Sophie Trudeau

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Sophie Trudeau

Background information
Born Canada
Genre(s) Post-rock
Occupation(s) Musician, Singer
Years active 1999 – present
Label(s) Kranky (1999 – 2002)
Constellation
Bangor
Associated
acts
Godspeed You! Black Emperor
A Silver Mt. Zion
Valley of the Giants
The Mile End Ladies String Auxiliary

Sophie Trudeau is a Canadian musician. She is most well known for being a member of Godspeed You! Black Emperor, and co-founder of A Silver Mt. Zion with Efrim Menuck and Thierry Amar.[1] She also plays in a number of other bands, including Valley of the Giants and The Mile End Ladies String Auxiliary.

Trudeau first served as violinist for Godspeed You! Black Emperor on their first EP, Slow Riot for New Zerø Kanada, which was released in 1999. Trudeau went on later to co-found A Silver Mt. Zion, where she serves as one of two principal violinists.[1] Trudeau has also played the bass guitar on the EP Pretty Little Lightning Paw,[2] as well as trumpet on Horses in the Sky.[3] She is also credited as playing violin on the Arcade Fire track "Wake Up" from their debut album Funeral.

Sharing the responsibility with the other six members, Trudeau sings with A Silver Mt. Zion.

Trudeau is also the founder of Bangor Records. Its current roster includes her string trio project, The Mile End Ladies String Auxiliary, for which she plays violin, along with Beckie Foon of A Silver Mt. Zion on cello and Genevieve Heistek of Hangedup on viola. Their first album, From Cells of Roughest Air, has been available from Bangor Records for months, but was only recently released for sale elsewhere. She is also a member of Diebold, a duo soon to be released on her label Bangor Records.

In 2006, Sophie, with Efrim Menuck and Thierry Amar, assisted in the recording of Carla Bozulich's first release for Constellation, Evangelista.[4]

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Constellation Records (2006). A Silver Mt. Zion biography (html). Bands Index. Constellation Records. Retrieved on 2006-12-23.
  2. ^ Constellation Records (2006). Thee Silver Mountain Reveries – The "Pretty Little Lightning Paw" E.P. (html). Bands index. Constellation Records. Retrieved on 2006-12-23.
  3. ^ Constellation Records (2006). Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra and Tra-La-La Band – Horses in the Sky (html). Bands Index. Constellation Records. Retrieved on 2006-12-23.
  4. ^ Constellation Records (2006). Carla Bozulich – Evangelista (html). Bands Index. Constellation Records. Retrieved on 2006-12-23.

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Efrim Menuck | Thierry Amar | Becky Foon | Sophie Trudeau | Ian Ilavsky | Scott Levine Gilmore | Jessica Moss
Releases
He Has Left Us Alone but Shafts of Light Sometimes Grace the Corner of Our Rooms... | Born into Trouble as the Sparks Fly Upward | "This Is Our Punk-Rock," Thee Rusted Satellites Gather+Sing | Pretty Little Lightning Paw | Horses in the Sky
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Godspeed You! Black Emperor | Constellation Records | Post-rock | Canadian bands
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