Christian Dugas

471 Goulet Street
Winnipeg, Manitoba R2H 0S7
204-237-4043
E-mail: cocodugas@hotmail.com

Born in a musical family in 1981, Christian discovered drumming as a two-year-old. When he was 4, his composer-producer dad, Norman Dugas, bought him an adult-size drum kit and they played Stevie Wonder's Superstition as a first piece. Winnipeg's Gordon Osland (Graham Shaw) was his first drumming mentor.
Christian had his first professional engagement at age 10. He continues to be in high demand as a house drummer/percussionist and singer in a wide variety of musical spheres, including live performance, radio, TV and studio sessions. Christian is currently hoping to study with Montreal drummers Bernard Primeau and Jim Hillman.

PERFORMANCE/RECORDING ACTIVITY

Performances/Recordings Various Artists.and Projects (various award shows, live and broadcast on radio and TV, National Film Board of Canada documentaries, over 20 music CD's, national jingles). 1994-present.

- Drummer/percussionist and singer, West End Cultural Centre Cajun show with Courtney Granger, Louisiana; including originals by Christian and Courtney Granger. February 2004

- Drummer and singer, December 2003 CD with rock, funk music group, All The King's Men (Spider Sinnaeve, Len Shaw, Pat Wright); 2002-present.

- Touring/recording as drummer and singer with Alana Levandowski, Warner Music artist (country/ folk/roots); CD release Spring 2004. Australia tour 2004.

- Performances with well-known Quebecois singer-songwriter, guitar virtuoso, Mario Chénart, and Toronto bassist Fergus Marsh (pop rock); February 2002.

- Drummer and singer for Prairie Theatre Exchange's production of Godspell (2000)

- Session drummer for CBC-TV Winnipeg's Sesame Park series 1999.

- Performances, studio sessions with Larry Roy: Pan Am Games 1999 Jazz, Prairie Music Awards 2002 (tribute to Neil Young), other award shows, films.

- CD recordings/performances: Doc Walker (country rock), Richard Moody, Ben Sures, Scrüj MacDuhk, Rudimental, Wailin' Jennies, Ted Longbottom, Moody Penner & Swain, Dominique Reynolds, Daniel Koulack (acoustic jazz-roots, African), Fred Penner, Jake Chénier,

- Other performances: Rod Hussey, Ether City, Jerry Atwell, Keith Dyck, Ministers of Cool (Greg Lowe, Don Benedictson), and others.

- Guesting with Spirit of the West, Balfa Toujours, Tim O'Brien (Old Time Bluegrass), Garnet Rogers (various music festivals).
Touring/Recording/Composing with funk, R&B group, Rudimental. 1997-present.

- Drummer and singer; co-founder with his sister, Sarah Dugas, Andrina Turenne; also playing, Marc Arnould, Damon Mitchell; opening for Remy Shand, Amanda Marshall, Spiritfest 2003. CD release of live recording, Spring 2004.

Touring/Recording with Scrüj MacDuhk (Celtic/roots). 1997-2001.

- Drummer and singer in the popular Celtic band, Scrüj MacDuhk (now known as The Duhks), touring across Canada, the United States, also performing two consecutive years at the Tonder Festival in Denmark. CD released Spring 2000.

Touring/Recording with Kanicosa (family and children's music). 1991-present.

- Festivals (Winnipeg's International Children Festival 1993-2001, Festival du Voyageur 1993-1998, annually; Winnipeg Folk Festival 1999, 2001); radio (singing lead/BG for 90-show series, Les Petites Oreilles); television (CBC Winnipeg, Regina, TV-Ontario); school performances of Cajun, rock, folk, latin American, jazz; album release 1994; 10-40 show tours of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, Ontario schools and community/cultural centers.

Early Musical Projects.

- Member of alternative rock group Leader House 5 (Matt Budalowski, Scott Nolan, Remy Shand, Dustin Leader) CBC-Radio Winnipeg live recordings, CD release 1998. 1995-1998.

- Founding member of young musicians' groups, Buvons du lait (grunge), Rudimental (R&B Funk), winners of annual competition La Chicane Électrique, organized by le 100 Nons, a Franco-manitoban organization promoting young musicians development. 1993-1998.

- Street music with Brazilian, Cuban, African percussion ensemble. 1993-1998.

MASTER CLASSES

- Master classes with Montreal drummer Yvon Plouffe, Cuban percussion. 2002.

OTHER ARTISTIC EXPERIENCE

- Singer for various films: FrancOuest, Thérèse Descary1987; Both Sides of the River, Martin Duckworth 1998.
- Singer/actor, for CBC-TV Winnipeg's Sesame Park. 1995-1997.
- Host for Vazimolo, a children's series produced by French CBC-TV Winnipeg. 1996.
- Singer in a rap theme for Do-re-mi, CBC-Winnipeg radio series (pilot). 1993
- Double (drummer) in The Challengers, TV movie (Toronto) directed by Eric Till. 1992.