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1.
How old were you when you started to make music? I started when I was around fifteen.
My brother had a band and they were rehearsing in the basement of the house, where the equipment was permanently at my disposal,
so it was a thrill for me to pick up a guitar when there was no one around. I will give you a few names without
any order of time and pertinence. James Taylor, The Beatles, Pink Floyd, Tangerine
Dream, Brian Eno, Vangelis, Gary Numan, Soft Cell, Duran Duran, The Fixx, Thomas Dolby, 3. Please tell us about
Television Child. When was this band formed? Were you the only member of the band? It was a project I started alone
after leaving a band called The Holes, who were touring in Clubs and Bars in Quebec doing covers of Led Zep, The Who,
and many other cult bands. I was attracted to the New British Invasion – New Wave Music, and wanted to do more electronics
than guitar playing. They were no other musicians with me, except the sound engineer Richard Trudeau. He was the owner of a recording studio on the south Downtown 5. What synthesizers did you use
back then? My first synth was a Poly Korg
with two oscillators that I usually use for the bass. I was also using a Wurlitzer
with pedals: echoes, flangers, ring tone, wah-wah, fuzz, everything that could
make it sound weird. Finally I had a Yamaha string keyboard. 6. I understand that you
are talking with Anna Logue Records about possibly reissuing some of those old recordings. How is that going? Well I’ve got a lot of other
things going on actually, and it’s not a priority for me even though I would love to spend time on it. The first step
would be to find the tapes in It was pure creation without thinking
of the commercial side of music. At each session we had the impression that we were recreating the world. I had good relations with Allan
McCarthy, Men without Hats’ Keyboard Player. I’ve talked a few times with Ivan and his brother Stephen, the other
members of the band; and they stole from me my sound engineer Paul Lepage… No, in fact I was happy that Paul started
to work and tour with them. Allan was my manager later on for six months. I’m really into different
things. I just finished a song to raise awareness for Aids with Daniel Powter, Justin Nozuka, and many more artists. I am
re-editing my new age ambient catalogue for downloading on iTunes, and I work with a blues band called the Bluegators. A woman…. Both lyrics and music at the same
time on a one nanosecond flash, with weeks of corrections and erasing. Astrophysics; I’m a fan
of Hubert Reeves. Guitar playing; I admire Eric Johnson. Zen Meditation. Pataphysics (Alfred Jarry). Montreal Canadians,
even if sometimes I’m ashamed of the club we have. 13. Do you perform live
frequently? Almost every night on the Links are the following: Facebook Fan
Info http://www.facebook.com/pages/DANIEL-BERTHIAUME/91014329720?ref=ts Television Child https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H6YuM_QHN84&feature=channel If (words
and Music Daniel Berthiaume) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H54e9qSiXC0 Agir Réagir
(words and Music Daniel Berthiaume) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=duamOWcA_Ww&feature=channel The Bluegators https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=csMBzmEbGMo&feature=related My Space http://www.myspace.com/danielberthiaume Albums on iTunes http://itunes.apple.com/cdn/artist/daniel-berthiaume/id336427202 http://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/daniel-berthiaume/id336427202 http://itunes.apple.com/es/artist/daniel-berthiaume/id336427202 http://itunes.apple.com/jp/artist/daniel-berthiaume/id336427202
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