MEET MONIQUE BLANCHET
Monique grew up with and through music. At age seven, she joined her first choral ensemble, where her passion first began to blossom. Monique quickly found herself involved in a large number of chamber choirs and musical theater performances. She began to write original songs and was eventually given her first guitar (that she didn’t have to share with her father). Noting her mother’s as her favorite voice and her father’s as her favorite band, it is fair to say Monique comes by her musical inclination honestly. This inclination, having grown into a fierce passion, has resulted in a life dedicated to music and all things surrounding it.
In her formative years, Monique spent her time expanding her abilities as a musician. She involved herself in local and provincial performance opportunities, songwriting programs, and conferences. She also took professional voice lessons from her mentor and friend, the late Canadian Tenor Peter Collins. In deciding her next steps after high school graduation, knowing where musical magic had been made throughout history, Monique packed up her life and moved to Nashville, Tennessee.
While in Nashville, Monique lived blocks away from the famous Honky Tonks of Broadway and recording studios on Music Row. She spent hours behind her guitar and keyboard creating what she considers to be some of her best works. At the same time, Monique attended Berklee College of Music Online, specializing in Vocal Technique and Songwriting as well as Music Business and Marketing. Monique also found herself working on Music Row with the performing rights organization ASCAP (The American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers), where she says she felt inspired by getting to walk the streets and halls of music legends. Her years in Nashville also saw the release of her first single, “You Always Loved Me More”. With its jazz influences, it was written during her time exploring different music styles and developing what would become her signature style as an artist. Raised on primarily rock and country music roots, Monique quickly found her footing in singer/songwriter style music, taking inspiration primarily from pop and soft rock, including musicians such as Billy Joel, Gabrielle Aplin, and Brandi Carlisle.
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After living in Nashville, Monique spent some years traveling through across Europe and living in Seattle, Washington. Recently, she felt the call to return to British Columbia. It is here that she continues to create and share music while also teaching professional voice lessons.
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Today, Monique is expanding her work and presence in the music industry. She is excited to be opening up online lessons and taking on new voice students all while working toward the release of her debut EP, which will feature a handful of Monique’s original songs. For sneak peeks of her new music and updates on her EP, you can subscribe to her email list, as well as follow her on social media (links below).
