| Guy LeBlanc | |
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 Guy LeBlanc during soundcheck at FMPM 2007
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Guy LeBlanc |
| Born | October 16, 1960 Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada |
| Origin | Ottawa |
| Genre(s) | Progressive rock, Jazz fusion |
| Occupation(s) | Keyboard Player, Songwriter, Record Producer |
| Years active | 1975 – Present |
| Label(s) | Xntrik Records, Mahl Productions, Camel Productions |
| Associated acts | Nathan Mahl, Camel |
| Website | Nathan Mahl Official Myspace |
Guy LeBlanc (October 16, 1960) is a Canadian keyboardist and composer. He leads his own progressive-rock band - Nathan Mahl, and was a member of the British progressive band Camel[1] from 2000-2003. He produces and releases his own solo[2], as well as Nathan Mahl's discs, and has appeared as guest keyboardist on several other releases.
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Biography
Born in 1960 in Moncton, New Brunswick, he began formal musical training at age 4, and ended his classical piano training at age 11, in order to concentrate on composition and modern electric music. He started playing keyboards in Rock bands at 15. He co-founded Nathan Mahl at age 20 with Mark Spenard, Don Prince and Dan Lacasse. In 1991, on a dare, he released a series of recorded improvs with 2 drummers, and dubbed the project Mahl Dynasty[3]. After reforming Nathan Mahl several times over many years through to the present, he managed to record a few of these lineups, and chose to release some of these as independent discs[4]. On the strength of his performance at NEARfest[5] 1999 with Nathan Mahl, he was invited to join the British progressive band Camel, with whom he toured in 2000-2001 and recorded the studio disc a Nod and a Wink[6] in 2002, writing a couple pieces with leader Andrew Latimer. Since late 1999, he has been producing all his discs in his own digital studio, Subversia [7], named after his solo album from the same year. In 2001, he recorded one song with Curtis Reid on his disc Omniumgatherum[8]. In 2003, he played keys with Donnamatrix on several tracks of their Cool Lynx EP[9]. He is also recording other tracks with a few different projects, and hopes to catch up someday. In 2004, he released his second solo disc All the Rage[10], and recorded with Nathan Mahl the opening track to Odyssey[11], a massive 9 band collaboration spearheaded by The Finnish Progressive Music Association (Colossus) and the French label Musea. Currently he is rehearsing with Nathan Mahl and preparing what appears to be an assault on unsuspecting audiences which will once and for all dispel the silly notion that one can only blow the roof off[12] a venue but once. And, he is composing again.
Discography
Subversia (1999)
This first solo disc[13] includes guest performances from several friends, including the widely acclaimed guitarist Scott McGill[14] (Hand Farm, Finneus Gauge and McGill-Manring-Stevens) on guitar. Winner of the best Fusion album of 1999 from Radio CFLX-FM in Sherbrooke (Délire Musicale).
Songs:
- The First Lie
- Joyride
- A Question of Authority
- The Cold Truth
- The Trial
- Subversia
- Home
All the Rage (2004)
Aptly titled All the Rage[15] and composed over a 2 year period, the disc parallels the tumultuous personal events that have helped shape this artist's life and work. Each song on this 70-plus minute CD tells a story within a story, and each story exposes a search within for the answers to life and art.
Songs:
- Life on the Blade
- All the Rage
- Ailleurs
- One Sky
- the Silent Thread
- the Immortals
- the One who Knows
- Choices
References
- ^ Camel Productions. "Camel Official Site Timeline 2000". http://www.camelproductions.com/CamelTimeline2000_.html Camel Official Site. Retrieved on 2007-12-29.
- ^ Michael McCormack (2000). One-For-One. Xlibris Corporation. ISBN 0738844241. http://books.google.com/books?vid=ISBN0738844241&id=mjWn2QFS6ZIC&pg=PA159&lpg=PA159&ots=8NILiGz8mM&dq=%22Guy+LeBlanc%22+mahl&ie=ISO-8859-1&output=html&sig=gEBfviAQxn4_mAl3GmklF6TO1Xs.
- ^ Prognosis. "Prognosis Entry: Nathan Mahl". http://www.silverdb.com/MUSIC_DBArtist.asp?txtArtistID=206 Prognosis. Retrieved on 2008-01-04.
- ^ Bob Eichler. "Ground and Sky Review: Mahl Dynasty - Borderline". http://www.progreviews.com/reviews/display.php?rev=md-bord Ground and Sky. Retrieved on 2007-01-04.
- ^ NEARfest Productions. "NEARfest Official Site 1999 Scrapbook for Nathan Mahl". http://www.nearfest.com/history/scrapbooks/scrapbookpage.asp?iYear=1999&iBand=10 NEARfest Official Site. Retrieved on 2007-12-29.
- ^ Joe McGlinchey. "Ground and Sky Review: Camel - A Nod and a Wink". http://www.progreviews.com/reviews/display.php?rev=cam-anaaw Ground and Sky. Retrieved on 2007-01-05.
- ^ Bob Eichler. "Ground and Sky Review: Subversia". http://www.progreviews.com/reviews/display.php?rev=gl-sub Ground and Sky. Retrieved on 2008-01-04.
- ^ Clayton Walnum. "Progressive World Review: Curtis Reid - Omniumgatherum". http://www.progressiveworld.net/reid.html Progressive World. Retrieved on 2008-01-04.
- ^ Donnamatrix. "Donnamatrix Official Soundclick Main Artist Page". http://www.soundclick.com/bands/default.cfm?bandID=114537 Donnamatrix Official Soundclick. Retrieved on 2008-01-04.
- ^ Yves Dubé. "Sea of Tranquility Review: All the Rage". http://www.seaoftranquility.org/reviews.php?op=showcontent&id=1582 Sea of Tranquility. Retrieved on 2008-01-04.
- ^ The Finnish Progressive Music Association. "Colossus Official Site Odyssey Project". http://www.colossus.fi/125/index.php?id=24,20,0,0,1,0 Colossus Official Site. Retrieved on 2007-01-05.
- ^ Brandon Wu. "Ground and Sky Review: Live at NEARfest 1999". http://www.progreviews.com/reviews/display.php?rev=nm-lanf Ground and Sky. Retrieved on 2007-01-05.
- ^ Jerry Lucky. "Ghostland Review: Guy LeBlanc - Subversia". http://ghostland.com/ghostland/cd_reviews.asp?ID=132 Ghostland. Retrieved on 2007-01-05.
- ^ Scott Mcgill. "Scott Mcgill Official Site Extended Discography 1999". http://www.scottmcgill.com/discography.cfm Scott Mcgill Official Site. Retrieved on 2007-01-05.
- ^ John W. Patterson. "All About Jazz Review: Guy LeBlanc - Subversia". http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/article.php?id=5918 All About Jazz. Retrieved on 2007-01-05.
Further reading
- Guy LeBlanc Official Myspace
- Nathan Mahl Official Wikipedia
- Prognosis Guy LeBlanc Entry
- Gibraltar Encyclopedia of Progressive Rock See Guy LeBlanc Entry
- Allmusic Guy LeBlanc Entry
- Arlequins Italian Prog Webzine Guy LeBlanc 2004 Interview
- Eclectic Earwig Nathan Mahl and Guy LeBlanc CD reviews
- Baby Blaue Prog Subversia CD Review
- E-Prog Subversia CD Review
- Progressive DisDURPance Subversia CD Review
- Progressive Newsletter Subversia CD Review
- Progressive World All the Rage CD Review
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