SAKURA

Bio Miguel Raymond 2022

Miguel Raymond graduated in communication from the University of Quebec in Montreal and also trained in special effects at the Graphic Institute of Technology in Tokyo.
(GIT) under the direction of the artist Ko Nakajima.

In the 80s, Miguel Raymond quickly forged an enviable reputation as a videographer, director and editor. For nearly 40 years, he has created and contributed to a wide variety of works and has won several awards both in Canada and abroad. His passion and creativity have allowed him to explore several artistic genres.

From stage work to installations, from fiction to documentary, from performance to videotape, his work is integral to the emergence of the digital art scene in Canada.

In recent years, he has collaborated on the creation of video projections for Cirque du Soleil's Michael Jackson One in Las Vegas.

He produced the videos for the great show marking the 40th anniversary of the 1976 Montreal Olympic Games on July 21, 2016, at the Olympic Stadium in Montreal.

He also worked with Michel Lemieux and Victor Pilon on the multimedia work "Cité Mémoire" launched in 2016 and 2017 as part of the celebrations for the 375th anniversary of the city of Montreal.

Miguel Raymond is now an artist, independent director and music producer.

He is the manager of the group Sol Caribe from Cuba, producer of their first album
"Soy del Caribe" and director of the music video of the same name.

Since then, he has signed several works, including the short documentary "Holy Trinity: The church that wouldn't die" in 2019, as well as the experimental productions "Un dia en la vida" and "Prélude à la Lune" in 2021 which have obtained several nominations in international festivals. "Prelude to the Moon" also received a special mention from the Jury at the Art Film Festival of Macedonia (ex-Yugoslavia).

In 2022, he started a new video series called Cycle of Life. The first movie in the series is called "Sakura".