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July/August 2019, Vol. XLI, No.4
INDIE INSIDER 10
ROAD TEST 20
Jeremy Dutcher on the Indigenous
Renaissance
Townsend Labs’ Sphere L22
mic modeling system, Lauten Audio’s
LS-208 & LS-308 mics & Proel’s Session4
compact, portable array system
DEPARTMENTS
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First Take
Changes
CM Podcast
Events
Hot Gear
Advertisers’ Index
Tech Tools
Classifieds
Showcase
COLUMNS
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Guitar – Peter Serravalle
Keyboards – Penny Johnson
Bass – Alex Fournier
Percussion – Stephane Chamberland
Woodwinds – Jim Brenan
Brass – Chris Coletti
Digital Music – David Abravanel
Vocals – Teresa Cirillo
Writing – Jadea Kelly
Recording – Jay Lefebvre
Live Sound – Matt Blakely
Business – Doug Diamond
Polaris Prize & JUNO Award winner Jeremy Dutcher on the indigenous renaissance, Pg. 10
All Systems Go!
FEATURES
The Strumbellas
Thriving on Uncertainties
By Andrew King
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Now supporting their fourth LP,
Rattlesnake, The Strumbellas find
themselves welcoming some
uncertainties and, in fact, thriving
because of them.
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PunQ Rock
By Adam Kovac
Quebec has long been a stronghold for
heavy music – hard rock, punk, metal,
and more. We explore why that might
be with help from Voivod, The Planet
Smashers, and others.
Hardware & Software
Tools for Creativity
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By Eric Price
Our resident tech guru once again
gazes into his crystal ball to see what’s
coming down the computational
pipeline and how it could enhance
your creative pursuits.
Straying from
Convention
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Our 2019 Keyboard Special
By Kevin Young
A wide array of accomplished Canadian
keyboardists offer stories of how they
strayed from convention and came into
their own unique style on the keys.
ARKELLS | JADEA KELLY | YAMANTAKA // SONIC TITAN | ELIJAH WOODS X JAMIE FINE
COVER PHOTO:
(L-R) DAVE RITTER, JEREMY DRURY,
JON HEMBREY, SIMON WARD, ISABEL
RITCHIE & DARRYL JAMES OF THE
STRUMBELLAS BY MATT BARNES
PUNQ ROCK
Why Is Quebec’s Heavy
Music Scene So Strong?
ALL SYSTEMS GO!
Hardware & Software Tools
for Creativity
STRAYING FROM CONVENTION
Our 2019 Keyboard Focus with Gowan, BNL,
Sarah Slean, The Trews & More!
PLUS: JEREMY DUTCHER ON THE INDIGENOUS RENAISSANCE
Thompson Egbo-Egbo & other top Canadian
keyboardists on straying from convention, Pg. 49