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- Music | Montreal, Canada Area, CAExperience
- Jul 2010 - PresentCEO / Bandzoogle / Sitezoogle
The most powerful website builder and marketing platform for independent music artists.
- Apr 2010 - PresentFounder and CEO / Backfed
- Jun 2008 - Jul 2010Associé / JLA Ventures / BlackBerry Partners Fund
- Dec 2001 - Jun 2008Investment Manager / Desjardins Venture Capital
Professional VC investor for the largest financial institution in Quebec
(http://www.desjardins.com/en/a_propos/profil/difference/chiffres.jsp).
Started as an analyst and became a manager in 2005. Specialized in information technologies (software, internet,multimedia, video games). Currently observer on the boards of Artificial Mind & Movement, Cogiscan, New IT Healthcare and TechnologyEvaluation.com. - Jun 1996 - Dec 2001Research Assistant / Laboratoire de Recherche sur la Performance des Entreprises
- Jun 2000 - Jan 2001Accreditation Supervisor / Sydney Organising Committee for The Olympic Games
Education-
1999 - 2000Université du Québec à Trois-RivièresMSc in Business Management
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1995 - 1999Université du Québec à Trois-RivièresBAA in Administration - Finance
- Séminaire St-Joseph de Trois-Rivières
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Tweets
- Just posted a photo http://t.co/VyW3W190it
- @goodmanjeff @dave_cool Grilled cheese + St-Ambroise cream ale + toned down minimalist techno
- 14 mois, 7,5 dents, et elle se trouve tellement cool. Full attitude. http://t.co/zkWLYx5lvF
- Loli wants to make a neighbourhood guide sheet for our future home-exchange friends. First photo… http://t.co/5auKt9P7NX
- Soeurs volantes ! @ Parc Thérèse-Daviau http://t.co/onYK8OsF5E
- Just posted a photo http://t.co/K6sEG4rg4G
- RT @sidewinderfm: When Apple and Google finally launch subscription music services and bundle them devices, this will be a huge game-change…
- @shadesofsolveig thanks Solveig!
- Just posted a photo http://t.co/BmHIqo4gX0
- @goodmanjeff You coming over tomorrow, Montrealer?
- @goodmanjeff No, thank you. Subban FTW
- Souvenir de Nouvelle-Orléans. Blanche est ben contente. @ Manoir Rivard http://t.co/XTWZMmALpj
- RT @Toffleresque: This is one of the best digital marketing sessions I've heard in over a year. Great stuff. #SyncUpNola http://t.co/xra2BU…
- RT @mitchc2: if it wasn't for Flash, we'd just be mocking Adobe constantly for PDFs instead.Apr 26, 13 from web Reply, Retweet, Favorite
- RT @bandzoogle: Free Website Demolition Derby at #SyncUp2013 in NOLA this weekend with our CEO @DavidDufresne. Details here: http://t.co/TR…Apr 26, 13 from web Reply, Retweet, Favorite
- RT @anildash: Old people yelling at kid with a sketchbook in a Paris café. "Why can't you just be *present*? Why do you have to *record* ev…Apr 26, 13 from web Reply, Retweet, Favorite
- RT @BenjiKRogers: Congrats team @pledgemusic for the nomination from @A2IM along with @bandzoogle @pandora @Rdio @Spotify & @YouTube ht…
- @LiatKarpel Thanks, Liat!
- Many user requests for it, too. “@mitchc2: if i had a time machine, i'd jump to tomorrow so i could paradox commiserate with myself.”
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Status
- Alright SXSW, did you all start without me?! (omw...)
- After a great day at the Jazz Connect Conference at APAP NYC, I checked out a sweet showcase by Elisapie in the East Village, then subwayed over to the Lincoln Center Atrium for Chilly Gonzales, who played amazing music and amazingly played with music (and with Feist singing on his lap, on the last song), and then taxi to Tribeca to catch Cheick Hamala Diabate's band. My advice if you want a great night of music (in NYC or else); just follow Scott Aiges around. (Thanks mate!)
