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Genres
  
Indie rock, power pop

Name
  
Blaine Thurier


Years active
  
1997–present

Instruments
  
Synthesizer

Role
  
Musician

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Origin
  
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Occupation(s)
  
Musician, director, writer, editor

Movies
  
A Gun to the Head, Teen Lust, Male Fantasy, 12 Takes

Music group
  
The New Pornographers (Since 1999)

Albums
  
Twin Cinema, Brill Bruisers, Challengers, Mass Romantic, Electric Version

Associated acts
  
The New Pornographers

Intimate Portraits: Blaine Thurier


Blaine Thurier (born 1967 Estevan) is a Canadian musician and film producer. He plays synthesizer with the Canadian indie pop supergroup The New Pornographers. His videos for The New Pornographers have been critically well received. Thurier has written and directed feature films which have been screened at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), South by Southwest Film Festival, Slamdance and other festivals. Thurier served as a 2011 panelist for the TIFF.

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Personal life

Thurier was born in 1967 Estevan, Saskatchewan, Canada. He lives in Vancouver with his wife and son.

Career

Thurier considers filmmaking his main creative outlet, while treating music as a job. He plays synthesizer with the Canadian indie pop supergroup The New Pornographers. Thurier has directed three of the band's videos "Use It", "All For Swinging You Around" and "The Laws Have Changed".

Feature films

Thurier's first full length feature Low Self-Esteem Girl premiered at the September 2000 Toronto International Film Festival. Thurier used the attention from his film debut to promote The New Pornographers who were still a few months away from releasing their debut album Mass Romantic. The film was awarded Best Narrative Feature at the South by Southwest Film Festival.

Thurier's second full length feature, a comedy, Male Fantasy received a nomination at the Toronto International Film Festival. It was released to DVD in 2008. A Gun to the Head, a crime comedy, was Thurier's third full-length feature film. Thurier's fourth film 12 Takes was made in 2010. It is a short documentary.

Shorts

  • 2010 12 Takes
  • References

    Blaine Thurier Wikipedia