Born in 1989, living in Montréal, Kevin Gironnay creates acousmatic and mixed music, produces music for sound installations, videos and dance, and performs improvised music, in solo or collaborations. Kevin Gironnay completed a master’s degree in composition with Nicolas Bernier, and has also been influenced by the teaching of Christine Groult, Horacio Vaggione, Denis Dufour, Jacopo Baboni Schilingi, Lorenzo Bianchi and Giacomo Platini. His music has been played in Canada, China, United States and throughout Europe.

Kevin Gironnay is the founder and artistic director of the improvised music band Ensemble ILÉA. He is an affiliate member of CIRMMT (Center for Interdisciplinary Research in Music, Media and Technology). He also co-founded Virage Sonore, a production studio for podcasts and sound art.

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