AfterdayAudio

Saanichton, BC, Canada

Clarinetist François Houle has established himself as one of today’s most inventive musicians, in all of the diverse musical spheres he embraces. Inspired by collaborations with the world’s top musical innovators, François has developed a unique improvisational language, virtuosic and rich with sonic embellishment and technical extensions. He has worked and collaborated with many of Canada and the International scene’s top creative music artists. His extensive touring has led to solo appearances at major festivals across Canada, the United States, Europe and Australia. A prolific recording artist, earning multiple Awards, he is the founder of Afterday Audio. He has been listed on numerous occasions in Downbeat magazine’s Readers and Critics’ Polls. François studied at McGill and Yale, and has been an artist-in-residence at the Banff Centre for the Arts and at the Civitella Ranieri Foundation in Umbria, Italy.