I Phoenix Rising / The River leans into cinematic restraint, using a mood-first visual approach that supports Dominique Fils-Aimé’s vocal presence and emotional arc.
“Phoenix Rising” and “The River” are presented here as a single visual and musical journey, reflecting the album’s continuous narrative. Both songs are taken from Dominique Fils-Aimé’s latest album “My World Is the Sun”.
We acknowledge the financial support of FACTOR, Canada’s private radio broadcasters, SODEC, The Canada Council for the Arts and Le Conseil des Arts et des Lettres du Québec.
The painted canvas is a fragment of an original work by Henry Ossawa Tanner : Angels Appearing before the Shepherds (c. 1910) Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Norman Robbins
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Phoenix Rising Upright bass, electric bass: Jacques Roy
The River Upright bass, electric bass: Jacques Roy
Recorded at Les Studios Opus in Assomption, Canada.
Dominique Fils-Aimé I Phoenix Rising’s music video for “The River”, released 20 February 2026. Directed by Vladim Vilain. 8:23 in HD, 86,400 plays and 682 likes on YouTube. Filed under Jazz, R&B and Soul. AltSounds Curated.
- Cinematography
- Danik Gollain-Bartolini
- Executive producer
- Patrick Saad, Kevin Annocque
- 1st camera assistant
- Arturo Fransolet
- 1st AD
- Ayesha Sheikh
- Art director
- Marie-Florence Gagnon, Sarah Bengle
- Assistant art director
- Pascal Pilon, Lilia Guguen Pras
- Head makeup artist
- Claudine Jourdain
- Head stylist
- Hajia Maa
- Head hairstylist
- Yodit Michele
- Set location manager
- Liz Bono
- Production assistant
- Liz Bono
- Production assistant (truck)
- Sammy Gélinas
- Key grip
- Maxime Latraverse
- Gaffer
- Saad Abas
- Best boy gaffer
- Auguste Portelance
- Best boy grip
- Eric Vanzin-Lagarde
- Offline editor
- Vladim Vilain, Miryam Charles
- Steadicam operator
- Hugo Coderre
- Sound designer
- Miryam Charles
- Post-production service
- MELS
- Digital colorist
- Jérôme Cloutier
- Project manager
- Yannick Gamache
- Songs written
- Dominique Fils-Aimé
- Composer
- Dominique Fils-Aimé
- Vocals
- Dominique Fils-Aimé
- Drums
- Harvey Bien-Aimée
- Violin
- Steeve St-Pierre
- Guitar
- Etienne Miousse
- Piano
- David Osei Afrifa
- Trumpet
- Hichem Khalfa
- Percussion
- Elli Miller Maboungou
- Mastering
- Harris Newman