During five periods between 28 April and 21 August 2026, Pierre Alexandre Tremblay will be at ICST as part of the ICST Studio Residency programme.
Pierre Alexandre Tremblay (Montréal, 1975) is a composer and performer on bass guitar and electronic devices, working in solo and ensemble settings across electroacoustic music, contemporary jazz, mixed music, and improvised music. He has also worked in popular music and practises creative coding. His music is released on the label empreintes DIGITALes.
He studied composition with Michel Tétreault, Marcelle Deschênes, and Jonty Harrison; bass guitar with Jean-Guy Larin, Sylvain Bolduc, and Michel Donato; analysis with Michel Longtin and Stéphane Roy; and studio technique with Francis Dhomont, Robert Normandeau, and Jean Piché.
From 2005 to 2024, Pierre Alexandre Tremblay was Professor of Composition and Improvisation at the University of Huddersfield (UK). In September 2024, he joined the Conservatorio della Svizzera italiana as a research professor in composition.
He enjoys spending time with his family, reading prose, and going on long walks. As a founding member of the no-tv collective, he does not own a working television set. Further information can be found on his website.