The energy that Rich Aucoin brings to his outlandish projects appears to know no bounds. The singer, songwriter, producer, multi-instrumentalist and marathon runner from Halifax in the far east of Canada has added one killer album after another to his discography over the last 15 years, constantly evolving artistically in multiple directions. From his debut ‘We're All Dying To Live’ (2011), where he not only blended indie and art pop with progressive electro elements, but also welcomed over 500 guests, to his unconventionally colourful concept album on death and transience ‘Release’ (2019) – Aucoin has left no stone unturned. The two instalments of the ‘Synthetic’ opus released to date also show the depth of his adventurous spirit, as he plays over 40 different synthesizers from the collection at the National Music Centre in Calgary and turns them into a retrospective of the history of these instruments. Constantly innovating and experimenting, multi-media and never tied to any genre, this ambitious all-rounder with literally millions of ideas spares no effort in realising his artistic visions somewhere between Brian Wilson, Arcade Fire and Justice. He'll be bringing them to the stage for us in Germany for the first time in September.