Ian LeFeuvre is a

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musician, record producer and songwriter.

Early career

He was initially a member of the

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alternative rock band Fun for Malakaï in the early 1990s, until the band broke up when drummer Peter von Althen moved to

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to join

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."Starling takes flight". ''

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'', January 30, 1997. LeFeuvre then spent several years as a guitarist for singer-songwriter

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before reuniting with von Althen in the late 1990s to form the new band Starling. By the time that band released its debut album ''Sustainer'' in 2000 on

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, its lineup also included

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."Starling gearing up for success"

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, April 10, 2000. Although widely hyped as a "next big thing", the album's sales fell short of expectations and the label soon dropped them. Michel then left the band to pursue a solo career, and LeFeuvre concentrated on session and production work with Miles,

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and

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until the band released its second and final album, ''Stuff You Should Have Said Before'', independently in 2002. The band briefly reunited in 2007, changing its name to The Hundreds and Thousands."Ex-birds have new zing; The Hundreds and Thousands aren't riding on the faded glory of their Starling days". ''

'', April 25, 2007.

Composing work

Following Starling's breakup, LeFeuvre did extensive soundtrack and composing work, including for the television series ''

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'', and ''

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'', the films ''

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'', and '' James vs. His Future Self'', the

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documentary series ''

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'' and '' Under the Influence'', and interstitial music for

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and

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. He received a

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nomination for

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at the

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'';"Canadian Academy Awards Nominate 'Mommy,' 'Maps to the Stars'"
''

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'', January 13, 2015. at the

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Other

The song "

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", which he cowrote with Stochansky for the album ''

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'', was covered by Australian pop singer

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on his album ''

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'', and was a Top 40 hit in Australia in 2006. The song "Ride with the Tide", which LeFeuvre cowrote with

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, has been featured in the television series ''

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'' and ''

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''. He has also appeared as a session musician on recordings by

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and

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References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lefeuvre, Ian Canadian rock singers Canadian rock guitarists Canadian male guitarists Canadian songwriters Canadian film score composers Canadian television composers Musicians from Ottawa Writers from Ottawa Living people Male film score composers Year of birth missing (living people)