Akido

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Canadian electronic musician

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::summary Canadian electronic musician ::

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Field	Value
name	aKido
birth_name	Kim Gaboury
alias	aKido
birth_date
birth_place	Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
origin	Montreal, Quebec, Canada
death_date
instrument	Guitar, Drums, Piano, Synthesizer
occupation	Composer
years_active	2003–present
label	Nordique Music
Fullspin Music
website
genre	{{flatlist
current_members	Kim Gaboury
On Tour: Martin Gaboury (drum)
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Electronic
IDM
rock
ambient
experimental | current_members = Kim Gaboury On Tour: Martin Gaboury (drum) Kim Gaboury better known by his pseudonym Akido (stylized as aKido) is a Canadian electronic rock musician and composer based in Montreal, Quebec. Gaboury assembles a band for live performances,"Pawa Up First + aKido". December 8, 2009 // CJLO Magazine // Concert Reviews but records without them in the studio.

Career

As a young man Gaboury played guitar for the band Zolof.

In 2004, calling himself Akido, he released a seven-track instrumental album; he also released a song, "Les Humains", which was later the basis for of an animated music video created by Felix Lajeunesse and Paul Raphaël. Another 2004 release, "Playtime", was played regularly on campus and community radio stations that year.[2004 - Top 20 Electronica".] !earxhot

In September 2007, according to The R3-30, the aKido song "Dancing in Chains" was the third-most popular indie song in Canada.

Gaboury joined Michel Cusson, Térez Montcalm and Luck Mervil to form the Cafe Elektric collective; the group performed at the 2009 Francofolies festival.

AKido's album "Gamechanger", released on the Nordique label in August 2010, was number 13 on the !earshot Top 20 Electronic chart for 2010. In January 2011, Gamechanger was nominated for the Electronica Album category for The 10th Annual Independent Music Awards, and in October 2011, nominated for the "Album électronique de l'année" at l'ADISQ.

In 2012 Akido's recording "Undark" received regular airplay on campus and community radio in the Montreal area.

In March 2014, Kim was nominated at the 2nd Canadian Screen Awards in the Canadian Screen Award for Best Original Score category for the film Maïna.

AKido collaborated with electronic music producer Pascal Asselin, known as Millimetrik, to create the 2016 album Fog Dreams.

Discography

Playtime, 2004
Blink, 2007
GameChanger, 2010
Undark, 2012

Reissues

Blink Reissue, 2010
Playtime Reissue, 2010

EP

Les Humains, 2010
Thearly Ears, 2010

Videoclips

"Dancing in Chains"
"Les Humains" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6bXjY_mMpmU

References

(July 6, 2008). "Free shows today", ''[[The Gazette (Montreal). The Gazette]]'', p. A20.
[http://ici.radio-canada.ca/emissions/macadam_tribus/2008-2009/chronique.asp?idChronique=12320 "TAM TAM MACADAM de septembre"]. ''Radio Canada'', François Blain, 2 September 2005
Longwell, Tod. [https://variety.com/2018/artisans/news/jurassic-world-felix-paul-studios-creates-content-for-the-future-1202731979/ "Felix & Paul Studios: Inventing the Future of Content"]. ''Variety'', March 22, 2018
[https://www.pressreader.com/canada/montreal-gazette/20090731/282179352090712 "Corneille pops the cork<"]. ''Montreal Gazette'', 2009-07-31 -
[https://www.lapresse.ca/arts/musique/200911/14/01-921732-cusson-mervil-montcalm-rencontre-de-trois-electrons-libres.php "Cusson, Mervil, Montcalm : Rencontre de trois électrons libres"]. ''La Presse'', 14 November 2009
[https://www.popmatters.com/130855-akido-gamechanger-2496139997.html "aKido: Gamechanger"]. ''Pop Matters'', Mike Schiller, 20 Oct 2010
[https://www.earshot-online.com/charts/2010/electronic.cfm "Top 20 Electronic of 2010"]. ''!earshot charts''
[https://exclaim.ca/music/article/braids_timber_timbre_galaxie_lead_quebec_indie_music_awards_nominations "Braids, Timber Timbre and Galaxie Lead Quebec Indie Music Awards Nominations"]. ''Exclaim!''. By Natasha Young, Sep 29, 2011
[http://adisq.com/even-gala/2011/nomin-artis-musiqueelectro.html ADISQ Gala: Nominations - Artistes MusiqueElectro] {{webarchive. link. (2011-11-26)
[https://www.earshot-online.com/charts/cism.cfm?dWeekOfID=2012-03-06 " CISM 89.3 MHz - Montreal Top 30"]. ''!earshot'' chart, For the Week Ending: Tuesday, March 6, 2012
Geneviève Bouchard, [https://www.lesoleil.com/arts/millimetrik-entre-deux-univers-90172d5bce8a49431ca46be14739b883 "Millimetrik entre deux univers"]. ''Le Soleil'', 16 August 2016

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