MUSIC SCHOOL
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Born in New-Brunswick, Canada in 1978, Vincent Started playing drums at the age of 6. He was admitted to the Conservatory of Music at the age of 13 where he studied for 10 years and received a graduate diploma with highest distinction award. After that he earned a master’s degree from the University of Montreal. Vincent also studied in
Los Angeles with world renowned drummer Thomas Lang. He also studied guitar and percussions.
Trough his studies he is recipient of the Wilfrid-Pelletier scholarship awarded for the highest mark, winner of the young artist competition at Radio-Canada in 2002, winner of the CIMF radio station competition in 1998, three time recipient of the Cegeps en spectacle competition from 1997 to 1999, twice recipient of scholarships from the Hull, Québec music school in 1992-93. Vincent also plays with BAM, Los Desperados, MR.Rubber Finger and many more. He has recorded for many artists and toured across Canada, United States, Europe, Middle-East, New Zealand, Japan, Africa and South Corea. |
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This young prodigy is now taking on the Blues/Rock music scene with reckless abandon. He as been invited to the Quebec National Holiday (St-Jean Baptiste) in 2007, Belle et Bum, Bon Baisers de France, Ça manque à ma Culture, Musique Plus and many radio interviews.participated in many opening acts such as; CCR Revisited, Frank Marino and Mahogany Rush, Simple Plan, Buddy Guy, Eric Lapointe, Steve Hill, Jonas, Robert Charlebois, Martin Deschamps, Dany Bedard, Marie-Chantal Toupin, Les Cowboy Fringants, Bob Walsh, Trudy Lynn (Texas), Breen Leboeuf and more. Winner of the “Upcoming artist” title at the Lys Blues award in 2006, nominated at the Maple Blues Awards in 2006, and winner of 2 Lys Blues awards in 2007. Nominated in three different categories at the Quebec Lys Blues Awards for 2008. He also won 2 blues awars in 2009. An excellent blues rock singer that can carry a song with surprising energy and emotion |
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Born in the Ottawa-Gatineau region, Rémi Barrette begins studying guitar at the age of 6. In 2007, under the supervision of Patrick Roux, he obtained a Mention with high honours from the Conservatoire de Musique de Gatineau for his solo and chamber music performances.
During his career, Rémi has had the opportunity to work with the greatest masters of classical guitar, including Léo Brouwer, Manuel Barrueco, Roland Dyens, Pavel Steidel, Denis Azabagic, Hubert Kappel and Bill Kanengeiser. While participating in numerous contests, Rémi has also received several awards and mentions, namely the first prize of the Concours International de Guitare-Montréal, a first prize at the Canadian Music Competition and a first prize at the Concours national Guitare-Mauricie. He was also noticed during several regional competitions and was chosen the recipient of the Senior du Festival Kiwanis scholarship on many occasions. In 2009, Rémi obtained a diploma in sound design from Musitechnic in Montreal and now pursues a career as a concert and chamber music artist, teacher, composer and director. He regularly performs with the Trio Alla Grande (a guitar trio) nationwide and with many different groups from Folk to Rock music. |
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Born in the Ottawa-Gatineau region, Mélissa begins her studies at the Conservatoire de Musique de Gatineau at the early age of 8. Eleven years later, she pursues a bachelor’s degree in music at the University of Ottawa and graduates with high honours. During the course of her studies, she is twice awarded the Wilfrid Pelletier Scholarship and attends several master classes: Taras Gabora (Italy), Mimi Zweig (Indiana University), Gaétane Prouvost (France) and Patinka Kopek (Manhattan School of Music). She also attends further training with Raymond Dessaints, Josée Aidans and Isabelle Monsarrat (all from Montreal) in 2003-2004 and 2004-2005.
She owns a lifetime membership from the Golden Key International Honours Society, has been in the Dean’s Honour List throughout her studies at the University of Ottawa, has been a member of the Ottawa West Music Club since 1996, is a member of the Young String Performers’ Foundation and has been asked to perform at several Embassies by invitation of the Friends of the National Arts Centre Orchestra. In 2006 Mélissa joins the Ottawa Symphony Orchestra and participates in Strauss Symphony Orchestra’s annual Christmas concert. This year, it is with great pleasure that she becomes part of the Orchestre Symphonique de Gatineau. |
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Born in the Ottawa-Gatineau region, Patrick Sobczak teaches, composes and mixes music. Playing both pop and rock guitar since the age of 10, he decided to study
classical interpretation at Lionel-Groulx College, under the wing of Gilles Lauzon. He then continued his training at Université Laval with Isabelle
Héroux and François Leclerc. Patrick also obtained a master’s degree in composition from the Université de Montréal.
