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The three musicians of Day OFF met while touring as members of Canada's modern dance company, La La La Human Steps. During two years, we gave over 100 performances with the company, in major cities across Europe, North America and Asia, including Vienna, Paris, Salzburg, Berlin, Munich, Prague, Rome, Moscow, Amsterdam, Antwerp, Lyon, Seville, Seoul, Tokyo, Ljubljana, Aarhus, Vilnius, Los Angeles, Chicago, New York, Vancouver, Toronto and Montreal, among others.

Apart from touring the show Amelia with the company, we also recorded and contributed original music to the soundtrack of the award winning dance film of the same name, directed by Edouard Lock. The film has won many awards worldwide, and was nominated for an international Emmy.

The chamber band Day OFF was founded during the tours with La La La Human Steps. Our instrumentation is classical - a trio of piano, violin and cello. We perform only original music - a music creation guided by the classical traditions and the sensibility of the contemporary pop culture - incorporating principles of minimalism, rhythms of world music and sensibility of popular music, from pop, to rock to electronica - old world in the new world.

We entered the garageband.com contest in the ambient, classical and world music categories and are doing well there. Apart from finding our music very romantic, filmic and visceral, reviewers also find our work reminiscent of artists ranging from Rachels' to Rob Dougan to God speed you black emperor to Peccatum.

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Formula 1

GRABS YOU FROM THE START! Excellent work! This piece grabs your attention right out of the gate. Great use of counterpoint to make things interesting. The violin is beautiful... A brooding, dark composition that leaves me wanting more!!!
- enursha from Columbus, Mississippi on 8Jan2007

Phenomenal Doesn't Begin to Describe it A hard hitting beautifully played violin lead started this song off and I was instantly captivated. When the rest of the instruments came in carrying the same sort of intensity and vigour I was blown away. Literally, I feel this is the best song I have heard on garageband to date...
- MaciejPiN from Canada on 13Jan2007

Cool Very Amelie sound track worthy...This piece is definitely a character piece. You feel exactly what the artists wants you to feel... This song is a great experience. The performance is great.
- Stahlsj28 from Chicago, Illinois on 1Nov2006

Industrial strength Paganini Awesome musicianship.. The arrangement has a great effect of urgency, like traditional instruments emulating electronic ones. A very strong piece... complex repetitive arrangement, its like Vivaldi's Nuclear winter.
- scannura from Jerez, Cadiz, Spain on 29Nov2006 Lost Dreams
Awards: Track of the Day; Best Production; Best Melody; Best Mood; Bitter Breakup Song

Blown Blown Blown away I was... I simply love this track鐓‰鐓‰I listened quite a few times, and I love it all the way, you pass through some fantastic moods along the way. Very epic in a way. Kisses and hugs from me:-)
-ThePlace from Odense, Denmark on 24Oct2006

Nicely composed with attention to detail Very peaceful and reflective. Beautiful harmonies with layers building and becoming more intricate. Nice composition with attention to detail...evokes emotion...played with passion.
- Sub76 from Nelson, New Zealand on 23Oct2006

Great acoustic (orchestra-based) ambient cannon This is an easy to listen to orchestral cannon with good progression, and an over all ambient sound and mood... the ambience generated is stunning...
- gfrohring from Denver, Colorado on 19Oct2006

Parle Moi

Beautifully haunting Beautiful haunting piano open. The interplay between the two string parts is captivating. I like the interesting arpeggios beneath the strings. It's really a nice dichotomy...The piece is excellent and performed superbly.
- jake_karlsmark from Fort Lauderdale, Florida on 10Jan2007

beautiful work I could not stop myself to listen to it again鐓‰.How not to appreciate this music?... beautiful melodies dances and mixes with each other with a marvelous softness. simple music, yet incredibly original, very emotional鐓‰.
- Amystheryum from Montreal, Quebec, Canada on 17Jan2007

Beautiful Music No comment...the Music is so beautiful, it made my day. so sensual. violins are breath taking, piano is so good. good harmony and the mix is great. seriously very very good job.
- jazzistic from Egypt, Egypt on 17Jan2007

I love this I love Piazzolla and all things that have come close. The arrangement is lovely, I like the crunchy bits in the piano, just enough edge... the best thing I've heard on Garage Band.
- mattheaton from Medford, Massachusetts on 5Jan2007

Day OFF is violinist Simon Claude, cellist Alexandre Castonguay from Montreal and pianist/composer Njo Kong Kie from Toronto.