Todd Thibaud

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Todd Thibaud
Origin Burlington, Vermont, USA
Genres Modern rock
Power pop
Labels Doolittle Records
95 North
Wicked Disc
Blue Rose Records
Website toddthibaud.com

Todd Thibaud is a singer-songwriter based in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. He was a co-founder of the group Courage Brothers, a power pop group of the early 1990s, before establishing himself as a solo musician in the late 1990s and 2000s.

Singer-songwriter musician who writes, composes and sings

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Biography

Thibaud was raised in Burlington, Vermont, and moved to Boston in 1987 to pursue a career in music. The Courage Brothers, whom Thibaud fronted, released two albums independently in 1993 and 1994, and the group was nearing a deal with a major label Relativity Records when the group broke up. [1] Thibaud retained the band name and continued work on the major-label release, but was eventually dropped when Relativity switched formats from rock to hip hop and R&B. [1] [2] Thibaud then embarked on a solo career, garnering critical acclaim for his first release, 1997's Favorite Waste of Time. [3] The album was produced by Dumptruck founder Kevin Salem. [4] Songs from Favorite Waste of Time were used on the television series Melrose Place , 7th Heaven [5] and Smallville , and Thibaud appeared on HBO's show, Reverb . [6] The album Little Mystery followed in 1999, as did Squash in 2002; both met with critical success. [7] [8] [9] Thibaud then was involved in Hardpan, a collaboration between Singer/Songwriters in 2002, including Thibaud, Chris Borrouhgs, Terry Lee Hale and Joseph Parsons. Thibaud also wrote the theme song to the 2000 Big East basketball championship for ESPN, a song entitled "In the City Tonight". [10] Thibaud did two Records until now with Joseph Parsons (Blue Rose Records 2007 and 2011). Thibaud has toured the US numerous times but now performs mostly in the Boston area, continuing to release music independently; many of the albums he released in the 2000s have been on Blue Rose Records, a German imprint. His 2009 release Broken was released in single-CD and double-CD formats, the latter containing a full-length acoustic bonus disc.

Burlington, Vermont largest city in Vermont

Burlington is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Vermont and the seat of Chittenden County. It is located 45 miles (72 km) south of the Canada–United States border and 94 miles (151 km) south of Montreal. The city's population was 42,452 according to a 2015 U.S. census estimate. It is the least populous municipality in the United States to be the most populous incorporated area in a state.

Relativity Records, often self-identified as Relativity, was an American record label founded by Barry Kobrin at the site of his company, Important Record Distributors (IRD) in metro New York. Relativity released music that covers a wide variety of musical genres. When it entered into a deal with Sony Music Entertainment, it became more known for its metal and hip-hop releases.

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Discography

With the Courage Brothers
As a solo artist
<i>Rockpalast</i> German music television show

Rockpalast is a German music television show that broadcasts live on German television station Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR). Rockpalast started in 1974 and continues to this day. Hundreds of rock and jazz bands have performed on Rockpalast. Some acts were recorded for broadcast and for retail sale. All-night marathon shows called “Rock Night” (Rocknacht) were produced once or twice a year from 1977 through 1986 and simulcast throughout Europe via the Eurovision network of TV broadcasters, thereby reaching around 25 million listeners on average. Rockpalast is involved in several German pop, rock and underground music festivals, once sponsoring the Bizarre-Festival.

With Joseph Parsons
With John Staples
With Hardpan

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References

  1. 1 2 Biography, Allmusic.com
  2. ↑ Steve Morse, "Rock Notes". Boston Globe , January 3, 1997, p. D14.
  3. ↑ Album review, Billboard , February 22, 1997; Melinda Newman, "Continental Drift", Billboard, February 22, 1997.
  4. ↑ Randee Dawn, "Todd Thibaud". Alternative Press #134, September 1999, p. 44.
  5. ↑ Susan Bickelhaupt and Maureen Dezell, "TV's Playing His Tunes". Boston Globe , April 28, 1997.
  6. ↑ "New York", May 4. PR Newswire, May 4, 1998.
  7. ↑ Review of Little Mystery, Indie Monkey. Accessed July 28, 2007.
  8. ↑ Concert Review, Boston Beats. Accessed July 28, 2007.
  9. ↑ Andrew Strickman, Review of Squash. Rolling Stone , October 22, 2002. Accessed July 28, 2007.
  10. ↑ Beth Carney and Jim Sullivan, "Thibaud Pens Theme for ESPN Event". Boston Globe , March 10, 2000.
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