James McKenty

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James McKenty is a Canadian musician [1] [2] and recording engineer. His band The Spades, . [3] [4] [5] in which he played guitar, [6] were a roots rock band that released four records produced by Gord Sinclair, Burning on fumes [3] [7] in 2004, Let it Grow [8] in 2008, Subatomic in 2010 [9] and Live from the Narrows in 2012 [9]

In 2012 McKenty engineered Cuff The Duke's Juno nominated Morning comes [10] [11] and again in 2013 their album Union. In 2013 James engineered and mixed Blue Rodeo's record In our nature [12] [13] which became the highest chart placement [14] for first week sales in the band's history.

McKenty has also engineered albums for many other artists, including Melissa Payne, [15] [16] Tara Williamson, [17] Royal Wood [18] and the Weber Brothers [19]

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References

  1. ↑ "New studio location, new record label for The Spades". Peterborough Examiner.
  2. ↑ "James McKenty & The Spades — Burning On Fumes". Chart Attack., 11 January 2005.
  3. 1 2 The Spades - Burning On Fumes. Kingston Music Reviews
  4. ↑ Kingston (Ontario) Regional Sports and Entertainment Centre - Large Venue Entertainment Centre (LVEC) News and Articles
  5. ↑ Limestone City shines in spotlight - Queen's Journal Mobile
  6. ↑ "Finding success in Spades". The Whig, Kingston, Ontario.
  7. ↑ James McKenty & the Spades - Burning On Fumes • Pop & Rock Reviews • exclaim.ca
  8. ↑ Music Feature | NOW Magazine
  9. 1 2 Album Reviews: Chris Altmann and The Spades | Electric City Live
  10. ↑ Great live music coming up in Oshawa - Toronto article - News - MSN CA [ permanent dead link ]
  11. ↑ New Americana Releases Range from a ‘Big City Breakdown’ to a ‘Jank City Shakedown’ | CD Insight
  12. ↑ "Blue Rodeo 'In Our Nature' (album stream)". By Alex Hudson Exclaim. Oct 22, 2013
  13. ↑ Blue Rodeo makes adjustments for 'In Our Nature' | Woodstock Sentinel Review
  14. ↑ "BLUE RODEO'S IN OUR NATURE DEBUTS AT #2 IN CANADA". Archived from the original on 2014-09-01. Retrieved 2013-12-14.
  15. ↑ Reviews | Cashbox Magazine Canada
  16. ↑ "Life in the Kawarthas: Up-and-coming local singer-songwriter releasing her new album" kawarthaNOW.com
  17. ↑ Review: Tara Williamson - 'Lie Low' EP | RPM.fm
  18. ↑ Gordon, Kennedy. "When he isn't making music, Royal Wood is writing exams to become a sommelier ". Peterborough Examiner.
  19. ↑ Bassist Ryan Weber and Brother Sam Announce Release of New Album, WE
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