Pandaléon was formed in eastern Ontario, somewhere between Ottawa and Montreal, by Marc André Labelle (guitar and rhythms), Frédéric Levac (keyboards, rhythms and vocals) and Jean Philippe Levac (drums, rhythms and percussion). Working in perfect harmony, like a single

creature with three heads, the trio built a distinctive sound based on clips and samples from the surrounding countryside. Their stage performance reflects that natural inspiration, ranging from gentle and reflective to powerful and intense. The young Franco-Ontarian trio has already received several awards, notably at the 2015 Trille Or awards gala (three awards) and at the latest edition of Contact Ontarois, where they captured four awards: ROSEQ (Réseau des Organisateurs de Spectacles de l’Est du Québec), Granby International Song Festival, Festival Franco-ontarien, and Festival de l’Outaouais Émergent.

Known for powerful, evocative lyrics and skilfully crafted sound, Pandaléon offers audiences an outstanding musical experience. Their latest record (released Jan. 29, 2016) , Atone, is the result of five weeks of recording in an abandoned elementary school in the village of St Bernardin, Ontario. The trio took an unusual artistic approach to their new album: for five weeks, the band members camped out in the abandoned elementary school in St Bernardin, which two of the band members, the Levac brothers, had attended as kids. It was in that iconic 1950s building, where they experienced their first childhood joys and triumphs—and their first disappointments and disillusionments—that the album took shape. The musicians spent countless hours experimenting with sound and dragging wires, microphones, instruments and amplifiers from one empty classroom to another, with detours via the girls’ washroom, the gym, and the custodian’s office. Their ultimate goal was to capture the perfect resonance, as natural as possible, and to create an intimate feeling that would complement the lyrics; or, in contrast, to find a space where they could unleash the full power of the drums. The album was produced by the three band members, in partnership with Nicolas Séguin on sound recording and mixing assistance.