Jean-Philippe Goncalves

Jean-Phi Goncalves
Background information
Birth nameJean-Philippe Goncalves
Also known asJean-Phi Goncalves
Bornc. 1978
Angoulême, France
OriginMontreal, Quebec, Canada
GenresIndietronica, trip hop
Occupation(s)Composer, percussionist, record producer
Instrument(s)drums, multi-effects devices, electronic instrumentation/programming

Jean-Philippe "Jean-Phi" Goncalves (born c. 1978)[1] is a French composer, percussionist, and record producer based out of Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

An active member of Montreal's electronic music scene, Goncalves provides percussion for the bands Afrodizz, Plaster, Le Golden and Beast. As a producer he has worked with many French-speaking Quebecer musicians and in 2005 he collaborated with American recording artist Lauryn Hill.[2][3][4]

The musician was particularly busy at the 2005 Festival de Musique Émergente (FME)—an annual new music festival held in Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec. During the festival he performed on 3 consecutive days for Afrodizz, Plaster and Dan Thouin respectively, causing one reporter to christen him "the star of the FME".[5]