Efrim Menuck

Efrim Menuck is a Canadian musician involved in a number of Montreal-based post-rock groups, most notably Godspeed You! Black Emperor and Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra & Tra-La-La Band. Menuck is also a frequent record producer, working with musicians from Montreal and abroad. In 1994, Mauro Pezzente, Mike Moya, and Menuck founded Godspeed You! Black Emperor, an influential post-rock ensemble. Their first album, All Lights Fucked on the... more

Efrim Menuck is a Canadian musician involved in a number of Montreal-based post-rock groups, most notably Godspeed You! Black Emperor and Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra & Tra-La-La Band. Menuck is also a frequent record producer, working with musicians from Montreal and abroad. In 1994, Mauro Pezzente, Mike Moya, and Menuck founded Godspeed You! Black Emperor, an influential post-rock ensemble. Their first album, All Lights Fucked on the Hairy Amp Drooling, is the earliest recorded document of Godspeed You! Black Emperor. Self-released in December 1994, the cassette was dubbed only 33 times. It was not until the release of their official debut album, f♯a♯∞, that they began receiving recognition for their work. Menuck is also responsible for the creation of Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra & Tra-La-La Band, along with fellow Godspeed You! Black Emperor alumni Sophie Trudeau and Thierry Amar. Originally conceived as an aid to Menuck in learning how to score music, the... less