 When he turned 18, Vautour's parents took him to Nashville, Tennessee to record his first demos.For the 1998 CBC special "Where the River Meets the Sea", a show which featured the top music acts of New Brunswick, Vautour was chosen to represent country music.Vautour's debut album, "J. R. Vautour", was released in 2000 on his own Busy Music record label.