BIO : Jackie Gallant
Jackie Gallant est une musicienne, interprète et vidéaste qui compose, improvise et joue pour la danse, la vidéo et le cinéma. Elle a débuté sa carrière musicale comme batteuse dans divers groupes de musique rock montréalais. Elle a depuis participé en tant que percussionniste à des tournées internationales, notamment avec La La La Human Steps et Lesbians on Ecstasy. Dans ses concerts solo, elle crée des morceaux improvisés avec l'échantillonnage de sons provenant de batteries électroniques et autres instruments. Ces dernières années, elle a collaboré avec l'artiste Dayna McLeod, les chorégraphes George Stamos et Julienne Doko, les danseuses Sarah Williams et Karen Fennell, la vidéaste Sabrina Ratté et l'actrice réalisatrice Marie Brassard, parmi plusieurs autres.
Jackie Gallant is a musician, performer and video artist who composes, improvises and performs for dance, video and film. She began her musical career as a drummer for several Montreal rock groups. Since then she’s played drums and percussion and toured internationally with everyone from La La La Human Steps to Lesbians on Ecstasy. As a solo artist, she creates sound pieces and performs sample based improvised work primarily using electronic drums.
In recent years she has collaborated with performance artist Dayna McLeod, choreographers George Stamos, Julienne Doko, dancers Sarah Williams and Karen Fennell, video artist Sabrina Ratté and actress/director Marie Brassard among others.
Jackie Gallant is a musician, performer and video artist who composes, improvises and performs for dance, video and film. She began her musical career as a drummer for several Montreal rock groups. Since then she’s played drums and percussion and toured internationally with everyone from La La La Human Steps to Lesbians on Ecstasy. As a solo artist, she creates sound pieces and performs sample based improvised work primarily using electronic drums.
In recent years she has collaborated with performance artist Dayna McLeod, choreographers George Stamos, Julienne Doko, dancers Sarah Williams and Karen Fennell, video artist Sabrina Ratté and actress/director Marie Brassard among others.