Devon Welsh

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Devon Welsh
Welsh performing with Majical Cloudz at SXSW 2013
Welsh performing with Majical Cloudz at SXSW 2013
Background information
Born (1988-09-03) September 3, 1988 (age 33)[1]
OriginMontreal, Quebec, Canada
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • songwriter
InstrumentsVocals
Years active2008–present
LabelsYou Are Accepted
Associated acts
Websitewww.devonwelsh.com

Devon Welsh is a Canadian singer and songwriter. From 2010 to 2016, he was the frontman of the electropop duo Majical Cloudz.[2] He released his debut solo album, Dream Songs, in 2018.[3]

Early life and education[]

Welsh was born to film and television actor Kenneth Welsh.[4] He lived in Sandford, Ontario, a community of Uxbridge, for a few years. His parents separated when he was four. Welsh never had any formal music training. He entered McGill University in 2007 and graduated in 2011 with a degree in comparative religion.[5][6]

Career[]

Welsh released his debut solo album, Dream Songs, on August 24, 2018. The album was produced by Austin Tufts of Braids and self-released on You Are Accepted, a record label created by Welsh.[7]

Personal life[]

From 2007 to 2010, Welsh was in an on-and-off relationship with Claire Boucher, known professionally as Grimes. The two met in 2007 at a first-year dorm party while studying at McGill University.[6]

Discography[]

Solo albums[]

Compilation albums[]

  • Down the Mountain (2016)

With Belave[]

  • Darlet on the Brush (2014)
  • Indigo, Streams, Lash. (2016)
  • the world is rain. (2017)

With Majical Cloudz[]

References[]

  1. ^ Welsh, Devon (September 3, 2018). "Devon Welsh on Instagram: "It's my thirtieth birthday today, love for everything that happened in my twenties and all who have been in my life in that decade. It has…". Instagram. Retrieved June 8, 2019.
  2. ^ Camp, Zoe (March 4, 2016). "Majical Cloudz Break Up". Pitchfork. Retrieved August 27, 2018.
  3. ^ Sundermann, Eric (August 23, 2018). "Devon Welsh Is a Voice of Reason on His Solo Debut 'Dream Songs'". Noisey. Vice. Retrieved August 27, 2018.
  4. ^ Dolan, Margaret (June 17, 2013). "Majical Cloudz Don't Want to Be "Cool and Boring"". Paper Magazine. Retrieved August 27, 2018.
  5. ^ "We Talked To Majical Cloudz". Noisey. Vice. January 3, 2013. Retrieved August 27, 2018.
  6. ^ Jump up to: a b Pelly, Jenn (June 25, 2015). "Fall Down Laughing: The Story of Majical Cloudz". Pitchfork. Retrieved August 27, 2018.
  7. ^ Cooke, Shawn (August 24, 2018). "Devon Welsh On Ending Majical Cloudz and His Hopeful Solo Debut: 'I Put Energy Into' Being Kinder to Myself". Billboard. Retrieved August 27, 2018.
  8. ^ Minsker, Evan (July 30, 2019). "Devon Welsh (Ex-Majical Cloudz) Announces New Album True Love". Pitchfork. Retrieved August 12, 2019.

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