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ARTIST

Vincent Carrier

Québec, CANADA

Group / Organization

Studio Percussions du Monde

Instruments

Elembo KE140 / Malako KM125

BIOGRAPHY

Vincent Carrier completed his college education diploma (DEC) in music at Cégep de Ste-Foy with René Joly. He pursued his studies at Laval University where he obtained a bachelor's degree in percussion-interpretation and a second bachelor's degree in musical education.

During the following years, he studied Afro-Cuban percussion with Alain Labrosse and Brazilian percussion with Michel Dupré. Since 2003, he has developed his knowledge and skills of African percussion with great masters from Guinea: Mamady Keïta, Famoudou Konaté, and Nansady Keïta. He's presently studying framedrums with Patrick Graham.

During many years, Vincent worked as a specialist teacher in various Quebec City high schools. At college level, he teaches percussion at Campus Notre-Dame de Foy since 1995 and at Cégep de Ste-Foy since 1999.

In the past, he worked as 1st percussionist and section leader for "La Musique des Voltigeurs de Québec" during 11 years as well as a percussionist for l'Orchestre Symphonique de Québec for 13 years. For more than 16 years now, he is 1st percussionist and section leader of l'Ensemble Vents et Percusssions de Québec (EVPQ). He played and recorded with different choirs and ensembles, including Big Band, dance, classical and contemporary music. He worked for the Music Hall "Les Misérables" at le Capitol de Québec and La Place des Arts à Montréal

He created the "Studio Percussions du Monde" in 2011, where he uses his educational expertise in teaching how to play African, Afro-Cuban and classical percussion instruments.