Pierre Alexandre Tremblay

Pierre Alexandre Tremblay (Montréal, 1975) is a composer and performer on bass guitar and electronic devices, in solo and group settings, between electroacoustic music, contemporary jazz, mixed music and improvised music. He also worked in popular music, and practises creative coding. His music is available on 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; studio technique with Francis Dhomont, Robert Normandeau, and Jean Piché.

Pierre Alexandre Tremblay was Professor of Composition and Improvisation at the University of Huddersfield (England, UK) from 2005 to ’24. In September 2024, he joined the team of the Conservatorio della Svizzera italiana as a research professor in composition.

He likes spending time with his family, reading prose, and going on long walks.