Daniel Mongrain

Dan Mongrain (also known as Daniel Mongrain and Chewy) is a co-founder of the Quebec technical metal band Martyr. He composes, sings and plays lead and rhythm guitar. Dan Mongrain also plays guitar and backing vocals and composes as a member for the Canadian thrash/progressive metal band Voivod since 2008, replacing late guitarist Denis D'Amour.

Dan Mongrain
Dan Mongrain
Background information
Birth nameDaniel Mongrain
Born (1976-07-04) July 4, 1976
Trois-Rivières, Quebec
GenresDeath metal, progressive metal, progressive rock
Occupation(s)Musician, songwriter
InstrumentsGuitars, vocals
LabelsCentury Media
Associated actsVoivod, Martyr

Mongrain was a session and touring guitarist for the Canadian metal bands Cryptopsy (2005), Gorguts (2000), Alcoholica (2004) and Capharnaum (2003).

In addition to the metal genre, Dan Mongrain plays guitar with several Quebec artists including Dan Bigras, Breen Leboeuf, Bruno Pelletier for the musical Dracula - Entre l'amour et la mort among others and played with more than 80 different formations, bands in all kinds of genre from Blues to rock to hip-hop to prog to metal etc. His latest cover band project is a tribute band to progressive music from the 1970s called Jurassik Rock.

Dan Mongrain has a bachelor's degree in Jazz-Interpretation at University of Montreal and teaches jazz and pop guitar and theory courses at the Cégep régional de Lanaudière, Joliette Campus Il n'existe actuellement pas de version francophone de cette page.[1]

Mongrain is vegetarian.[2]

Equipment

Guitars
  • Bond instruments guitars

Amps

Discography

With Martyr

With Gorguts

With Capharnaum

With Voivod
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References
  1. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-06. Retrieved 2008-09-03.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. Bacon, Matt (February 17, 2016). "Overcoming Obstacles And Finding Peace with Chewy of Voivodinterviews Chewy". The Toilet Ov Hell. Retrieved May 21, 2016.


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