François likes playing jazz fusion, progressive rock, funk and latin. He pratices on pieces from Dr Steve Gadd, Dave Weckl, Dennis Chambers, Marco Minnemann, Thomas Lang, Elvin Jones, Anthony Williams, Uzeb ( Alain Caron - Paul Brochu ) and David Garibaldi.

Aldo Mazza, founder of internationally known clinic, KosaMusic, and Mario Roy of Cegep St-Laurent teaches François percussions and Dom Famularo, voted for a second year in a row the No. 1 clinician worldwide by par Modern Drummer and Drum Magazine, is of constant inspiration.