Misteur Valaire

Misteur Valaire (MV)
Performing at Traumzeit Festival 2013 in Duisburg, Germany
Background information
Origin	Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada
Genres	Pop, Electro, Electro-jazz, Hip hop
Years active	2005-Present
Labels	Mr.Label
Associated acts	Milk & Bone, Heems, Jamie Lidell
Website	www.mv.mu
Members	François-Simon Déziel Jonathan Drouin Julien Harbec Thomas Hébert Louis-Pierre Phaneuf

Misteur Valaire (abbreviated as "MV") are a French Canadian electropop group formed in Sherbrooke, Quebec in 2005.

History

The five members of Misteur Valaire have known each other since elementary school. They had classic jazz musical training before becoming interested in electronic music. In CEGEP, in 2003, the group participated in the local Vocational Schools Final performing at Cégep de Sherbrooke.

Their album Golden Bombay was a longlisted nominee for the 2010 Polaris Music Prize,^[1] and the band were shortlisted for the Juno Award for New Group of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2011.^[2]

Discography

Studio Albums

Mr. Brian

• Released: 2005
• Format: CD, Music download
• Label: Mr. Label
• Tracks: Eight
• Bonus tracks: One

Friterday Night

• Released: 2007
• Format: CD, Music download
• Label: Mr. Label
• Tracks: Eleven

Golden Bombay

• Released: 2010
• Format: CD, LP, Music download
• Label: Mr. Label
• Tracks: Eleven

Misteur Valaire Live @ Montreal

• Released: 2012
• Format: Music download
• Label: Mr. Label
• Tracks: Twelve

Bellevue

• Released: 2013
• Format: CD, LP, Music download
• Label: Mr. Label
• Tracks: Eleven
• Bonus tracks: One (digital release only)

References

1. "Blue Rodeo, BSS on Polaris long list". The Globe and Mail, June 17, 2010.
2. "The complete list of 2011 Juno nominations". The Globe and Mail, February 1, 2011.