About

Vanille Debray is a songwriter and film-music composer based in Montreal. She writes orchestral, electronic and ambiant soundtracks, and produces indie-pop songs. She also works as an arranger, and has produced arrangements for two 40-minute shows for sextet and soloist, for Royal Carribbean Cruises. A classically-trained pianist and vocalist, Vanille grew up in the south of France and moved to Montreal, where she obtained a Bachelor's of Music at McGill University in 2018, in music and Sound Recording. She has released multiple indie-folk and indie-pop songs, most recently an electro-pop EP, "Wild Card", released in July 2022. Debray is active in the local music scene as a performer and composer for indie short films. She also works as an educator, teaching piano, improvisation, guitar, voice, music theory and audio production.

• McGill University, Montreal: Bachelor of Music (Faculty classical piano program) - 2014-2018
• McGill University, Montreal: Qualifying year in Sound Recording - 2017-2018
• International Music & Cinema Film Festival, Marseille: Third character film scoring program - 2022
• International Music & Cinema Film Festival, Marseille: 10 day scoring masterclass with composer Rémi Boubal - 2023
• Station Clip, Montreal: Diversity and equity in audio production (Ableton training) - 2023
• Station Clip, Montreal: Ableton for live production training - 2023
• International Music & Cinema Film Festival, Marseille: Third character film scoring program - 2024

• Get Up, David, Get Up (2025): soon to start scoring a feature-length Montreal-based documentary dir. Allen Forouhar.
• Bunker (2025): currently scoring a Belgian short drama film dir. Colin Lavaux.
• Back to Normal (2024): wrote, performed, produced a comedy and sensual soundtrack for a short. Dir Sam Bhat.
• Dangerous Rumours (2024): wrote, performed, recorded the opening track, an upbeat funk song. Dir Craig Lobo.
• Hotel Cap Estel (2024): commercial soundtrack and foley for a luxury hotel promotional video, near Monaco.
• Rainbow (2024): Sound design and music composition for a drama short, dir. Johnny Cortes.
• Grey Magic (2024): Pop and experimental score for a short horror film in production, dir. Chloe Emond-Lane.
• Villa Fantaisie (2023): Commercial soundtrack for a promotional video showcasing a villa in Eze, France.
• La Bastide de Laurence (2022): Commercial soundtrack for a promotional video showcasing a villa in the Luberon, France.
• Firecracker (2023): A short drama produced in Montreal, directed by Calder Levine.
• Rupture (2022): Orchestral score for Marianne Lavergne's animation short, premiered at Concordia Film Festival.
• A Deux (2022): Orchestral score for Juliette Bérubé's animation short, premiered at Concordia Film Festival.
• Yonder: Backcountry Drive (2020): Soundtrack for a tourism video in Provence.
• Yonder: Le Sud (2021): Soundtrack for a tourism videos in Provence.

• Vanille Debray & Steven Ghevius at Maison Montreal - December 9, 2023 (headliner)
• Jjanice+ concert in Parc Trahan, Brossard - August 1, 2023 (keyboards/vocals)
• Jjanice+ concert at McCord Museum, Montreal - July 19, 2023 (keyboards/vocals)
• Ma Nolan's Irish Pub, Cannes, France - August 11, 2022 (headliner)
• Roots Irish Pub, Valbonne, France - July 30, 2022 (headliner)