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Beast is a Canadian electronic music duo based out of Montreal, Quebec. Beast's members include vocalist and lyricist Betty Bonifassi and composer/producer Jean-Phi Goncalves. Beast has been described as "an experimental hip hop project filled with psychedelic trip hop-style electronica, aggressive guitars and loud drum beats," or (as Bonifassi describes it) "trip rock".〔(Leijon, Erik, “Beast Emerge From The Champion Camp”, ''CHARTattack'', Apr 9, 2008 ) Retrieved Nov 5, 2008〕〔(Beast's bio by CBC Radio 3 ) Retrieved Nov 8, 2008〕 Beast’s self-titled debut album was made available internationally on iTunes on Nov 4, 2008 and their first single, "Mr. Hurricane", was offered for free on iTunes as the Single of the Week in 6 major markets including the US, the UK, France and Australia. The album's official commercial release date in Canada is Nov 18, 2008, with international releases yet to be announced.〔(Baron, Zach, "Another Free iTunes Single of the Week: Beast's "'Mr. Hurricane'", ''The Village Voice'', Nov 4, 2008 ) Retrieved Nov 8, 2008〕〔(BEAST website )〕 == History == Betty Bonifassi and Jean-Phi Goncalves — both originally from France — were both very active members in the Montreal music scene, and had each been making music for about 20 years by the time they began collaborating musically.〔(Sasseville, Andreanne, "Beast", ''Urban Male Magazine'', 2008 ) Retrieved Nov 5, 2008:〕 Bonifassi had previously worked with such local musicians as composer and saxophonist, François D’Amours,〔(Bonifassi’s interview with Monique Giroux of Radio-Canada, Sep 13, 2004 ) (French text and audio) Retrieved Nov 5, 2008〕 DJ/techno musician Champion,〔(“Oscar nominee headlines M For Montreal”, ''NME news'', Oct 31, 2006 ) Retrieved Nov 5, 2008〕 and yet another French expat rock musician, Deweare.〔(Bottenberg, Rupert, “Viable geometry, instant poetry >> French transplant Deweare finds momentum in Montreal”, ''Montreal Mirror'', Apr 19-25, 2007, Vol. 22 No. 43 ) Retrieved Nov 5, 2008〕 Jean-Phi Goncalves, a percussionist and record producer, had produced albums for Quebec musicians such as Pierre Lapointe, Jean-Pierre Ferland, Ariane Moffatt and Daniel Bélanger as well as American recording artist Lauryn Hill. He has also played percussion for the singer Dumas and for Montreal bands Afrodizz and Plaster.〔〔(Charpentier, Lorraine, “Bêtes de scène >> Montreal’s Beast pairs a famous singer with a beatsmith to the stars”, ''Montreal Mirror'', Mar 13 - Mar 19, 2008, Vol. 23 No. 38 ) Retrieved Nov 5, 2008〕 The pair first worked together in 2006 on a project for the video game company Ubisoft in 2006.〔 The resulting sound was angrier than either artist was used to: "The angry message is about letting the beast out that's inside, because in society you're not allowed to be emotive or sensitive. The feelings of the moment when we were writing were mostly sadness and anger," said Bonifassi in an interview with Canadian music news magazine, ''Chart''.〔 In a departure from her previous projects, Bonifassi's vocal stylings on Beast's debut album lean more towards rap and spoken-word. Bonifassi is the main songwriter for the band and the music is composed and produced by Goncalves. Canadian singer-songwriter Simon Wilcox also assisted Bonifassi (whose native language is French) with Beast's lyrics, which are all performed in English.〔 “Simon really understood my dark side and the sadness of the moment,” says Bonifassi. “I really wanted to sing something lyrically rich and powerful.”〔 Goncalves has also stated that the name Beast suits their project very well: “Betty is a real beast,” he jokes, “a ''bête de scène''.”〔 Beast's first performance was on March 1, 2008 at the after party for the Montreal International Music Initiative Awards, or MIMI Awards.〔(The official website of the 2008 MIMI Awards ) Retrieved Nov 8, 2008.〕 They also performed at two separate venues during the 2008 NXNE festival in Toronto; the Canadian news magazine ''Chart'' gave Beast "highest marks" for their performances at the festival.〔(Harper, Kate, "Royal Wood And Beast Get Highest NXNE Marks", ''Chart'', June 17, 2008 ) Retrieved Nov 9, 2008〕 In late 2008 the duo also toured with British Columbia dance-punk band You Say Party! We Say Die!〔(Benson, Denise, "Oct. 16-22 party picks", ''Eye Weekly'', Oct 15, 2008 ) Retrieved Nov 9, 2008〕 In 2010, the video for the single "Mr. Hurricane" was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Short Form Music Video.〔( Patch, Nick, "Montreal's Beast shocked by Grammy nod; hoping Kanye interrupts speech", ''The Canadian Press'', Jan 29, 2009 ) Retrieved Feb 1, 2010〕〔(Aikman, Jennifer, "2010 Grammy Nominated Video: Beast's "Mr Hurricane"", ''CBC Radio 3'', Jan 28, 2009 ) Retrieved Feb 1, 2010〕 The song "Satan" plays during the closing credits of an episode of the HBO show ''Hung''.〔(Synopsis of Season 2 Episode 13 of ''Hung'' on HBO.com ) Retrieved Jul 21, 2010〕 The song "Mr. Hurricane" was used in the closing credits of "In Sickness", an episode of the television series ''The Good Wife'' which aired on May 3, 2011. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Beast (Canadian band)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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