TIMELINE

Eric’s Timeline Basic 101

• 1981 Playing on pots and pans & learning drums from the television video and music records

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• 1982 First drum lessons & youngest student at Alma college of music

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• 1983 First kid drum set

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• 1984 Starting playing Violin & piano at Lamenais Alma music School / First real drum set

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• 1985 First drum student of Lamenais Alma music school – Drum teacher Réal Gagnon / First nomination and winner of the young talent scoot of Alma Lamenais school of music / First drum concert performance

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• 1986 Playing Percussions for The Toy Symphony broadway show with The Sagnenay Lac-St-Jean Orchestra.

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• 1987 Learning Marimba + shows

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• 1990 PCL & PWD Alma high school music concentration / First music Rock band – The cousins

• 1991 Pavillon sportif de l’UQAC Music & sport summer camp / Joined the rock cover band 4FFlies High school harmony competition band

• 1992 Pavillon sportif de l’UQAC Music & sport summer camp / High school harmony competition band / Drum corps initiation PWD

• 1993 Secondaire en Spectacle Drumset solo / drummer – house band high school singing concert / High school harmony competition band / Drum corps PWD

• 1994 PWD Big band – First Europe tour / High school harmony competition band / Drum corps PWD

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• 1995 PWD Christmas album Recording session / PWD harmony and big band competition canada tour / Graduated from PWD High School -music profile

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• 1996 Entry at Alma college of music in drumset performance – Drums teacher Robert Pelletier – Marc Bonneau & Richard Dallaire / Teaching music and drums at St-Joseph middle school / Playing drums with many local bands / Official soundtrack recording of the Saguenay flood disaster fund raising / Recording the 2B punk rock band LP / 2B Province of Quebec tour / Starting to teach private drum lessons / First participation at Cégep en Spectacle contest.

• 1997 2B tours – Satanic Surfer -Propagandhi – Pulley – Good Riddance – Ignite – Lagwagon – From Grass to cheese – No vac nc – Reset – Men’o’steel – Barf – Grimskunk – Blink-182 – Refuse – Snapcase / Member of the production team of Ludger stock music festival 1 & 2 / Drummer for the Alma college of music Big bang / Starting a Record label Blueberry Record / First Eric drum clinics at PWD and Chicoutimi High School

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• 1998 December Modern Drummer recongnition article on Eric’s young career – On the move / Session musician playing and recording in Province of Québec with various artists / First endorsement – Drum Workshop Pedals & Hardware official artist

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• 1999 Graduated in music from Alma College of music in drumset performance / DRUM! magazine article about Eric’s career / Entry to Sherbrooke University in Drum Jazz performance with Paul Brochu, Sylvain Jalbert & Mario Boivin / First Montreal Drumfest performance in the Yamaha show case rising stars / OCDP drums official artist / Teaching music at NVNV summer camp Longueuil

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• 2000 Move to Montreal / Entry at Concordia University in Drum Jazz Performance with Nasyr Abdul Al-Khabyyr & Wally Mohammed / First performance at the Montreal Jazz Festival – Concordia University Jazz Quarter / Join Rock-Metal band Shop Ltd / First recording collaboration with Michel Cusson / Teacher at Italmelodie music school Laval / Playing at l’air du Temps Jazz bar with various artists/ Teaching music at NVNV summer camp Montreal & St-Bruno / Ericboudreault personal website first version

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• 2001 Recording Session drummer at Victor Studio / Tour with Flibotte blues band / Montreal drummer live session around town / First NAMM Show / Teacher at Italmelodie Laval & Montreal / recording solo album Dynarhymication

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• 2002 Graduated from Concordia University in Fine arts – Jazz drumset performance / Recording Shop Ltd First Album at Studio Victor / Shop Ltd Tour / Playing jazz with various artists at house of jazz – The Upstair – L’Escogriffe Bar / Multiple soundtracks recording session with Michel Cusson / Session drummer at Studio Stars / École du show business House band drummer – musical director

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• 2003-2004-2005– Cavalia 1 – Drummer & Percussions player / recording Cavalia album at Piccolo studio / Remo official artist / Headhunter drumsticks official artist

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• 2006 Cavalia 1 -drummer / Recording Waza Album INIZIO with Sylvain Gagnon – JF dery – Jf Langevin -Alex Acuña – John Patitucci – John Beasley / Waza at Montreal Jazz festival / Music teacher at Paul-Chagnon middle school / Regal tip official artist

