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Riley Bell on Recording
Daniel Caesar’s Freudian
ROAD TEST
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New studio tools from
Radial Engineering, Warm
Audio’s WA-14 studio mic & the
JST Dynamics plug-in bundle
from Joey Sturgis Tones.
CM May/June 2018, Vol. XXXIX, No. 3
Spotlighting Calum Graham & other
innovative young guitarists, Pg. 49
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Guitar – Jeff Gunn
Keyboards – Hannah Barstow
Bass – Carson Webber
Percussion – Stephane Chamberland
Woodwinds – Gordon Hyland
Brass – Paul Baron
Digital Music – Mar Meredith
Vocals – Micah Barnes
Writing – Stephanie Blondal Johnson
Recording – Adam Fair
Live Sound – Maxime Brunet
Business – Lindsay Bailey &
Melissa Arseniuk
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FEATURES
Three Days Grace
Are Outsiders & Like It
That Way
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By Michael Raine
Three Days Grace started their career in a
music market that was happy to embrace
a band of emotional hard rockers. Now,
they’re considered outsiders – and they’re
just fine with that.
Break Through
Your Mental Blocks
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Tips to Inspire Creativity
& Productivity
By Mike Schwartz
A host of tips to keep you on your A
game, whether you’re writing new
songs, readying for a tour, or generally
just looking to spur new ideas and feel
good doing it.
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A Post-Mortem of
Montreal’s Indie Rock Boom
By Adam Kovac
If 1991 was the year punk broke,
2004 was the year indie shattered. A
decade-and-a-half later, we’re looking
back on the Montreal scene that
spawned so much great music.
The Young Guns
Canadian Musician’s
2018 Guitar Special
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By Andrew King
We’ve rounded up a diverse cast of
Canadian guitarists with two key
things in common: all are talented,
in-demand musicians and all are 30
years old or under.
Looking back at
Montreal’s indie
rock boom with
The Dears &
others, Pg. 42
COVER PHOTO:
BARRY STOCK, BRAD WALST,
MATT WALST & NEIL SANDERSON
OF THREE DAYS GRACE
The Dears, Wolf Parade
Hollerado & Others on
Montreal’s Mid-2000s
Indie Rock Boom
Fresh Ideas to
Inspire Creativity
& Confidence
The Young
Guns of Guitar
Nick Johnston, Calum
Graham, Sophia Radisch
& More in Our 2018
Six-String Special
Plus: Our Lady Peace Returns with a New Record