Sophie Trudeau
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| Sophie Trudeau | |
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Trudeau c. 2006
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| Background information | |
| Born | Canada |
| Genres | Post-rock |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, singer, violionist |
| Years active | 1999–present |
| Labels | Kranky Constellation Bangor |
| Associated acts | Godspeed You! Black Emperor Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra & Tra-La-La Band Valley of the Giants The Mile End Ladies String Auxiliary Pink Mountaintops |
Sophie Trudeau is a Canadian musician. She is best known for being a member of Godspeed You! Black Emperor,[1] and co-founder with Efrim Menuck and Thierry Amar of Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra & Tra-La-La Band.[2] She also plays in a number of other bands, including Valley of the Giants and The Mile End Ladies String Auxiliary.
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Biography
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Trudeau first served as violinist for Godspeed You! Black Emperor on their first EP, Slow Riot for New Zerø Kanada, which was released in 1999. Trudeau went on later to co-found Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra & Tra-La-La Band, where she serves as one of two principal violinists.[3] Trudeau has also played the bass guitar on The "Pretty Little Lightning Paw" E.P.,[4] as well as trumpet on Horses in the Sky.[5] She is also credited as playing violin on the Arcade Fire track "Wake Up" from their debut album Funeral.[6]
Sharing the responsibility with the other six members, Trudeau sings with Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra & Tra-La-La Band.
Trudeau is also the founder of Bangor Records. Its current roster includes her string trio project, The Mile End Ladies String Auxiliary, for which she plays violin, along with Beckie Foon of Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra & Tra-La-La Band on cello and Genevieve Heistek of Hangedup on viola. Their first album, From Cells of Roughest Air, was released by Bangor Records on January 1, 2005.[7][8] She is also a member of Diebold, a duo released on Bangor in January, 2007.[9]
In 2006, Sophie, with Efrim Menuck and Thierry Amar, assisted in the recording of Carla Bozulich's first release for Constellation, Evangelista.[10][6]
Discography
With Godspeed You! Black Emperor
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- Slow Riot for New Zerø Kanada (1999)
- Lift Your Skinny Fists Like Antennas to Heaven (2000)
- Yanqui U.X.O. (2002)
- 'Allelujah! Don't Bend! Ascend! (2012)
- Asunder, Sweet and Other Distress (2015)
With A Silver Mt. Zion
- He Has Left Us Alone but Shafts of Light Sometimes Grace the Corner of Our Rooms... (2000)
- "Born into Trouble as the Sparks Fly Upward." (2001)
- "This Is Our Punk-Rock," Thee Rusted Satellites Gather + Sing, (2003)
- The "Pretty Little Lightning Paw" E.P. (2004)
- Horses in the Sky (2005)
- 13 Blues for Thirteen Moons (2008)
- Kollaps Tradixionales (2010)
- Fuck Off Get Free We Pour Light on Everything (2014)
With Set Fire to Flames
With Valley of the Giants
- Valley of the Giants (2004)
With The Mile End Ladies String Auxiliary
- From Cells of Roughest Air (2005)
With Diebold
- Diebold (2007)
- Listen to My Heartbeast (2008)
With Kiss Me Deadly
- Misty Medley (2005)
References
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External links
- Allmusic album credits
- Sophie Trudeau discography at Discogs