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• 2007 Recording session drummer at Sound city studio Los Angeles / Online drum teacher / music teacher at commission scolaire pointe de l’île – Montreal / Drums etc… magazine cover story – march & april / Meinl cymbals artist / Montreal up & coming artists drummer / Joined the Rock & Roll circus show Les Parfaits inconnus + LAPAP New-York City/ Recording of Pastel album Los Angeles California Recording first educational drum video / First casino top 40 & events contract – Atlantic city – Niagara falls – Montreal / Show Harley Davidson / Show de stars singing competition drummer – musical director

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• 2008 Montreal Drumfest feature artists / First Samajam Drummer – Team building & events / Atlantic city casino top 40 drummer Les Parfaits inconnus mexico tour

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• 2009 Samajam World band Show first drummer / Music teacher at Anjou high school Montreal session drummer / Ericboudreault personal website NO#2 / House band drummer Quartier des Spectacles show opening / House band olympic stadium Le défi Pierre Lavoie

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• 2010 Samajam band / Montreal session drummer / Les Parfaits inconnus Europe tour / Music teacher at Anjou high school Performance at the NAMM show with WAZA / Creation of EB homie Recording studio

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• 2011 Les Parfait inconnus Asia tour / Eric Boudreault & Magella drum clinic tour / Les Parfait inconnus creation new show / Joined Odysseo by Cavalia show creation & north america tour 2011-2018 / recording Odysseo Soundtracks / Drum channel california first video performance / Performance at the NAMM show for regal tip / private in person drum lessons

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• 2012 Publishing Eric’s drum book Drumming Language / Odysseo by cavalia tour / Online teaching / Drum channel online lessons / Jay Leno with Odysseo by Cavalia / Online drum lessons / Montreal Drumfest 20th anniversary feature artist

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• 2013 Odysseo by Cavalia tour / College drum clinics tour – Cegep Lionel-Groulx – Cegep de Drummondville – Cegep de trois-Rivière – Cegep d’Alma / Online drum lessons

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• 2014 Samajam Production department / Odysseo by cavalia tour / Editor for Canadian drum magazine Drums etc… / Drum Channel online lessons / Paiste USA official artist / Spokesperson & performer at the first Capitale Drumfest Quebec city edition / Online drum lessons

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• 2015 Odysseo by cavalia tour / Online drum lessons / Vater official artist / Capitale Drumfest Artistic director

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• 2016 Odysseo by Cavalia tour / Drum Channel Live performance / Samajam Casting Director 2016-2017-2018 / Online & in person drum lessons / Drum clinic / Evans drumheads official artist

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• 2017 Drumeo / Odysseo by Cavalia tour / Online drum lessons / First drum clinic in San José -California / Drum Channel live performance / Canada West coast Long & Mcquade drum clinic tour / Back has REMO Drumheads official artist

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• 2018 Odysseo by Cavalia tour / Online drum lessons / First Drum Clinic in Mexico / Endorsement by Dorado Pads / Montreal recording session drummer

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• 2019 Blue man group / Cirque du Soleil : Axel – Under the same sky & Xmas / illumi by Cavalia first edition / Online & in person drum lessons / Drumxperience Mexico / Lune Rouge – PY1

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• 2020 Cirque du Soleil – Under the same sky / Creation of Drumfills Kafé seasons 1 & 2/ Online drum lessons / illumi by cavalia second edition / Ericboudreault personal website NO#3 / Mexico city Drum Clinic tour / Honorary degree drum performance from el Conservatorio de musíca de Mexico / Honorary degree drum performance from CAM escuela de musíca MX / Honorary degree drum performance from Gmartell college of music MX.

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• 2021 Drumfills Kafé Seasons 3 & 4 / Recording session Mexico / Artistic director (Acmé décors) / creation of One minutes or less drum lessons / Samajam shows around Canada /

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• 2022 Drumfills Kafé Seasons 5 & 6/ Recording session Mexico/ Quebec city Drum fest international Ralph Angelillo 2022 edition/ New sponsors : Yamaha Drums and Vic Firth Drumsticks. Launch of Eric’s second drum book :Ultimate Drumming language V.2

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• 2023 Drumfills Kafé Seasons 7 & 8/ Recording session Mexico/ Cirque du Soleil contracts/ Musical Director and Drummer at show ”Karera”. A mega production in Guam produce by Baldyga Group Entertainment.

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