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PERFORMANCE AND MUSIC

ALL MUSICAL AND / OR SOUND WORKS BY MARIE-HELENE BLAY

These soundtracks were recorded during live performances performed by Marie-Helene Blay. Conception, composition and/or arrangements, piano, prepared acoustic instruments, various electronics, transformed '' live '' recordings, search for samples of everything and everything ... Finally sequences, mixing and mastering by Marie-Helene Blay

When specified, artists musicians / noisemakers invited ...

B.L.U.S.H.

PERFORMANCE COLLECTIVE / MULTI ART

Since 2014

ANNIE BAILLARGEON .  ISABELLE LAPIERRE .  MARIE-HELENE BLAY . 

design, plastic / sound research, composition, music

action / sound art performance,

installation audio / video sampling and editing

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GUEST ARTISTS / COLLABORATORS FROM ALL DISCIPLINES

LES MURS DU CIEL

B.L.U.S.H.

ART ACTION AND SOUND RESIDENCE , ENVIRONMENTAL STUDY

Recto-Verso, Méduse Essay Studio

Québec, Québec

October 2018

    LES MURS DU CIEL                                                                                                                             

PERFORMANCE, ART ACTION ET SONORE

Recto-Verso, Meduse Essay Studio

Québec, Québec

October 2018

MARIE-HELENE BLAY

Large chained loop of layered sounds sequenced and live captured

- All impressionists compositions, repetitives ostinatos, audio art, musique actuelle

- Improvised development

- Sampling: alto saxophone, various plastic, keyboard

- Live musical direction

- Live captures  : Plastic, chains, barrel, fan

- Sequences

- Piano worked

- Live sound effects, internal and external sound effects controlled

LE SON DES CENDRES

B.L.U.S.H.

GUEST STARS

LYNE GOULET . Action and sound performance

                             Prepared alto saxophone

                             chain, barrel, fan sampling 

MÉLISSA SIMARD . Performance

NOÉMIE PERCY .  Lighting

PHOTOGRAPHERS

Etienne Boucher

Robert Girard

STUDIO SESSION, PLASTIC RESEARCH, ACOUSTIC AND MIDI SOUND

STUDIO SAMPLING COLLABORATORS

 

GILLES BERNARD . The wind

CARL D.JARDINS . The speech

DONALD J. TRUMP . Donald J. Trump

AUDRAY BOIVIN LAFRAMBOISE . The Thunder

PHOTOGRAPHEREtienne Boucher

    LE SON DES CENDRES                                                                                                                       

ART ACTION AND SOUND PERFORMANCE DEDICATED TO DEVASTATED FORESTS

Festival de Théâtre de rue de Lachine

Montréal, Québec

August 2018

PHOTOGRAPHERVanessa Fortin

MARIE-HELENE BLAY

Overlay the captured 'Live' and studio sounds to form an impressionist orchestra

- All classical compositions, audio art, contemporary music with improvised development

- Studio sampling: prepared piano (latex and plastic), keyboard, noises,

  wind, thunder, voice of Donald J. Trump ...

- Sequences 

- Prepared piano and Fender Rhodes 

- Recording, programming, sampling, sequences, sound effects and sound effects

  internal and external '' live ''

LES APOPHYSES ET LA PENSÉE MAGIQUE 

B.L.U.S.H.

ART ACTION ET SOUND PERFORMANCE / INSTALLATION

Le Lobe

La fête de l'art

Chicoutimi, Québec

January 2017

L'Ecart

8th Performative Art Biennial

Rouyn-Noranda, Québec

October 2016

GUEST STARS

CARL D. JARDINS . Hybrid battery

AUDRAY BOIVIN LAFRAMBOISE . Prepared tuba , voice

                                                              Water manipulation

PHOTOGRAPHER

Christian Leduc

    LES APOPHYSES ET LA PENSÉE MAGIQUE                                                                                               

Musée National des Beaux-Arts

Opening of the Pierre Lassonde Building 

Québec, Québec

june 2016

MARIE-HELENE BLAY 
Great industrial orchestral progression

- All compositions, classical, audio art, world music

- Improvised development

- Sampling: Water, industrial machines, flute, udus, kodos

  voice of Light of god ministry ...

- Live musical direction

- Live sampling tuba, voice, water

- Yamaha mini keyboard, prepared organ

- Sequences

- Sound effects and internal and external sound effects live controlled

PROFANE RADIO / PRIMITIVE RADIATION 

B.L.U.S.H.

PHOTOGRAPHER

Robert Girard

SOUND ENGINEER

Gilles Bernard

ART ACTION AND SOUND PERFORMANCE

Verticale Tempo 1-2-3

Laval, Québec

August 2015

MARIE-HELENE BLAY

Chaining multiple scenes 

- All compositions, audio art, musique actuelle and hard rock

- Sampling: electric tools, trimmer, pool motor, Grundig R-25 shortwave radio...

- Pre-recorded voice sequences by Carl D.Jardins and Baby Ju Ouellet

- Live captures

- All improvised development

- Keyboard, organ worked

- Sequences

- Live sound effects, internal and external sound effects controlled

NOUS SOMMES B.L.U.S.H.

B.L.U.S.H.

PHOTOGRAPHERS

Alexis Bellavance

Ianna Book

Tools of the house -
00:0000:00

ART ACTION AND SOUND PERFORMANCE / CONFERENCE ON COLLABORATION

Creative Mornings

Musée National des Beaux-Arts

Québec, Québec

Juillet 2015

MARIE-HELENE BLAY

Chaining multiple scenes in progression

- All compositions, audio art, musique actuelle

- Sampling: Short waves, Grundig R-25, French resistance 1944, UVB-76

  interference Allies 1944, Pierrot le fou-The beach (Jean-Luc Godard)...

