Jonathan Boulet is an Australian musician from Sydney. Best known for his work as a solo artist, he wrote, recorded, produced and played almost every instrument in his small garage studio for his debut self-titled album. He played at the
Splendour in the Grass
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music festival in July 2010. He has also toured and performed with acts such as
Kate Nash
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,
The Middle East
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Tame Impala
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and
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*Amazing Mumford, a Muppet character on ''Sesame Street''
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. In December 2009, Boulet's self-titled debut album was the feature album on
triple j
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.
Boulet studied at
Gilroy College
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where he played in a
metalcore
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band named City Escape Fire. He was also a member of Sydney indie rock band Parades, in which he played drums and contributed vocals, as well as experimental rock band, Top People, for which he recorded all instruments, except vocals and clarinet.
Discography
;Jonathan Boulet
*''Jonathan Boulet'' –
Modular Recordings
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(4 December 2009)
*''We Keep the Beat, Found the Sound, See the Need, Start the Heart'' –
Modular Recordings
Modular Recordings (known simply as Modular) is an Australian record label founded in 1998 by Steve Pavlovic that is currently owned by Universal Music Australia. It has released music from local artists such as Eskimo Joe, Ben Lee, The Avalan ...
(8 June 2012)
*''Gubba'' (2014)
;Parades
*''foreign tapes'' (2010)
;Party Dozen
*''The Living Man'' (2017)
*''Pray for Party Dozen'' (2020)
;ARSE
*''Primitive Species'' (2017)
Usage in media
Boulet's songs have appeared in
EA Sports
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games: "Ones Who Fly Twos Who Die" was used in ''
2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa
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'' and "You're a Animal" in ''
FIFA 13 and
Real Racing 3
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on a Instrumental Version.''
References
External links
Official website
Living people
Western Sydney University alumni
Year of birth missing (living people)
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