He played synthesizer with the Canadian indie pop supergroup The New Pornographers from their inception in 1997 up to 2021.

[4] Thurier considers filmmaking his main creative outlet, while treating music as a job.

[8] Thurier's first full-length feature Low Self-Esteem Girl[9][10][11] premiered at the September 2000 Toronto International Film Festival.

[2][14][15] Thurier's second full-length feature, a comedy, Male Fantasy received a nomination at the Toronto International Film Festival.

[16] A Gun to the Head, a crime comedy, was Thurier's third full-length feature film.