Sylvain St-Amour

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Member Since: 3/17/2007
Band Website: sylvainst-amour.com
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DEBUT ALBUM “Café Des Solitudes” :

Sylvain fortuitous meeting with Sylvain Charest, sound engineer and outstanding multi-instrumentalist, was undoubtedly, the end of a chaotic road and the beginning of a wonderful collaboration as well as an authentic friendship. This association has led him to a road paved with creativity, innovation and ultimately the recording of the album "Café Des Solitudes". Through his coaching, his friendship and his advice, he has allowed him to push his musical limits even further. This musical complicity has brought him to peace with the musical universe. His first album "Café des solitudes" is an all out harmonica project : the soft bellows of the harmonicist who refuses the institutionalization of his instrument. Diversity and emotion are the drive force of my playing and subsequently the core of the album.

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ABOUT ME !

I developed a passion for the harmonica about 20 years ago. The instrument chose me one night, while attending a Bob Walsh concert. I immediately knew that the harmonica and I would have a long lasting relationship. I have always wanted to be in perfect harmony with my instrument so I could add my harmonicas to music and lyrics. Over the years, I felt the urge of leaving the traditional musical path that many tend to identify to the harmonica. The great value of freedom of expression, that is so dear to everyone but so difficult to set in motion, is also very important to the musician. In order to express myself musically, in a free and honest way, I hobbled towards various musical horizons.
Through this process, which at times felt more like an escape, the soloist suddenly became a melodist. My sound has matured into a swifter and more ringing musical phrasing.
Latino and African sounds blend in perfectly with my playing while the main melody remains occidental. The influence of rock guitarists is very present in my music. The dynamic of the songs are very guitar oriented.
My musical project is based on diversity and emotion.Life has showered me with many pleasant surprises. One of them was a short detour in Western Canada where I lived for 3 years. Over there, I fell in love with the magnificent Prairies. That particular landscape was everything a freedom freak like me could ever hope for . The never-ending horizon, the constant winds, the wheat fields that turn into a blond ocean on windy days and the breath-taking sunsets , were all settings that greatly inspired me.

My first album "Café des solitudes" is an all out harmonica project : the soft bellows of the harmonicist who refuses the institutionalization of his instrument. Diversity and emotion are the drive force of my playing and subsequently the core of the album. Finally, my fortuitous meeting with Sylvain Charest, sound engineer and outstanding multi-instrumentalist, was undoubtedly, the end of a chaotic road and the beginning of a wonderful collaboration as well as an authentic friendship. This association has led me to a road paved with creativity and innovation. Through his coaching, his friendship and his advice, he has allowed me to push my musical limits even further. This musical complicity has brought me to peace with the musical universe. I'm a "RONIN" since i have no allegiance to any styles.

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Thank you so much for all the love and the support !
Sylvain



Ma passion pour l’harmonica a débuté il y a près de 20 ans. L’instrument m’a choisi un soir ou j’étais allé voir un spectacle de Bob Walsh avec son harmoniciste, Guy Bélanger. J’ai su à ce moment que l’harmonica et moi ferions un long voyage ensemble. J’ai toujours voulu arriver au point où je me sentirais en complète harmonie avec mon instrument et ce, afin de me mettre, ainsi que mes harmonicas, au service d'une mélodie.

