Patrick Krief is a Canadian musician and singer-songwriter, most noted as a former guitarist for

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. In 2004 he appeared on

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's ''Project Moose Catch''. He was a guest on ''

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's'' show in 2005. In 2006, he made appearances on the ''

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'', ''

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'' In August 2007, Krief released his debut solo EP ''Take It Or Leave'', which was co-mixed by former Dears bandmate Murray Lightburn. He toured internationally, including in Mexico, to promote the EP and his new solo career under the name of ''Krief''. In 2009 Krief released ''Calm Awaits'' with his band Black Diamond Bay."Krief overcomes frontman fears". ''

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'', September4 13, 2012. In addition to being a musician, Krief is also a Record producer, he has self-produced all his albums and has worked as a

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on albums for bands such as New Wave Blues;

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' third LP released in January 2009 & Le Roxy Pro in 2014. In September 2016, Krief released a double album titled ''Automanic''. Krief toured across Canada and Europe to promote the album. In January 2017, he appeared on CBC's '' Q'' to debut the title track, as well as the first track on the 20 song album. Krief currently resides in Montreal.

References

External links

Patrick Krief Official Site
Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Anglophone Quebec people Musicians from Montreal Writers from Montreal Canadian rock guitarists Canadian male guitarists Canadian male singers Canadian rock singers Canadian male songwriters Canadian indie rock musicians {{Canada-singer-stub