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]
References
edit- ^ "New studio location, new record label for The Spades". Peterborough Examiner.
- ^ "James McKenty & The Spades — Burning On Fumes"[usurped]. Chart Attack., 11 January 2005.
- ^ a b The Spades - Burning On Fumes. Kingston Music Reviews
- ^ Kingston (Ontario) Regional Sports and Entertainment Centre - Large Venue Entertainment Centre (LVEC) News and Articles
- ^ Limestone City shines in spotlight - Queen's Journal Mobile
- ^ "Finding success in Spades" Archived 2015-01-23 at the Wayback Machine. The Whig, Kingston, Ontario.
- ^ James McKenty & the Spades - Burning On Fumes • Pop & Rock Reviews • exclaim.ca
- ^ Music Feature | NOW Magazine
- ^ a b Album Reviews: Chris Altmann and The Spades | Electric City Live
- ^ Great live music coming up in Oshawa - Toronto article - News - MSN CA[permanent dead link]
- ^ New Americana Releases Range from a ‘Big City Breakdown’ to a ‘Jank City Shakedown’ | CD Insight
- ^ "Blue Rodeo 'In Our Nature' (album stream)". By Alex Hudson Exclaim. Oct 22, 2013
- ^ Blue Rodeo makes adjustments for 'In Our Nature' | Woodstock Sentinel Review
- ^ "BLUE RODEO'S IN OUR NATURE DEBUTS AT #2 IN CANADA". Archived from the original on 2014-09-01. Retrieved 2013-12-14.
- ^ Reviews | Cashbox Magazine Canada
- ^ "Life in the Kawarthas: Up-and-coming local singer-songwriter releasing her new album" kawarthaNOW.com
- ^ Review: Tara Williamson - 'Lie Low' EP | RPM.fm
- ^ Gordon, Kennedy. "When he isn't making music, Royal Wood is writing exams to become a sommelier ". Peterborough Examiner.
- ^ Bassist Ryan Weber and Brother Sam Announce Release of New Album, WE