caption website associated_acts years_active birth_place label name background birth_date instrument genre article_title birth_name occupation
nicolas maranda www.nicolasmaranda.com -lsb- http://www.nicolasmaranda.com] minuit , le soir 1985 & mdash ; present 15 november 1967 . tacca , polydor , unidisc , audiogram nicolas maranda solo_singer auckland , new zealand guitar percussion , oud , didgeridoo , computer , bass guitar , piano , keyboards , rock , house , electronic , pop rock , acoustic , experimental rock nicolas maranda
 nicolas martin maranda singer-songwriter remixer , musician , artist , record producer ,
nicolas maranda

nicolas maranda -lrb- born in auckland , new zealand 15 november 1967 -rrb- is a canadian singer/songwriter , composer , musician and record producer based in montreal .
his compositional style is eclectic , blending acoustic , electric and electronic elements into distinct soundscapes .
his compositions have appeared on record , in television series and feature films .
his productions have covered many styles of music , from house music to tango and from rock to arabic .
his performances on record include various guitars , basses , keyboards , and percussion instruments , as well as more exotic instruments such as oud and didgeridoo .
he has played hundreds of shows in canada , the usa , europe , the middle east , australia , haïti , and exotic locations such as the north pole and the jungles of east timor .
