Marc Rémillard is a former

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artist, now music producer, sound engineer, storm chaser, guitarist and video game developer.

History

Marc Rémillard began work as a musician in

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in 2007. In 2010, after moving to

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, Marc Rémillard started managing Royal Fetish Recordings. From 2010 to 2016, Marc Rémillard released music under his name and under the name OUTBRK and performed music in

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, and

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. He shared the stage with some of the world's biggest names, such as

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, and many others. 2016 marked the ending of Marc Remillard's relationship with

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. He has since then been working as a Mixer, Composer, Producer and Sound Designer in

. In 2020, Marc produced the debut solo album 'Blue' for rapper and singer Emma Beko, part of the duo Heartstreets.

Discography

Singles

* ''Pimp Hand Strong'' with

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and Frederik Olufsen (Play Me Records) * ''Mother Sucker'', with Frederik Olufsen - 2011 (BugEyed Records) * ''Downtown'' - 2010. (Trouble & Bass) * ''Baby It's You'' - 2010.

EPs

* ''Get Glitched'' - 2008 (Gato Negro Music). * ''Feeling Fresh'' - 2009 (So French Records). * ''Jurassic'' - 2010 (Royal Fetish Recordings). * ''Jungle Knockout'' - 2011 (Simma) * ''Aftermath'' - 2013 (Heavy Artillery Recordings) * ''United'' - 2013 (Heavy Artillery Recordings)

Remixes by Marc Remillard

* "Lead the Galaxy" by Deluce, 2008. * "Distant Lovers" by Louis La Roche, 2009. * "Temple" by The Noizy Kidz, 2009. * "Blisters" by Ravage! Ravage!, 2009. * "Talkin' About" by

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, 2009. * "Playing into Cosmos" by SUPER PIXEL!, 2009. * "Until We Meet Again" by Emma-Lee, 2009. * "Stalingrad" by Tenkah, 2009. * "Vague" by

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, 2010. * "Sunday 86" by Ahllex, 2010. * "We Will Never" by Press Play On Me, 2010. * "Nightcall" by Kavinsky, 2010. * "Wild Birds" by Minitel Rose, 2010

Storm Chasing

Since 2007, Marc Rémillard has been storm chasing in

and in the

. He joined Québec Vortex in 2008 and is now a shareholder in the company that now works with Hydro Météo for severe weather forecasting and monitoring in the

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. Marc appears on TV, Radio, and other medias regularly for interviews about storm chasing and severe weather events.

Game Development

* OUTBRK - The Multiplayer Storm Chasing Game OUTBRK is a multiplayer storm chasing simulation game being developed for PC, set in a fictive, 625 km² reproduction of America’s

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. The game uses real life weather data (modeled) from the past which are processed into scenarios, which are randomly selected each time a chase is set up. Thus, storms in-game act very similar to real life storms, including

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, derechos, and

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. Players chase storms to earn points, which can be used to buy, upgrade, and customize vehicles and their character. From 24 February to 24 March 2020, a

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campaign for the game successfully raised $36,000 CAD ($28,843 USD). The game was released on

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on June 28, 2024 to mostly positive reviews. As of July 28, fairly regular updates have been published, with more along the way.

References

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