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From March to July, 2022, musicians rallied to support their friend Paul Stephens, who was diagnosed with terminal cancer. Over five months, eighteen musicians in the Yukon, BC and California joined with Paul for his final song, recording in six studios and with seven engineers. With love for their friend and colleague, this is their song.
Produced by Matthew Lien
Musicians recorded for this project include:
Teri Elson (vocals), Paul Gatien (vocals), Dave Haddock (gongs), Bob Hamilton (lap steel), Mike Harris (cymbals, shakers), Ed Henderson (guitars), Selina Heyligers-Hare (vocals), Todd Hooge (tambourine), Daniel Janke (kora), Rebecca Law (vocals), Matthew Lien (piano, B3, vocals), Andrea McColeman (metallic percussion), George McConkey (harmonica), Blair Mitchell (vocals), Lonnie Powell (drums), John Rekevics (flute, sax), Paul Stephens (bass, vocals), and Ivan Zenovitch (electric guitar).
All instruments have been recorded exclusively with the Neumann KU-100 binaural microphone.
Recorded at:
Whispering Willows Records, Whitehorse, Yukon
Matthew Lien, engineer
Green Needle Records, Whitehorse, Yukon
Jim Holland, engineer
Old Crow Recording Studios, Whitehorse, Yukon
Bob Hamilton, Marcus Martin, engineers
The Woodshop Recording Studio, Duncan, BC
Zak Cohen, engineer
Sonic Forest Studios, Victoria, BC
Todd Hooge, engineer
Signature Sound Recording Studios, San Diego, California
Mike Harris, engineer
Music and lyrics composed by Paul Gatien
Arranged by Matthew Lien
Project coordination by Paul Gatien, Leah DeForrest, Maureen Stephens and Matthew Lien
Music copyright Universal Music Publishing, 2022
According to the wishes of Paul Stephens, that children in the most remote northern communities have opportunities in music, proceeds from streaming will be donated to ArtsCan Circle.
For more information, please visit artscancircle.ca
In loving memory of our friend, Paul Scott Stephens. |