Canadian Musician - November/December 2018 | Page 5

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Mélissa Lavergne & others in our 2018
Drum & Percussion special, Pg. 49
INDIE INSIDER 10
ROAD TEST 20
Lessons from a Country Music
Star-Maker
November/December 2018, Vol. XXXIX, No.6
A pair of highly portable subwoofers from
QSC, Royer Labs’ most accessible ribbon
mic to date, and a feature-rich looper from
Electro-Harmonix
DEPARTMENTS
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First Take
Changes
CM Radio
Events
Hot Gear
Advertisers’ Index
Tech Tools
Classifieds
Showcase
COLUMNS
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Guitar – Peter Serravale
Keyboards – Jeff Heisholt
Bass – Joe Firstman
Percussion – Stephane Chamberland
Woodwinds – Daniel Schnee
Brass – Paul Baron
Digital Music – FWLR
Vocals – Melanie Brulée
Writing – Ben Kunder
Recording – Matt Rogalsky
Live Sound – Drew Robertson
Business – Lindsay Bailey & Melissa
Arseniuk
FEATURES
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Shad
Returns to Rap with
A Short Story About a War
By Andrew King
“Damn it feels good to be back,” Shad raps
on the first track released from his brand-
new album – his first formal hip-hop release
in five years. The feeling is mutual, sir.
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Creating for Kids!
The Appeal of Making
Children’s Music
By Ryan Granville-Martin
Some artists known for their “grown-up”
work have taken to writing and performing
for smaller audiences (in stature, at least).
Here’s why…
CREATING FOR KIDS!
The Appeal of Making
Children’s Music
DEBUNKING FITNESS
MYTHS FOR MUSICIANS
CHAMELEONS
BEHIND THE KIT
Debunking
Fitness Myths for
Musicians 42
Right in the Mix 49
By Mike Schwartz
Valuable tips from a music-oriented lifestyle
tech on what it means to be fit, why fitness
is crucial for musicians, and ideas for
maintaining fitness on the road.
Our 2018 Drum &
Percussion Special
By Andrew King
If variety is the spice of life, then this could be
our punchiest drum and percussion special
to date, with players for projects from jazz to
metal, world music to rock, and far beyond.
SHAD
GETS BACK TO RAP WITH
A SHORT STORY ABOUT A WAR
Our 2018 Drum
Special with
Brent Fitz,
Stephane
Chamberland,
Elie Bertrand,
Zac Hanson
& More
PLUS:
COVER PHOTO:
SHAD BY JUSTIN BROADBENT
Morals Clauses
in the
#MeToo Era
THE TREWS | MATT MAYS | MELANIE BRULÉE | KEN MODE | FWLR
Jeremy Fisher & other songwriters & performers
discuss venturing into kids’ music, Pg. 38