Gossage, Andy King, Isaiah Ceccarelli, Bruno Lamarche, Clynton Ryder, Pierre Richard, Dave Gossage, Marc Villemure, Pierre Tanguay, Yves Léveillé, Le Dixieband, Hot Pepper Dixie, Batyscaphe, Maurice Bouchard et Helmut Lipsky, Normand Guilbeault, Gilles Bernard Repertory Orchestra, Les Projectionnistes, Daniel Thouin, Jean Beaudet, Yanick Rieu, Normand Lachapelle, Felix Stussi, Sylvie Tremblay, Robert Robitaille, Sonia Johnson, Alexandre Grogg, Yves Léveillé, Catherine Potter, Jean Sabourin, Pierre Coté, Langis Turcotte, Luc Bouchard, Suzanne Hurtubise, Danielle Lévesque, Jean-Christophe Béney, Belynda Lévesque.
