Beast
Goncalves first began working with vocalist Betty Bonifassi in 2006 on a project for the video game company Ubisoft in 2006. Like Goncalves, Betty Bonifassi was originally from France and had been an active member of the Montreal music scene for many years. The results of their recording sessions eventually evolved into Beast's aggressive trip rock sound.
The duo's experiments also led to another first for Goncalves, who wound up contributing some of his own vocals to Beast's debut album: "It was the first time I ever had a mic in front of my face", he said in an interview for CBC Radio 3. His vocal tracks were recorded with the intention of replacing them later in production, but Bonifassi insisted that they remain on the album.
At the end of 2010, citing lagging album sales, the tiresome effects of touring, and familial commitments (Bonifassi's son was 9 years old at the time of the split), the band-mates said they would be working separately on their own local projects in the coming year. Goncalves stated in an interview that the split was not due to any sort of quarrel between himself and Bonifassi. He also stated that he would be returning to the Montreal-based electro-jazz band Plaster.
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