HEAL to all!!
As you all know , our song Heal was chosen to be included in Playlist for the Planet album. I am now happy to announce that this album was launched recently (April 2011) on i-Tunes by the David Suzuki Foundation. Just follow the link below and enjoy sampling some thirty (30) environmental anthems that the David Suzuki Foundation chose to be part of their final album to the environnement. This album contains the eleven(11) provincial song contest winners including HEAL from QUÉBEC!!!
The choice of Heal on the Playlist for the Planet album is the result of the fabulous network of musical and environnement fans that we were able to create and I can’t thank you enough for your support and participation!!!
http://itunes.apple.com/ca/album/playlist-for-the-planet/id425697649
I am in the process of writing and composing the songs that will appear on my next album OUT OF THE BOX and on which Heal will be included . The birth of a song is a magical and unforgettable moment for me. After a lot of hard work and much love, my words and music form into one and are ushered into the world as new born songs. I am really anxious to share all of this with you, but there is a time and a place for every thing , !!! In the mean time , I am working on writing the last three songs of the album and I am collaborating on two of these songs with an author and a singer songwriter (both of them from Québec City).
Once the song writing is finished ( hopefully by late summer), I will team up with my friend Stéphane Desbiens for the autumn/winter recording of the album at his Studio de la Rive. I will get in contact with you in the autumn to fill you in on progress of OUT OF THE BOX and hopefully share some of the new music with you.
A happy and sunny summer to all !!
HEAL à vous tous !
Comme vous le savezsi bien , notre chanson HEAL a été choisie sur l’album The Playlist for the Planet et j’ai maintenant le plaisir de vous annoncer que ce dernier a été lancé dernièrement sur i-TUNES par The David Suzuki Foundation. Vous n'avez qu'à suivre le lien pour vous rendre sur la liste de i-Tunes et de prêter l’oreille aux trente (30) hymnes environnementaux qu'ils ont choisis pour faire partie de cet album . Celui-ci inclut les onze(11) gagnants provinciaux dont HEAL pour le Québec !!!!
http://itunes.apple.com/ca/album/playlist-for-the-planet/id425697649
Le choix de HEAL sur le Playlist for the Planet est le fruit du fabuleux réseau de mélomanes et partisans de l'environnement que nous avons tissé ensemble. Je vous remercie encore pour votre participation et votre écoute attentionnée.
Je travaille actuellement sur l'écriture des chansons pour mon prochain album OUT OF THE BOX.(L’album inclura HEAL).
Le processus d'écriture est un moment magique et inoubliable pour moi. Avec beaucoup de travail et une bonne dose d'amour de ma part , les mélodies et paroles qui trottent dans ma tête réunissent leurs identités pour en devenir qu'une seule, et une nouvelle chanson est née. J'espère pouvoir bientôt les partager avec vous tous, mais chaque chose en son temps. Je travaille actuellement sur l’écriture des trois (3) dernières chansons de l’album tout en collaborant sur deux (2) de ces pièces avec une auteure et un auteur/compositeur, tous les deux de la région de Québec.
L'écriture des chansons devrait être terminée d'ici le fin de l'été. Après quoi, je m'enferme au Studio de la Rive pour l’automne/ hiver avec mon pot Stéphane Desbiens, pour enregistrer Out OF THE BOX !!!
Je vous contacterai de nouveau à l'automne pour vous donner un compte rendu de l'avancement de l'enregistrement de l'album et vous faire "goûter" à une ou deux des nouvelles pièces.
D'ici la , je vous souhaite un superbe été, heureux et ensoleillé.
Bio.....
Jack Lavoie grew up in Quebec City and was raised in an active and creative , bi-cultural and bilingual family. True to the classic story, he first fell into music with his brother as a teenager when they pooled their resources and shared a single guitar. Jack followed his fingers and his heart into writing, composing and performing his own songs.
He released his debut album New Warning in 2003, and 2004 saw his song Reason from this album earn him an honorable mention award in the John Lennon Song Writing Contest.
In 2005 Jack went back to the writing block and finished recording his second album. Released in July 2006, La Pura Vida produced two Billboard World Song Contest acclaimed songs in A Fine Summer's Day and The Simple Things. The French version of A Fine Summer’s Day got extensive radio play .
Road trips were part of 2007; Among the highlights were performances on the main stage at Le Festival de la Releve, in Thetford Mines, QC, and at the legendary Black Sheep Inn (Wakefield).
In 2008 Jack unplugged his Fender and dusted off his Larivée and "acousticated" his music. Jack shares the stage with his band, The Partly Warrens (Dan Cooper on bass, guitar and ukulele; Jonbé Shea on djembé and vocals ), and a variety of guest musicians that include Giovanni Arteaga (Florence K) and Stéphane Desbiens (The D Project).
On June 1st, 2009, Jack launched his song for peace Bring Your Boys Home from the John And Yoko Suite at the Queen E. in Montreal 40 years to the day after John and Yoko had recorded their message to the Universe, Give Peace a Chance.
October 2010 saw Jack's song HEAL chosen to David Suzuki's Playlist for the Planet Songwriting Contest. The Playlist for the Planet Album was released in the spring of 2011on iTunes .
Jack is presently working on his third album Out of the Box, scheduled for release in the Spring of 2012.