Jacques Mindreau is a violinist, vocalist, and composer who creates music for film, dance, and theatre. He has played the violin for over 25 years and sings in an operatic voice that is enriched with the language of imagination. Jacques has collaborated with hundreds of musicians around Canada and the globe, and is co-founder of the bands Krasnogorsk and OQO.

His solo project, Electro Jacques Therapy, combines string loops, classically influenced vocals, and a haunting violin. Electro Jacques Therapy is a project that moves with a natural force like the very influence it stems from, deep in the springs of the forests of Cape Breton where he makes his home.  

Jacques recently toured with 2b theatre company and performed 40 runs of the play One Discordant Violin off-Broadway in New York City, in the fall of 2019. The play and its original music have been met with overwhelmingly positive reception, and Jacques’ work was nominated for a Merritt Award for Best Original Score.

Jacques mesmerized audiences in Ottawa at Prismatic 2019, and we are delighted to welcome him back to the stage, this time in his home province!

Prismatic’s 2021 digital programming is generously supported by TD Bank Group and Light House GO.