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Dave Hamelin

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Dave Hamelin
Birth nameDavid Hamelin
Born (1980-10-03) October 3, 1980 (age 44)
OriginLachine, Quebec, Canada
Occupation(s)Singer-songwriter, musician
Instrument(s)Guitar, vocals, drums synthesizer

Dave Hamelin (born October 3, 1980) is a Canadian musician, songwriter and producer known for his work with indie rock band the Stills. Originally the band's drummer, he moved to guitar and co-lead vocalist in 2005 when guitarist Greg Paquet left the band.

On March 28, 2009, the Stills were awarded two Juno Awards for their album Oceans Will Rise, in the categories of Best New Group and Best Alternative Album.[1] In 2010, Paquet rejoined and Hamelin moved back to drums.[2] The Stills announced their breakup on April 15, 2011.[3]

In 2009, Hamelin formed the band Eight and a Half with Stills' keyboardist Liam O'Neil and Broken Social Scene drummer Justin Peroff. They released their self-titled debut in 2012.

Production work

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From 2013 onward, Hamelin has worked frequently as a producer.[4]

He co-produced and mixed Broken Social Scene frontman Kevin Drew's second solo record, Darlings (2014);[5] co-produced and mixed Andy Kim's It's Decided (2015) with Drew and Ohad Benchetrit;[6] co-produced and mixed the Tragically Hip's album Man Machine Poem (2016) with Drew;[7] and co-produced and mixed Gord Downie's album Secret Path (2016).[8]

In 2016, he mixed the Sam Roberts Band album TerraForm

He produced and mixed the Belle Game's 2016 single "Yuh",[9] as well as their 2017 album Fear Nothing.[10]

In 2017, Hamelin played on and mixed Downie's final album, Introduce Yerself.[11]

Hamelin co-wrote, produced and mixed the Leikeli47 track "Chain Gang" for the soundtrack to the 2018 film Uncle Drew.[12]

Hamelin produced 9 songs on 070 Shake's 2020 album Modus Vivendi[13] and was an executive producer on her sophomore album You Can't Kill Me,[14] contributing to every song on the album.

Discography

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As band member

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Year Band Release
2003 The Stills Rememberese EP
The Stills Logic Will Break Your Heart
2006 The Stills Without Feathers
2008 The Stills Oceans Will Rise
2012 Eight and a Half Eight and a Half

Production credits

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Year Artist Release Role(s)
2014 Kevin Drew Darlings Co-producer, mixer
2015 Andy Kim It's Decided Co-producer, mixer
2016 The Tragically Hip Man Machine Poem Co-producer, mixer
Gord Downie Secret Path Co-producer, mixer
Sam Roberts Band TerraForm Mixer
2017 The Belle Game Fear Nothing Producer, mixer
Gord Downie Introduce Yerself Instrumentalist, mixer
2018 Leikeli47 "Chain Gang" on Uncle Drew (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) Co-writer, producer, mixer
Leikeli47 "Mulita" on Insecure (TV series) Producer, composer
Clyde Guevera "On and On" and "Still Illin'" Co-producer, composer
May "Baby Save Me Tonight" Co-writer
Leikeli47 Acrylic Producer, co-producer, mixer
Isabella "More Than Words" Producer
2019 070 Shake "Morrow", "Nice to Have" Producer
070 Shake Jessie Reyez "SCAR" on The Lion King: The Gift Producer
2020 070 Shake Modus Vivendi Producer
CL "HWA", "5 STAR", "Chuck", "My Way" Producer
2022 070 Shake You Can't Kill Me Producer
2023 070 Shake "Natural Habitat" Producer
2024 Beyoncé "16 Carriages" Co-producer, co-writer

References

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  1. ^ Punter, Jennie (March 29, 2009). "The Stills nab two Juno Awards".
  2. ^ "Arts & Crafts". Arts & Crafts.
  3. ^ "The Stills Call It Quits". UpVenue.
  4. ^ "Dave Hamelin | Credits". AllMusic.
  5. ^ Wilson, MacKenzie. "Biography: The Stills". Allmusic. Retrieved May 6, 2010.
  6. ^ "Andy Kim and Kevin Drew join forces for 'It's Decided' | Toronto Sun". March 20, 2015.
  7. ^ "The Tragically Hip Man Machine Poem". exclaim.ca.
  8. ^ "How Gord Downie got on the trail to Secret Path". The Globe and Mail. October 22, 2016.
  9. ^ MacDonald, Sarah (August 26, 2016). "Watch the Belle Game Trip the Hell Out in a Desert to Find Their 70s Selves in "Yuh" Video".
  10. ^ BWW News Desk. "Belle Game Share 'Bring Me' w/ BlackBook + LP Out 9/8". BroadwayWorld.com.
  11. ^ "Gord Downie's final album Introduce Yerself will haunt you: review | The Star". thestar.com. October 27, 2017.
  12. ^ "Uncle Drew (2018) - Soundtrack.Net". www.soundtrack.net.
  13. ^ "Modus Vivendi by 070 Shake".
  14. ^ "You Can't Kill Me by 070 Shake".