Alexis Blais
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| Biography | Alexis Blais (*1998) is an electroacoustic music composer based in Canada. He graduated from the Conservatory of Music of Montreal in the class of Louis Dufort and is currently pursuing his master's degree in Composition and Sound Creation at the University of Montreal with Ana Dall'Ara-Majek. Blais’ research focuses on the continuum between the language of instrumental music and that of electroacoustic music. As a trained pianist, he also bases his acoustic works on modal harmonies. Starting from this basis, he explores concrete plastic and structural materials in his work. His works have been performed in England and Canada. In addition to teaching Sound Design at the National Circus School in Montreal and at Collège Jean-de-Brébeuf, Blais also works in theater and dance. ABOUT Alexis Blais: «animal_farm» During the composition of animal_farm, I had the desire to explore time scales still non-existent in my music by manipulating preparatory montages and derivations thereof in increasing density in order to transform and develop the materials of the piece. The latter also reveals the imperfection of human gestures through the incorporation of MIDI performances during the editing phase. The esotericism of his approach sows ruptures and surprises, like so many false leads in his labyrinthism. Composed in a tense, anxious context, animal_farm seems to want to ask the simplest questions possible, without however managing to answer them completely. |
| Photo Credit | Charly Dowling |
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