Audiogram (label)
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Audiogram is an independent record label
founded in Quebec
in the 1980s. The label represents performers who have contributed to and have marked Quebec's cultural scene. In the 1990s, Audiogram became home to many of the top local French artists and in 1993 expanded into the English-speaking Canadian market with Montreal rock group Gogh Van Go
. By 1997, Audiogram had a full slate of multicultural and multilingual releases.
The label's present roster of artists includes:
Other names associated with Audiogram include:
Independent record label
An independent record label is a record label operating without the funding of or outside the organizations of the major record labels. A great number of bands and musical acts begin on independent labels.-Overview:...
founded in Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
in the 1980s. The label represents performers who have contributed to and have marked Quebec's cultural scene. In the 1990s, Audiogram became home to many of the top local French artists and in 1993 expanded into the English-speaking Canadian market with Montreal rock group Gogh Van Go
Gogh Van Go
Gogh Van Go was a Montreal Folk-Pop duo formed by partners Dan Tierney and Sandra Luciantonio. Previously, Tierney and Luciantonio were both members of an 1980's country-rock group called the Hodads....
. By 1997, Audiogram had a full slate of multicultural and multilingual releases.
The label's present roster of artists includes:
- Alex Nevsky
- Amylie
- Anastasia Friedman
- André Gagnon
- Ariane MoffattAriane MoffattAriane Moffatt is a Canadian francophone singer-songwriter based in Quebec. She has won Félix and Juno Awards and has performed and collaborated with many artists such as Daniel Bélanger and Marc Déry.-Career:...
- Ariel
- Béatrice Bonifassi
- Belles-Soeurs
- BïaBïaBïa Krieger is a Brazilian-born singer and recording artist who lives in France and Quebec. She sings in French, Portuguese and Spanish. Her recording career began in 1996 and currently she has four albums.-Early years:...
- Bran Van 3000Bran Van 3000Bran Van 3000 is an electronica collective from Manhattan, New York City, New York and Montreal, Quebec. Founded by DJ James Di Salvio and E.P...
- Carla BruniCarla BruniCarla Bruni-Sarkozy is an Italian-French songwriter, singer, actress, and former model...
- Damien RobitailleDamien RobitailleDamien Robitaille is a Franco-Ontarian musician from the village of Lafontaine, Ontario, which is located in the Georgian Bay area, two hours north-west of Toronto....
- Daniel BélangerDaniel BélangerDaniel Bélanger is a musician/singer/songwriter. He is considered one of the best Québécois songwriters and singers to emerge in the past 15 years...
- GRUBB
- Ian KellyIan Kelly (songwriter)Ian Kelly, born Ian Couture on March 30, 1979 in Montreal, is a Canadian singer-songwriter. Based out of Montreal, he has released two full-length albums. His first, Ian Kelly's Insecurity in 2005 was self-produced. His second, Speak Your Mind was released in 2008 by Quebec leading indie label,...
- Isabelle BoulayIsabelle BoulayIsabelle Boulay is a francophone Canadian pop singer.-Biography:In 1990, some friends registered her at the Petite-Vallée song festival without her consent, but she completed a performance there and was regarded as a huge success. The following year she won at the Granby song festival for her...
- Jean-Pierre Ferland
- Jim CorcoranJim CorcoranJim Corcoran is a Canadian singer-songwriter and broadcaster.-Biography:Jim Corcoran was born in Sherbrooke, but went to high school and his obtained his B.A. in Boston, Massachusetts in the late 1960s...
- KarkwaKarkwa-History:Formed in 1998, the group consists of vocalist and guitarist Louis-Jean Cormier, keyboardist François Lafontaine, bass guitarist Martin Lamontagne, percussionist Julien Sagot, and drummer Stéphane Bergeron...
- Kevin ParentKevin ParentKevin Parent Kevin Parent Kevin Parent (born 12 December 1972 in Greenfield Park, Quebec (now Longueuil) is a bilingual Québécois singer-songwriter. Although his mother language is English, he was raised and educated in the French speaking area of Bay of Chaleur (Gaspé Peninsula) in the...
- Lhasa de SelaLhasa de SelaLhasa de Sela , also known by the mononym Lhasa, was an American-born singer-songwriter who was raised in Mexico and the United States, and divided her adult life between Canada and France...
- Loco LocassLoco LocassLoco Locass are a hip hop group from Quebec formed in 1995. The group often defends the role of the French language in Canada, and champions Quebec sovereignty.Loco Locass' lyrics often deal with the role of the French language, and Quebec's role in Canada...
- Mara Tremblay
- Marc DéryMarc DéryMarc Déry in Mascouche, Québec. He is a French Canadian singer and guitarist who was part of the band Zébulon. As of 1998 Déry began a solo career and has released three albums...
- Marc-André Gautier
- Paul PichéPaul PichéPaul Piché is a Québécois singer-songwriter, environmentalist, political activist and renowned Quebec sovereigntist....
