the musicians
Dominique Blouin
/ Thomas Brodeur
/
Simon L'Espérance / Mingan
Sauriol
Dominique Blouin
1976/01/10
A few years after taking piano lessons, Dominique
Blouin plays his very first notes on bass. Even though he started
learning quite late, his passion for music made him concentrate
all his efforts and time on his newly discovered instrument for
which he developed a true passion. Not long after, he decided
to apply in a CÉGEP music program and spent the year preceding
his entrance practicing intensively his instrument and learning
the bases of music theory. His various musical influences make
him an eclectic artist. Dominique’s playing is certainly
influenced by many musicians coming from different spheres, such
as rock, funk and jazz, but KARCIUS’ most senior member
aims at creating his very own technique and original sound. Besides
his interest for writing, photography and cinema, his main occupation
still remains listening to and playing a wide array of music styles,
allowing him to feed his passion for the art of sound production.
Dominique’s personality is naturally calm but when on stage,
he becomes blindingly expressive and explosive.
Dominique.blouin@karcius.com
Amps :
Davis Eden RoadRunner 600 Watts
David Eden 4X10 » Cab
Basse :
Ernie Ball Stingray 5
Liberatore Frettless bass
FX : Boss GT6B
Thomas Brodeur
1983/05/20
A music and percussion fan at a very young
age, Thomas Brodeur started taking drum lessons at thirteen with
Maurice Métayer and carried on until his enrollment in
the music program at Marie-Victorin College, from which he graduated
in 2003 (Jazz music, interpretation, drums). He obtained his undergraduate
degree at UQAM in 2007 (pop. music, interpretation, Drums). Thomas
admires a wide variety of bands and musicians, from every horizon,
time period and style. Thomas’ seriousness and determination
bring musical cohesion to a group. His diversified training (Jazz,
Rock, Pop, Latin) brings a broad musical palette to every band
he plays with. He is now a working drummer, responding to every
drumming demands, live or studio.
He is now a working drummer, responding to every drumming demands,
live or studio
thomas.brodeur@karcius.com
myspace.com/thomasbrodeur
Drum
1:
Tama
Starclassic Performer
-tom 10” / 8”
-tom 12” / 9”
-tom 14” / 11”
-tom 16” / 13”
-Bass drum 22” / 18" |
Drum
2:
Mapex saturn
-tom 10” / 7”
-floor tom 14” / 14”
-bass drum 18” / 16”
Snare drums :
-Ludwig “supersensitive” 70’s snare drum
14” / 5”
-Black panther steel piccolo snare drum 13” / 3.5”
-Tama starclassic Birch Snare drum 14” / 5.5” |
Cymbals
:
21” Sabian HHX dry ride
20” Zildjian K custom ride
19” Sabian AAX explosion crash
17” Zildjian K custom dark crash
17” Sabian HHX extreme crash
17” Sabian AAX extreme chinese
15” Sabian AAX extreme chinese
14” Zildjian A custom hi-hats pair |
21” Sabian HHX dry ride
20” Zildjian K custom ride
19” Sabian AAX explosion crash
17” Zildjian K custom dark crash
17” Sabian HHX extreme crash
17” Sabian AAX extreme chinese
15” Sabian AAX extreme chinese
14” Zildjian A custom hi-hats pair
12” Zildjian A custom mastersound hi-hats pair
14” Sabian AAX crash / 12” Sabian Chinese (stacks)
11” Zildjian K custom hybrid splash
9” Sabian Paragon splash
7” splash signature splash
Pearl Powershifter Eliminator double pedal
DW 7000 sigle pedal
Random Hardware
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Simon L’Espérance
1980/11/01
Music lover, Simon L’Espérance started playing guitar
at the age of 11. Throughout the years, his music has been greatly
influenced by Rock musicians such as Jimi Hendrix, The Beatles,
Slash, and Steve Vai, as well as Jazz icons like John McLaughlin,
Chick Corea, John Scofield, John Coltrane and Pat Metheny. In
2005, he received his undergraduate degree from UQAM in Pop Music
and has acquired, since then, a comprehensive and solid training
in sound recording and album producing. As a sound engineer for
Studio Victor in Montreal since 2006, Simon has participated in
recording albums by renowned artists such as Karcius, Carl Bastien,
Jocelyn Tellier, Rick Ayworth, Daniel Bélanger, Gilles
Vigneault, Isablelle Boulay, André Lambert, Michel Donato,
and many others. Outstanding guitarist and naturally great stage
performer, Simon has a firm grasp of pop and jazz harmony concepts.
In the fall of 2007, Simon became a teacher’s assistant
and studio technician at Université du Québec à
Montréal. He is undoubtedly working his way up in the Montreal
musical scene, and besides playing with various other musicians,
Simon is currently working on putting together his own Jazz band
along with bass player and friend Carlo Birri. .
simon.lesperance@karcius.com
www.myspace/simonlesperance.com
Amps :
Mesa Boogie Nomad 55
Fender Hot Rod DeVille
Fender Hot Rod Junior
Guitars :
Brian Moore I1F
MF Custom Guitar
Gibson Les Paul Standard
Fender Telecaster ’52 reissue
Taylor NS-32- |
FX :
Morley Bad Horsie 2
Electro Harmonix : Mini Q-tron, Small Stone, Pulsar,
Line 6 Delay DL4
Boss : DD6, GE7, TU2
MXR : Micro Amp
Radial Tone Bone Classic
Ernie Ball Volume Pedal |
Mingan Sauriol
1982/09/12
For over ten years now, Mingan Sauriol has
never stopped surprising us with his great sense of creativity
and his incredible musicality. Son of pianist, he was exposed
to music at a very early age. It’s only at the age of 16
that Mingan definitively started to think about becoming a professional
musician, mainly influenced by masters such as Keith Emerson,
Chick Corea and Beethoven. Under the guidance of Lorraine Desmarais,
Mingan explores the subtleness of his instrument and learns the
language of Jazz. Around those years, interesting encounters happened
and Karcius was definitely created. Mingan is a very talented
composer and brings ardor and spontaneity to Karcius. Mingan continues
his University training in piano with François Bourassa.
Mingan.sauriol@karcius.com
Keys :
Roland Rd700SX
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