Sophie Trudeau

Infobox musical artist
Name = Sophie Trudeau


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Born = Canada
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Genre = Post-rock
Occupation = Musician, Singer, Violinist
Years_active = 1999 – present
Label = Kranky (1999 – 2002)
Constellation
Bangor
Associated_acts = Godspeed You! Black Emperor
Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra & Tra-La-La Band
Valley of the Giants
The Mile End Ladies String Auxiliary

Sophie Trudeau is a Canadian musician. She is most well known for being a member of Godspeed You! Black Emperor, and co-founder of Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra & Tra-La-La Band with Efrim Menuck and Thierry Amar.Cite web|url=http://www.cstrecords.com/bands_silvermtzion.html|title=A Silver Mt. Zion biography|accessdate=2006-12-23|publisher=Constellation Records|year=2006|author=Constellation Records|work=Bands Index|format=html] She also plays in a number of other bands, including Valley of the Giants and The Mile End Ladies String Auxiliary.

Trudeau first served as violinist for Godspeed You! Black Emperor on their first EP, "Slow Riot for New Zerø Kanada", which was released in 1999. Trudeau went on later to co-found Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra & Tra-La-La Band, where she serves as one of two principal violinists. Trudeau has also played the bass guitar on the EP "The "Pretty Little Lightning Paw" E.P.",Cite web|url=http://www.cstrecords.com/cst030_release_info.html|title=Thee Silver Mountain Reveries – "The "Pretty Little Lightning Paw" E.P."|accessdate=2006-12-23|publisher=Constellation Records|year=2006|author=Constellation Records|work=Bands index|format=html] as well as trumpet on "Horses in the Sky".Cite web|url=http://www.cstrecords.com/cst033_release_info.html|title=Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra and Tra-La-La Band – "Horses in the Sky"|accessdate=2006-12-23|publisher=Constellation Records|year=2006|author=Constellation Records|work=Bands Index|format=html] She is also credited as playing violin on the Arcade Fire track "Wake Up" from their debut album "Funeral".

Sharing the responsibility with the other six members, Trudeau sings with Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra & Tra-La-La Band.

Trudeau is also the founder of Bangor Records. Its current roster includes her string trio project, The Mile End Ladies String Auxiliary, for which she plays violin, along with Beckie Foon of Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra & Tra-La-La Band on cello and Genevieve Heistek of Hangedup on viola. Their first album, From Cells of Roughest Air, has been available from Bangor Records for months, but was only recently released for sale elsewhere. She is also a member of Diebold, a duo soon to be released on her label Bangor Records.

In 2006, Sophie, with Efrim Menuck and Thierry Amar, assisted in the recording of Carla Bozulich's first release for Constellation, "Evangelista".Cite web|url=http://www.cstrecords.com/cst041_release_info.html|title=Carla Bozulich – "Evangelista"|accessdate=2006-12-23|publisher=Constellation Records|year=2006|author=Constellation Records|work=Bands Index|format=html]

Discography

with Godspeed You! Black Emperor

*"Slow Riot for New Zerø Kanada EP" (1999)
*"Lift Your Skinny Fists Like Antennas to Heaven" (2000)
*"Yanqui U.X.O." (2002)

with A Silver Mt. Zion

*"He Has Left Us Alone but Shafts of Light Sometimes Grace the Corner of Our Rooms…" (2000)
*""Born into Trouble as the Sparks Fly Upward."" (2001)
*""This Is Our Punk-Rock," Thee Rusted Satellites Gather + Sing," (2003)
*"The "Pretty Little Lightning Paw" E.P." (2004)
*"Horses in the Sky" (2005)
*"13 Blues for Thirteen Moons" (2008)
*"Born a Bird"(2007/2008)

with Set Fire to Flames

*"Sings Reign Rebuilder" (2001)
*"Telegraphs in Negative/Mouths Trapped in Static" (2003)

with Valley of the Giants

*"Valley of the Giants" (2004)

with The Mile End Ladies String Auxiliary

*"From Cells of Roughest Air" (2005)

with Diebold

*"Diebold" (2007)
*"Listen To My Heartbeast" (2008)

References

External links

* [http://www.cstrecords.com Constellation Records Official Homepage]
* [http://www.tra-la-la-band.com A Silver Mt. Zion Official Homepage]
* [http://www.hotel2tango.com Hotel2Tango Official Homepage]
* [http://www.bangorrecords.com Bangor Records Official Homepage]

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NAME= Trudeau, Sophie
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SHORT DESCRIPTION= Musician, Singer, Violinist
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