- Pre-recorded Manifest voice Sequence by Carl D.Jardins

- Live captures

- All improvised development

- Fender Rhodes, alto saxophone worked

- Sequences

- Live sound effects, internal and external sound effects controlled

MARILYN IN THE SKY WHIT DIAMONDS

B.L.U.S.H.

GUEST STAR

LYNE GOULET . Alto saxophone,

                             short waves manipulations 

PHOTOGRAPHE

Creative Mornings

Le Code -
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Le Réseau -
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ART ACTION AND SOUND PERFORMANCE

PHOTOGRAPHER

IMAF

IMAF

Mas Gallery
Odzaci, Serbie 

Suluv Gallery

Novi Sad, Serbie

September 2014

MODT 31 -
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Lucy's yellow sparkling dream -
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MARIE-HELENE BLAY

Chaining multiple scenes

- Musique actuelle compositions

- Beatles Lucy in the sky whit diamonds and 

  A. Cooper Black JUJU arrangements

- Sampling : tuba, Marilyn Monroe voice... 

- All improvised development

- Piano, organ worked

- Sequences

LES FERMIERES OBSEDEES

PERFORMANCE COLLECTIVE

FO section from 2009 to 2014

EUGENIE CLICHE, ANNIE BAILLARGEON .  Design, plastic research, performance, action art direction

ISABELLE LAPIERRE, PASCALE PICARD . Performance

MARIE-HELENE BLAY . Sound design and research, composition, music, sound performance

Realization of 6 sound concepts played live along

19 performances in Quebec, in Canada, in the United States

     LE MARCHE DU ZOMBIE / WALK YOUR TALK                                                                                  

Recto-Verso

Manif d'Art 7

Québec, Québec

Performance / Wandering on mobile allegoric platform

Collaboration with Vidéo Femmes

Production of a movie shot during the performance

Launch of the movie at the UQAM art gallery, Montreal, Quebec

MARIE-HELENE BLAY

Chaining multiple scenes in progression

- All compositions, contemporary classic and alternative rock

- 10 instruments orchestration played by 5 musicians

- Sampling: prepared piano, jack hammer, grader, excavator ...

- Live musical direction

- All improvised development

- Keyboard, organ and all instruments worked

- Sequences

- Live sound effects and internal sound effects controlled

GUEST STARS

AUDRAY BOIVIN LAFRAMBOISE . Tuba, fender rhodes

LYNE GOULET . Alto and baryton saxophone, 

PIERRE RICHARD . Bass, electric bass

ERIC LANGLAIS . Drum

Niobium -
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Keep it greasy -
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    LE DISCOURS                                                                                                                                                                       

Mayday Remix

Usine C

Montréal, Québec

Choregrapher’s work remix

Mélanie Demers Junkyard/Paradise

5 representations

MARIE-HELENE BLAY

Chained large loop, scène 360

- Arrangements on an existing soundtrack produced by Jacques Poulin-Denis

- Composition

- All improvised development

- Sequences

- Piano and organ worked

- Live internal sound effects controlled

Performance

    LES BULLES EXPLOSIVES                                                                                                         

La Chambre Blanche

Québec,Québec

New Danse Horizons 

Regina, Saskatchewan

Phénoména

Montréal, Québec

MARIE-HELENE BLAY 

Long indoctrination trance

- Classical compositions

- Improvised deconstruction of classical works: Richard Wagner Walkürenritt  

  Master Singers Prelude and Shostacovich's Jazz Suite 2

- Pre-recorded drum sequences played by GILLES BERNARD

- Piano, organ worked

- Live sound effects and internal sound effects controlled 

MARIE-HELENE BLAY

Chaining multiple scenes 

- Classical composition

- F. Chopin Prelude op. 28 no 20 arrangement

- Popular songs arrangements

- Sampling : weapons of war, video game, applause

- All improvised development

- Piano, keyboard and organ worked

- Sequences

- Live sound effects and internal sound effects controlled

Performance

    I WANT CANDY                                                                                                                          

Neutral Ground Gallery

Regina, Saskatchewan

OFFTA
Montréal,Québec

Nuit Blanche

Ottawa, Ontario

MS-T Mountain Standard Time

Performative Art Festival

Calgary, Alberta

SAAG-Southern Art Gallery

Lethbridge, Alberta

Festival de Théatre de Rue de Lachine

Montréal, Québec

Rapid Pulse International Performance Festival

Defibrillator Art Gallery

Chicago, Illinois

MARIE-HELENE BLAY

Harmonic Lift

- Jazz compositions

- 2 popular pieces arrangements

- Improvised development until very free Freejazz

- Untreated piano

    EPOPEE PAR RICOCHET                                                                                                       

La Colonie 25 ans avec intérêts

L'Oeil de Poisson

Deschambault, Québec

Performance

MARIE-HELENE BLAY

Great deconstruction

- Grand piano solo , classical and musique actuelle compositions

- S. Prokofiev Sonata 5 op.38 arrangement

- Prepared grand concert piano : clamps, magnets, clamps 

   adhesive tape, trowel ...

- All improvised development

- Live external sound effects controlled

Performance

    LA VALSE DES VENTRILOQUES                                                                                               

Live 09

Center A

Vancouver, Colombie-Britannique

C'est arrivé près de chez vous

Musée National des Beaux-Arts

Québec, Québec

Nuit fauve -
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MARIE-HELENE BLAY 

PIANO
COMPOSITION 
PERFORMANCE / ART AUDIO
CONCEPTION SONORE / SOUND DESIGN

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