Daniel Bédard

Daniel Bédard (born September 19, 1957) is a Franco-Canadian musician, composer, arranger, record producer, and audio engineer.
== Early years and education == 
The product of a musical family, Bédard grew up in Greater Sudbury Urban neighbourhoods of Sudbury, debuting at 14 as a singer and guitarist-pianist. While a full-time musician, he attended the music programs at Cambrian College (1975–1977) and Laurentian University, from which he graduated in 1987.
== Career ==
Writing in 2005, the Franco-Canadian poet Michel Dallaire described Bédard as a: 
Compositeur, réalisateur, directeur musical, musicien, arrangeur, professeur à l'Université Laurentienne et...philosophe de la rue à ses heures, il aborde chaque projet avec la curiosité d'un enfant et la rigueur de celui qui est constamment à la recherche d'expressions/de formes nouvelles qui participent au message que véhiculent les vers d'un poète, les paroles d'un interprète, la toile d'un peintre, la vision d'un dramaturge ou les images d'un cinéaste.
Composer, director, musical director, musician, arranger, professor at Laurentian University and...street philosopher at times, he approaches each project with the curiosity of a child and the rigor of one who is constantly on the lookout for search for new expressions/forms that participate in the message conveyed by the verses of a poet, the words of a performer, the canvas of a painter, the vision of a playwright or the images of a filmmaker.
As a composer, Bédard has written soundscapes and music for multimedia installations, theatre, film, radio, podcasts, television, poetry, and visual arts, as well as electroacoustic works. His most extensive multimedia collaboration has been with the production team at Science North in Sudbury, although he has worked with a number of institutions in Canada and the US. His closest association in terms of theatre has been with the Théâtre du Nouvel-Ontario, while in film he has in recent years worked with Next Phase Motion Pictures.
Bédard performs in local Sudbury groups and at festivals such as Northern Lights Festival Boréal and La Nuit sur l'étang, including as music director. He has shared the stage and worked in various capacities on albums with Franco-Ontarian musicians such as Stéphane Paquette|Stef Paquette. Cage, an electroacoustic band named after composer John Cage, is headed by Bédard. From 2001-15, he was music director of the Northern Ontario Music and Film Awards. 
Bédard toured nationally with the troubadour, Pierre Germain, as musician and arranger for the children's album, Pierre et le Papillon. In 1996, he toured Chile and Argentina as a member of Music of the Americas, the first North American band to play at the Trabún Festival in San Martín de los Andes. As music director, he toured Ontario with the singer and guitarist, Mauricio Montecinos.
He has collaborated with the poets Patrice Desbiens, Robert Dickson (writer)|Robert Dickson, and Michel Dallaire, the photographer and poet, Mary Green, and the visual artist, Michel Galipeau. A memorial concert for Galipeau was organized by Bédard, for which he also wrote the music. 
The hymn, Levons Nos Voix, was arranged and produced by Bédard for the Franco-Ontarian group, Big Balade, to celebrate the 400th anniversary of the Francophone presence in Ontario. He also wrote the opening music for the 10th annual Franco-Ontarian Games. 
From 1988-2009, Bédard taught electronic music, composition and music theory as a part-time member of the music faculty at Laurentian University.
==Awards==
Bédard is the recipient of numerous honours and awards, including Order of La Pléiade from the Ontario section of the Assemblée parlementaire de la Francophonie, Prix Hommage from the Association des professionnels de la chanson et de la musique (APCM),, and the Yorkton Film Festival's Golden Sheaf. He also has received the Outstanding Achievement Award from the Sudbury Mayor's annual celebration of the arts and the Jackie Washington Award from the Northern Lights Festival Boréal. He is a three-time winner of the APCM's Trille Or for best score as well as other awards, including from the Themed Entertainment Association, as noted under Works.
==Works==
Based on the composer's CV (2021). 
===Multimedia installations===
Soundscapes and audio design for:
* Niagara Parks Power Station: Take Over Control. 2021- Tourist attraction. Niagara Falls, Ontario.
* Climate Action Show. 2021- Object theater. Science North, Sudbury, followed by Singapore and Hong Kong (fall 2021- ). 
* Dance of the Molecules. 2020- Composed in collaboration with Radha Chaddah. Projection on cedars, dance and sonic installation. Toronto. 
* La place des arts. 2020- Onsite soundscape for the construction phase of the Place des Arts building, Sudbury.
* The Science of Guinness World Records. 2019. Traveling exhibit. Canada/US sites, 2019-2022. Science North Productions. 
* Beneath Us. 2019. Composed in collaboration with Radha Chaddah. Photographic and sonic installation. Only One Gallery, Toronto.