Au fil des ans, le goût de sortir des sentiers musicaux traditionnels, dans lesquels plusieurs ont tendances à positionner l’harmonica, s’est fait sentir.Cette grande valeur qu’est la liberté d’expression, si chère à tous et si difficile à assumer, l’est tout aussi pour le musicien.Le juste équilibre entre l’expression musicale et le harassement du sens auditif de ses voisins mène vers la recherche d’une harmonie qui permet l’expression aux frontières de ma zone de confort.Afin de pouvoir m’exprimer musicalement, de façon honnête et en toute liberté, j’ai clopiné vers divers horizons musicaux. À travers cette démarche, qui par moment s’apparentait plus à une cavale, le soliste s’est transformé en mélodiste.Ma signature sonore a mûri vers un phrasé musical à tendance véloce et une tonalité cristalline. Les saveurs latines et africaines teintent parfois mon jeu d’un son vaporeux et l’attaque du phrasé est typiquement occidentale. L’influence des guitaristes rock est omniprésente dans mon son. Conséquemment la dynamique de mon jeu est très « guitaristique ». Mon projet musical se fonde donc sur la diversité et l'émotion.
La vie m’a fait de merveilleuses surprises. Une de celles-ci est ce court détour où j’ai vécu 3 ans dans l'Ouest canadien. Là-bas, je suis tombé éperdument amoureux des majestueuses prairies. Cette géographie est faite sur mesure pour un assoiffé de liberté comme moi. L’horizon sans fin, l‘omniprésence du vent, les champs de blé qui se transforment en océan blond par grandes brises et les couchers de soleil totalement hallucinants ont exacerbé une sensibilité bien musicale.
Ma rencontre fortuite avec Sylvain Charest, ingénieur de son et multi-instrumentiste génial, fut sans contredit pour moi, la fin d’un parcours chaotique et le début d’une collaboration et amitié authentiques. Cette association m’a propulsé sur une route pavée par la créativité et l’innovation. Par son coaching, son amitié et ses conseils, il me permet de pousser mes limites musicales. Cette complicité musicale m'a réconcilié avec cet univers éthéré qu'est la musique. La sortie de mon premier album "Café des solitudes" est le doux rugissement d'un harmoniciste en quête de son Graal. Bref, je suis un "RONIN" car je n'ai d'allégeance à aucun style.

Sylvain

WHAT THEY SAID !

"Great music, great artist! A big BRAVO!!”... JanJam Music & Justin Time Publishing

Lesley Mitchell-Clarke

Robert Reid, The Record (Kitchener-Waterloo, Ontario)
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"Your a harmonica master.".... Big Walker :

" You got SOUL !!, my friend Sylvain the Harmonica Genius !” Stevie Stern :

Sylvain St-Amour has the best Harp in the Northern Hemisphere. Beautifully Magical.... Suzanne Dee Gorman :

Awsome music Sylvain, keep it up..... S.C. Studios:

Oh the wonder! Wow man,I get God bumps up my arms and back when I listen to your music. It reminds me that we are free to be transparent,intimate and distinct. I'm still feeling the vibes you put out and into me and it feels like its opening my heart and my head. Thanks....
Jerome Godboo :

Sylvain, a pleasure to have you as a friend. You've really managed to capture that spacious feeling of the prairies in your music. Terrific! Best wishes.... Steve Baker :

Im truly impressed by your whole purpose... Youre not only a master at one of the most "forgotten" instruments... You are the master of a "real good" way to incorporate it... "Big Props!" goes out to you Sylvain St-Amour... BWISE

Ton playing sur ton disque est bon en criss. Je sent une vieille âme et ben de la moelle épinière... Be yourself! Take care my friend.... D'un Ex-Coloc.... Jimmy Bourgoing

Beautiful harp playing... probably some of the best I've heard in Quebec.... Keep up the good work..... Lee Mellor :

Cher Sylvain, Tes tunes sont vraiment excellentes, ta facon de jouer l'harmonica est impressionante. Bravo !.... Édith Butler

Because I have worked with some of the great contemporary harmonicists, I feel I am qualified to say your music and playing is unique and soulful.... Rex Tanner:

You have got yourself a brand new fan - you pull some gorgeous WARM & Mellow tones out of that harmonica, too. BRAVO ! It's been years since I've come across a harmonica player that I've enjoyed so much (the last one was Carlos del Junco).... Brenda Lewis :

Juste un mot pour te dire que je suis jaloux de Minousky! Belle construction, plein de feeling! Je comprends encore mieux où tu veux amener l'harmo. Beau travail. Lâchons pas....
Guy Bélanger: