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Excellence in CNY Business Feb. 26, 2014
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Memorialized through music Falardeau’s passion honored with scholarship By Tami Scott
“[Joe] was very humble and very open to trying new things — he didn’t take himself too seriously. He had a wonderful sense of musicianship.”
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A sweet success Valentine’s Day event raises $27,000 for music scholarship fund By Tami Scott Because music ranked right up there with family and work as Joe Falardeau’s top passions in life, “I thought we should do something,” Greg Hudson, a lifelong friend and owner of Hudson and Mowins, said. He and a committee of other close friends decided to develop a scholarship fund in Falardeau’s name. “He always loved music,” he said. “It was a huge part of his life. If he wasn’t working or with his family, he was recording or making music.” On Feb. 14, 160 friends and family members of Falardeau came together to raise money for a music scholarship in his name. The event proved to be a success; organizers raised $27,000. “At $20,000, we met our goal and will have the endowment at Baker High School,” said Greg Hudson, longtime friend of Falardeau. “The balance will enable us to give out two scholarships every year. Hopefully, by adding a little to the fund every year, we will be able to continue the two scholarships per year indefinitely.” The endowment to the Baldwinsville Central School District will award funds annually to a student interested in continuing his/her education in the field of music. Submitted photo
Joe Falardeau’s son, Jeffery, holds a sign at the event.
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— though no one ever saw Bogus Music Studios him on the mico-founder and musician crophone. Bruce Tambs first met Joe “I don’t know Falardeau, his partner in how many songs music, more than 20 years he’s done, but ago. Falardeau was living in they would rethe same apartment comcord the music plex as Tambs’ mother. She and after everyheard Falardeau playing his body was gone, music, and told her son to go he would go introduce himself. down and sing “He wasn’t a musician,” and put the muTambs clarified when telling sic in with it. But the story. “He was playing he never sang in front of his stereo.” anybody,” Cathy said. What most people don’t Courtesy of Greg and Cathy Hudson “He did 90 percent of know about Falardeau, Joe Falardeau and his wife, Suzanne, pictured in Europe just a few the vocals for everything however, is that eventually weeks before he died. they ever recorded,” Greg he did become a musician added. “No one has ever seen him sing. I mean no one — and a gifted one, at that. The well-known funeral home — not family, not friends. He said, ‘I have no interest in director, who died unexpectedly at age 47 on Oct. 2, 2013, anybody watching me scream in a microphone. ’ also ran a recording studio with Tambs since 1997 in the “The big thing is, if you’re a musician, a performer, you basement of his home. would think it would be natural in some setting, in some “[BMS] was a hobby for him,” said his lifelong friend, point in time, you’d get out and play Greg Hudson, of Hudson and Mowin front of some people ... there was ins in Baldwinsville. “They made and no way that was going to happen,” he recorded albums there.” said, smiling at the thought. Falardeau, known to many as the “[Joe] wasn’t a typical musician,” “gentle giant” due to his good-nature Tambs said. “He didn’t hang out and 6-foot, 5-inch stature, would with [musicians]. [He] was very hold weekly recording sessions humble and very open to trying new with friends, and used his studio things — he didn’t take himself too to provide an outlet for local talent seriously. He had a wonderful sense to record their music, but he never of musicianship.” really promoted BMS as more than Tambs recommends checking a pastime. out “Spoonfed,” on the BMS website, Bruce Tambs, friend and recording “I don’t think he thought he was bogusmusic.com, to hear some of studio partner all that good,” said Cathy Hudson, Falardeau’ s best work. Greg’s wife. Joe’s passion for music began at an early age, influ“I don’t think he thought anybody would be interested enced by his older brother and friends in the 1970s. He in what he was doing,” Greg said with a laugh. collected both CDs and vinyl records, and carried a deep Falardeau may have been pleased to hear he was wrong appreciation for all different types of music — “except on both accounts. rap, ” Cathy said with a chuckle. He and his wife Suzanne “[He had] tremendous aptitude,” said Tambs, who named their son Jeffrey Lynne after the guitarist from gave him a few lessons on the piano and taught him how Electric Light Orchestra. “Certainly one of his favorites,” to read music. “He went on to become a mastered classical Greg said of ELO. music talent.” Because music was a passion in Falardeau’s life, in the “He was the type who would carry things out on his weeks after his passing a committee of close friends began own,” including the construction of BMS, Tambs added. developing a a scholarship fund in Falardeau’s name, see It began with one computer and evolved into a dedicated sidebar at right for more information and how to donate three-room recording studio. to the fund. Tambs also described Falardeau as an amazing singer
The event raised $27,000 towards a scholarship fund created in memory of Joe Falardeau.