Dominic Béland

‘’One good thing about music, when it hits you feel no pain!’’ – Bob Marley, Trenchtown Rock

Curiosity and passion are what guides the daily life of this long time music connoisseur.
 
A true jack of all trades, his appetite for cultural discovery has brought him to play many roles within various media and the music industry.
 
Jazz record sales associate and consultant at the Archambault music stores for the last several years, while at the same time representing artists, distributing albums, music reviewer (TV and radio) and invited composer-interpreter in a variety of musical projects, both in the studio and live on stage.
 
Continually in search of the next big thing, he is always open to listening to a new sound, be it jazz, blues, world music or reggae.
 
"I am very pleased to share the music I enjoy with you. It is a privilege to be able to work in an industry that I am so passionate about. My hope is to make you discover some of the latest jazz releases as well as the hidden treasures from the past years that have gone by unnoticed!"
Dominic Béland
Interests
  • The melodica (You can probably guess which instrument I play!)
  • Traveler…so that I can keep on dreaming about my next trip!
  • Fishing and the outdoors because it's good for you!
  • Hockey, baseball, football and soccer…
    • Favourite bands
  • John Coltrane for the passion of a note
  • Bob Marley for his words of optimism
  • Nick Drake for the beauty of melancholy
  • Miles Davis for his bravery and intelligence
  • Fela Kuti for his courage
  • The Beatles for their melody (…and McCartney! )
  • Lee ‘’Scratch’’ Perry for his craziness!
  • Augustus Pablo for his wisdom and melodica
  • Jean Leloup for his musical liberty
  • Jazz in general for the grooves and the thousands of ways to approach a theme!

    … and the albums!

  • ‘’For all I care’’ The Bad Plus,
  • ‘’Karam’’ Kimi Djabaté
  • ‘’Arkhangelsk’’ Erik Truffaz
  • ‘’Bad news is coming’’ Luther Allison
  • ‘’Utopies’’ Hadouk Trio
  • ‘’At studio One’’ Burning Spear
  • ‘’Afriki’’ Habib Koité
  • ‘’Maldito Tango’’ Melingo
  • ‘’Rêver Mieux’’ Daniel Bélanger
    … and a few thousand more!
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