Brian Campeau

Brian Campeau (born 1980) is a Canadian multi-instrumental musician and producer, based in Australia since 2002. He has released six solo studio albums Brian Campeau and the Solitary Game, Two Faces (2006), Mostly Winter Sometimes Spring (2009), Don't Overthink It, Overthink, Overthinking (2015), Old Dog, New Tricks (2018) and Ambient Driver (2020). He is also a member of bluegrass band, Green Mohair Suits.

Early life Brian Campeau is originally from Ottawa, Canada. He graduated from Guelph University in 1999. He moved to Sydney, Australia in 2002. He later relocated to Melbourne.

Career Since 2002 Brian Campeau has released six studio albums as a solo artist. He has also collaborated with other artists: Elana Stone, Melanie Horsnell, Passenger, All Our Exes Live in Texas, Hinterlandt and Clio Renner. He released a solo double-album, Two Faces in mid-2006. The Sydney Morning Heralds Bernard Zuel determined, he is "interested in both electronic and folk music... one disc placing a greater emphasis on a song-based approach; the other exploring their electronic possibilities." By 2010 they were joined by Mikey Floyd and Elana Stone. The group have issued four studio albums, Sing Songs from the Heathen Hymnbook (2009),

For his next solo album, Mostly Winter, Sometimes Spring (August 2009), Campeau used a different instrument for each of 15 tracks and produced the recording himself. theDwarf.com.au Daniel Townsend found it an "intriguing concept" but "doesn't make for much of an album" with "no real radio-friendly moments". Micheal Dwyer of The Age called it an "extraordinary second album".

Old Dog, New Tricks was issued in August 2018 via Art As Catharsis. Hamza Siddiqi of Overdrive Music Magazine approved of Campeau's "positive vibes and psychedelia" as "Each pleasingly mid-pace song throws hook after hook at you from every direction."

His song "Montreal" was used in NAB's 'More Give, Less Take' advertisement campaign.

Discography

Studio albums

solo Brian Campeau and the Solitary Game (Independent – 2004) Two Faces (2006) Vitamin Music Old Dog, New Tricks (August 2018) Small Pond/Art As Catharsis Ambient Driver (Art As Catharsis - 2020)

Green Mohair Suits Sing Songs from the Heathen Hymnbook (Independent – 2009) Green – The Green Album" (Independent – 2012) Wooden Duck (Independent - 2014) Evans St (independent - 2016)