Guy Laliberté (born September 2, 1959 in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada) is the founder and chief executive officer of Cirque du Soleil. Starting out as an accordion player, stiltwalker and fire-eater; Laliberté created his circus which is a synthesis of all circus styles around the world. In 2006, this 95% share holder of the 1.2 [...]
Bistro a JoJo. Le Temple du Blues a Montreal. I listened to Carl Tremblay and friends live at Bistro a JoJo last weekend and it really rocked. 3am rolled around really fast and I didn’t want them to stop. Smoking guitar player ala Stevie Ray Vaughan, a Hammond B3 player they nickname “Animal” for good [...]
A performer from Cirque Du Soleil kisses the hand of the pope.
Here are some rehearsal photos from Bye Bye Birdie which I conducted at McIntyre Hall (Mount Vernon, WA) in November 2007. This was what I called the “keyboard army”. We had three keyboardists covering piano, strings and percussion bell parts. I opted use synth strings in favor of having a full sax and horn section. [...]
Photos from the Rocky Horror Show at the Lincoln Theater, Mount Vernon, WA. Presented by the Theater Arts Guild in October and November 2007. I was music director and keyboardist. This was one of the funnest shows and best crews I ever worked with. And everyone in the cast knows it. Long Live the Lips! [...]
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