* Beyond Human Limits. 2018-2021. Traveling exhibit. Canada/US sites. Science North Productions.
* Big Nickel 150. 2017- Show projection mapped on Big Nickel, Sudbury. Science North Productions. 
* Wild Weather. 2016. Traveling exhibit. Canada/US sites, 2016-2021. Science North Productions. Cascade Award winner for Exhibit or Show - Large Institution, 2017. 
* Off the Wall. 2014. Projection mapping experience. Fort Henry, Kingston, Ontario.
* Arctic Voices. 2014. Traveling exhibit. Canada/US sites, 2014-2019. Science North Productions.
* Water is Life. 2014. Outdoor multimedia show. Philadelphia Zoo. Philadelphia.
* The Science of Ripley’s Believe It or Not. 2013. Traveling exhibit. Canada/US sites, 2013-2018. Science North Productions.
* Creatures of the Abyss. 2012. Traveling exhibit. Hong Kong Science Center. Science North Productions. Trille Or award winner, Best Score, 2013. 
* Vale Earth Gallery. 2012. Exhibit space. Canadian Museum of Nature.
* Wildlife Rescue. 2011. Traveling exhibit. Canada/US sites, 2011-2016, Science North Productions.
* Franco-Canadian Games: Opening Ceremony. 2011. Music, sound design and mix, Sudbury.
* Red Lake Stories. 2011. Object theater. Red Lake Heritage Centre, Red Lake, Ontario. 
* The Changing Climate Show. 2011. Object theater. Science North, Sudbury. Trille Or award nominee, Best Score, 2013; Themed Entertainment Association (THEA) award winner, Outstanding Achievement: Limited Budget, 2012 (Award ceremony: Anaheim, California); Best Institutional Media Installation Award, Jackson Hole Science Media Awards, Jackson Hole, Wyoming, 2012.
* Between The Stars: Exploring Dark Matter. 2010. Object theater. Science North, Sudbury.
* Body Trek. 2009. Object theater. Denver Museum of Nature, Denver, Colorado.
* Otis’ Big Adventure. 2009. Object theater. McNeil Avian Center, Philadelphia Zoo, Philadelphia. Trille Or award winner, Best Soundtrack, 2011; THEA award winner, 2010, Outstanding Achievement, Zoo Attraction: Limited Budget. Award ceremony: Universal Studios, Hollywood. 
* Club Genome. 2009. Object theater. Science North, Sudbury. Science North Productions.
* The Climate Change Show. 2002. Object theater. Science North, Sudbury; Glasgow, Scotland, 2004; Singapore Science Center, 2008; and Connecticut Science Center, 2009; also toured North America until 2012. Canadian Environment Award winner, Silver in Climate Change Category, 2004. 
* Western Skies. 2008. Music and lighting show. The Plaza Theater, El Paso, Texas.
* Engineered for Speed: Barbados Concorde Experience. 2007. Grantley Adams Airport, Barbados.
* Extinction Theater. 2006. Object theater, Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa. Trille Or award winner, Best Score, 2007. 
* Ends Of The Earth. 2007. Traveling exhibit. Canada/US sites, 2007-2012. Science North Productions. 
* Aztec on the River. 2006. Multimedia attraction and large-format theater pre-show. Aztec Theater, San Antonio, Texas. THEA Award winner, Outstanding Achievement – Attraction: Limited Budget, 2008. Award ceremony: Orlando, Florida. 
* Exploring Chimpanzees: The Remarkable World of Jane Goodall. 2002. Traveling exhibit. Canada/US sites. 2002-2010. Science North Productions. Best Exhibit award winner, Canadian Association of Science Centres, 2003.
* Timeship 2000. 1999. Traveling exhibit. Ontario sites. Ontario/Science North Productions, 1999-2000. 
* Brain Magic. 2000. Object theater. Science Museum of Minnesota, St. Paul, Minnesota. 
* The Team Works Theater. 1999. Object theater. The Tech Museum of Innovation, San Jose, California.
* Ford Design Studio. 1999. Object theater. The Spirit of Ford Science Center, Dearborn, Michigan.
* Red River Adventure. 1998. Object theater. Sci-Port Discovery Center,Shreveport, Louisiana.
* Shark Attack! 1997. Object theater. Columbus Center, Baltimore, Maryland; Mote Marine Aquarium, Sarasota, Florida, 1999. 
* Your Amazing Brain. 1992. Object theater. Science North, Sudbury. Health Works! Kid’s Museum, South Bend, Indiana, 1996; JFK Health World, Barrington, Illinois, 1999; Musée de la Science et nature, Sherbrooke, Québec, 2002.
