Daniel Berthiaume (singer-songwriter)

Daniel Louis Berthiaume
Born Montreal, Canada
Genres Pop, jazz, blues, folk, rock, new age, electronica
Occupation(s) Typesetter, instrumentalist
Instruments Guitar, keyboard
Website danielberthiaume.com

Daniel Berthiaume was born in Montreal, Canada. He is a type-setter and multi instrumentalist and is characterized by his musical eclecticism. A guitarist, he also plays keyboards and sings in a multitude of musical styles (rock'n'roll, pop, jazz, blues, folk, Ambient Music, New Age, electronica, etc.). In the 1980s he travelled throughout the whole Quebec territory with various groups playing more than 400 concerts featuring covers ofSupertramp, Genesis, U2, etc. and original compositions. It was during this period that he produced a first record entitled Yellow Street (Dance music) that was carried out in collaboration with the DJ of international reputation M.C. Mario. He also worked at that time with Allen McCartey (Men Without Hats), Steve Tracey (Loni Gamble, Céline Dion), Luc Phaneuf (Starmania), Yvan Payeur (Cirque du Soleil) and several other speakers of the Montreal's musical area.

He also wrote several music and sound tracks for corporate and advertising films. In the beginning of the Nineties he was attracted by Ambient Music and quickly became a leader of this style. During this period he produced 7 albums, all nominated with the ADISQ awards and was rewarded with the Felix (Québécois trophy are equivalent to the Grammy's) for the album of the year in the ambient/new age category.

He is now the lead singer and the lead guitar player for the group The Bluegators, featuring famous French drummer René Guérin and Kérassios Varipatis on doublebass.

Discography

Year Album Recognition
2012 Arizona
2012 Les Grands Classiques
2012 Zen in Provence
2002 Les IV Elements
2001 Modern Classical
2000 Night Music
1999 The Nature of Silence
1998 Ego
1994 Nouveau Souffle Nominated "ADISQ" 1995
1991 The Sacred Fire Album of the year "ADISQ" 1992
1990 Le langage du corps Nominated "ADISQ" 1991
1990 La voie intérieure Nominated "ADISQ" 1991
1988 Nuages Nominated "ADISQ" 1989

Collaborations as a songwriter

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