A creator who can’t be ignored, Yves Desrosiers has been contributing to the effervescence of the Quebec music scene for the past thirty years, notably as a singer, guitarist, composer, arranger and director. A member of Jean Leloup's La Salle Affaire (1989-93), he collaborated in the composition of several songs for the flagship album “L'Amour est sans pitié”, and has contributed to the albums and tours of many artists, including Bïa, Daniel Bélanger, Gogh Van Go, Sarah McLaughlin, Mononc' Serge and Mara Tremblay.

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In 1993, he discovered a young American-Mexican singer with a unique voice who was passing through Montreal... Lhasa de Sela. Together, they build a show, and gradually integrate their compositions, a unique blend of world flavors. Released in 1997, their mythical album “La Llorona” sold half a million copies, received numerous awards and propelled the duo on tour throughout Europe and America for two years. Between tours, Desrosiers worked on the soundtrack for the film Le Cœur au poing by Charles Binamé (Cité-Amérique) and the music for three documentaries.

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In 1999, the Volodia adventure began, a first solo project devoted to the work of the Russian poet and singer Vladimir Vissotsky. After three years of research and adaptations, the album was launched in August 2002, garnering praise and an ADISQ nomination. Yves Desrosiers reveals a voice that flows from the great songs and transcends Vissotsky's work with his very personal arrangements, the Desrosiers "sound" that is recognizable in the multitude.

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Also an inventor of instruments, an accomplished technologist and appreciated for his distinctive approach, he has produced over the years albums such as "Terre Originel" by Sylvie Paquette, "S'armer de patience" by Ivy, "Sans Abri" by Moran, "Hungry Ghosts" by Fredric Gary Comeau, "Balagane" by Jeszcze Raz, "Kanasuta" by Richard Desjardins, and "Adélaïde" by the Acadian artist Pascal Lejeune.

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Desrosiers also draws us into the dark and disturbing moods of Robin Aubert's films, "Saints-Martyrs-des-Damnés" (ADISQ nomination for Original Soundtrack Album) and "À l'origine d'un cri". He also wrote the music for the film "Another Silence" (2011), directed by French-Argentinean director Santiago Amigorena. 

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Yves Desrosiers' second solo album, "Chansons indociles", was released in 2007. It is, in fact, his first album of original songs, several of which emanate from this singular artistic encounter with Robin Aubert. The album was nominated for Songwriter of the Year at the 2008 Canadian Folk Music Awards.