Artist description Welcome into DeMars' World of New Age Electronica. A Tale of Haunting Seductive and Hypnotic Music...Composer, arranger, vocalist and producer Michel DeMars is fluent in several genres of instrumental music.As a composer he usually works as a one man band but he has a fondness for musicianship and thrives in developing new projects particularly those that break new ground.DeMars is a master of sound textures and musical environnements.His music has often been described as surreal and uplifting.DeMars is a passionate and creative individual with a bilingual (French-English) background..

Music Style New Age,Ambient,Film music,Easy Listening,Classical,Electronica,Space moods,Hypno-Trance,etc...

Musical Influences All good music with personality...

Similar Artists DeMars' music has a unique sound but may have similarities to artist like...Vangelis,Le Cirque du soleil,Enya,Brian Eno,Jean-Michel Jarre, Kitaro,Mike Oldfield,Enigma,Phillip Glass,Satie,Delirium...

Artist History Michel DeMars's career started in the 80's when he co-founded a progressive rock band which bared his name ( DeMars ). After recording one LP and one EP and playing clubs for many years he decided to go on his own and experiment different form's of music i.e. Progressive Instrumental,New Age and Musical film Scores.) Since then, International Acts and National Broadcasting Corporations commissioned him for his Music such as - The Circus of Shengdu of China - C.B.C Television Station of Ottawa,Canada - Le Musee des Beaux Arts of Montreal,Quebec - The National Arts Center of Ottawa,Canada - Canada's new years eve Millenium show on Parlement Hill,Ottawa,Canada ,etc...DeMars, is also affiliated with SOCAN ( Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada and owns a music publishing firm¨ Les Editions Kameleon¨ .

Group Members Michel DeMars and guest musicians .

Instruments Piano, Keyboards ,Sound Processing ,Percussions and vocals.

Albums L'Envolée / Art Saison / Stories from between the walls / Les Télé-Têtes

Press Reviews French Canadian composer Michel DeMars has released a technical masterpiece with soul and spirit -- quite an accomplishment considering how well-produced and engineered L'Envolée seems to be.Adjectives like swirling, uplifting, floating, euphoric and surreal come to mind while listening to this instrumental work of art.DeMars' tunes need a multiple classification, however. Let's put him in the New Age/Electronica/Celtic and Pop genre --It's a perfect melting pot of several styles.Each tune is great and stands on its own, but taken as a whole, this is a wonderful tapestry that paints a scene of surreality and ethereal beauty.Instrumentally, this is precise and masterful. DeMars primarily plays piano and electronic keyboards and does it very well. His arrangements of the other guests and their skills is also well done. Daniel Beriault on flute and David Pichette on acoustic violin stand out the most amongst the talented group, as does the incredible, hauntingly gorgeous voicing of Nicole Laurin (most notably on the title track and "Espace-Magique").Best tunes on the CD? "Venu du Ciel" ("It Came from the sky") -- begins with a haunting intro, some choral "ooooooh's" and DeMars' powerful piano; and the up-tempo "L'ere du Vent" ("The Period of the Wind"). The latter is an orchestrated techno-pop piece, bouncy and energetic with a great groove featuring the percussion of Mario Lacasse and the strings of Pichette and Pawel Marjanovic.In short, this is great stuff! For folks who don't quite like orchestra/classical, aren't quite pop/Top 40 fans and can't quite get into the techno sound, or for those who like all those styles -- this will thrill you for sure with its musical genius, catchy grooves and wonderful melodies. By Les Reynolds Indie-Music.com

Additional Info L'envolée was composed specifically to enhance the main activities of the Gatineau Hot Air Balloon Festival (Québec,Canada) .The biggest Festival of its kind in North America .

Location Aylmer, Québec - Canada

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