David Ouimet
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Born | 1965 (age 58–59) |
Occupation(s) | Musician, author, illustrator |
Instrument(s) | Piano, trombone, vocals |
Years active | 1987–2021 |
David Ouimet (born 1965) is an American artist, author, and musician. He was a band member of Cop Shoot Cop, Motherhead Bug, Firewater, and Sulfur but has since moved on to interests other than music.
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In the early 1990s, Ouimet co-founded the noise rock group Cop Shoot Cop, playing sampler and keyboards. He left after their first album to form the legendary Gypsy Klezmer Punk outfit Motherhead Bug, as songwriter, vocalist and trombonist. He has also recorded and toured with Foetus and Swans.
Ouimet's illustrations of creepy,
"Daydreams for Night", stories by the Canadian musician John Southworth and illustrated by David Ouimet, was published by Simply Read books in 2015. School Library Journal described the book as "gorgeously illustrated" and Publishers Weekly noted "Ouimet's haunting b&w illustrations follows in the tradition of Shaun Tan's Tales of Suburbia and Chris Van Allsburg's Mysteries of Harris Burdock." Ouimet created an animated trailer for the book.
In 2015 Ouimet began modeling and has appeared in magazines, billboards, and major international print advertising campaigns.
A Japanese edition of "Daydreams for Night" was published by Asuka Shinsha Japan in January 2016.
Ouimet's work was selected for the Society of Illustrators Annual 59 and was exhibited at the Museum of American Illustration in New York City in February 2017.
His street art began appearing in New York City in 2016 and has since appeared throughout the world. Ouimet's primary imagery revolves around his Hoodiebird characters, cloaked birds generally embellished with ornate filagree.
In September 2019 Ouimet's debut book as an author and illustrator, "I Go Quiet", was published in the UK, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and India by
"I Get Loud", the follow-up to "I Go Quiet" was published by Canongate books in the summer of 2021, with numerous translated editions.
"I Go Quiet" was the winner of the 2020 East Sussex Children's Book Award, and was a finalist for the 2021 Kate Greenaway Medal.
In March 2022 “ Eu Fico Em Silencio “, the Brazilian edition of “ I Go Quiet “ was selected for the UNESCO 2021 Books of Distinction.
In March of 2022 David directed his debut animated music video, “ Glide “ from Earth Moon Earth featuring Skye Edwards of the British Band Morcheeba.
In the summer of 2023 David relocated to Europe, where he is working on his next children’s book.
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