Sophie Trudeau
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Sophie Trudeau is a Canadian musician. She is best known for being a member of Godspeed You! Black Emperor
, and co-founder of Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra & Tra-La-La Band with Efrim Menuck
and Thierry Amar
. She also plays in a number of other bands, including Valley of the Giants
and The Mile End Ladies String Auxiliary.
Trudeau first served as violin
ist for Godspeed You! Black Emperor
on their first EP
, Slow Riot for New Zerø Kanada
, which was released in 1999. Trudeau went on later to co-found Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra & Tra-La-La Band, where she serves as one of two principal violinists. Trudeau has also played the bass guitar
on the EP The "Pretty Little Lightning Paw" E.P., as well as trumpet
on Horses in the Sky
. She is also credited as playing violin on the Arcade Fire track "Wake Up" from their debut album Funeral
.
Sharing the responsibility with the other six members, Trudeau sings with Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra & Tra-La-La Band.
Trudeau is also the founder
of Bangor Records
. Its current roster includes her string trio project, The Mile End Ladies String Auxiliary, for which she plays violin
, along with Beckie Foon of Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra & Tra-La-La Band on cello
and Genevieve Heistek of Hangedup
on viola
. Their first album, From Cells of Roughest Air, was released from Bangor Records
on January 1, 2005. She is also a member of Diebold, a duo released on her label Bangor Records
in January, 2007.
In 2006, Sophie, with Efrim Menuck
and Thierry Amar
, assisted in the recording of Carla Bozulich
's first release for Constellation, Evangelista.
Godspeed You! Black Emperor
Godspeed You! Black Emperor is a Canadian post-rock band which originated from Montreal, Quebec in 1994...
, and co-founder of Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra & Tra-La-La Band with Efrim Menuck
Efrim Menuck
Efrim Manuel Menuck is a Canadian musician involved with a number of Montreal-based bands, most notably Godspeed You! Black Emperor and Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra...
and Thierry Amar
Thierry Amar
Thierry Amar is a Canadian musician. He is most notable for participating in Godspeed You! Black Emperor, as well as being co-founder of Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra & Tra-La-La Band with Efrim Menuck and Sophie Trudeau. Amar also participates with Black Ox Orkestar, a Yiddish folk...
. She also plays in a number of other bands, including Valley of the Giants
Valley of the Giants (band)
Valley of the Giants is a Canadian post-rock supergroup formed in Lanark Highlands, Ontario, Canada, in early 2002. The group is composed of members from Broken Social Scene, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Silver Mt. Zion, Do Make Say Think, Shalabi Effect and Strawberry...
and The Mile End Ladies String Auxiliary.
Trudeau first served as violin
Violin
The violin is a string instrument, usually with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is the smallest, highest-pitched member of the violin family of string instruments, which includes the viola and cello....
ist for Godspeed You! Black Emperor
Godspeed You! Black Emperor
Godspeed You! Black Emperor is a Canadian post-rock band which originated from Montreal, Quebec in 1994...
on their first EP
Extended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
, Slow Riot for New Zerø Kanada
Slow Riot for New Zerø Kanada
-Reception:Users of the website, Rate Your Music, rated the album as the greatest EP of all time. -Personnel:*Thierry Amar — bass guitar*David Bryant — guitar, tapes*Bruce Cawdron — drums, percussion, keyboards...
, which was released in 1999. Trudeau went on later to co-found Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra & Tra-La-La Band, where she serves as one of two principal violinists. Trudeau has also played the bass guitar
Bass guitar
The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
on the EP The "Pretty Little Lightning Paw" E.P., as well as trumpet
Trumpet
The trumpet is the musical instrument with the highest register in the brass family. Trumpets are among the oldest musical instruments, dating back to at least 1500 BCE. They are played by blowing air through closed lips, producing a "buzzing" sound which starts a standing wave vibration in the air...
on Horses in the Sky
Horses in the Sky
Horses in the Sky is the fourth album by the Canadian post-rock band Silver Mt. Zion, this time under the alias Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra & Tra-La-La Band. This is the first Silver Mt...
. She is also credited as playing violin on the Arcade Fire track "Wake Up" from their debut album Funeral
Funeral (album)
Funeral is the debut full-length album by the Canadian indie rock band Arcade Fire, released on September 14, 2004 in North America by Merge Records and on February 28, 2005 in Europe by Rough Trade Records...
.
Sharing the responsibility with the other six members, Trudeau sings with Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra & Tra-La-La Band.
Trudeau is also the founder
Entrepreneur
An entrepreneur is an owner or manager of a business enterprise who makes money through risk and initiative.The term was originally a loanword from French and was first defined by the Irish-French economist Richard Cantillon. Entrepreneur in English is a term applied to a person who is willing to...
of Bangor Records
Bangor Records
Bangor Records is an independent record label based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The music label was founded in 2005 by Sophie Trudeau. Trudeau is a violinist for notable post-rock groups, Godspeed You! Black Emperor and A Silver Mt...
. Its current roster includes her string trio project, The Mile End Ladies String Auxiliary, for which she plays violin
Violin
The violin is a string instrument, usually with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is the smallest, highest-pitched member of the violin family of string instruments, which includes the viola and cello....
