A.k.a Producer, composer, and musicologist

Creative, fluid, and not afraid to play in the mud, Maisonneuve is attempting to rupture false universalisms and fixed oppositional binaries found across the musical landscape. Having obtained their BMus in vocal performance from the Royal Conservatory: The Glenn Gould School and a MA in Musicology from the University of Ottawa, they are currently enrolled in the PhD in Musicology program at McGill University.

Their research tends to focus on identity/gender, memes, and popular music, especially electronic music written after 2010.

DEMO REEL

Escaping the Binaural-Dimension

Escaping the Binaural-Dimension

Escaping the Binaural-Dimension:

A Theoretical and Methodological Approach to Discussing and Analyzing Gender and Personae In Popular Music

Standardized binaries can be found throughout the musicological and musical corpus, often pinning concepts between two oppositional poles: this is especially true in discussions of gender. The systems that are in place do not provide the necessary tools to discuss non-heteronormative gender identities, usually avoiding these subjects completely or enforce conventional binaries unto these queer artists. The objective of this paper is to develop a theoretical and methodological framework that will allow researchers to analyze and approach the topic of gender identity when examining popular musicians and their artistic personae. For this specific study, I will be applying these concepts unto a case study of Dorian Electra’s “My Agenda.” By doing this, I will be able to show the effectiveness of adopting a nonbinary approach when analyzing personae and their gender states.

The following multimodal analysis explores the tracks musical and lyrical construction, its intertextual references, and proposes a theoretical framework which centres artists within space and time. Exploring a variety of topics including hyperpop, meme culture, Alex Jones, alt-right conspiracy theories, and gay frogs, the analysis shines light unto how contemporary popular musicians are using memes in the construction of their personae and its gender expression.

Rescoring Spielberg

SOMETHING EVIL (2021)

SOMETHING EVIL (2021)

Now an ambiguous character study with rich orchestral, choral, and electro-acoustic textures, discover this re-scored and re-edited version of Spielberg’s 70s made-for-tv horror film.

Arranged Abduction (2021)

Arranged Abduction (2021)

Arranged Abduction:

ENGAGING WITH ‘L’ENLEVEMENT D’EUROPE’ (1927) BY DARIUS MILHAUD THROUGH MODAL ANALYSIS AND MUSIC PRODUCTION

A research-creation project I conducted during the fall semester of 2021. This project sought to incorporate elements from research-creation, formal musical analysis, and music production.

Listen to the creative portion of this paper, which was re-arrangement of Milhaud's opera L’enlèvement d’Europe.

SOUNDS ABLAZED WITH PASSION

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Sounds Ablaze with Passion:

Investigating the music and the ambient diegetic silence found within Céline Sciamma’s “Portrait of a Lady on Fire” (2019)

There is a lot to uncover in Céline Sciamma’s film Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019), whether it be visually, narratively, or sonically. In the case of Portrait, Sciamma and her team place a lot of attention to sound and music. Although music has understandably been the main sonic focus within audio film analyzes, in this instance it would be unwise to overlook these characteristics in my analysis of Portrait.

In this video, I investigate how Sciamma uses music and ambient noise to influence the narrative, characters, and spaces of her film.

Kaleidoscopic Nightmare: Writing music for silent film

The Fall of the House of Usher (1928)

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