Quintette Mont-Royal (contemporary music ensemble) with Marie-Hélène Breault (flute), Marie-Julie Chagnon (clarinet), Pierre-Yves Martel (contrabass), Catherine Meunier (marimba)
The Attar Project (cross-cultural contemporary music) with Parmela Attariwala (violin)
Galitcha (Indian folk music) with Kuljit Sodhi (vocals), Chris MacLean (vocals, harmonium, guitar), and Linsey Wellman (flutes, saxes)
Surtaal (Indian classical music) with Nicholas Williams (bansuri)
Trio Kali (contemporary music ensemble) with Marie-Hélène Breault (flute), Catherine Meunier (marimba, vibraphone)
Influences
Indian classical music, Western classical and contemporary/new music, improvised music
Pandit Sharda Sahai, Bob Becker, Pt. Kishor Kumar Mishra, Pt. Samta Prasad, Pt. Lalmani Mishra, Pt. Nikhil Banerjee, Smt. Girja Devi, Pts. Rajan & Sajan Mishra, Pt. Ravi Shankar, Pt. Kanhaiya Lal Mishra, Pt. Shivkumar Sharma, Pt. Kishan Maharaj
Igor Stravinsky, Gustav Mahler, Bela Bartok, Claude Debussy, Steve Reich, Terry Riley, Philip Glass, Beethoven, Chopin, Prokofiev, Xenakis
alcides lanza, Payton MacDonald, Paul Frehner, Nicole Lizée, Parmela Attariwala, Christien Ledroit, Pierre Béluse, Nexus
Aphex Twin, Squarepusher, Boards of Canada, Plaid, Frank Zappa, Shakti, Yes, Rush
Versatile percussionist Shawn Mativetsky performs in a variety of musical genres with dynamism and skill. Equally at home in Western classical and contemporary/new music, Indian classical music, and world music, Shawn also composes and performs music for dance and theatre. He is active in the promotion of the tabla and North Indian classical music through lectures, workshops, and performances across Canada and the United States. Based in Montreal, Shawn teaches tabla and percussion at McGill University, where he also directs the McGill Tabla Ensemble.
As an ensemble musician, Shawn Mativetsky’s wide range is evident in his work with three very different groups: the contemporary music ensemble Quintette Mont-Royal, violinist Parmela Attariwala's cross-cultural Attar Project, and the Indian-folk group Galitcha. Shawn has given acclaimed solo performances at the Banaras Hindu University (India), the Percussive Arts Society International Convention, and the Société des Arts Technologiques. He has been featured in serveral contemporary music series and festivals and has appeared as a soloist with numerous ensembles.
Shawn Mativetsky is a ganda-band disciple of Pandit Sharda Sahai of the Benares tabla gharana and has also studied tabla with Bob Becker. Shawn holds a Master's degree in music from McGill University and has received grants from the Canada Council for the Arts, the Department of Canadian Heritage, and the Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec.
Payton MacDonald: Works for Tabla, available now on www.shawnmativetsky.com, iTunes, and in music stores around the world.
Hi Shawn: Thanks for the mention of our WCMF event on your site! I have a write up of the events in for one of the upcoming PAS news segments. Great to play with you. Stay in touch! NP
Hi Shawn, Just got back from PASIC. Awesome! I have a recording of some ensemble pieces by Christien Ledroit where you're playing tabla. Great playing! Great music! Hope to see you sometime soon. I'm doing a masterclass at McGill on Nov. 16 at 1:30pm. Maybe I'll see you there?! BEV JOHNSTON
LANCEMENT DE DISQUE: Linsey Wellman + Mike Essoudry le Mardi, 23 Octobre 5:00-7:00 au Quai des Brumes 4481 rue Saint-Denis avec YUL (Michel Mergaerts, Pierre Tanguay, Erwin Vann) Une courte performance musicale sera présentee
Salut Shawn! Ça fait longtemps! Merci de m'avoir trouvée! Je garde vraiment un beau souvenir de notre collaboration il y a déjà plusieurs années! ça ne change, pas, your music is still wonderful. if you ever come to Madrid let me know!
Thanks for finding me here on myspace. I always enjoy hearing you play and would love to have a chance to work together one day. I only wish the tracks were longer!
Bonjour Shawn, Merci et bienvenue sur notre page. Je suis ravi d'avoir découvert ta musique. J'aime beaucoup. Bravo et encore merci. J'espère t'entendre en concert un jour. Bonne route.
Hi Shawn, thanks for the comment and your interest in 're-created' cymbals. I've set up another myspace site: www.myspace.com/cymbalutopia, dedicated to cymbal hammering. It's got some useful info and links and I'll have some soundfiles up soon. All the best, Craig.
Thankx for the add, and your music. One of my family was at that Benares Uni, reading Sanskrit, in 63 and he introduced me to the mind blowing nature of I. music back then. Its cool to see the many tabla videos on MS now. You are on a hard path- didn't they used to start players off full-time at like 4 ? Anyway, peaceful greetings, Alejxis
Hey Shawn, Come to listen your tabla on my songs, on my myspace!!! The album, is finish, we gonna makes the release in september. I'll tell you when soon Chao Mathieu
Hi to all my MySpace friends around the world! I don't usually use Myspace to promote my own beliefs, but I was recently asked to sign a very important online petition asking international bodies like the WTO and IMF to work to rid the world of child labour. There are so many children suffering in this world so that we can enjoy cheap luxuries and an easy life. There is not much we can do as individuals, but this we CAN do. It's easy...one click and you're there, one more click and you've made a difference! I spent the first half of my life in Hong Kong (I'm 13 now) and I've seen little kids in Southern China exploited and vulnerable. I always remember that but for an accident of birth, I could have been one of those children. I'm not asking you to run a marathon or anything...just move your mouse here: http://www.icftu.org/petition.asp?Name=childlabour - and do the right thing. Thank you and have a great summer! Aysha.
Hi Shawn!
Nice to see and hear you here! Your stuff sounds great, as always! Hope to see you sometime (and maybe play together again one day!) when I'm in town...
