Stéphane Venne

Stéphane Venne (born July 2, 1941 in Verdun, Quebec) is a French-Canadian songwriter and composer. He also worked as head of production for the Canadian arm of Barclay Records and as a radio station executive. He composed music for several films, including ''The Plouffe Family (Les Plouffe)''.

As a student at the Université de Montréal in the 1960s, he was codirector with Denys Arcand and Denis Héroux of the film ''Alone or With Others (Seul ou avec d'autres)'', for which he also composed music.

In 2011, Venne was the recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Francophone SOCAN Awards held in Montreal.

In 2016, Venne won the Cultural Impact Award for the song "Le début d'un temps nouveau" at the Francophone SOCAN Awards in Montreal. Provided by Wikipedia