Formed in Quebec City around brothers Jean-Christophe and Jean-Sébastien Boies, Projet Orange plays a britpop-like, catchy and flowing sound. Its success began when it won the Quebec musical contest L'Empire des futures stars.
The name comes from an early show of multiple groups in which the band was partaking. It was required to enter the name of one's band on a sheet, where the names of the bands would be preceded by "Projet:" (Project:). After seeing the orange coat of a fellow member, one band player entered Orange next to the term and thus the name was born.
In 2002, member Jean-Sébastien nearly died from a blood disease, forcing the band to take a half-year hiatus and halt songwriting. The first album being entirely francophone, the second, to introduce him to an English language audience in Canada, includes eleven pieces in English out of fifteen. It was created with the aid of singer-songwriterSimon Wilcox and producer Gavin Brown. The album is partly inspired by Jean-Sébastien's unfortunate ordeal, as well as the September 11, 2001 attacks.
With the release of its second album, "Megaphobe," on October 26, Quebec City rock act ProjetOrange will be working two simultaneous careers, building on the fanbase it built with its 2001 francophone debut, and introducing itself to a whole new English-language market.
Eric Filto and ProjetOrange co-produced the majority of the record and Juno Award-winning Brown (Three Days Grace, Billy Talent, Thornley) produced two songs, the single, and "Hell to Pay." Only one of the 14 songs appears in both languages and that is the title track.
ProjetOrange's first album, while French, was never released in France, but "De Heros a Zero" was used in Belgium for the Automobile Insurance Board's campaign against fast racing, after a teen was killed in a small village.
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