Several of his compositions have been interpreted by the Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal and by some Chamber Music ensembles. Furthermore, his arrangements have been played by musicians such as Paul Piché, Claude Dubois and Damien Robitaille. With over 6 years of experience teaching guitar, Patrick offers his students courses that are adapted to their needs and interests. |
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Roxanne Léveillé is introduced to music very early on in life when she starts her piano formation.
Fascinated by the sound of the clarinet, she starts learning the instrument at nine years old.
Roxanne studied music and dramatic art at the Conservatoire de musique et d'art dramatique du Québec
à Gatineau between 1999 and 2009 and received with honours after these ten years the Chamber Music
Award and also an award in clarinet by unanimous vote from the jury.
During her studies, Roxanne received many scholarships. By two times she was given the Couleur FM scholarship for academic excellence, she was awarded three times for her excellence in orchestral excerpts exams, received the scholarship of the Orchestre symphonique de Gatineau, the scholarship from Club Richelieu with her name engraved on the Conservatoire's award plaque. Finally, she was awarded last May the prestigious medal from the Lieutenant Governor of Québec. Since the summer of 2009 Roxanne is part of the National Youth Orchestra of Canada and is being coached in London (Ontario) by the clarinet masters: Kimball Sykes and David Bourque. She took part in the orchestra's tour with the musical director Alain Trudel. The orchestra played concerts in many cities of Ontario and Québec: London, Toronto, Kingston, Stratfort, Kitchener, Mont-Tremblant, Ottawa and Montreal. |
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Ben's involvement with music, and the guitar, began in the mid-60's, at the height of the 'pyschedelic' music era.
Citing Jimi Hendrix as one of his first major influences, he soon developed a hunger to go deeper into the instrument, and set about
studying music theory and jazz composition at Vanier College in Montreal.
A versatile and accomplished guitarist, bassist, and teacher, Ben is well-versed in all styles of music, and his many years of playing experience provide him with the knowledge to share various techniques and creative approaches with his students, the objective being to get the student to connect to the instrument immediately, and then present them with the areas of study necessary to develop the skills they need in order to play at the maximum of their capacities. Ben's musical history spans four decades, events too numerous to mention here, but some of the highlights would certainly be; playing with his own rock group, Nirvana, (no, not the one with Kurt Cobain!), at Man and His World in Montreal in 1968; involvement with a 'free form', experimental band, 1+1+1=1, through the 70's; playing guitar and bass with a progressive jazz quartet, 'Conjonction', in the 80’s, including performances at music festivals throughout Quebec; composing and recording an album of 'New Age' music, "Elysian Fields", by the group, 'Sativa', which was released in 1991 by the new age music label, "Chacra Alternative Music", and has been aired throughout the world; the release of another album in 1999, "Sound Asleep", a musical project that involved creating music specifically designed to help infants to fall asleep; and performances with reggae bands and various other groups for many years in many different locales. Having just re-located to Hull from Montreal in July of this year, Ben has just begun a teaching assignment at Sonart, and is also currently playing bass in a blues band based in Ottawa. |
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Tom McMahon is an accomplished performer and composer who has ventured into many styles of music.
Tom graduated with honours from Humber College Music Program and plays acoustic bass, fretless and
fretted electric bass and Baliset. The Baliset is a unique 11 Stringed instrument that is played by
tapping the strings. No stranger to the studio, Tom has recorded with many musicians and vocalists,
participated in radio and television programs and entertained local and international audiences in
live performances.
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Bianca Pittoors is a respected singer and vocal teacher. Over many years she has worked with a clientele of professional musicians, singers, public speakers and executives in order to help them discover the full degree of their vocal capacities. Always searching for artistic expansion, she believes we never stop learning. It is with this in mind that Bianca Pittoors found herself working with some of the great names in Jazz : in Montreal with Ranee Lee; at the Banff Centre for the Arts with Sheila Jordon, Kenny Werner and Jay Clayton. Further she travelled to New York to meet with Ms. Jordan and dive deeply into the music that inspires her to express herself vocally. |
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