In Session With Darren Walters

Martin Frey is an Audio Engineer based out of Nashville.

Jason McCoy is a Canadian singer-songwriter who performs country music.

He has won many awards including the 2001 Male Vocalist of the Year at the Canadian Country Music Awards, 3 SOCAN Song of the Year awards, 19 CCMA nominations and 5 Juno nominations (all for Best Country Male Vocalist). He also won 6 awards at the 2004 Ontario Country Performer and Fan Association awards. In 2006, he was awarded with the Global Artist Award at the CMA Awards in Nashville.

McCoy was also one of the three members of the group The Road Hammers, which has released two studio albums, in addition to charting four singles in Canada and one in the United States before parting ways in 2010. The group later reunited in 2013.

http://www.rgaproductions.com

Scott Woods

Fiddle, Drums, Bass, Piano, Guitar, Saxophone, and Clarinet

Scott's love of fiddling has been passed down through six generations. He studied classical violin from age four and plays several instruments: drums, bass, piano, guitar, saxophone and clarinet. Scott is a multiple winner of the Canadian Open Fiddle Contest, the Canadian Grand Masters Fiddling Championships and a Canadian Fiddle Entertainer of the Year. Scott's famous trick fiddling routine where he turns somersaults and walks on a barrel while playing his fiddle has earned him the nickname "the Flippin' Fiddler" and three consecutive Canadian Novelty Fiddle Championship titles. For seven years Scott was the musical director of Memories of Don Messer's Jubilee, which toured extensively in Canada. Scott lives in Fergus, Ontario, enjoys riding his Harley Davidson motorcycle and travelling with his Airstream trailer.

ANDREW BARNSLEY

PRESIDENT & EXECUTIVE PRODUCER at PROJECT 10

Andrew Barnsley is a Canadian Screen Award winning Executive Producer (Best Comedy Series) based out of Toronto and Los Angeles. Barnsley is currently the Executive Producer on CBC/PopTV’s 52 x 1/2 hour series Schitt’s Creek starring Eugene Levy and Catherine O’Hara, the TMN/Movie Central documentary series Sports On Fire and the TMN documentary feature Spirit Unforgettable. His 2017 development and production slate includes series with CTV, CBC, Family Channel and 20th Century Fox. He previously was the Executive Producer on CTV’s 26 x 1/2 hour sitcom Spun Out starring Dave Foley. Prior to joining Project 10, Barnsley was the Development Executive/Producer at S&S Productions, an independent television production company based in Toronto that produced such international hits as The Red Green Show, Jeff Ltd., History Bites, Sons of Butcher, and Listen Missy. Since 2001, Barnsley has produced television series across multiple genres including comedy, animation, puppetry, live-action, children’s, one-off documentaries, feature films and a number of live concert specials.

He is a member of the CMPA, the Television Academy (US), the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television and holds an MA in Communications and Culture from Ryerson and York Universities, a BAA from Ryerson University’s Radio and Television Arts Program and a BEd from St. Thomas University in Fredericton, New Brunswick.

A native Texan and a member of the Western Swing Hall of Fame, Dave has played gigs with Robert Earl Keen, Robbie Fulks, Shelly West, and the Platters. He’s played on albums for everyone from Robben Ford to Ventures’ guitarist Nokie Edwards. Dave owned and operated Java Jive Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, where he produced projects that range from rhythm & blues and western swing to bluegrass and indie rock.

https://mitchgallagher.com

Musician, Composer, Author, Editor, Journalist, Engineer, Producer, Music Technology Expert — Mitch Gallagher is known by a diverse array of titles, all based on his lifelong love for all things musical.

Some know Mitch best for the more than 1,500 videos he has hosted and countless articles he has written for music gear retail giant, Sweetwater. Others have read his books, including the best-selling Guitar Tone: Pursuing the Ultimate Guitar Sound, and more than 1,000 published magazine articles. Still others know him as the former Editor-in-Chief of EQ magazine and Senior Technical Editor of Keyboard magazine. Many have attended his guitar tone and music technology clinics and workshops around the world. Now Mitch Gallagher has returned to his roots as a master guitarist and composer with the release of his new EP, FOUNDATION!

Mitch's new album FOUNDATION is now available!

Mike Francis is a studio guitarist, music writer, and record producer with over 40 years experience in the Toronto recording scene. He has performed on thousands of tv and radio jingles, numerous network tv shows, feature films, and recording projects for a variety of artists and producers.

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