- Bonjour Brumaire
Infobox Musical artist
Name = Bonjour Brumaire
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Origin =Canada
Genre =Indie pop ,francophone
Years_active = 2007 - present
Label = Indica
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URL = [http://www.bonjourbrumaire.com www.bonjourbrumaire.com]
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Past_members =Bonjour Brumaire is a
francophone indie pop band based inMontréal ,Québec ,Canada .Formed in January 2007, the quintet recorded its first demo with acclaimed producer
Ryan Battistuzzi (Malajube ,Les Breastfeeders ) only 3 months after the members first met. After playing its first show on June 7th 2007, the band then played for Fringe Pop Festival, Osheaga Music and Arts Festival, POP Montréal and Coup de Coeur Francophone. Winner of the Telus «Discovery of the year» prize at Gala de l'Alternative Musicale Indépendante du Québec in September 2007, the band then went into studio for 5 months on November 1st to tape his first full length, "De La Nature Des Foules", with Ryan Battistuzzi.It was released on April 1st 2008 on Indica Records.
The band was also nominated for the 2008 MIMI (Montreal International Music Initiative) and, after playing at Toronto's Canadian Music Week and Telus Spin 08, Bonjour Brumaire were part of the finalist bands of the 12th Francouvertes, where they won the "Sodrac - Chapeau Aux Compositeurs" award (for best music) for the song "Argelès".
After playing most summer festivals all around Quebec during the summer 2008 (Woodstock en Beauce, Osheaga, Francofolies, Festival d'Été de Québec, ...) the band won the "Breakthrough artist" and "Indie pop album of the year" awards at the 2008 Gala de l'Alternative Musicale Indépendante du Québec (Quebec Indie Music Awards) and is nominated for best song of the year by SOCAN (Echo Prize) with the song "Argelès".
Band members
Current members
*Youri Zaragoza (lyrics, Vocals, and
Guitar )
*Nathan Howard (Guitar , Vocals)
*Francois Lessard (drums)
*Jordan Larocque (Bass guitar , Vocals)
*Karine Novelle (Keyboards, Organ, Vocals)Former members
*Patrick Brownson (Keyboards, Organ, Vocals)
Discography
* "De la Nature des Foules (2008)
Singles
* "Brooklyn" (2008)
* "Prunelle" (2008)
* "L'Insouciance ne s'improvise pas" (October 2008?)References
External links
* [http://www.myspace.com/bonjourbrumaire Bonjour Brumaire on MySpace]
* [http://www.indicastore.com Online store]
* [http://www.ilike.com/artist/Bonjour+Brumaire Bonjour Brumaire on I like]
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