CRi crafts a sound that sits at the intersection of club-ready energy and introspective beauty. His music is defined by a certain Quebecois warmth, blending the precision of modern melodic techno with the emotional weight of indie-pop. It is music that feels equally at home on a massive festival stage as it does in a pair of high-end headphones during a solitary commute.
What truly sets him apart is his rhythmic sensibility, likely a carry-over from his roots as a beatboxer. His snares are crisp and unexpected, often dancing around the steady four-on-the-floor pulse of his house foundations. He frequently collaborates with distinctive vocalists, treating their voices as textural elements that float through dense layers of shimmering synthesizers and deep, melodic basslines.
Start with his debut album 'Juvenile' to hear the quintessential Montreal electronic sound, or dive into 'Miracles' for a more expansive, collaborative take on his signature style. It is the perfect soundtrack for those moments of transition: dusk to night, city to nature, or solitude to connection.
Christophe Dubé, known by his stage name CRi, is a Canadian electronic musician from Quebec. Originally from Quebec City, he was a beatboxer for local hip hop group Feuilles et Racines before releasing his debut EP as an electronic artist in 2013. He released a number of standalone tracks and remixes for other artists before following up with the EPs Tell Her in 2016, Someone Else in 2017, and Initial in 2019. In 2019, CRi and Charlotte Cardin collaborated on a cover of Daniel Bélanger's "Fous n'importe où". Juvenile, his first full-length album, was released in 2020 and included Bélanger as a guest vocalist on the track "Signal". In 2023, CRi released his second studio album, Miracles, on which he collaborated with artists such as Half Moon Run and Klô Pelgag. Someone Else was a nominee for Electronic Album of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2018, and Juvenile received a nomination in the same category at the Juno Awards of 2021. The same year, he won a Félix Award for Discovery of the Year at the 43rd ADISQ gala. CRi is the brother of actress and filmmaker Alexa-Jeanne Dubé.
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Shares hi fi, layered dense, digital clarity (production style); downtempo, ambient techno (subgenres)
Shares downtempo, house, indie pop (subgenres); hi fi, layered dense, digital clarity (production style)
Shares downtempo, ambient techno, indie pop (subgenres); hi fi, layered dense, digital clarity (production style)
Shares house, downtempo, ambient techno (subgenres); hi fi, layered dense, digital clarity (production style)
Shares downtempo, house, indie pop (subgenres); processed, breathy, gentle (vocal style)
Shares hi fi, layered dense, digital clarity (production style); breathy, ethereal, processed (vocal style)
Shares downtempo, house, indie pop (subgenres); euphoric, wistful, hopeful (moods)
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