Joseph Shabason

Little Mazarn

Eliza Niemi

pure pulp

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Joseph Shabason + Little Mazarn + Eliza Niemi + pure pulp

Joseph Shabason est multi-instrumentiste, compositeur, producteur et artiste. Après avoir obtenu son diplôme de saxophone du programme d&#8217;interprétation jazz de l&#8217;Université de Toronto en 2006, il a joué et tourné avec les groupes Destroyer, The War On Drugs, André Ethier et DIANA. Deux de ses albums (Kaputt et Poison Season) ont été présélectionnés pour le Prix de musique Polaris, et l&#8217;album éponyme de son propre groupe DIANA a été présélectionné pour le Prix Polaris. Kaputt a été élu deuxième album de l&#8217;année par Pitchfork Media et Poison Season a été nominé aux JUNO en 2015.
En plus de ses tournées et de ses participations à des projets originaux, Joseph compose pour le cinéma, la télévision et des publicités. Il a composé la musique du documentaire Omega Man de Yung Chang, diffusé sur TSN, ainsi que celle de Your Tomorrow d&#8217;Ali Weinstein, nominé pour le prix Rogers du meilleur film canadien. Joseph a composé la musique du long métrage Silent Retreat de Mirimax ainsi que du court métrage Melinda’s Wish, avec BJ Novak, Amy Okuda et Bobby Moynihan. Il a également composé la musique de la série Hulu SLIP, avec Zoe Lister Jones. Il a également composé toutes les musiques originales des populaires balados Front Burner et Pop Chat de la CBC. Sa musique originale a également été diffusée dans le documentaire Netflix The Andy Warhol Diaries.
En tant que musicien de studio et arrangeur, Joseph a enregistré du saxophone, de la flûte et du clavier pour The War On Drugs, Alvvays, Rodney Graham, Austra, Sandro Perri, Andre Ethier, Jill Barber, Hannah Georgas, The Born Ruffians, Allie X, Matt Barber, The Fembots et bien d&#8217;autres.

Joseph Shabason is a multi-instrumentalist, composer, producer and recording artist_. After graduating as a saxophone major from the University of Toronto Jazz Performance program in 2006 he went on to play and tour in the bands Destroyer, The War On Drugs, Andre Ethier and DIANA. Two albums that he has recorded on 
(Kaputt and Poison Season) have been Short-listed for the Polaris Music Prize and the self-titled album from his own band DIANA was long-listed for the Polaris Prize. Kaputt was voted the No. 2 album of the year by Pitchfork Media and Poison Season was nominated for a JUNO Award in 2015.
Alongside touring and playing in original projects Joseph composes for film, television and commercials. He has scored Yung Chang’s documentary Omega Man that aired on TSN as well as Ali Weinstein’s Your Tomorrow which was nominated for Roger’s Best Canadian Film award. Joseph has written the music for the Mirimax feature Silent Retreat as well as the short Melinda’s Wish starring BJ Novak, Amy Okuda and Bobby Moynihan. He also composed the music for the Hulu series SLIP staring Zoe Lister Jones. He also composed all the original music on the popular CBC podcasts Front Burner and Pop Chat. His original music was also featured in the Netflix Documentary The Andy Warhol Diaries. 
As a session player and arranger Joseph has recorded saxophone, flute and keyboard for The War On Drugs, Alvvays, Rodney Graham, Austra, Sandro Perri, Andre Ethier, Jill Barber, Hannah Georgas, The Born Ruffians, Allie X, Matt Barber, The Fembots and many more.
Under his own name he has released the albums Aytche, Anne Anne EP, and The Fellowship and Welcome To Hell on Western Vinyl. He has released the records Muldrew and Ample Habitat with Ben Gunning (Seance Center) and Philadelphia, At Scaramouche and Shabason, Krgovich, Sage with Nickolas Krgovich (Idee Fixe). Philadelphia was met with critical acclaim, and listed as one of the Top 50 albums of the year by FADER in 2020 and was long-listed for the Polaris Prize.

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Joseph Shabason + Little Mazarn + Eliza Niemi + pure pulp