===Theatre===
Music and audio design for:
* Project Uncle. 2020. Play by Sarah Gartshore. Shkagamik-Kwe Théâtre, Sudbury
* Club des éphémères. 2020. Play by Alain Doom. Théâtre du Nouvel-Ontario and Théâtre français de Toronto.
* En grève autour de théières fumantes. 2019. Théâtre la catapulte and Théâtre action, Ottawa.
* Plein la gueule. 2019. Théâtre du Nouvel-Ontario, Sudbury.
* Geography of Fire. Play by Colleen Murphy. 2019. Sudbury Theatre Centre.
* Parmi les éclats. 2018. Théâtre du Nouvel-Ontario. 
* Blind Nickel Pig. 2017. Play by Lara Bradley. Pat the Dog Theatre. Sudbury. 
* BrokeDownTown. 2016. Crestfallen Theatre. Sudbury. 
* Nowhere du Nord. 2013. Play by Miriam Cusson. Chelmsford, Ont. Musagetes.
* Fara Lifa: Fred et Crudo do Iceland. 2012. Productions Roches Brûlées.
* Sahel. 2010. Théâtre de la Vieille 17 - Ottawa. Prix Rideau nominee, Best Production of the Year, 2011.
* Univers. 2003. Play by Herménégilde Chiasson, Robert Marinier, and Dominick Parenteau-Lebeuf. Co-produced by Théâtre du Nouvel-Ontario, Sudbury, Théâtre de l'Escaouette, Moncton and Théâtre français du Centre National des Arts, Ottawa. Masque award winner, Best Franco-Canadian production, Soirée de Masque, 2003.
* Du pépin à la fissure. 2001. Play by Patrice Desbiens. Théâtre du Nouvel-Ontario, Sudbury. Masque award winner, Best Franco-Canadian Production, Soirée de Masque 2001; Critic's Choice nominee - Le Droit. 
* Deuxième souffle. 1991. Play by Robert Marinier and Dan Lalonde. Co-produced by Théâtre du Nouvel-Ontario and Théâtre français du Centre National des Arts. 
* Au pays de Ti-Jean. 1983. Théâtre du Nouvel-Ontario and Théâtre l'Acadie, Moncton, 1984.
===Film=== 
Music and audio design for:
* Fidelity. 2021- In production. Next Phase Motion Pictures, Sudbury.
* Perspective (film series)| Perspective: In 9 Chapters. 2020. Next Phase Motion Pictures, 2012-2020.
* Shades. 2016. Independent. Zahra Golfshani, producer.
* Species at Risk. 2016. Short documentary film series. Parks Ontario/Mariotti Visuals/Science North Productions. 
* Wonders of the Arctic. 2014. 3D IMAX. Science North Productions/Green Screen Films. As assistant audio editor/designer.
* Rhythms of the North. 2014. 12.2/360º domed theater show. Aurora Borealis Theater. Assiniboine Park Zoo, Winnipeg.
* Bullet-Headed. 2014. Independent. Zahra Golfshani, producer. 
* Career Moves. 2013. Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics/Show Communications.
* Between The Atoms: Remodelling Particle Physics. 2011. Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics/Show Communications. Trille Or nominee, Best Score, 2013.
* The Standoff. 2011. Green Boots Films. Best Short Film award winner, Cinéfest Sudbury International Film Festival, 2011.
* Battle of Chrysler Farm. 2011. Two-screen film in 7.1. Upper Canada Village, Morrisburg, Ontario.
* Ground Rules. 2008. Science North Productions. Premiere: Caesar’s Palace, Las Vegas.
* Exploring the Weather: Reflections on Canadian Meteorology. 1990. Science North Productions. Golden Sheaf award winner, Best Documentary Film -Science and Technology Category, 1990, Yorkton Film Festival, Saskatchewan; Best Film - Science Category award winner, Casa de las Ciencias (La Coruña), Spain, 1990.
===Radio, podcasts, television===
Music and audio design for:
* Theme, music, sound design and binaural mixes for Théâtre en balado, groupe media TFO - Idello: Cinéma de Mishka Lavigne, released January 2021, and La meute d’Esther Beauchemin, Le Dire de Di de Michel Ouellette, and Manman la mer de Djennie Laguerre, released September 2021. 
* Struck. 2020. Music, sound design, mix. Playsmelter.
* Solastagia, 2020. Music, sound design, mix. Playsmelter.
* Theme for the podcast, Fragiles humanités, 5th edition of Feuilles vives. 2020. Théâtre action/Théâtre Belvédaire/Théâtre du Nouvel-Ontario/Théâtre français de Toronto/Théâtre Catapulte.
