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Ian D'Sa

Ian D'Sa
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D'Sa at 2010 Festival d'été de Québec in Québec City, Canada.
Background information
Birth name Ian Vineet D'Sa
Born (1975-10-30) October 30, 1975 (age 41)
Ealing, London, England
Genres Post-hardcore, alternative rock, punk rock
Occupation(s) Musician, songwriter, guitarist, singer, producer
Instruments Guitar, piano, vocals, bass guitar
Years active 1993–present
Labels Atlantic, Warner Music Canada
Associated acts Billy Talent (formerly "Pezz"), Die Mannequin, Alexisonfire, Operation M.D.
Notable instruments

Ian D'Sa (born October 30, 1975) is an English–Canadian guitarist for the band Billy Talent. He is of Goan background.

Ian was born in the suburb of Ealing, London. His family moved to Canada when he was 3 years old. He grew up in Mississauga, Ontario learning guitar at the age of 13. He attended Our Lady of Mount Carmel Secondary School. In 1991 he formed a band named Dragonflower with some fellow schoolmates. After Dragonflower broke up he formed another band named Soluble Fish and recorded a five song demo entitled Nugget Sauces. He eventually met Benjamin Kowalewicz, Jonathan Gallant and Aaron Solowoniuk in 1993 at a high school talent show. He started a new band with them named Pezz (later to become "Billy Talent") while also playing in Soluble Fish. Both bands played shows together until Soluble Fish broke up in 1996. Still playing with Pezz, D'Sa went to Sheridan College where he got his degree in classical animation and has worked on the TV shows Angela Anaconda, Birdz, and the film Adventures in 3-D IMAX as a character animator. Pezz changed their name to Billy Talent a few years later in 1998.

In 1998 Pezz changed their name to Billy Talent after the fictional character in Micheal Turner's Hard Core Logo book (latter adapted to film by Bruce McDonald). D'Sa co-produced Billy Talent II with Gavin Brown. He did art direction and package design on the "Billy Talent II" album. He received co-direction credit for the video "Fallen Leaves", for which the band was awarded Best Video and Best Rock Video at the 2007 MuchMusic Video Awards. Released in September 2012, the fourth album of the band, Dead Silence, was produced entirely by D'Sa.

D'Sa produced his first two singles on Die Mannequin's EP Slaughter Daughter, the songs being "Do it or Die" and "Saved By Strangers". He played guitar on Sarah Slean's song "Lucky Me". He makes a cameo in The Operation M.D.'s single "Sayonara" as a doctor pushing Stevo in a wheelchair. He also makes a brief cameo as a year book photo in the K-OS video for ELEctrik HeaT – The Seekwill. He also sang guest vocals with Alexisonfire during a few live shows.


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