, along with Beckie Foon of Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra & Tra-La-La Band on cello
Cello
The cello is a bowed string instrument with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is a member of the violin family of musical instruments, which also includes the violin, viola, and double bass. Old forms of the instrument in the Baroque era are baryton and viol .A person who plays a cello is...
and Genevieve Heistek of Hangedup
Hangedup
Hangedup are an experimental rock group from Montreal, Canada. They are a two-piece band, featuring Genevieve Heistek on Viola and Eric Craven on drums and percussion...
on viola
Viola
The viola is a bowed string instrument. It is the middle voice of the violin family, between the violin and the cello.- Form :The viola is similar in material and construction to the violin. A full-size viola's body is between and longer than the body of a full-size violin , with an average...
. Their first album, From Cells of Roughest Air, was released from Bangor Records
Bangor Records
Bangor Records is an independent record label based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The music label was founded in 2005 by Sophie Trudeau. Trudeau is a violinist for notable post-rock groups, Godspeed You! Black Emperor and A Silver Mt...
on January 1, 2005. She is also a member of Diebold, a duo released on her label Bangor Records
Bangor Records
Bangor Records is an independent record label based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The music label was founded in 2005 by Sophie Trudeau. Trudeau is a violinist for notable post-rock groups, Godspeed You! Black Emperor and A Silver Mt...
in January, 2007.
In 2006, Sophie, with Efrim Menuck
Efrim Menuck
Efrim Manuel Menuck is a Canadian musician involved with a number of Montreal-based bands, most notably Godspeed You! Black Emperor and Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra...
and Thierry Amar
Thierry Amar
Thierry Amar is a Canadian musician. He is most notable for participating in Godspeed You! Black Emperor, as well as being co-founder of Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra & Tra-La-La Band with Efrim Menuck and Sophie Trudeau. Amar also participates with Black Ox Orkestar, a Yiddish folk...
, assisted in the recording of Carla Bozulich
Carla Bozulich
Carla Bozulich is an American musician based in Los Angeles, known for her work as the lead singer, lyricist and founder of both The Geraldine Fibbers and and as a founding member of Ethyl Meatplow. Her 2006 album, Evangelista, was released by Constellation Records, that label's first release by a...
's first release for Constellation, Evangelista.
Godspeed You! Black Emperor
- Slow Riot for New Zerø Kanada EPSlow Riot for New Zerø Kanada-Reception:Users of the website, Rate Your Music, rated the album as the greatest EP of all time. -Personnel:*Thierry Amar — bass guitar*David Bryant — guitar, tapes*Bruce Cawdron — drums, percussion, keyboards...
(1999) - Lift Your Skinny Fists Like Antennas to HeavenLift Your Skinny Fists Like Antennas to HeavenDisc two-Notes:*"Broken Windows, Locks of Love Pt. III" was originally named "3rd Part."*"She Dreamt She Was a Bulldozer, She Dreamt She Was Alone in an Empty Field" was originally named "John Hughes", presumably after the film director....
(2000) - Yanqui U.X.O.Yanqui U.X.O.U.X.O. is the third studio album by the Canadian post-rock band Godspeed You! Black Emperor. It was produced and recorded by musician Steve Albini at the Electrical Audio in Chicago, Illinois in late 2001...
(2002)
A Silver Mt. Zion
- He Has Left Us Alone but Shafts of Light Sometimes Grace the Corner of Our Rooms...He Has Left Us Alone but Shafts of Light Sometimes Grace the Corner of Our Rooms...-CD edition:-Personnel:A Silver Mt. Zion*Thierry Amar – double bass, bass guitar, production*Efrim Menuck – piano, guitar, organ, vocals, radio, production*Sophie Trudeau – violin, vocalsOther musicians...
(2000) - "Born into Trouble as the Sparks Fly Upward."Born into Trouble as the Sparks Fly Upward"Born into Trouble as the Sparks Fly Upward." is the second album of the Canadian band The Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra & Tra-La-La Band...
(2001) - "This Is Our Punk-Rock," Thee Rusted Satellites Gather + Sing, (2003)
- The "Pretty Little Lightning Paw" E.P. (2004)
- Horses in the SkyHorses in the SkyHorses in the Sky is the fourth album by the Canadian post-rock band Silver Mt. Zion, this time under the alias Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra & Tra-La-La Band. This is the first Silver Mt...
(2005) - 13 Blues for Thirteen Moons13 Blues for Thirteen Moons13 Blues for Thirteen Moons is the fifth full-length album by the Canadian post-rock group, Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra & Tra-La-La Band. The album was released in March 2008...
(2008) - Kollaps TradixionalesKollaps TradixionalesKollaps Tradixionales is the sixth full-length album by the Canadian post-rock group, Thee Silver Mt. Zion under the name Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra. The album was released in February 2010 on Constellation Records. The songs "I Built Myself a Metal Bird," "I Fed My Metal Bird the...
(2010)
Set Fire to Flames
- Sings Reign RebuilderSings Reign RebuilderSings Reign Rebuilder was the debut album of the Canadian band Set Fire to Flames. It was released by Alien8 Recordings, FatCat Records in 2001...
(2001) - Telegraphs in Negative/Mouths Trapped in StaticTelegraphs in Negative/Mouths Trapped in StaticTelegraphs in Negative/Mouths Trapped in Static is the second double album by the Canadian musical collective, Set Fire to Flames. The album was recorded in the span of several months in late 2002, and was then published by both Alien8 Recordings and FatCat Records in 2003.The album itself was...
(2003)
The Mile End Ladies String Auxiliary
- From Cells of Roughest Air (2005)
Diebold
- Diebold (2007)
- Listen To My Heartbeast (2008)