Genres Post-rock Spouse Justin Trudeau (m. 2005) Role Justin Trudeau's wife | Name Sophie Trudeau Years active 1999–present | |
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Occupation(s) Musician, singer, violionist Labels Kranky
Constellation
Bangor Associated acts Godspeed You! Black Emperor
Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra & Tra-La-La Band
Valley of the Giants
The Mile End Ladies String Auxiliary
Pink Mountaintops Parents Estelle Blais, Jean Gregoire Children Hadrien Trudeau, Xavier James Trudeau, Ella-Grace Margaret Trudeau Education Universite de Montreal, McGill University Similar People Justin Trudeau, Margaret Trudeau, Pierre Trudeau, Alexandre Trudeau, Michel Trudeau | ||
Marriage location Montreal, Canada | ||
Rmr rick with justin and sophie trudeau at carnival
Sophie Trudeau is a Canadian musician. She is best known for being a member of Godspeed You! Black Emperor, and co-founder with Efrim Menuck and Thierry Amar of Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra & Tra-La-La Band. She also plays in a number of other bands, including Valley of the Giants and The Mile End Ladies String Auxiliary.
Contents
- Rmr rick with justin and sophie trudeau at carnival
- Biography
- With Godspeed You Black Emperor
- With A Silver Mt Zion
- With Set Fire to Flames
- With Valley of the Giants
- With The Mile End Ladies String Auxiliary
- With Diebold
- With Kiss Me Deadly
- With Wrekmeister Harmonies
- References
Biography
Trudeau first served as violinist for Godspeed You! Black Emperor on their first EP, Slow Riot for New Zerø Kanada, which was released in 1999. Trudeau went on later to co-found Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra & Tra-La-La Band, where she serves as one of two principal violinists. Trudeau has also played the bass guitar on The "Pretty Little Lightning Paw" E.P., as well as trumpet on Horses in the Sky. She is also credited as playing violin on the Arcade Fire track "Wake Up" from their debut album Funeral.
Sharing the responsibility with the other six members, Trudeau sings with Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra & Tra-La-La Band.
Trudeau is also the founder of Bangor Records. Its current roster includes her string trio project, The Mile End Ladies String Auxiliary, for which she plays violin, along with Beckie Foon of Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra & Tra-La-La Band on cello and Genevieve Heistek of Hangedup on viola. Their first album, From Cells of Roughest Air, was released by Bangor Records on January 1, 2005. She is also a member of Diebold, a duo released on Bangor in January, 2007.
In 2006, Sophie, with Efrim Menuck and Thierry Amar, assisted in the recording of Carla Bozulich's first release for Constellation, Evangelista.