* St-Nickel: Tarot d’Hugo. 2016. 12 YouTube webteasers for the television series St. Nickel, Studio 123/CarteBlanche Films/Unis TV.
* Theme and variations for the radio show, Le matin du nord. 2009 and 2012. Aired daily, Monday to Friday, from 6 to 9 am on CBON, Radio-Canada.
* Theme and 14 variations for Histoire de conter I & II. 1986-87. Radio series produced by Société Radio-Canada; sold to Radio France, 1989/1991; distributed in cassette format by Les entreprises Radio Canada as Histoire de conter, Enterprises SRC (SWC002), SRC Sudbury, 2003.
* Univers. 2001. Presented by Alexis Martin. Radio adaptation of the play. Théâtre du Nouvel-Ontario, Théâtre l’Escaouette, and CBC Montréal.
* Du pépin à la fissure. 2001. Radio adaptation of the play by Patrice Desbiens. Théâtre du Nouvel-Ontario et CBC Toronto.
===Poetry, visual arts===
Music and soundscapes for:
* Evocation. 2014. Mary Green. Photo exhibition with recorded poetry and music. La Galerie du Nouvel-Ontario, Sudbury.
* Dégainer. 2012. Michel Dallaire. Web. Also published by: Éditions Interligne, Ottawa.
* écho des ombres. 2005. Michel Dallaire. Éditions Interligne, Ottawa.
* á l'écart du troupeau. 2003. Michel Dallaire. Éditions Interligne, Ottawa. Trille Or nominee, Best Poetry and Music Album, 2005.
* le pays intime. 1999. Michel Dallaire. Éditions Prise de Parole, Sudbury & Société Radio-Canada/CBON. Trille Or winner, Best Poetry and Music Album, 2001. 
* Poemotion. 1996. Spoken-sung. Independent.
* El poder intimo. 1992. Exhibition. Collaboration with Michel Galipeau, Robert Dickson, and Sylvie Mainville. La Galerie du Nouvel-Ontario, Sudbury.
* La cuisine de la poésie présente: Robert Dickson. 1985. Édition Prise de Parole, Sudbury.
===Electroacoustic works=== 
For musicians, music gadgets, and soundtrack:
* Galipo. 2011. For string quartet, sax, voice and soundscapes. Premiere: April 10, 2011, Théâtre du Nouvel-Ontario, Sudbury.
* Sudden?Metamorphosis. 1995. For guitar, delay and track. Commissioned by classical guitarist Philip Candelaria for a concert tour (50 recitals) of North/South America and Jamaica.
* En voie d'extinction. 1993. For choir and soundtrack. Premiered by the Sudbury Chamber Singers, Douglas Webb, conductor. A revised version was performed by the Vancouver Chamber Choir, Jon Washburn, conductor, Vancouver, November 3, 2000.
===Selected albums===
* Levons nos voix. 2014. As producer and arranger. Big Balade (musical group). Theme song for the 400th anniversary of the Francophone presence in Ontario.
* Le salut de l’arrière-pays. 2012. As producer, arranger, bass, acoustic guitar, mix engineer. Stef (Stéphane) Paquette, singer-songwriter. Acoustic Folk SP1110. Trille Or award winner, Best Album, 2013.
* L'homme exponentiel - les singles. 2003. As producer, arranger, bass, acoustic guitar, mix engineer. Stef Paquette, singer-songwriter. SP0703. Pop. Trille Or nominee, Best Album, 2005; Trille Or winner, Homme Exponentiel, Single of the Year, 2005.
* ¡Baila Conmigo! 2001. As arranger, bass, producer, programming and mix engineer. Backing vocals for "Yolanda" (track 3). Mauricio Montecinos, singer and guitarist. Global Art Beat Productions: GABP0401.
* le pays intime. 1999. Soundscape, music and audio engineer. Michel Dallaire, spoken poetry. Sudbury: Éditions prise de parole and Société Radio-Canada/CBON. Trille Or award winner, Best Poetry/Music Album, 2001.
* Echo. 1999. As producer, arranger, bass, acoustic guitar, mix engineer. Jacinthe Trudeau, fiddler. JT 0699. Fiddle/worldbeat. Best Instrumental Album nominee and Best Folk Album award winner, 2000 Canadian Aboriginal Music Awards; Trille Or award winner, Best Instrumental Album, 2001.
* Necessary. As bass. No Reservations (musical group). 1997. NRN 1197. Juno Award nominee, Best Music of Aboriginal Canada, 1998.
* Pierre et le Papillon. 1982. As arranger and multi-instrumentalist. Pierre Germain. MP 1085. Trille Or award winner, Best Children's Album, 2001.
Category:1957 births
Category:Canadian composers
Category:Canadian musicians