- Noël chez Grand-maman et BigBob
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Recent Tracks
- Bubble Butt (ft. Bruno Mars, Tyga & Mystic) by Major Lazer
- Him Belly No Go Sweet by Antibalas Afrobeat Orchestra
- Hot Like Fire by Angel Haze
- Gypsy Letters by Angel Haze
- Nancy Sinatra by Granville
- Si C'Est La Vie by Berry
- Hush by Calexico
- Lights Out by Menahan Street Band
- Jeans Troués by Granville
- Wind Up (ft. Elephant Man & Opal) by Major Lazer
CalexicoCat PowerThe Mountain GoatsThe Magnetic FieldsM. WardChinatownBillie HolidayBeirutRatatatThe Tallest Man on EarthTindersticksIron & WineBlonde RedheadSodastreamBonnie 'Prince' BillyLeonard CohenEleni MandellThe NationalFirewaterThe ClienteleThe Budos BandJolie HollandElliott SmithSpoonErkin KorayAu Revoir SimoneBooka ShadeTame ImpalaBurialSigur RósJosé GonzálezAvec Pas D'CasqueFrançoiz BreutGui BorattoWashed OutOne Hundred DollarsCharlotte GainsbourgMahmoud AhmedIsanMiracle FortressNoah23Tampa RedSophiaAugustus PabloTimber TimbreBlack LipsJunipLas Rubias Del NorteAlt-JCaribou -
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- If you don't read the Lefstez Letter, you should. -- THEN We had to drive to the record store on Tuesday to buy the new releases. NOW The new releases are available at midnight on the internet. THEN If you didn't get to the store early enough, the new release sold out. Or never came into the store to begin with. NOW Music never gets delayed in shipment and there's an infinite supply. THEN Every record store had different inventory. NOW All internet sites have essentially the same inventory. THEN You'd drive from store to store searching for a catalog item. NOW All the catalog is available at your fingertips on the internet. THEN You had to go to the bookstore to get the new release. NOW The new release is available at midnight, usually on Tuesday, like with music everything's available and there's an endless supply. THEN You were sour grapes, saying you couldn't get a deal and no one could buy your music. NOW You can make your tunes available for next to nothing via CDBaby and Tunecore. If no one buys them, the onus is on you. THEN You had to buy it to hear it. NOW Everything is available to hear for free, whether on YouTube or streaming music services like Spotify. THEN It was expensive to record. NOW It's cheap to record. THEN There were three network TV channels. NOW There are five hundred channels and there's always something on. THEN You had to catch it live. NOW You can get it On Demand or record it for later viewing on your DVR. THEN You were limited to the radio stations in your market. NOW You not only get terrestrial stations in your market, the entire world's radio is available online, usually for free. And you've got algorithm-based services like Pandora and no ad, hand-curated radio like Sirius XM. THEN You had to pay a lot of money to get pristine sound. NOW Stereo is good and cheap. THEN There were skips and other defects. NOW The sound is pristine. THEN You didn't know about the new releases unless you went to the store or religiously read the music press. NOW New release schedules are plentiful and free. THEN Your car broke down. NOW Your car never breaks down. THEN You had cathode ray TV. NOW You've got hi-def flat panel TV. THEN There were limited news sources. NOW There are seemingly unlimited news sources. You can read various opinions and make up your own mind. THEN Cancer was a death sentence. NOW More and more people survive cancer. THEN Everything was expensive. NOW Everything is cheap. And powerful. You get a hand-held computer for under $200, oftentimes free with a mobile contract. THEN You needed an expensive desktop computer. NOW You only need a tablet and a smartphone. THEN Your computer crashed. NOW Your computer doesn't crash, at least not Macs! THEN Shopping was limited to your neighborhood. NOW A cornucopia of goods from all over the world is available at your fingertips. THEN Music cost a different amount at every store. NOW Music costs the same everywhere, and it's cheap. You can't charge more than your competitors because their store is just a click away. THEN Ignorance was hard to prove. NOW Google reveals facts instantly. THEN You were limited to the courses at your school. NOW You can take courses from all over the world, even the Ivys, frequently for free. THEN Automobiles were notorious pollution devices. NOW Cars put out fewer emisisons than ever and hybrids and electrics are a viable alternative. THEN Start-ups failed because they had no reach. NOW Your potential audience is the world. You can create something that changes society and makes you rich in the confines of your own home. THEN Talking heads had credibility on TV news. NOW Every field has an expert online who really knows the score, unlike the nitwit newsreaders on televsion. THEN You could pull the wool over the public's eyes. George Bush's administration could say that Iraq had WMD and there was no counterbalance of truth. NOW The gotcha web dig deeps and pulls out truth. If you're a lying, cheating scumbag, everybody's gonna know. THEN People only knew the two-dimensional cardboard you. NOW Everybody's three-dimensional as a result of a plethora of information about them online. THEN You lost touch with those you grew up with. NOW You never lose touch with anybody you ever had contact with. THEN Long distance phone calls were expensive. NOW Long distance phone calls cost no more than local, and they can even be completely free. THEN Videophones were the future. NOW Videophones are here and free, via Skype and Facetime. THEN Dumb was cool. NOW Smart is cool. -- Visit the archive: http://lefsetz.com/wordpress/ -- http://www.twitter.com/lefsetz -- If you would like to subscribe to the LefsetzLetter, http://www.lefsetz.com/lists/?p=subscribe&id=1
- So important to promote your show the day-of! Great survey by our friends over at ReverbNation: => 81% say same-day concert marketing is critical to drive awareness http://blog.reverbnation.com/2013/04/03/study-most-music-venues-sell-at-least-75-of-tickets-at-the-door/
- We're hosting a Website Demolition Derby at the ASCAP "I Create Music" EXPO in Los Angeles next week! Want to have your website reviewed by a panel of experts? Click here for details: http://bit.ly/10HKfvZ
- Congrats to Valerie June, who sang alongside Eric Church last night during the ACM - Academy of Country Music Awards. http://valeriejune.com/
- Musician Website Love this week goes out to Charly Tate. Her website is well-organized and has a great custom design. Check it out: http://bit.ly/XiyT2G
- [New Blog] In this blog post, Dave starts to go over the tools that are available to musicians to engage their fans, starting with, well, blogging: http://bit.ly/12lnM9z
- Another good article from our friends at Cyber PR about Facebook fan engagement:
- [Blog] This is a must-read guest post from our friends at Cyber PR. Find out why your Facebook fan page might not be growing, and how you can change that: http://bit.ly/10sNCHu
- Nick Zammuto, seen here showing all the little pieces of home studio gear that go into making a record, just played a brilliant show in Montreal. http://zammutosound.com The song "Zebra Butt" featured tons of actual footage of zebra butts, and that's just one of the many highlights. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YEhyWTuKDEI
- Back in the days... $3398 for 10MB. Now that would hold, what, half a song?
- Band Website Love this week goes out to A Yellow Field. We love the consistent branding on their site, and they also have a great homepage, including a perfect call-to-action for their mailing list. Check it out: http://bit.ly/X1AERH
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2011-12-13