PHIL ATHANASE BOUDREAU
Art Discipline(s)
- Music
Dieppe | (506) 878-2329
Preferred School District(s)
- ASD-East
- ASD-North
- First Nations Community Schools
Preferred Grade Level(s)
- K-2
- 3-5
- 6-8
- 9-12
Can provide residency in
- English
- French
Indigenous Artist
- No
Completed Policy 701
- Yes
Space/Material Requirements
- Sound system and blackboard
Bio
Phil Athanase is a charismatic singer, songwriter, guitarist and producer who launched his first French album in 2017 shortly after winning the award for Best Stage Performance at the renowned Gala de la Chanson in Caraquet. Having co-written and produced Rosa Laricchiuta’s (Quebec’s “The Voice” finalist) English solo EP, Phil can also be seen on stage at least 200 times per year with his solo project and as the front man and guitarist of the Big Bad Party Band. Fluent in both French and English, he has a large repertoire of songs by artists originating all over the globe.
Residency Project
With the help of his acoustic guitar, Phil offers a show called “The soundtrack of my life” during which he talks about the 25 years road to becoming a professional full-time musician while performing songs by artists that influenced him along the way. In his workshops, he encourages discussions about music and all its different styles, tastes, instrumentation and recordings by covering fun subjects like “why some songs are timeless for the whole world and some are just timeless for them”; “music, its industry and how it changed during the last 6 decades.” Phil also offers a two-part in-depth songwriting class.
1. Overview of song structure, melody, colour, rhythm and lyrics by performing examples of his original material and today’s popular radio songs and sharing where he gets his inspiration to write and compose songs both in French and in English.
2. Song writing sessions where a select group can join and perform their material followed by carefully breaking down their songs and sharing hints and giving them some tools to help improve their skills as writers and composers. And if possible, write a song as a group.
Teaching Experience
Phil has been a substitute teacher for the last school year mostly in the South-East region of New Brunswick. He works with kids from K-12. He has been offering shows and song writing workshops in school for the last two years. Please note: Phil has received a marketing grant from Musicaction (Francophone version of FACTOR that funds professional artists from the recording industry)