Canadian Musician - January / February 2020

• • • JON FEDORSEN Featurette Featurette is the creative union of Lexie Jay, a classically- trained vocalist, and drummer Jon Fedorsen. Their gritty- but-stylish brand of synth-heavy dream pop has been turn- ing heads since 2013 and hits new heights on their upcoming sophomore LP, Dream Riot, expected in early 2020. • • Kit Dynamo (Jon’s company) Custom Maple 22 x 17-in. Maple Kick • Evans EQ3 Frosted Head • Yamaha DT50K Drum Trigger WORLDMAX 13-in. Brass Piccolo Snare 54 CANADIAN MUSICIAN • • • • • • Evans Coated Genera Dry Head • Roland RT30HR Drum Trigger Sabian Cymbals • 18-in. HH Evolution Crash • 18-in. AAX Explosion Crash • 14-in. HH Regular Hi-Hats Roland TD-3 V-Drum MIDI Sound Module • 4 x Roland PD-8 Pads Pearl Powershifter P 2002C Double Kick Pedal • Connected to Roland KD-8 Trigger beside regular kick pedal Yamaha DTXM12 Multipad w/ Stand Gibraltar 1604 Cymbal Stands GEMS Laptop Stand Evolution MK449C MIDI Key Controller w/ Korg Sustain Pedal Shure SE215 IEMs CM: When arranging and recording for Featurette, how much thought goes into how something might trans- late to the live environment, considering it’s typically just the two of you performing? JF: When writing and producing, we definitely don’t think about how the tunes will translate live – and I wouldn’t want something like that fear or concern to cause us to stop pursuing something that’s innovative in-studio just because

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