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Born In 1965 In Newport Vermont Into A Musical Family With An English Mother And A French-Canadian Father Mike Goudreau Picked Up His First Guitar At Age 14 And Hasn't Stopped Playing Since. His Early Influences Included The Beatles Chuck Berry Rolling Stones Johnny Cash Nat King Cole Louis Armstrong Frank Sinatra And Later Albert King Freddie King Stevie Ray Vaughan Powder Blues And Downchild - To Name A Few. Such Diverse Interests Help To Explain Why Mike Is Comfortable In So Many Musical Genres Especially Jazz And Blues. For The Past Four Years Mike Has Been Working On Getting His Many Songs Published For Film/TV In The U.S. And Europe. His Hard Work Has Paid Off With Hundreds Of Songs Signed To Date And Placements On Such TV Shows As Everybody Hates Chris CW Dirty Sexy Money ABC Army Wives Lifetime Kath & Kim NBC George Lopez Show TBS Justified FX Scoundrels ABC Friday Night Lights ABC Let's Make A Deal CBS Memphis Beat TNT And Hung HBO Most Notable. Also 32 Of His Songs Have Been Part Of 6 Jazz CD Box Sets Distributed In Europe And Asia With Sony/BMG And Universal . In The Early 90s Mike Formed The Boppin Blues Band. Taking Its Name And Some Of Its Style From Vancouver's Powder Blues Band The BBB Blew Into The Canadian Music Scene With An Independently CD - Sold Out 1994- With 10 Songs Running The Gamut From Solid Chicago Blues To Jazz Influenced 40s & 50s Swing/jump/shuffle And A Few Country And Gospel Tunes Thrown In For Good Measure. It Showcases Superb Guitar Work And Vocals From Mike With A Great Back Line Of Drums Bass Piano Horns And Harp. Upon Hearing It Andy 'Blues Boy" Grigg Of Real Blues Magazine Called Them One Of The Most Talented Bands In Canada. I Dig My Job 1996 Featured Mostly Original Tunes Including A Couple En Français Which Was Unique. Real Blues Magazine Continued Its Love Affair With The Band Rating It As One Of The 5 Best Blues CDs In Canada That Year And Named Them As Best Group In Eastern Canada For 1996-97. They Were Also Nominated As Best New Artist At Canada's Maple Blues Awards In 1997. A California Radio Station KKUP FM Placed I Dig My Job In The Top 25 Blues CDs For That Year! Happy Go Lucky 1999 With 9 Of 13 Songs Originals. More Accolades Real Blues Magazine Called It One Of The 5 Best CDs Of The Year And Named The Boppin Blues Band As Best Swing Band And Best Unsigned Band In Canada. It Was Also Nominated By Maple Blues For Best Album. The Following Year Mike Indulged His Passion For His Other Favorite Musical Genre - Jazz - When He Released Stardust Memories 2000 A Compilation Of 14 Classics Including Route 66 The Lady Is A Tramp And Don't Get Around Much Anymore. In 2001 Mike Received A Research And Creation Grant From The Quebec Arts Council And Produced Nous Avions Rendez-Vous 2001 On The Montreal Based Bros Label ... 12 Original Blues Tunes All In French! They Were Invited To The " Francofolies " In Montreal As Well As A Live Recording Captured By CBC's " Silence On Jazz " Broadcast Coast To Coast. Thank You Louis 2002 A Tribute To The Great Louis Armstrong. It Was And Still Is Very Popular In Quebec Garnering Him Numerous Interviews With Radio-Canada CBC Radio/TV And Sell-Out Live Shows. My Favorite Time 2004 Of The Year Is A Sweet Personalized Collection Of Original And Classic Christmas Tunes Featuring Silky Smooth Vocals Great Horns Clarinet Piano Cello And Jazzy Guitar Work Garanteed To Put You In The Christmas Spririt . The Grass Ain't Greener 2006 Mike Moved Away From The Big Band Style That Characterized The Boppin Blues Band. The Mike Goudreau Band Stripped Down To Guitar Drums Bass Keyboards And Some Great Wailing Harp And