Daniel Bédard

The celebratory song, "Levons nos voix," was arranged and produced by Bédard for the 400th anniversary of the Francophone presence in Ontario.

Daniel Bédard (born September 19, 1957) is a Canadian musician, composer, arranger, record producer, and audio engineer.

The product of a musical family, Bédard grew up in Sudbury's Donovan neighbourhood, debuting at 14 as a singer/guitarist-pianist with local groups.

He attended Macdonald-Cartier high school, which had a thriving arts' program.

He also has reminisced about formative influences while attending the music program at Cambrian College, collaborations with other musicians, and the Sudbury music scene.

In his multifaceted artistry, Bédard has been described as a "juggler" who approaches each project with a child's curiosity and the rigour of someone constantly in search of new forms and expressions.

As a composer, Bédard's most extensive multimedia collaboration has been with the production team at Science North in Sudbury, although he has worked with a number of Canadian and American institutions.

In theatre, his closest association has been with the Théâtre du Nouvel-Ontario, while in film he has worked with Next Phase Motion Pictures in Sudbury, among others.

As a performer, Bédard has appeared in groups and festivals such as Northern Lights Festival Boréal and La Nuit sur l'étang, including as music director.

He has shared the stage and worked in various capacities, including as producer and sound engineer, on albums with Franco-Ontarian musicians such as Stef Paquette.

Cage, an electroacoustic band named after composer John Cage, is headed by Bédard.

Bédard toured nationally with the troubadour, Pierre Germain, as musician and arranger for the children's album, Pierre et le Papillon. He also toured Chile and Argentina as well as the province of Ontario with the Chilean-born singer-songwriter, Mauricio Montecinos.

He collaborated with the poets Robert Dickson and Michel Dallaire, the photographer and poet, Mary Green, and the visual artist, Michel Galipeau.

A Laurentian University graduate, Bédard taught electronic music, composition and music theory at the university from 1988 to 2009.

Bédard is the recipient of many honours including:

A number of other awards are listed below.

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For musicians, music gadgets, and soundtrack:

He also wrote the opening music for the 10th annual Franco-Ontarian Games.