Jacques Mindreau is a violinist, vocalist and composer; he creates music for film, dance, and now theatre. He also has his own solo project that he recently launched dubbed ‘Electro Jacques Therapy’ which layers loops and vocals in an ethereal haunting manner. Jacques has collaborated with hundreds of musicians around the globe and Canada and is co-founder of the bands Krasnogorsk and OQO.  Jacques studied the violin at the Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto and has always had a fascination for composition, performance and improvisation. Having come from a film background (York University BFA Honours in Film) his music has always had a direct correlation to imagery, motion, metaphor and action. His diverse influences from the classical giants to Arvo Part, Philip Glass, Max Richter and traditional folk music and contemporary pop can be heard in his sound. 

As well as playing the violin for more than 25 years, Jacques Mindreau sings in an operatic voice that is enriched with a language of the imagination. Jacques is currently working with “2b Theatre Co.” and will be performing 40 runs of the play “One Discordant Violin” off Broadway this fall in New York City. The play is an adaptation by Anthony Black of a short story by Yann Martel (life of Pi). The play and it’s original music have been met with an overwhelmingly positive reception and Jacques was recently nominated for a Merritt Award for “best original score”. Jacques currently resides in Nova Scotia where he finds most of his inspiration.