Philipe Dorion

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Grew up in Aylmer sector of Gatineau. Played in punk rock and ska bands. I play guitar, and bass, and some drums but I'm not great at drums, I know what i want musically speaking so I can produce really good electronic music.

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What is music to you? What does it give you?

Music gives me power, it brings me comfort in difficult times, and adds to the pleasure during good times.

What is your music dream?

I want my track: Exceptional, to be played at hockey games. It would be absolutely amazing to see people dancing and singing to it. You can go OH! OH! OH! OH! OH! OH OH OH OH OH!

If you could change the world - what would you start with?

I would start with myself.

Which is the most memorable song from your childhood?

I'm unsure of which song is the most memorable, but I used to sing New York New York on an old cassette tape.

Who are your favorite musical artists or bands?

I love EDM, Cookie Monsta, Zeds Dead, Snoop Dog, Melvin the Dude (or is it Kevin), not sure at this moment... But I also love the beats of Dr. Dre and more...

What inspires you to make music?

Life, everything in life inspires me, I see rhythm everywhere.

What is the message you want to send with your music?

I want people to groove, to trip, to chill sometimes, and to dance and party at other times. I want people to enjoy life with some additional help from my music.

How do you feel when you perform in front of an audience?

Always a bit of a tingle in my chest, I get nervous.

How do you see the musicians’ reality nowadays? What could be improved?

There should be more loans for artists when they make good music. More competitions for electronic music artists.

What do you think of Drooble?

I enjoy Drooble, I'm hoping to make friends here.

What frustrates you most as a musician?

Having to buy stuff is the worst, because no one knows my amazing music yet, it's on Spotify now so it's a good start. I need lots of stuff for my gigs... Laptop (3000 dollars) so I can use my APC 40 on Ableton Live to do live performances.... I know exactly what I need...

Do you support your local scene as a fan? How?

I tend to check out other artists in the local facebook groups, and I encourage them if I enjoy their work. I also provide feedback, usually constructive criticism.

What qualities should a musician nowadays have in order to get their music heard by a larger audience?

A good sense of balance, make people dance a bit, while making the music suitable for other activities like house-work, or just shopping, while it plays on the radio...

Share some awesome artists that we’ve never heard of.

I really enjoy listening to olschool dubstep, but I also enjoy good old Hip-Hop beats, or psy-trance, and the old dub, you know, the rub-a-dub-dub.... I guess I could mention VibeSquad. I like the beats a lot.