Thierry Amar
| Thierry Amar | |
|---|---|
| Born | Canada |
| Genres | Post-rock, folk, drone |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, Singer |
| Instruments | Bass |
| Years active | 1997–present |
| Labels |
Constellation Kranky |
| Associated acts |
Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra & Tra-La-La Band Black Ox Orkestar Godspeed You! Black Emperor |
Thierry Amar is a Canadian musician. He is a member of Godspeed You! Black Emperor and co-founder of Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra & Tra-La-La Band with Efrim Menuck and Sophie Trudeau. Amar also participates with Black Ox Orkestar, a Yiddish folk band.
Amar joined Godspeed You! Black Emperor around the time of its debut album, F♯ A♯ ∞. He, with Mauro Pezzente, plays the electric bass in the group. When playing with Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra & Tra-La-La Band or Black Ox Orkestar, he usually plays double bass. He also played violin on the EP The "Pretty Little Lightning Paw" E.P..
Amar is also a singer for Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra & Tra-La-La Band, which shares vocals with all of its band members.
Along with Howard Bilerman, Efrim Menuck and Radwan Moumneh, Amar owns and operates the Hotel2Tango. Once a living space, it is now a professional recording studio, practice area, and live performance venue. Offering its facilities for almost anyone, Amar will sometimes take up the role of record producer for band sessions.
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