Brian Campeau
| Brian Campeau | |
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May 10, 2015
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| Background information | |
| Born | 1980 (age 36–37) Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
| Origin | Sydney |
| Genres | Rock |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, producer |
| Instruments | Guitar |
| Years active | 2004–present |
| Labels | Vitamin, Inertia Music |
| Associated acts | The Smokey Murder Sticks |
| Website | briancampeau |
Brian Campeau (born 1980) is a musician currently based in Sydney.
Campeau was born in 1980 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Having played guitar since the age of 5, Campeau began as a classical player, being taught in Paris, France. Shortly afterwards, his family moved back to his birthplace where he was exposed by new guitar teachers to different, more rock-based styles, which would serve as major influences later on. Towards the end of high-school, he and a few of his friends formed a short lived, but local successful power pop band named The Smokey Murder Sticks. This band relied heavily on the sounds of Weezer, the Police, and Black Sabbath, and managed to release a few demos before disbanding a few years later. The drummer (Jasen Colson), however, would come as an integral part to Campeau's development as a musician, introducing him to bands such as Yes and Genesis. Campeau and Colson soon formed a duo, and began recording complex arrangements at home studios, mostly for the sake of experimentation and creativity.
After completing a BA in philosophy in Guelph, Ontario, Campeau moved to Sydney, Australia. Campeau slowly built up his recording studio and began composing and recording increasingly complex music, involving mostly intricate guitar work and vocals, layered with programmed beats and synths. With this he recorded a few demos before finally releasing Brian Campeau and the Solitary Game in 2004.
He then recorded his follow-up album Two Faces, which was initially released through Vitamin Records in 2007. The objective of this album was to record it entirely using found sounds (similarly to Matmos), and recording 2 discs made up of exactly the same songs; the second disc being completely different versions of the songs from the first disc. This album was well received in Australia, and was also well reviewed by many publications and radio stations, including Triple J, Sydney's FBI Radio, and the Sydney Morning Herald.
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