Dave Hamelin
Dave Hamelin | |
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Birth name | David Hamelin |
Born | October 3, 1980 |
Origin | Lachine, Quebec, Canada |
Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter, musician |
Instruments | Guitar, vocals, drums synthesizer |
Associated acts | The Stills, Eight and a Half |
Dave Hamelin (born October 3, 1980) is a Canadian musician, songwriter and producer known for his work with indie rock band the Stills. Originally the band's drummer, Hamelin moved to guitar and co-lead vocalist in 2005 when guitarist Greg Paquet left the band.
On March 28, 2009, the Stills were awarded two Juno Awards (Canada's music awards) for their album Oceans Will Rise, in the categories of Best New Group and Best Alternative Album.[1] In 2010, Paquet rejoined and Hamelin moved back to drums.[2] The Stills announced their breakup on April 15, 2011.[3]
In 2009, Hamelin formed the band Eight and a Half with Stills' keyboardist Liam O'Neil and Broken Social Scene drummer Justin Peroff. They released their self-titled debut in 2012.
Production work[]
From 2013 onward, Hamelin has worked frequently as a producer.[4]
He co-produced and mixed Broken Social Scene frontman Kevin Drew's second solo record, Darlings (2014);[5] co-produced and mixed Andy Kim's It's Decided (2015) with Drew and Ohad Benchetrit;[6] co-produced and mixed the Tragically Hip's album Man Machine Poem (2016) with Drew;[7] and co-produced and mixed Gord Downie's album Secret Path (2016).[8]
In 2016, he mixed the Sam Roberts Band album TerraForm
He produced and mixed the Belle Game's 2016 single "Yuh",[9] as well as their 2017 album Fear Nothing.[10]
In 2017, Hamelin played on and mixed Downie's final album, Introduce Yerself.[11]
Hamelin co-wrote, produced and mixed the Leikeli47 track "Chain Gang" for the soundtrack to the 2018 film Uncle Drew.[12]
Discography[]
As band member[]
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Production credits[]
Year | Artist | Release | Role(s) |
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2014 | Kevin Drew | '’Darlings | Co-producer, mixer |
2015 | Andy Kim | '’It's Decided | Co-producer, mixer |
2016 | The Tragically Hip | Man Machine Poem | Co-producer, mixer |
Gord Downie | Secret Path | Co-producer, mixer | |
Sam Roberts Band | TerraForm | Mixer | |
2017 | The Belle Game | Fear Nothing | Producer, mixer |
Gord Downie | Introduce Yerself | Instrumentalist, mixer | |
2018 | Leikeli47 | "Chain Gang" on Uncle Drew (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) | Co-writer, producer, mixer |
Leikeli47 | "Mulita" on Insecure (TV series) | Producer, composer | |
Clyde Guevera | "On and On" and "Still Illin'" | Co-producer, composer | |
May | "Baby Save Me Tonight" | Co-writer | |
Leikeli47 | Acrylic | Producer, co-producer, mixer | |
Isabella | "More Than Words" | Producer | |
2019 | 070 Shake | "Morrow", "Nice to Have" | Producer |
070 Shake Jessie Reyez | "SCAR" on The Lion King: The Gift | Producer | |
2020 | 070 Shake | Modus Vivendi | Producer |
CL (rapper) | "HWA" "5 STAR" | Producer
References[]
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- Canadian rock drummers
- Canadian male drummers
- Canadian rock guitarists
- Canadian male guitarists
- Canadian rock singers
- Canadian songwriters
- Musicians from Montreal
- Writers from Montreal
- Living people
- Canadian indie rock musicians
- 1980 births
- People from Lachine, Quebec
- Canadian record producers
- 21st-century Canadian singers
- 21st-century Canadian guitarists
- 21st-century Canadian drummers
- 21st-century male singers