The story and biography of a songwriter
Music.
Jeff Maheux Musique
Bio of Jeff Maheux
I’m Jeff, originally from Ancienne-Lorette, a webmaster specializing in digital marketing who composes songs, lyrics and music, since I graduated from CEGEP de Jonquière in 1997 – Arts and Technology of Media ATM, radio animation option in journalistic information and production (sound console op).
Wanting to improve my English, I moved to Montréal in 1998 in the English-speaking neighbourhoods and found a stable job. I started writing a diary in English, which included poems and song lyrics.
I then learned, already having a musical background in high school, how to compose music with my aunt’s classical guitar and a keyboard by studying the tablatures I found on the Internet. That’s how I met Angelo Labbate, who helped me understand how to dress up melodies, understand the basic structures of music, arrangements and harmonies, mixing and audio recording, and finally accompany my lyrics properly.
My Debut in the Studio
From week to week, I brought my compositions into the studio with Angelo to produce the musical frameworks of the songs. We worked one to two hours a week for a period of about 7 years until 2006.
There have been a total of about 25 recorded soundtracks of which the final listing of a first album, Pop Rock oriented on the theme of the early adult life of a gay man in society, is planned as follows: SRace, Mr. Hotwater, Credits, @TheCorner, August (One of These Nights), Men, Poor King, Crumbs, I Think About You, Under The Clouds, Earthquake.
This project, which I call At The Corner, is destined to become an album. The musical tracks are completed and have aged well over time, wanting only basic elements in the musical composition. A band of five musicians; Drums, bass, classical, acoustic and electric guitars, and some midi elements (keyboards and strings) for light accompaniments, were the sound orientation from the very beginning of the project.
Musical Influences
The musical influences of At The Corner are the first four albums of Heart, Alanis Morrissette and the album Jagged Little Pill that I listened to in loop during all my CEGEP years, the first two albums of the Pretenders and probably Sheryl Crow for her entire career and her stage presence. I’ve been singing to Sheryl Crow regularly, to warm up my voice, ever since her first album.
Audio House Production JM Musique.
JM Musique, audio production house
Since July 2024, JM Musique - audio production by Jeff Maheux is a company founded to present the musical compositions of Jeff Maheux and I add the possibility of creating original music to W+M digital marketing services in the form of partnership.
#demoTalkMusicArt, the Project
Over time, the songwriting side has become my favourite part of the music creation process. I’m not very scenic and I don’t like to travel, due to my food allergies. So I want to take the time to get to grips with the process of making your music known, while exploring the different options on the market, in order to guide my desire to launch my musical creations.
#demoTalkMusicArt will be my journey through the process of doing money with music by presenting capsules on each stage of the marketing of four songs, taken from the recording period of At The Corner, which will be launched in the form of an EP.
Introducing
#demoTalkMusicArt (DTMA) will be the name of the first EP released in the virtual market. Four songs released as demo, or instrumental versions, for promotion and advertising matters, but never presented to the public as completed songs, with the official lyrics and voices tracks.
The premiere of the Lyric Video of Desert on the YouTube Channel was officially launching DTMA on January 2, 2024.
The DTMA project has also the mission to publish reports explaining the process to monetize music by publishing compositions in the Quebec market. Videos on the progress of each stage will be presented on the YouTube channel! A true Musico-Novel!
DMTA Financing
In the form of 15-second, thirty-second and one-minute instrumental tracks serving as soundtracks and music for publications, clips and videos, JM Musique tracks will be sold with the aim of financing the DMTA musical project.
Visit the track gallery, Pop Rock Tunes, via the JM Musique audio production site.
The Making Of Reports
The adventure
Reports on the musical production of demoTalkMusicArt songs
Info Links.
Music Production: JM Musique
Media and Contact: https://www.jmmusique.com/contact
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Learn about the new song Another Day from the music project of an artist and entrepreneur in the reports about launching a first virtual EP: demoTalkMusicArt!