Cod-shovelling, New Brunswick kitchen party-goer or beat-producing DJ wannabe? Bona fide “indie” poster boy or omni-present multimedia maven? Songwriting tunesmith or New Media Jedi?
Yes.
With three compact discs to his credit, feature film and television scores, videogame music, and countless appearances as studio drummer, instrumentalist and producer, this Montreal-based artist has his finger in the many pies of North America’s musical smorgasbord.
Weaving elements of funky groove, hypnotic ambience, intelligence and humour into his art, Rideout’s seemingly limitless musical palette imbues his recordings and performances with the sonic depth and stylistic originality of one truly impassioned by the creative process.
At the time, I thought the tracks I had come up with all sounded like my annual salary: pretty stinkin’ average.
