En Bref is a Canadian folk-rock musical group.[1] Based in Sudbury and North Bay, Ontario, the band consists of vocalist and guitarist Yves Doyon, guitarist Martin Laforest, bassist Scott Aultman and drummer Shawn Sasyniuk.[2]
Formed in 1992,[3] the band performed locally in Northern Ontario, and at francophone music festivals in Ottawa, Montreal and Winnipeg,[3] and won the La Brunante competition for emerging bands in 1994.[4]
They released their self-titled debut album in 1997.[5] They attracted some attention from major record labels, but due to management problems were not signed and broke up for a number of years.[6] In the mid-2000s, they reunited to perform occasional live shows, and independently released a live album recorded at Sudbury's Little Montreal bar in 2012.[6]
Their second studio album, Silence Radio, was released in 2014.[7] The album was promoted with live performances at both Sudbury's La Nuit sur l'étang and Ottawa's Festival Franco-Ontarien.[7]
References
- ^ "En Bref lance Silence Radio". Le Droit, March 19, 2014.
- ^ "En bref brise un silence de 17 ans". L'Express, April 1, 2014.
- ^ a b "En Bref et en large". Jeune atout, September 1995.
- ^ "La Nuit sur l’étang : De retour avec un nouveau message". Liaison, May 1994.
- ^ "Trois nouveaux albums lancés à Sudbury". Liaison, May 1997.
- ^ a b "Breaking the silence". Northern Life, March 14, 2014.
- ^ a b "En Bref sort de sa longue parenthèse". Le Droit, March 22, 2014.