Au bistro des découvertes ! #2 Simon Jutras presents Simon Daniel
October 27, 2026 at 6:00pm
Simon Jutras presents...
Mclean is the solo project of Simon Jutras, a classically trained musician from Sudbury. He released his debut album, Sans l’abri d’un quand, in 2015 and received the Best Francophone Album award at the Northern Ontario Music and Film Awards (NOMFAs), a gala celebrating the arts industry in Northern Ontario.
Over the following years, Mclean performed on numerous stages across Ontario, including the National Arts Centre and Up Here, as well as in Quebec at events such as Petite-Vallée and the Francos de Montréal, and in New Brunswick at Francofête en Acadie. His second album, Une dernière fois, earned two awards at the 2019 Trille Or Gala, including Best Album.
In recent years, Mclean has performed several times in Europe, with shows in France, including MaMA Paris and Changez d’Air, as well as in Switzerland at Voix de Fête. In 2025, he received nine nominations at the Trille Or Gala for his album Anonyme and launched Picaroon, a multidisciplinary show with the spirit of a rock opera.
This marks a powerful return to the stage, paying tribute to the artist-songwriter’s rock roots.
Simon Daniel
Simon Daniel, originally from Moncton, New Brunswick, navigates the intersections of pop, electronic, alternative, and rock music, projecting his transcendent voice through the sounds of an urban and timeless Acadia. Set against layers of analog synthesizers, his melodies carry introspective and evocative lyrics that blend French, English, and Chiac.
Four years after his debut album Nightcrawler, which earned him several accolades, including two ECMA nominations and a nomination for Music Artist of the Year at the Éloizes Awards, Simon returns with Sans titre (for now), a project produced in collaboration with Fransaskois multi-instrumentalist Mario Lepage, the creative force behind Ponteix. The album marks an evolution toward more direct and contemplative songs that, within a distinctly pop format, still leave plenty of room for sonic and textural experimentation.
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