Guillaume Coutu Dumont

Guillaume Coutu Dumont is an electronic musician from Montreal, Quebec, Canada, who is based in Berlin, Germany. He is noted for his various collaborations with musicians such as Julien Roy, David Fafard and Vincent Lemieux as part of his association with MUTEK and is one of the premiered performers at the MUTEK Festival in Montreal.

Background Coutu Dumont comes from an artistic family with an actress mother, Angèle Coutu, and a twin brother, Gabriel Coutu Dumont, who is a visual artist. He began learning Latin and classical percussion when he was seventeen, although he was told he was too old to begin that kind of training. The goal of the tour was to play the St. Louis Jazz Festival. However, the group spent three months in a small village called Linguère in the desert, living with a family of percussionists. The idea was to work with these native musicians to bring them to Canada and record. However, there were cultural and legal problems.

Discography

Albums 2007: Face À L'Est, Musique Risquée 2010: Breaking the Fourth Wall, (Guillaume & the Coutu Dumonts) 2010: Breaking the Fourth Wall, Extended Mixes (Guillaume & the Coutu Dumonts) 2012: Twice Around the Sun, Circus Company

EPs 2006: Sélection Surnaturelle, Musique Risquée 2009: The Pussy Shepherd, Musique Risquée 2007: Petits Djinns, (Guillaume & the Coutu Dumonts) 2003: Don’t Postpone the Joy, Musique Risquée

Singles 2008: "Les Gans", Risquée (Guillaume & the Coutu Dumonts) 2008: "They Only Come Out At Night", Musique Risquée (Guillaume & the Coutu Dumonts) 2008: "I Was On My Way To Hell", (Guillaume & the Coutu Dumonts) 2010: "Can’t Have Everything", (Guillaume & the Coutu Dumonts & dOP)

Other Snuggle & Slap, (with various artists) 2012: Kozber & Rico Casazza "Gillett Square" (Remix, Soundbar Records)