Nicolas Maranda

Nicolas Maranda
Birth name	Nicolas Martin Maranda
Born	Auckland, New Zealand 15 November 1967.
Genres	Rock, pop rock, acoustic, experimental rock, house, electronic
Occupation(s)	Singer-songwriter, musician, artist, record producer, remixer
Instruments	Guitar, bass guitar, piano, keyboards, percussion, oud, didgeridoo, computer
Years active	1985—present
Labels	Tacca, Polydor, Unidisc, Audiogram
Associated acts	Minuit, le soir
Website	www.nicolasmaranda.com [1]

Nicolas Maranda (born in Auckland, New Zealand 15 November 1967) 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 United States, Europe, The Middle East, Australia, Haïti, and exotic locations such as the North Pole and the jungles of East Timor.

Nicolas Maranda is the second son of anthropologists Pierre Maranda and Elli Köngäs-Maranda. His first year was spent within the Rere tribe of Lau Lagoon in the Solomon Islands, of which he is still considered a member. His family then spent a year in Paris and settled in Vancouver, BC, where he started playing the piano at age four. The family eventually moved to Quebec City, where he took up the guitar. Mostly self-taught, he eventually added other instruments to his repertoire.

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