Birth name David Hamelin Name Dave Hamelin | Role Vocalist | |
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Born October 3, 1980 (age 43) ( 1980-10-03 ) Occupation(s) Singer-songwriter, musician Instruments Guitar, Vocals, Drums Synthesis Associated acts The StillsEight and a Half Albums Similar People Liam O'Neil, Tim Fletcher, Justin Peroff, Colin Brooks | ||
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, Hamelin moved to guitar and co-lead vocalist in 2005 when guitarist Greg Paquet left the band.
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On March 28, 2009, the Stills were awarded two Juno Awards (Canada's music awards) for their album Oceans Will Rise, in the categories of Best New Group and Best Alternative Album. In 2010, Paquet rejoined and Hamelin moved back to drums. The Stills announced their breakup on April 15, 2011.
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
From 2013 onward, Hamelin has worked frequently as a producer.
He co-produced and mixed Broken Social Scene frontman Kevin Drew's second solo record, Darlings (2014); co-produced and mixed Andy Kim's It's Decided (2015) with Drew and Ohad Benchetrit; co-produced and mixed the Tragically Hip's album Man Machine Poem (2016) with Drew;; and co-produced and mixed Gord Downie's album Secret Path (2016).
In 2016, he mixed the Sam Roberts Band album TerraForm. He produced and mixed the Belle Game's 2016 single "Yuh", as well as their 2017 album Fear Nothing.