Slide Guitar From Harmonica Zeke. You Get A Great Mix Of Rockin Swingin Up-Tempo Blues - 8 Of The 12 Songs Are Originals!! Boppin 15 2007 The New CD Contains 15 Cuts With 11 Originals And 4 Covers. Over The Years Some Of The Band Members Have Changed But This Album As With All The Previous Still Boasts Some Of The Best Rhythm And Brass Musicians In Quebec Along With Some Very Special Guests Including Peter Brown On Piano Didier Dumoutier On Accordian And The Great Harmonica Zeke On Harmonica. Blues Et Cetera 2009 Rich With 15 New Original Songs. The Works Include Various Styles And Grooves Such As Reggae Singer/songwriter Rock Country And World Music Influences As Well As Texas Chicago Funk And Swing Blues For Which Goudreau Has Been Renowned For The Past 17 Years. Mike's 11th Album Look For The Sunshine 2010 17 Tracks Featuring 12 Brand New Original Songs And 5 Jazz Classics Not To Mention One Song In French ''La Gentille Fille'' Co-Written With Michel Aubin. Whether It's A Sinatra-Style Crooner Groovy Instrumental Dreamy Bossa-Nova Romantic Ballad New Orleans-Style Dixieland Or A Finger Snappin' Blues Everyone From The Most Particular Connaisseur To The Jazz Newbie Will Be Enchanted With This Eclectic Mix Of Jazz. Dancing Shoes 2011 . Mike With Organist Lorrie Goodman Form '' The Goodmen Band '' With Drummer Stéphane Jetté . The Album Features A Great Mix Of Blues Funk Southern Soul New Orleans And Jazzy Original Material Which Was Well Received By Blues Media And Fans Alike. Please Visit Www.Thegoodmenband.Com To Know More. Over The Past Decade Mike Has Performed At Some Of The Most Prestigious Jazz & Blues Festivals In Eastern Canada Including A Record Number 8 Appearances At The Montreal Jazz Festival 8 Times At The Tremblant International Festival De Blues 7 Appearances At The Edmundston Jazz And Blues Festival Quebec City Sherbrooke Rimouski 3 Times At The Maximum Blues De Carleton Fredericton's Harvest Jazz & Blues Festival Saint John Jazz Festival And Festival By The Sea. In September Of 2008 Mike Was Invited To The '' Playing With Fire '' Blues Festival In Omaha Nebraska Accompanied By Members Of Chicago's '' Mississippi Heat '' And Had Raving Reviews For Their Performance. When Asked Why He Plays Both Jazz And Blues Mike Replies "I Get Bored Doing Just One Type Of Music. I Love Jazz For Its Beautiful Melodies Chords And Improvisation. I Love Blues For Its Energy Soul And Milking Its Three-Chord Structure. I Enjoy Playing Rock 'n Roll Too. But No Matter What Music I Play It Has To SWING!" What Some Of The Blues Media Have To Say About Mike Goudreau “ Well If Mike Goudreau And His Boys Were Looking For The Sunshine With Their New Album They Certainly Found It! Lay The Sunscreen Heavy ‘cause This One Is A Real Scorcher!” Dan Behrman Producer/Host Espace Musique / Radio-Canada March 2010 " I Love Mike's Easy Going Confident Approach To Music. Backed By Sympathetic Players That Approach Results In A Cool Effortless Swing Whatever The Groove.He Shows His 'big Picture' Love And Understanding Of The Blues In His Guitar Playing And Songwriting. I'm Happy To Help Spread The Word By Playing His Music On CBC Radio's Saturday Night Blues And On Galaxie. " Holger Petersen June 2009 "A Hearty Vocalist And Effective Guitarist Who Plays Snarling Tightly Wound Leads...A Highly Enjoyable Set. Tom Hyslop Blues Revue Magazine USA Dec/Jan 2008 "Goudreau Plays Lead Guitar With The Tone And Taste Of Greats Like Otis Rush And Albert King And Writes Compelling Original Songs". Jeremy Loome Edmonton Sun 2007 "Quality Canadian Blues...Solid And Unpretentious...Swings With Snappy Sincerity And Crisp Energy” Hal Horowitz Blues Revue Magazine USA