Josée Destrempes, M. Mus. | Team

Josée Destrempes, M. Mus.

Vice-President, artistic director, composer

From a young age Josée cultivated her passion for music and dance, studying the piano, classical guitar and ballet. During her musical training, she performed in various chamber and vocal ensembles under the direction of such renowned conductors as Alexander Brott and Miklos Takacs.

Already fascinated by semiology and popular music during her Master of Music degree at McGill, Josée went to further her graduate studies in music at the University of Gothenburg in Sweden. Simultaneously she studied contemporary arrangements with Gaston Rochon, musical director for the famous Quebec artist Gilles Vigneault. Josée actively involved herself for a few years in the International Association for the Study of Popular Music while participating in numerous academic and pedagogical publications and conferences across Europe and the United States.

Josée subsequently worked for the Ministry of Education in research and development for music and visual arts. She also collaborated with the Metropolitan Orchestra and Youth and Music Canada to introduce children to orchestral music. While pursuing graduate studies in psychopedagogy at the University of Montreal, she headed large scale projects such as «Learning with a Creative Mind», an innovative approach to helping emotionally disturbed students acquire social and academic skills, for which she received an award of excellence.

Over the years, Josée continued to compose and publish several children’s songs. Pursuing her initial passion for music and movement, Josée joined Mark Giannetti in 1990 to found Campagn’Arts Media, uniting their complementary skills to work in the field of music for picture.

The variety of Josée’s professional practices has led her to develop a unique outlook on different aspects related to musical languages and acquire an expertise in writing styles specific to different age groups. As artistic director, producer and composer at Campagn’Arts Media, Josée’s creativity, vision, and leadership drive the company to the path of excellence.

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