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William Lamoureux
William Lamoureux, from Gatineau, Québec, is a violin force to be reckoned with. At the young age of 20, he already has extensive stage experience with more than 500 performances to his credit. Whether he's playing in a classical orchestra, in a rock or a country band, in a world music or jazz ensemble, William stands out for his remarkable stage presence, his charisma and his excellent technique on the violin.
“On stage, William leaves no one indifferent.
He's incredible, handling the bow as well as he directs the band."
(Marie-Ève Lambert, La Presse, Québec).
William is involved in a number of high profile projects including the Playground Project (playgroundproject.ca), a one-man-band act where he interprets well-known pop tunes arranged live on stage with vocals, violin, percussion and effects pedals. He is the founder of the exciting Québec rock group, Billy Love Band (billyloveband.com). He is also a member of four Toronto bands: the 12-piece R&B/Soul/Latin band 7Sould (7sould.com); the gypsy jazz sextet, Hotline Swing (hotlineswingband.com); the Kalyna Rakel Group (kalynarakel.com) and the world music quartet So Long Seven (solongseven.com). In addition, he is a featured artist at ONQ Live Entertainment (onq-live.com) in Toronto.
William studied classical violin for ten years at the Québec Music Conservatory under Christian Vachon and Alexandre Da Costa, before entering Humber College where he perfected his approach to many styles of popular music under Drew Jurecka (violin), Alastair Kay & Pat LaBarbara (improvisation) and Denzal Sinclaire (voice). He has opened for or shared the stage with artists such as Roch Voisine, Karim Ouellet, Damien Robitaille, Loco Locas, les Colocs, The New York Voices, The New Cities, and Larry Goldings, among others. As a violinist, William is in high demand as a studio musician, as a sideman and as a performer in numerous private events. He is also a singer, guitarist, mandolinist, ukulelist and keyboardist. He has extens...
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PLAYGROUND’S 5th VIDEO
Hey guys! The playground project’s 5th music video is out now! So excited for you to see it. Let me know what y’all think! bit.ly/2dRMKJp
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That moment I thought photography was my thing... Well, I think I'll just stick to music finally.
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When I get to play Gypsy Jazz, I get excited like a 6 year old girl who just got her first Barbie doll.
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Jamming in the Autumn Leaves! 🍂 Shot captured by @ZacTurgeon
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Tracking some sweet Gypsy Jazz! #AfterYou'veGone #AllofMe
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Getting all prepped-up to rock it with A-Band! Smooth strings for a Billy Strayhorn tribute @ Humber College.
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The Playground Project’s 3rd music video.
It’s online, now! Directed by Zacharie Turgeon (zacturgeon.com), hope you guys like it!
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The 3rd video of the #PlaygroundProject is online NOW! Just like Animals, errr’body!
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Having a studio session at 2am! That’s right. #AnthonyLomax
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8:30am studio session at #HumberCollegeStudios. Bluegrass version of I’ve Just Seen a Face! ‘Sounds wicked.
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2nd studio session in just a few hours. It’s been great to perform #BrendenVarty’s jazz tunes. That guy is somethin’!
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Session 1 out of 4. Some sweet strings lines over #BryanBinnema’s sweet tunes. Cheers to #TelanWong on cello.
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4 Studio Sessions. 2 Days.
Lately, I’ve had the amazing opportunity of being part of 4 different studio sessions in 2 days in the incredible #HumberCollegeStudios. This is gonna be intense. I’ll post a few pictures.
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The Playground Project’s 3rd music video is coming out THIS friday! But for now, here’s a little teaser.
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A cool track I played on a few months back. Cheers to Max Black!
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This incredible band I play with is releasing their record on November 9th. SO PSYCHED!
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