Website belgraveband.com Genre Pop music | Years active 2009 (2009)–present | |
Members Trevor BoucherLiam BoucherCatherine CereMichael BufoJonathan Powter | ||
Belgrave is an artistic pop band from Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The band consists of Trevor Boucher on vocals, his brother Liam Boucher on keyboards, their cousin Catherine Cere on violin, Michael Bufo on guitar, and Jonathan Powter on drums.
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History
The band was formed in September 2009 under the name Coral Red. In March of that year both the Sam Roberts Band and Coral Red performed at a private event together. During their performance, the band drew the attention of producer Joseph Donovan who invited them to support his band Receivers in May of that same year. The reviews were positive and Donovan arranged to produce the band that summer. Following their performance with Scotland's We Were Promised Jetpacks, the band changed their name to Belgrave on August 26, 2010. After six months in studio Belgrave emerged with a six song self-titled EP. They launched their EP on May 27, 2011 to a sold out crowd at Montreal's O Patro Vys. The EP drew the attention of New York's Paper Garden Records earning them a spot in their Lovely Hearts Club and an invitation to New York's CMJ Music Marathon.
Influence
Montreal French Horn player Pietro Amato's influence on Belgrave is undeniable. Three of the band members (Trevor Boucher, Liam Boucher, and Catherine Cere) are first cousins with him. Amato had blazed the trail with his impressive contributions to the Montreal music scene, one of which includes Belgrave's EP.
Discography
Videos
Six Minutes music video is from their debut EP Belgrave and was recorded at the same location where they performed with Sam Roberts Band at the 'Eric Maclean Centre for the Performing Arts'.