Kim Gaboury better known by his pseudonym Akido (stylized as aKido) is a Canadian electronic rock musician and composer based in Montreal, Quebec.(July 6, 2008). "Free shows today", The Gazette, p. A20. Gaboury assembles a band for live performances,"Pawa Up First + aKido". December 8, 2009 // CJLO Magazine // Concert Reviews but records without them in the studio.
Career As a young man Gaboury played guitar for the band Zolof."TAM TAM MACADAM de septembre". Radio Canada, François Blain, 2 September 2005
In 2004, calling himself Akido, he released a seven-track instrumental album; he also released a song, "Les Humains", which was later the basis for of an animated music video created by Felix Lajeunesse and Paul Raphaël.Longwell, Tod. "Felix & Paul Studios: Inventing the Future of Content". Variety, March 22, 2018 Another 2004 release, "Playtime", was played regularly on campus and community radio stations that year.[2004 - Top 20 Electronica".] !earxhot
In September 2007, according to The R3-30, the aKido song "Dancing in Chains" was the third-most popular indie song in Canada.
Gaboury joined Michel Cusson, Térez Montcalm and Luck Mervil to form the Cafe Elektric collective; the group performed at the 2009 Francofolies festival."Corneille pops the cork<". Montreal Gazette, 2009-07-31 -"Cusson, Mervil, Montcalm : Rencontre de trois électrons libres". La Presse, 14 November 2009
AKido's album "Gamechanger", released on the Nordique label in August 2010,"aKido: Gamechanger". Pop Matters, Mike Schiller, 20 Oct 2010 was number 13 on the Earshot Radio Chart's Top 20 Electronic chart for 2010."Top 20 Electronic of 2010". !earshot charts In January 2011, Gamechanger was nominated for the Electronica Album category for The 10th Annual Independent Music Awards,"Braids, Timber Timbre and Galaxie Lead Quebec Indie Music Awards Nominations". Exclaim!. By Natasha Young, Sep 29, 2011 and in October 2011, nominated for the "Album électronique de l'année" at l'ADISQ.ADISQ Gala: Nominations - Artistes MusiqueElectro
In 2012 Akido's recording "Undark" received regular airplay on campus and community radio in the Montreal area." CISM 89.3 MHz - Montreal Top 30". !earshot chart, For the Week Ending: Tuesday, March 6, 2012
In March 2014, Kim was nominated at the 2nd Canadian Screen Awards in the Canadian Screen Award for Best Original Score category for the film Maïna.
AKido collaborated with electronic music producer Pascal Asselin, known as Millimetrik, to create the 2016 album Fog Dreams.Geneviève Bouchard, "Millimetrik entre deux univers". Le Soleil, 16 August 2016
Discography Playtime, 2004 Blink, 2007 GameChanger, 2010 Undark, 2012
Reissues Blink Reissue, 2010 Playtime Reissue, 2010
EP Les Humains, 2010 Thearly Ears, 2010
Videoclips "Dancing in Chains" "Les Humains"
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