2. PIERRE
KWENDERS

I signed Quebecois-Congolese music artist Pierre Kwenders in 2022 when he released José Louis and the Paradox of Love - which he collaborated on with Arcade Fire’s Win Butler and Régine Chassagnee; most notably, the record won the Polaris Music Prize - up against nominees Destroyer, Charlotte Day Wilson, Ouri, & Hubert Lenoir. Previous winners include Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Feist, and Caribou. He also released Remixes of “No,No,No.” by Majoos, VANYFOX, Spilulu.

Other projects include a full support tour w/ Everything Everything & Boiler Room & Primavera Sound. 

Though not very active in the States prior to my working with Pierre, the live side had to shine as much as the new record and his newly achieved accolades surrounding the album. The US tour campaign I put together included a SOLD OUT show at upstate New York’s Tubby’s (w/ Photay), NYC shows at NUBLU (that got a write-up in The New Yorker) & Elsewhere, and a show slotted for spring 2023 with Slow Factory.

I also booked tour dates across the Midwest, PNW, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Brooklyn for Pierre Kwenders’ DJ collective MOONSHINE.