Sébastian Hell
Encyclopedia
Sébastian Hell is a musician, songwriter and screenwriter who is also the manager of the UnPop Montreal
. He fronts a band called Sébastian Hell/Blooze Konekshun and also performs solo.
district of Montréal, an area known for its tree-lined streets, brick houses, ethnic diversity, mix of rich and poor, and crime-ridden streets. As a youth, his dream was to one day be paid to play hockey and be paid to play music. He had reached both by the age of 18. His favourite team growing up was the Quebec Nordiques
.
, and was a letterman in hockey and also played football. In both these sports, he has played alongside future professionals - NHLers Ben Guite
, Jean-Luc Grand-Pierre
, and Mathieu Darche
, and NFLer J. P. Darche. He graduated in 1995.
and CEGEP
Du Vieux Montréal, earning complementary film and literature degrees.
helped him garner a reputation as a hard worker who had studied the theories and could be allowed to break them apart.
, he has performed in Montreal clubs since 1990 and has been touring since the mid-90s. He briefly moved to New York City
where he tried to stir the underground music scene in the late 90s before settling back in Montréal by 1999. He also own his small independent label, Kitchen Records/Productions.
), Mike Sokolyk of Whiskey Trench, members of Plunt, and Daniel Santos of Scream Elliott. It is currently slated for release on September 14, 2008. He is also said to be working on releasing his lyrics as a poetry book.
UnPop Montreal
UnPop Montreal is an annual music festival in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The festival typically occurs at the end of August or early September. UnPop Montreal started as a weekend long event featuring unknown bands...
. He fronts a band called Sébastian Hell/Blooze Konekshun and also performs solo.
Early years
Hell grew up in the Notre-Dame-de-GrâceNotre-Dame-de-Grâce
Notre-Dame-de-Grâce , also nicknamed NDG, is a residential neighbourhood of Montreal located in the city's west-end. It is one of five districts of the borough of Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce...
district of Montréal, an area known for its tree-lined streets, brick houses, ethnic diversity, mix of rich and poor, and crime-ridden streets. As a youth, his dream was to one day be paid to play hockey and be paid to play music. He had reached both by the age of 18. His favourite team growing up was the Quebec Nordiques
Quebec Nordiques
The Quebec Nordiques were a professional ice hockey team based in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. The Nordiques played in the World Hockey Association and the National Hockey League...
.
High school years
Hell attended Collège Notre-Dame du Sacré-Coeur in Montreal, CanadaCanada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, and was a letterman in hockey and also played football. In both these sports, he has played alongside future professionals - NHLers Ben Guite
Ben Guite
Ben Guite is a Canadian ice hockey forward who is under contract with the San Jose Sharks in the National Hockey League . He is the son of former WHAer Pierre Guite.- Playing career :...
, Jean-Luc Grand-Pierre
Jean-Luc Grand-Pierre
Jean-Luc Grand-Pierre is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman playing for Malmö Redhawks of the Swedish HockeyAllsvenskan ....
, and Mathieu Darche
Mathieu Darche
Mathieu Darche is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who currently plays left wing with the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League. Mathieu is the younger brother of long snapper J. P. Darche.-Playing career:...
, and NFLer J. P. Darche. He graduated in 1995.
Junior college/CEGEP
Hell attended both Collège Jean-de-BrébeufCollège Jean-de-Brébeuf
Collège Jean-de-Brébeuf is a private French-language educational institution offering secondary school and CEGEP college-level instruction in Montreal, Quebec. It is a co-ed establishment for students in their final year of secondary school and in college. It is boys-only in the first four years...
and CEGEP
Cégep
CEGEP is an acronym for , which is literally translated as "College of General and Vocational Education" but commonly called "General and Vocational College" in circles not influenced by Quebec English. It refers to the public post-secondary education collegiate institutions exclusive to the...
Du Vieux Montréal, earning complementary film and literature degrees.
University
Studying film at both Concordia University and Université de MontréalUniversité de Montréal
The Université de Montréal is a public francophone research university in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It comprises thirteen faculties, more than sixty departments and two affiliated schools: the École Polytechnique and HEC Montréal...
helped him garner a reputation as a hard worker who had studied the theories and could be allowed to break them apart.
Music Life
While mostly known throughout his involvement with UnPop MontrealUnPop Montreal
UnPop Montreal is an annual music festival in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The festival typically occurs at the end of August or early September. UnPop Montreal started as a weekend long event featuring unknown bands...
, he has performed in Montreal clubs since 1990 and has been touring since the mid-90s. He briefly moved to New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
where he tried to stir the underground music scene in the late 90s before settling back in Montréal by 1999. He also own his small independent label, Kitchen Records/Productions.
Recordings
Recording for his first solo record started in 2005. While many mixes and demos have circulated in Montreal and on the internet, it has not yet been officially released, thus some local music critics dubbing it Chinese Democracy. Many special guests appear on the recordings, including UnPop Montreal founder and Ghettonuns frontman Nathan Munn, Guillaume Nadeau (formerly of The Sainte CatherinesThe Sainte Catherines
The Sainte Catherines are a 6 piece punk-rock band who formed in Montreal, Quebec, Canada in 1999. The group's name comes from Rue Sainte-Catherine, one of Montreal's main streets. Their third record, The Art of Arrogance was released on local label Dare to Care Records in 2003 and on the German...
), Mike Sokolyk of Whiskey Trench, members of Plunt, and Daniel Santos of Scream Elliott. It is currently slated for release on September 14, 2008. He is also said to be working on releasing his lyrics as a poetry book.