- Peter PeterPeter PeterPeter Peter is a Canadian singer-songwriter originating from Quebec City, Quebec and known for his French pop/rock compositions.-Career:He started as a member of an alternative rock band where he played guitar and English vocals at times...
- Philémon Chante
- Pierre Flynn
- Pierre LapointePierre LapointePierre Lapointe is a Canadian singer. He has won many prizes since his debut, including six Félix in 2005 and at least one in 2006. He is well known for his voice and his obscure, esoteric lyrics, which tend to be melancholic. Another distinctive characteristic of his lyrics is their literary style...
- Pink MartiniPink MartiniPink Martini is a 13-member "little orchestra" from Portland, Oregon, formed in 1994 by pianist Thomas M. Lauderdale. They draw inspiration from music from all over the world – crossing genres of classical, jazz and old-fashioned pop.-History:...
- Salomé Leclerc
- Yves Desrosiers
- ZébulonZebulonZebulun, was the sixth son of Jacob and Leah in the Hebrew Bible.Zebulon, Zebulun or Zébulon may also refer to:*Tribe of Zebulun, ancient Israelite tribeGiven names...
Other names associated with Audiogram include:
- Adam Chaki
- Alain Comeau
- Alain Lefèvre
- Alex Champigny
- Beau DommageBeau DommageBeau Dommage is a Canadian rock band from Montreal, Quebec, who achieved popular success in Quebec and France in the 1970s. The group's style included rich vocal harmonies and elements borrowed from folk and country music.-History:...
- Carl Bastien
- Chango FamilyChango familyLa Chango Family is a Montreal, Quebec based band that plays a mixture of reggae, ska, funk, and other genres of music, which is often called world music....
- Clément Jacques
- Cycle Pop
- Fredric Gary Comeau
- FreewormFreewormFreeworm is a Montreal-based multi-instrumentalist. He leads a musical project that integrates conventional instrumentation with original digital constructs...
- Gogh Van GoGogh Van GoGogh Van Go was a Montreal Folk-Pop duo formed by partners Dan Tierney and Sandra Luciantonio. Previously, Tierney and Luciantonio were both members of an 1980's country-rock group called the Hodads....
- Ily Morgane
- Jean Leloup
- JF Lemieux
- Laurence JalbertLaurence JalbertLaurence Jalbert is a Canadian pop singer-songwriter.She began her career with the band Volt in 1985. The band won CKOI-FM's L'Empire des futures stars competition in 1987. They recorded only one single, , before breaking up...
- Laurent GarnierLaurent GarnierLaurent Garnier , is a French techno music producer and DJ. Garnier began DJ-ing in Manchester during the late 1980s. By the following decade, he had a broad stylistic range, able to span deep house, Detroit techno, trance and jazz...
- Llorca
- Magneto
- Magnolia
- Marie Jo Thério
- Marie Michèle Desrosiers
- Michel RivardMichel RivardMichel Rivard , is a singer-songwriter and musician from Quebec. He was born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. His father was an actor, Robert Rivard...
- Monica Freire
- Océane
- Paul AhmaraniPaul AhmaraniPaul Ahmarani is a Quebec actor. He was born from the union of two teachers, one from Cacouna, Bas-Saint-Laurent, Quebec and another from the Mediterranean coast...
- Paul Kunigis (earlier known as Jesczse Raz)
- Richard Seguin
- Ringo Rinfret
- Rock et Belles OreillesRock et Belles OreillesRock et Belles Oreilles, often referred to as R.B.O., was a Québécois radio and television comedy group that was very popular in the essentially French-speaking Canadian province of Quebec during the 1980s. Its name was a pun on the name of the famous Hanna-Barbera blue dog character Huckleberry...
- Sara Anastasia
- Senaya
- Steve Hill
- The National Parcs
- The Sound of Sea Animals
- Tom Poisson
- Urbain Desbois
- Vilain PingouinVilain PingouinVilain Pingouin is a rock band from Quebec, Canada. The band's name, roughly translated, means "Evil Auk" in English. There have been many changes in the band...
- Yves Duteil
- Yves Marchand
- Zachary RichardZachary RichardZachary Richard is a Cajun singer/songwriter and poet. His music is an innovative combination of Cajun and Zydeco musical styles.-Biography:...
See also
- List of Quebec record labels
- List of Quebec musicians
- Music of QuebecMusic of QuebecBeing a modern cosmopolitan society, today, all types of music can be found in the Canadian province of Quebec. What is specific to Quebec though are traditional songs, a unique variety of Celtic music, legions of excellent jazz musicians, a culture of classical music, and a love of foreign rhythms...
- Culture of QuebecCulture of QuebecThe Culture of Quebec emerged over the last few hundred years, resulting from the shared history of the French-speaking majority in Quebec. It is unique to the Western World; Quebec is the only region in North America with a French-speaking majority, as well as one of only two provinces in Canada...
- List of record labels