Wayfarer Records is excited to announce the addition of multi-talented French-Canadian artist JJRD to the Wayfarer family. JJRD merges the elegance of classical piano with organic and electronic textures. Drawing inspiration from a multitude of sonic traditions, his sound reflects the work of an apprentice who rejects overly planned creation in favor of live recordings. JJRD brings another level of artistic diversity to an already amazingly eclectic creative family.
About the Artist:
Educated at the Montreal Academy of Arts, JJRD is a photographer, art director, conceptual artist, writer & musician. Even though he learned piano and then trombone as a teenager, his fascination with photography would take the front seat when he got his first camera and, not long after, his first darkroom. Music would have to wait… for a long time. In the 80’s & 90’s, he exhibited as a conceptual artist in multiple venues and wrote 4 novels. He also held positions as a graphic designer and art director in several ad agencies. In 2002, he returned to his first passion, photography, with iStock. After a year as a contributing artist, he joined its Content team. In 2006, he became Photography Director then VP Content at Getty Images until 2012. Within Instants Collective, with his wife Hélène, JJRD is still pursuing visual media related ventures. He also takes care of Interzone, an outdoor visual arts festival in his hometown of Shawinigan, Québec. In recent years, music has taken an important part of his creative process & is becoming, as all things he touches, an obsession.
From Wayfarer Records’ Vice President Dieter Spears:
“When I saw that JJRD was doing music, I knew I had to reach out to him immediately. JJRD was influential in growing the modern age of “Stock Photography” With Istock and Getty Images. His influence as a true artist could be seen in the images he took and the way he interacted with those around him. I was a successful iStock Photographer and JJRD was influential in getting me to move over to Getty Images. That was a whole lifetime ago. I look forward to creations of sonic vibrations that he will bring to the Wayfarer Family. We will be better for it.”
From all of the Wayfarers, WELCOME HOME JJRD!
Look for JJRD’s first full-length album for Wayfarer Records very soon!
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