Dave Hamelin

Dave Hamelin
Birth name	David Hamelin
Born	(1980-10-03) October 3, 1980 (age 44)
Origin	Lachine, 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

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

As band member

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

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

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".