TIMELINE

Eric’s Timeline Basic 101

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

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

  • 1983 First kid drum set

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

  • 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

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

  • 1987 Learning Marimba + shows

  • 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

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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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 FestivalConcordia 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

  • 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

  • 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

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

  • 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

  • 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

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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

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

  • 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

  • 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

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

  • 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

  • 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.

  • 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 /

  • 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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There is no age for learning music. It’s only depend on good time spend practicing your instrument, listening music and discovering music history. However, never forget the key to success is having fun.

Eric Boudreault

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