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La Biographie:
Roger St-Denis is a multidisciplinary artist who arrived in Toronto from Montréal by
Voyageur Colonial Bus Line in 1980 with very little English and nothing but a tooth
brush and an extra T-shirt in his knapsack. He had been groomed to be a Concert
Pianist from the age of eight and had just finished his Post Secondary Music Studies at
CEGEP St-Laurent, (Montréal), University of Ottawa and with Paul Bempechat (of the
Julliard School of Music).
When he arrived in Ontario, he stopped music altogether for 3 years, working as a truck
driver, a bookstore clerk and a French teacher. But when he met Electric Violinist
Christophe Hermann, who revealed and shared with Roger his vast musical library
(including enchanting ECM recordings), it was an epiphany. Art would prevail.
St-Denis rededicated his life to music, this time focusing on Music Composition and
became assistant to film composer Paul Hoffert (Lighthouse). He soon went on to score
his own music soundtracks for numerous films and television series (CBC’s long-running
Adrienne Clarkson Presents was an early highlight). He currently has over 1,000
SOCAN registered works to his credit for PBS, TVO, TFO, HGTV, and the Life
Network.
He was the Canadian Winner for the theme song contest L’Hymne des Jeux de la
Francophonie International Games, and is a recipient of the prestigious Prix Marcel
Blouin, awarded by the CBC for Best Recording of the Year.
Performers on his soundtracks include Toots Thielemans, Carol Welsman, Moe
Koffman, The Faith Chorale, Hugh Marsh, Kim & Jackie Richardson and European
French star Natasha St-Pier.
Over the years, passion for A/V and Electronics has also led him to be involved “hands-
on” in the design of recording spaces and to be hired on several Film & TV projects as
Producer/Director for his Film company Perception Media.
Le Plaisir:
As part of this wonderful journey, St-Denis has raised two sons Dominik and Mikhail. He
still runs 20km and plays hockey twice a week. Golf, Mathematics, Tennis and Traveling
remain obsessions, and lately, Painting & Photography have become a fascination.
Pepsi-Cola with Céline Dion, Head & Shoulders with hockey star Vincent Damphousse; World Vision with sports legend Guy Lafleur; Honda, Knorr, TaB, The Bay, the Bank of Nova Scotia and Barbie commercials. Nike, Sunlight, Levitra, Sears, Toyota, Bridgestone, Bank of Montreal, IBM, Home Outfitters, Mennen, Irwin and Mattel. Voice-Over Actor http://www.rogerstdenis.com Air Canada, Ontario Power Authority, Lexus, Labatt, Hitachi, Molson “Ultra Slim” & “Molson Ultra”, Mercedes Benz, Radio Shack, Fed-Ex, TaylorMade and Rogers. Actor On-Camera, Live Performances Comercials: Raisin Bran (TV) , Water for the World (TV)
Events: Yamaha’s “Battle of the Bands” Live on Fuji Television Network Tokyo, Japan
Theatre: Théatre La Tangeante “La Passagère” workshops (role of the Jazz pianist)
“L’Air du Temps” En Route FM (a World Music radio show on InFlight programming for Air Canada) Video/Film producer & director BodyBar 2000, Royal Bank of Canada, Department of Finance Canada Documentary Films: “Sudan”, World Vision Canada Commercials: “Smoking, it’s Painfully Cool.” Health Canada
Animated by Ferenc Rofusz , Oscar Winner for his film “The Fly”
President of St-Denis Recording Studios Incorporated in Toronto (A/V presentation
“Sciosphere” in Dubai, animated series “MagiNation” & “Paws and Tails” and TV
commercials for ATI)
Radio & Television Jingle Composer Le Chateau (Clio award), Nissan (Clio award), Swiss Chalet, Japan Camera, Pizza
Nova and Cheerios
Nelvana “Franklin and The Turtle Lake Treasure”; Life Network “Dish it out”,
”Canadian Living” & “Just ask Jon Eakes” ; PBS “Hidden Heroes”; Global “Room to
Grow”
-Opening Anthems to The Olympic Champions Donovan Bailey-Michael Johnson 150-
metre race at Toronto’s Skydome.
-Molière’s Le Malade Imaginaire (Le Théâtre du P’tit Bonheur, Toronto)
-Molière’s Les Femmes Savantes (Le Théâtre du P’tit Bonheur, Toronto)
-Louise Naubert’s Parasites au Bloc (Le Théâtre La Tangeante, Toronto)
-Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt’s Le Visiteur (Le Théâtre Francais de Toronto)
-Rutabagan Downtown (Christian Laurin in a clown one-man-show”)

Let’s make Christmas each day of the year
Moments of Freedom A&M records And many Single Releases including a #5 on the Québec Chart with his Pop song “Michael” performed by singer Claudie Lavoie. Les Autres Projets (in progress) 1. Developing a Virtual Record Label based on a new business model and reflecting tomorrow’s reality of the music business. 2. Co-management for young recording artists.

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