Daniel Ouellette

Daniel Ouellette and the Shobijin are a wonderfully unique act that blends New Wave, Techno-pop, and World Music. They have performed throughout New England and Europe with their mix of original songs (in English, French, and Spanish). Their shows are performance art at the least with interactions directly with the audience. Their lyrics are catchy, sometimes obscure, but taken from the everyday life no one wants to admit...themes of love broken apart, vampires, superheroes, Buddhist philosophy, and movie star icons.

Some of Their influences are Mothra, the Dalai Lama, Siouxsie Sioux and Elvira.

What they are saying:


"To witness his campy, playful style while his music derails expectations is to arrive at an interesting conclusion: he may be the Orson Welles and the Ed Wood of electronic music. Should you laugh? Cry? Worry? Who knows? It's a remarkable accomplishment."

"He's definitely onto something. If aliens walk among us, I'm betting they're named Ouellette. And I, for one, intend to buy all their albums."
(The Valley Advocate, December 2009)


??an especially bizarre case of one man's vision turning into sound with almost no filter in between.?
(Northeast Performer, July 2008)


?Ouellette's style blends high drama and deadpan quirkiness (imagine Klaus Nomi covering The B-52's).?
(Bay Windows, March 2008)

"...mixes industrial beats and smooth lyrics with electronic noise and a bit of funk. A good choice for house music or a techno party, ... is a relentless driving force with haunting words that don't let up."
(Southcoast 24/7, December 2008)


"...is experimental, fun, and a little bit mysterious...It is not surprising that Peter Gabriel, Kate Bush, and Laurie Anderson are amongst his influences, all artists affiliated with the experimental and avant-garde."
(A Future in Noise, January 2009)

You can watch his music videos and any live footage here:

http://www.youtube.com/user/petitprince7