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INDIE INSIDER
Develop a Kick-Ass Career Plan
ROAD TEST
FabFilter ’ s Creative Bundle
DEPARTMENTS
9 First Take 12 Association Update 14 Changes 20 Canadian Musician Podcast 21 Events 64 Hot Gear 71 Advertisers ’ Index 74 Tech Tools 76 Classifieds 78 Showcase
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plug-in suite , Hughes & Kettner ’ s Spirit Nano amp heads & Universal Audio ’ s Luna DAW
COLUMNS
27 How to Publicize Your Own Release
28 Spatial Audio for Streaming Live Events
29 Writing My Prayer in Song
30 Escaping to a World of Retro- Futurism Through Songwriting
31 Marianas Trench Bassist Mike Ayley on Not Overplaying 32 Career Tips for Becoming a Pro
Drummer 58 Developing Left Hand Comping
Independence on Piano 59 Unlocking Jazz Great Phil
Nimmons ’ Musical Secrets 60 Exploring Chord Tones
61 Finding the Right Vocal Coach for You
FEATURES
Buffy Sainte-Marie
Power in the Songs
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January / February 2021 , Vol . XLIII , No . 1
Cover Photo : Buffy Sainte-Marie by Matt Barnes
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Now on the cusp of 80-years-old , Buffy Sainte-Marie is more admired than ever . That ’ s because throughout her six-decade career , she has done things her way . Always both frank and funny , she opens up about her musical evolution , songwriting and singing , the music business , being blacklisted by the U . S . government , and more .
Backxwash & Will Owen Bennett
The Making of God Has Nothing to Do with This Leave Him Out of It
Together , the 2020 Polaris Music Prize-winning rapper / producer and her engineer explain how they crafted the year ’ s most important Canadian album from a small two-bedroom apartment .
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‘ Univited Guests ’
The 8-Year Journey to Sample Glenn Gould ’ s Music
Would Glenn Gould love or loath Uninvited Guests ? Division 88 producer Billy Wild doesn ’ t know if the late , iconic Canadian pianist would love the music , but he ’ s sure Gould would love that the album exists . He also knows that Gould ’ s fans hate him .
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Julian Taylor
Probes the Personal to Reach New Heights
Julian Taylor ’ s The Ridge is an album so lyrically and sonically rich that it feels like a balm for these jarring times . It ’ s an artistic high-point and now , in a career stretching back to the late ‘ 90s , he ’ s receiving the attention and critical love that has previously alluded him .
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CM ’ s 2021 Drummers ’ Panel
Examining infl uences with an outstanding group of timekeepers
With an esteemed and stylistically diverse group of drummers and percussionists , we dig into not just who their musical influences are , but how they ’ ve evolved over time and what else influences their work and overall growth . And , of course , we also talk gear !