Sébastien Lefebvre (born June 5, 1981) is a Canadian musician, who is best known as the rhythm guitarist and backing vocalist for the

rock Rock most often refers to: * Rock (geology), a naturally occurring solid aggregate of minerals or mineraloids * Rock music, a genre of popular music Rock or Rocks may also refer to: Places United Kingdom * Rock, Caerphilly, a location in Wale ...

band

Simple Plan Simple Plan is a Canadian rock band formed in Montreal, Quebec, in 1999. The band's current lineup consists of Pierre Bouvier (lead vocals, studio bass guitar), Chuck Comeau (drums), Jeff Stinco (lead guitar), and Sébastien Lefebvre (rhyt ...

. He has also released solo albums and duo work.

Career

Solo

In 2007, Lefebvre and Patrick Langlois from MusiquePlus created "Man of the Hour", a music podcast. In early 2009, Lefebvre recorded an acoustic EP entitled ''You Are Here'' / ''Vous Êtes Ici''. It was released on October 20, 2009, under Coalition Entertainment Inc. The first single "I Fall for You" was released on September 8, 2009. A music video was also released on YouTube, directed by

bandmate,

Chuck Comeau Charles-André "Chuck" Comeau (born 17 September 1979) is a Canadian musician and drummer, best known for being the drummer of the rock band Simple Plan. He also founded the apparel company Role Model Clothing along with his bandmate Pierre Bouvi ...

. Lefebvre released a second EP, called ''Les Robots'', in 2011. It was available for free upon release. He released his third EP ''More Sake Por Favor'' in 2012.

Collaboration with Katie Rox

In November 2010, Lefebvre and fellow Canadian musician Katie Rox released an EP entitled, ''Christmas Etc...''

Production

Lefebvre has accumulated a number of production and songwriting credits, including on Canadian singer-songwriter

Andee Andee (born Andrée-Anne Leclerc on November 1, 1990) is a Canadian singer-songwriter from Saint-Jean-Chrysostome, Quebec. She rose to fame as a finalist on the Quebecois singing competition '' Star Académie'' before pursuing a solo career i ...

's debut album Black and White Heart. The lead single from the album, "Never Gone" won an Anglophone Song Award from SOCAN Montréal in 2015. Lefebvre has also produced Wilfred Le Bouthillier's fourth album, ''Je poursuis ma route'' and self-produced a Simple Plan cover of

No Use for a Name No Use for a Name (sometimes abbreviated NUFAN or No Use) was an American punk rock band from Sunnyvale, California, formed in 1986 by Chris Dodge (guitar), Steve Papoutsis (bass) and Rory Koff (drums). The band's sound evolved considerably throu ...

's song "Justified Black Eye" for the

Tony Sly Anthony James Sly (November 4, 1970 – July 31, 2012) was an American singer, songwriter and guitarist, best known as the front man of the punk rock band No Use for a Name. In his later years he also gained attention for his acoustic mu ...

tribute album, '' The Songs of Tony Sly: A Tribute''.

Equipment

Lefebvre currently uses Framus, specifically the Mayfield. He currently uses

Mesa Boogie Mesa/Boogie (also known as Mesa Engineering) is an American company in Petaluma, California, that manufactures amplifiers and other accessories for guitars and basses. It has been in operation since 1969. Mesa was started by Randall Smith as a ...

and

Framus Framus is a German string instrument manufacturing company, that existed from 1946 until 1975. The Framus brand was revived in 1995 as part of Warwick GmbH & Co Music Equipment KG, in Markneukirchen, Germany. The company has offices located in M ...

amplifiers. He uses a modified Boss chorus pedal and T-Rex Replica and Tremster.

Discography

Albums

With Simple Plan

* '' No Pads, No Helmets...Just Balls'' (2002) * '' Still Not Getting Any...'' (2004) * ''

'' (2008) * ''

Get Your Heart On! ''Get Your Heart On!'' is the fourth studio album by Canadian rock band Simple Plan, released on 21 June 2011. In some countries such as Australia and the Netherlands, the album was released on 17 June 2011. Background and production Simple Plan ...

'' (2011) * ''

Taking One for the Team ''Taking One for the Team'' is the fifth studio album by Canadian rock band Simple Plan. It was released on February 19, 2016 through Atlantic Records and represents the band's first full-length record in nearly five years. Following the release o ...

'' (2016) * '' Harder Than It Looks'' (2022) ''You Are Here/Vous Etes Ici'' (2009) ''Les Robots'' (2011) ''More Sake Por Favor'' (2012)

Sébastien & Katie Rox

''Christmas Etc...'' (2010)

Filmography

Director

*Simple Plan: Self Titled DVD (2008) *Simple Plan: Still Not Getting Any... DVD (2004) *Simple Plan: A Big Package for You (2003)

Actor

References

External links

Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Lefebvre, Sebastien 1981 births Living people Canadian male voice actors Canadian punk rock guitarists Simple Plan members Musicians from Montreal Rhythm guitarists