Performer, Composer, and more.
The 2022 winner of Music NB’s Innovator of the Year Award and recipient of the prestigious Armand Bombardier Scholarship from SSHRC, Martin Daigle is a compelling voice in the performance arts. Emerging from creative foundations as a drummer and percussionist, his work as a performer, composer, and researcher pushes the boundaries of audio-visual and electroacoustic art. Martin’s innovative approach to performance highlights the integration of electronic devices, most notably through his development of an augmented drum kit, which was the focus of his doctoral degree, completed in 2025.
Martin’s artistry spans genres including rock, jazz, and classical percussion. He has performed at festivals such as Festival de Jazz de Montreal, Festival d’ete de Quebec, Festival des Musiques de Creation, Performing Media Festival, Open Ears Festival, Acadie Rock, and many more.
In 2021, he released his debut solo album, Mossy Cobblestone. His follow-up album, Drum Machines (2023), further explores technological innovation in percussion performance, solidifying his reputation as a forward-thinking artist in contemporary music.
Drum Machines skillfully uncovers the melodic potential of the drumset, a release from Ravello Records featuring works by composers Pierre Alexandre Tremblay and Sylvain Pohu.
Created in partnership with Sylvain Pohu, Pierre Alexandre Tremblay, Carolina Rodriguez Escobar, Thierry Gauthier, and Olivier Bochenek.
Funded by the Canada Council for the Arts, MusicNB, and GNB.
This album is dedicated to the memory of Eleanor Stubley, with heartfelt thanks to her family, who honor her legacy through a recording grant. Omar Miranda and I were recipients of this award in 2019, and we are deeply grateful for the opportunity it provided to realize this project together as Miranda. We sincerely thank the Stubley family for their support of this artistic endeavor.
I would like to thank Fabrice Marandola, Ben Reimer, John Hollenbeck, Jim Doxas, Michel Deschênes, and loved ones for their guidance and support.
Omar would like to thank Pilar Miranda, Ricardo Morejón, Carolina Rodríguez, Renato Arias, and La Bulla Producciones EC.
Special thanks to Brigid Lucey, who is featured on Karakurenai, and to Jason Noble for his arrangement of the piece. We also extend our thanks to composers Andy Akiho, Casey Cangelosi, Glenn Kotche, and Benjamin Findley, and we are grateful to visual artist Marcel Leblanc for the album artwork.
Tracks 6 and 7 are mixed in immersive audio, designed for headphone listening.
Funded by MusicNB, GNB
Work Work WORK!!, by Federico Isasti
Solo for drum kit and projected text.
This piece is an expression of a digression inhabiting the artist, reflecting the many pressures and influences they face in daily life.
beat, by Sylvain Pohu
beat is a multimedia piece for augmented drum kit and electronics that explores the abstract meanings of 'beat' through free jazz, noise, and sensory percussion triggers. It creates unique soundscapes in which striking acoustic drums also generates video and electronic sounds, showcasing innovative technology in percussion.
La rage, by PA Tremblay
Solo for drum kit and electronics
This 45-minute performance brings the words of Louis Hamelin to life through a musical retelling of his book La rage. Designed for an improvising drummer and an octophonic speaker system, the piece surrounds and disorients the audience, creating an immersive sonic experience.
QuartetEmulator, by Martin Daigle
An experimental game piece performed by Miguel Dumaine, Monica Ouellette, Jeremie Poitras, and Martin Daigle at Salle Bernard Leblanc, Moncton, NB.
This composition features aleatory processes, random role assignments, and can be performed indefinitely with any combination of instruments.
Experimental game piece, performed by Sixtrum at Desautels Concert Hall, University of Manitoba.
This composition features aleatory processes, random role assignments, and can be performed indefinitely with any combination of instruments.
La grosse game, by Martin Daigle
Solo for pecussionist with gestural controllers, performed by Martin Daigle.
This absurd piece requires a performer to theatrically explore the process of falling asleep and navigating their dreams, ultimately missing the entire hockey game they had wanted to see.
