Sophie Trudeau (musician)

For the Canadian television host and former wife of Justin Trudeau, see Sophie Grégoire Trudeau.
Sophie Trudeau
Trudeau in 2006
Trudeau in 2006
Background information
Born
Canada
Genres
OccupationsMusician, singer, violinist
Years active1999–present
LabelsKranky
Constellation
Bangor Records
Trudeau playing with Godspeed You! Black Emperor in Boston, Massachusetts, October 2012.

Sophie Trudeau is a Canadian musician. She is best known as a member of Godspeed You! Black Emperor,[1] and co-founder (with Efrim Menuck and Thierry Amar) of Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra & Tra-La-La Band.[2] She also plays in a number of other bands, including Valley of the Giants and The Mile End Ladies String Auxiliary.

Biography

Trudeau first served as a 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 Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra & Tra-La-La Band, where she serves as one of two principal violinists.[3] Trudeau has also played the bass guitar on The "Pretty Little Lightning Paw" E.P.,[4] as well as trumpet on Horses in the Sky.[5] She is also credited as playing violin on the Arcade Fire track "Wake Up" from their debut album Funeral.[6]

Sharing the responsibility with the other six members, Trudeau sings with Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra & Tra-La-La Band.

Trudeau was also the founder of Bangor Records.[7] Its roster included her string trio project, The Mile End Ladies String Auxiliary, for which she played violin, along with Beckie Foon of Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra & Tra-La-La Band on cello and Genevieve Heistek of Hangedup on viola. Their first album, From Cells of Roughest Air, was released by Bangor Records on 1 January 2005.[8][9] She was also a member of Diebold, a duo who released an album on Bangor in January 2007.[10]

In 2006, Sophie, with Efrim Menuck and Thierry Amar, assisted in the recording of Carla Bozulich's first release for Constellation, Evangelista.[11][6]

In 2013, Godspeed You! Black Emperor won the Polaris Music Prize for their album 'Allelujah! Don't Bend! Ascend!. While the band was not in attendance to accept the award, representatives from their music label, Constellation Records, stated Godspeed's plan for the $30,000 award is to fund prison music programs: "Godspeed will use the prize money to purchase musical instruments for, and support organizations providing music lessons to, people incarcerated within the Quebec prison system," said Don Wilkie from Constellation.[12]

Recent collaborators with Godspeed include choreographer Dana Gingras of Animals of Distinction and American film maker Jem Cohen. Sophie also balances her time in Godspeed with more experimental projects. She works with visual artists and film influneces her music. Sophie's music is featured in numerous feature and experimental film scores. Her recent collaboration with filmmaker Michaela Grill played at L'Alternativa International Film Fesitval in Barcelona Spain and the Ann Arbor Film Fest.[13]

Discography

With Godspeed You! Black Emperor

Main article: Godspeed You! Black Emperor discography

With A Silver Mt. Zion

With Set Fire to Flames

With Valley of the Giants

With The Mile End Ladies String Auxiliary

  • From Cells of Roughest Air (2005)

With Diebold

  • Diebold (2007)
  • Listen to My Heartbeast (2008)

With Kiss Me Deadly

With Wrekmeister Harmonies

  • Light Falls (2016)

Solo

  • confinement songs (2020)

References

  1. ^ Caramanica, Jon (16 March 2011). "Fresh Off Hiatus, Pleasing Fans and Testing Stamina". The New York Times. Retrieved 16 September 2012.
  2. ^ Theiner, Manny (17 April 2008). "For the Record". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved 16 September 2012.
  3. ^ Layne, Joslyn. "A Silver Mt. Zion – Music Biography, Credits and Discography". AllMusic. Retrieved 16 September 2012.
  4. ^ Constellation Records (2006). "Thee Silver Mountain Reveries – The "Pretty Little Lightning Paw" E.P.". Bands index. Constellation Records. Retrieved 23 December 2006.
  5. ^ Constellation Records (2006). "Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra and Tra-La-La Band – Horses in the Sky". Bands Index. Constellation Records. Retrieved 23 December 2006.
  6. ^ a b "Credits". Sophie Trudeau Discography. discogs.
  7. ^ "Bangor Records". discogs.com. Discogs. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
  8. ^ The Mile End Ladies String Auxiliary (Bangor Records), retrieved 4 November 2011
  9. ^ Whibbs, Chris (February 2006). "Mile End Ladies String Auxiliary – From Cells of Roughest Air". Exclaim!. Retrieved 16 September 2012.
  10. ^ Diebold (Bangor Records), retrieved 4 November 2011
  11. ^ Constellation Records (2006). "Carla Bozulich – Evangelista". Bands Index. Constellation Records. Retrieved 23 December 2006.
  12. ^ Prize, Polaris Music (23 September 2013). "Godspeed You! Black Emperor Win The 2013 Polaris Music Prize". Polaris Music Prize. Retrieved 13 January 2026.
  13. ^ "about us". Trudeau-Grill. 15 November 2018. Retrieved 13 January 2026.
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