July 27, 2017 | 0 Comments
At the age of 17, Jean-François gets his start as manager and guitarist for the 9-piece band Carpe Diem, learning to perform on stage around the Québec city region with the Pinchaud family and other local musicians. In 1996, the band becomes a trio of two guitars and a violin and takes on a 2 year tour of coffee houses and Boites à Chansons around the province. After this positive experience Jean-François starts his solo career as a song writer and producer. Jean-François then moves to Drummondville in 2000 to study arranging, sound design, mixing and sound reinforcement. He will then go into a new phase of his musical career. He will participate producing, arranging and performing on records of many styles. A new chapter begins with the discovery and learning of instruments such as …
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July 27, 2017 | 0 Comments
Born in Montréal in 1981, Louis-Philippe Amiot develops a passion for music at an early age. At 18 years-old, he masters the guitar and the drums and moves to Drummondville to study at Cégep sound design and sound techniques. He graduates from Sound design in 2001 and starts his career in sound capture, mixing and arrangements for a wide array of projects. This will lead him to work with tens of artists who cover a wide range of styles, from classical to heavy metal, and from hip-hop to rock. In 2007 he enters the world of Broadcast and television with Videotron/Vox (later re-named MAtv) as sound technician and mixer. Will follow countless productions with different needs and challenges, specific to television and web broadcasting. (Simple …
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June 9, 2017 | 0 Comments
On June 15th , APEM will present the fifth Christopher-J.-Reed Prize to Me Claude Brunet The Christopher-J.-Reed Award has been presented annually to a person who is committed to his professional community, who is highly respectful of creators and copyright, and whose contribution to the exercise and recognition of Profession of musical publisher is exceptional. This award was created in homage to Christopher J. Reed, musical editor and founder of Intermède Music, who died in August 2012. For the year 2017, it is Me Claude Brunet who will be honored for his entire career. Me Brunet first practiced his profession as counsel to SOCAN. In 1976, he was a copyright registrar and international affairs advisor with Consumer and Corporate Affairs Canada. In 1985, he was …
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February 5, 2017 | 0 Comments
Following the tragic events which took place on January 29 in Quebec City, LaPresse + invited three artists, Ariane Moffatt, La Bronze and Karim Ouellet, to take up the song “Aimons-nous quand même” written by Yvon Deschamps and composed by Jacques Perron, a work co-edited by Intermede. All profits from the sales of the song will be given to the families of the victims. Discover this hymn to love that calls us to more tolerance in this sad context.
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December 16, 2016 | 0 Comments
Music has a prominent place in Maxime Daviron’s life. It is essential to him, both as a listener and as a composer. Maxime Daviron has had, since childhood, an almost “spiritual” relationship with music. From the age of 7 to 11, he learned to play the piano and xylophone at the Périgueux Conservatory of Music in France. In parallel, he self-taught himself to play the drums, guitar and various percussions. He has also played at an amateur level in several bands as a drummer. Since 2009, music has taken a big place in his daily life, as much as his other passion, photography. Maxime regularly composes music with keyboard, guitars and a MIDI sequencer. His musical influences are quite varied. He enjoys metal, progressive, electronic …
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October 18, 2016 | 0 Comments
The composer Maxime Jacquet released in 2016 the album Story of a Life – Cinematic Orchestral and Piano Scores with Intermède Music. Interested in different musical genres such as Jazz, Rock, Metal, Industrial and Classical, Maxime Jacquet has a particular interest in orchestral music and music for video games. After completing classical piano studies at the Conservatory in France, Maxime headed towards composition for film by getting a Masters in Music for Applied Visual Arts (MAAAV) at the University of Lyon. He then studied at the University of Montreal in symphonic orchestration and interactive music for video games. In 2016, Maxime composed for Intermède Music the album Story of a Life – Cinematic Orchestral and Piano Scores. Visit his website: http://www.jacquetmaxime.com
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September 29, 2016 | 0 Comments
A young self-taught musician, composer and arranger, Chloe-Anne Touma releases her first album 21st Century Knight in 2016 with Intermède Music. At only 22, Chloe-Anne already has a full artistic career. She begins her career as a child performer on a Christmas album and performs with many artists, including Celine Dion. In high school she decides to become a composer and is interested in film and television music, inspired by her favorite composers: Cyril de Turckheim, Patrick Doyle, John Williams, Jerry Goldsmith, Mack David, Al Hoffman and Jerry Livingston. Completely self-taught in this area, Chloe-Anne’s style leans towards electronic and pop-synthetic. She builds her portfolio with music she composes for underground artists, web-series and independent films. After winning several participatory production contests or “crowd sourcing” …
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May 31, 2016 | 0 Comments
This year, Carol Ryan, a founding-member of the APEM, will be honored for her career and commitment in the music field. Active in the industry for many years, she still manages the copyright office for Cirque du Soleil that she had developed. Since 2013 the Christopher J. Reed award, in honour of the founder of Intermède Music who passed away in 2012, honors a person every year of the professional community. The recipient must have shown a great respect for creators and copyright, and made an outstanding contribution to the recognition of the music publishing business, as did Christopher J. Reed. The awarding of the 2016 prize will take place on June 16 in Montreal at the Maison du Festival Rio Tinto Alcan.
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May 6, 2016 | 0 Comments
Valerie Delaney, composer, learned music at a very young age. Self-taught artist, she started off by reproducing piano music she heard on television or in the movies. As a teenager, she followed a full classical training on the piano and later completes her schooling with a bachelor’s degree in electro-acoustic composition as well as a diploma in sound design. Therefore, in her compositions the piano is present but you will often find the harp and electronic instruments as well. Being on demand in international projects, her dream that her music would be used in a film production is well within her reach. Her talent has already been recognized worldwide. Her work has won several awards including: The ” Coup de cœur parmi les coups de …
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March 7, 2016 | 0 Comments
One of our composers, Robert Haig Coxon, is one of the artists having sold the most New Age style discs in Canada Robert Haig Coxon says that music has always been a part of his life. He learned to play the piano at the age of 2 and wrote his first musical work at the age of 10. It was after he studied the Silva Method that he discovered the power of music for the well-being of individuals. That’s when he began writing relaxation music. To date, Robert Haig Coxon an album that allowed him to be internationally renowned. Today, Robert Haig Coxon has sold over a half million records worldwide, making him one of the best-seller New Age artists. He has also been …
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