/ / / / JOANNIE LABELLE - Percussion / / / /
Joannie Labelle (est. 1985), as a rhythm worshipper has evolved through music since her youth. Percussion now fuels her everyday life.
1992: Joannie, age 7, starts piano lessons, and does folkloric dance.
2000: Joannie, age 15, discovers her first bongos.
2002: Joannie, age 17, studies percussion in college with Alain Labrosse.
2005: Joannie, age 20, comes back from studies in cuba, and follows a workshop at Berklee University (Boston).
2007: Joannie finishes her university studies in latin percussion, finishes her 3rd studio recording, and plans to go on her 4th trip to cuba.
Her latest project, furious percussion duo Blandilo, has been invited to appear at the Montreal Museum of Modern Art and at the Montreal Drumfest 2007. Their first album is scheduled for release in fall 2007.
Educators include Alain Labrosse, Afro-Cuban All Stars Rolando ''El nino" Salgado, latin percussion god Giovanni Hidalgo, Quebec percussion superstar Luc Boivin and Celine Dion percussionnist Paul Picard.
Recent clients include exclusive percussion workshop and special performances for the Cirque du Soleil, promotional performances for various companies such as Amarula, Boris, Molson and more, also performed with world music bands at the Francofolies de Montréal and the Festival International de Jazz de Montréal .
Joannie is officially endorsed by MEINL percussion and Dream cymbals and gongs.
/ / / / PROJECT 1 - BLANDILO / / / /
Merlin's Magic, Joannie's Intuition This duo is about to take you by surprise, not only by dint of their expertise and precision, but by a certain connection between Joannie Labelle and Merlin Ettore, the two percussionists who comprise this duo. Between them, they generate the humid passion of Latin, the electro-speak of the laptop, the rhythms of far shores beaten by hands on indigenous instruments, and the restless funk played by sticks on the western drumset. Between them, they've done internships in Cuba, pursued advanced percussion studies, devised multi-media presentations, and worked the drumset to frenetic heights. As you will see from Joannie and Merlin's first note, this is no thrown-together outfit. They've been active in the Montreal scene, adding finesse to their presentation. Expect great things from Blandilo.
/ / / / PROJECT 2 - MYSTIKA / / / /
Au fils des années, leurs performances et animations ont transporté les gens de partout au Québec et d’ailleurs dans leur univers dynamique et féerique. Plongeant au c--ur d’inépuisables sources d’inspiration artistique, chacune de leurs performances vient apporter aux événements que vous organisez une couleur différente, un mélange d’élégance, de raffinement, de merveilleux et de sensationnelle. Leur force? La danse envoûtante sur les échasses, les sons percutants des tam-tam girls et les chorégraphies spectaculaires de danse et jonglerie avec le feu. Et toujours selon les thématiques de vos soirées, des costumes magnifiques sont créés sur mesure. Ce collectif de femmes a notamment travaillé pour des compagnies tels : Le cirque du soleil, Benson & Hedges (tournée canadienne), Du Maurier (tournée canadienne), Amarula (tournée québécoise), star Académie (show téléviser). Elles ont fait des spectacles pour des festivals tel que : festival d'été de Québec, Les régates de Valleyfield, Western de st-Tite, les rythmes du Monde, le mondiaux de pompiers et policiers et dans plusieurs clubs et restaurant de la province du Québec. Voici le link pour la vidéo promotionnelle : www.extremelounge.ca/mystika.htm
/ / / / PROJECT 3 - SYLVIAERA / / / /
The SYLVIAERA Dance Company was founded in 2003 by Ms. Sylvia Delpeuch, choreographer for over 25 years, and passionate about both dance and “joie de vivreâ€.
The Company counts about a dozen of members, including professional dancers, choreographers and percussionists. The Company has already earned an envied reputation, with over 200 private and public shows in the most prestigious venues such as the Montreal Casino, the Grand Salon Let’s Get Married, the Club-Med in Cancun and the Just for Laugh Festival, to name only a few. Http://www.sylviaera.ca
/ / / / PROJECT 4 - JEUNES MUSICIENS DU MONDE / / / /
Young Musicians of the World (Jeunes musiciens du monde) is a non-profit organization working with young people from needy villages and neighbourhoods in Quebec and abroad. Partners with Jeunesse du Monde (Youth of the World), our mission is to open and operate high-quality schools around the world that teach the traditional music of their own country in each location. In these privileged learning places, the goal is to give children and teenagers a chance to express their full creative potential, by offering them an excellent education for free. http://www.jeunesmusiciensdumonde.org
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