Oct/Nov 2006 Issue “Undiluted Blues From One Of The Purest Players On The Canadian Scene” Al Kirkcaldy CFFF 92.7 FM Peterborough ON “ … A Rockin’ Rompin’ Stompin’ Good Time….Solid Creamy Tight And Tasty Licks Executed With Precision And Class” Billie Lucas CHLY 101.7 FM Nanaimo BC “Goudreau Is A Natural. He Leads A Great Band With Exciting Original Songs That Dare You To Sit Still” John Valenteyn Maple Blues Toronto Blues Society " The Grass Ain't Greener " Est Un De Ces Albums Racés Qui Font Figure De Référence Dans Une Carrière Aussi Riche Et Chargée Soit Elle ! Fred Delforge Zicazic.Com France FOR INFO/BOOKINGS Contact Mike Goudreau – Tel. 819-876-2109 195 Passenger Stanstead Qc J0B 3E2 Info@mikegoudreau.Com Or Mikegoudreau@hotmail.Com Web Sites Http //www.Mikegoudreau.Com Or Http //www.Myspace.Com/mikegoudreauband And The French Website At Http //www.Mikegoudreau.Ca The Various Bands Mike Goudreau Band Blues Mike Goudreau Has Returned To More Stripped-Down Blues With This Band. On The CD - “The Grass Ain’t Greener” You'll Hear A Solid Backline Of Artists Who Have Obviously Played Together For A Long Time And It Shows. This Show Is A Bit More Blues/Rock Than The Boppin' Blues Band Show But Every Bit As Authentic In Their Aproach Of The Blues. This Band Varies From 4 To 5 Musicians Mike Goudreau & Boppin Blues Band Blues Mike Goudreau Was Rocked From The Cradle By The Voices Of Nat King Cole . Frank Sinatra Elvis And The Beatles. As A Musician He Travelled The Requisite Roads Of Classic Rock And Country Music And Moulded His Style In The Wake Of Albert King And Kenny Burrell Whose Traces Can Be Felt To This Day. From His Very First Contacts With Blues He Started The Boppin' Blues Band With His Crony Richard Bergeron. Featuring A Great 3 Piece Horn Section That Gives This Band A Jazzy R & B Sound That Leaves Audiences Wanting More. The Band Has Performed On Television In All Sorts Of Festivals And Special Events On Hundreds Of Stages Big And Small And Has Earned Many Titles And Distinctions. Mike Goudreau Lays Claim To Five Albums With The Boppin' Blues Band. With Those Albums Containing Many Original Pieces Mike Goudreau And The Boppin' Blues Band Have Demonstrated The Multiple Voices Of Blues Proving It Can Also Be Sung In French! Check Out Clips From All 5 Albums On The Music Page. This Band Varies From 6 To 8 Musicians. Mike Goudreau & Friends Jazz Band Mike Goudreau & Friends Presents The '' Great American Songbook '' Featuring Songs Made Famous By Louis Armstrong Frank Sinatra Nat King Cole Mel Torme Duke Ellington Carlos Antonio Jobim Just To Name A Few. This Band Varies From 3 To 8 Musicians. Mike Goudreau & Friends Also Presents ''Thank You Louis ! '' A Tribute To The Music Of Louis Armstrong.Check Out Songs From The Album '' Thank You Louis ! '' On The Music Page.
This Band Varies From 4 To 8 Musicians. Mike Goudreau Classic Rock For The Past 20 Years This Band Has Wowed Audiences With A Repertoire That Keeps Them On The Dance Floor From Start To Finish. They Cover A Wide Variety Of Classic Rock Hits With A Repertoire Of Over 500 Songs From Beloved Artists As The Beatles Rolling Stones C.C.R. Doobie Brothers The Doors Bob Seger George Thorogood Santana Chuck Berry And Much More. This Group Available For Corporate Functions Festivals And Private Parties. The Band Varies From 3 To 7 Musicians. Mike Goudreau Acoustic Solo/Duo/Trio Mike Goudreau Also Presents A Solo/Duo/Trio Acoustic Show With A Variety Of Styles Ranging From Jazz Blues And Folk Rock Available For Festivals Small Venues Restaurants Cafe's Corporate Events And Private Parties. Available Solo Duo Or Trio With Upright Bass Harmonicist Piano Or Sax read less