Projet Orange
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Projet Orange is a Quebecois musical band from Quebec City, Quebec. It performs britpop-inspired rock.
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[edit] Profile
Formed in Quebec City around brothers Jean-Christophe and Jean-Sébastien Boies, Projet Orange plays a britpop-like, catchy and flowing sound. Its success began when it won the Quebec musical contest L'Empire des futures stars.
The name comes from an early show of multiple groups in which the band was partaking. It was required to enter the name of one's band on a sheet, where the names of the bands would be preceded by "Projet:" (Project:). After seeing the orange coat of a fellow member, one band player entered Orange next to the term and thus the name was born.
In 2002, member Jean-Sébastien nearly died from a blood disease, forcing the band to take a half-year hiatus and halt songwriting. The first album being entirely francophone, the second, in order to introduce the band to the English-speaking world (especially Canada), includes eleven pieces in English out of fifteen. It was created with the aid of singer-songwriter Simon Wilcox and producer Gavin Brown. The album is partly inspired by Jean-Sébastien's unfortunate ordeal, as well as the September 11, 2001 attacks.
[edit] Members
- Jean-Christophe Boies
- Jean-Sébastien Boies
- Louis "Luis" Lalancette
- Stéphane Gaudreau
- Guillaume Doiron
