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January / February 2012 - Kalmusky works in the studio with Vince Gill, recording new Marlee Scott single "Trainwreck". To be released in Feb 2012

David is in the studio producing Marlee Scott's debut USA release album, which is due out in February 2012. Pictured here is Vince Gill, and David kalmusky working on the single "Trainwreck", also set for release to US radio, and video to CMT, February 2012. David heads into the Studio in February / Marce to produce new music from Emerson Drive & a new project with Amanda and Tyler Wilkinson of The Wilkinsons.

November / December 2011 - Christmas with Carolyn Dawn Johnson, Justin Bieber, Jason McCoy, Marlee Scott - New Kalmusky Christmas contributions for 2011

Adding to the Christmas list, in 2011, Kalmusky mixed and mastered Carolyn Dawn Johnson's "It'd Be Christmas" for CMT's CD and Tv Show "Gift Of Giving". Kalmusky can be heard playing Bass and Acoustic on one of Justin Bieber's very 1st recordings "Set A Place At Your Table", David also Produced Marlee Scott's "Someday At Christmas" and Mastered Jason McCoy's "Christmas - Live At The Grand" - Happy Holidays from Kalmusky.com

JSeptember / October 2011 - Journey Record Debuts #4 Rock Album on Billboard

Rock Band Journey's "Eclipse" Album debut at #4 on the Billboard Rock Album Charts. David Kalmusky recorded part of,& Mixed and Mastered the Album earlier this year, Journey is currently on a 2 year World Tour promoting this album, check www.journeymusic.com for dates, and tune into MSNBC Summer concert series 2011 in July to see Journey Live.

July / Aug 2011 - New Nashville Studio Merges Several Legacies - This Winter.

Jonathan Cain (Keyboardist from Journey), Chris Huston (Engineer for Led Zeppelin, The Who) and Kalmusky have designed a new Nashville studio, "Addiction Sound" - Which will house 2 control rooms for Kalmusky and Cain. The 52 Ch Trident TSM console from San Francisco's "The Plant" Studio B room, which Aretha Franklin, Doobie Brothers, Fleetwood Mac, Stevie Wonder, Prince, and a TON of others recorded on, will be only 1 of MANY pieces of gear, with a serious legacy. All this history, starting something brand new in Nashville.

May / June 2011 - Rascall Flatts's new cut "Play" Demo'd by Kalmusky & Hayes.

Rascall Flatts song "Play", performed this year on Letterman, and potentially slated as the band's next single. Was demo'd in the basement Studio at Universal, by one of the writers (Hunter Hayes) and David Kalmusky. The Demo landed Hunter (Well the GREAT song landed... ) the Rascall Flatts cut - Congratulations to Hunter!!! from Kalmusky.com -

March / April 2011 - Kalmusky Recording On And Mixing 2 Neal Schon Projects

David is at Faultline Studios in San Francisco for the month of March, recording final overdubs, and Mixing 2 side projects for guitarist Neal Schon. Some other guests on the project include ex Journey Band Mate, Drummer Steve Smith & Jan Hammer, as well as a few other cameos. release dates TBA

January / February 2011 - Kalmusky Mixing & Mastering Journey Record

While working with Kalmusky in the Fall of 2010, cutting vocals and overdubs on the forthcoming Journey Album... the band, and legendary producer / mixer Kevin Shirley (Led Zeppelin, Aerosmith, Iron Maiden, Journey) unanimously Asked Kalmusky to Mix and Master the New record "ECLIPSE" which he completed Jan 20th - Eclipse is due for release May 24th 2011 -

November / December 2010 - Kalmusky's Christmas Contributions to the Airwaves

David Produced, Recorded, Played on, Mixed and Mastered CCMA nominated Artist Marlee Scott's "Someday At Christmas" on heavy rotation at radio right now. Mastered Jason McCoy's "Christmas Live at the Grand" CD, as seen currently airing on CMT. Can be heard playing Acoustic guitar and Bass on Justin Beiber's "Set A Place At The Table", and is in the studio, over the holidays, continuing work with rock group Journey, on their forthcoming album. HAPPY HOLIDAYS from Kalmusky.com

September / October 2010 - Kalmusky working with the band Journey on new Album
Journey

Journey has sold over 75 million records, have their Star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame. They've been on South Park, Family Guy, Glee, The Soprano's and in countless movies. The band have recently enlisted the help of David Kalmusky, in the creation of their 14th Studio Album, due out in Spring of 2011 - They are currently (As of Late September) in David's Nashville Studio working with David, recording vocals for this new Journey Record.

July / August - 2010 - Kalmusky's work nominated Several CCMA Awards.
Marlee Scott

Marlee Scott was nominated for Independent Female Artist of the year, at the CCMA Awards this month, and performed her radio hit "Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow", which was produced by David Kalmusky, On the show. Check your CMT Listings for Airtimes. Other records David worked on last year, that were also up for awards were The Road Hammers & Emerson Drive.

May / June - 2010 -Kalmusky's work nominated for TWO Juno's (Canadain Grammy)

Both "Road Hammers II" and Emerson Drive's "Believe" are nominated for a Juno Award this year. Davids work, in the past on the 1st Road Hammer record, Won the Juno, and sold Platinum. The folks at Kalmusky.com and The Blue Loft Studio, wish both Emerson Drive, and The Road Hammers, the bset of luck!

March / April - 2010 - Emerson Drive Single- "The Extra Mile" Reaches #1

David Kalmusky Mixed and Mastered "The Extra Mile" for band Emerson Drive, which reached #1 on CMT and was the #1 CanCon song at Radio for 4 weeks. David is currently in the stduio mixing the next single for the band, "That Kind Of Beautiful", set for release to USA Radio and CMT on August 15th 2010

January / Feb - 2010- Kalmusky on front page for the coolest plugins on the planet!

Visit www.FabFilter.com to check out one of the best new plugin companies to surface in the last while. You'll soon find one of the best Paralel Compressors, and Linear Band EQs available for ITB processing. These plugins quickly made their way, to becomming a guarenteed part of David's Production, Mixing, AND Mastering workflow.
David is currently featured on the FabFilter site Homepage, as an endorser of these incredible plugins.

November / December 2009 - New "Kalmusky" line of guitar amps from Vintage Sound

Vintage Sound Amps are used by some of Nashville's finest players. James Otto, The Mavericks, Emerson Drive, and many others, have these hand made, point to point custom amps on their stage, and in the studio. Rick Hayes, and David Kalmusky have colaborated on a new Studio Amp, that when described to guitar players, so far, has been met with the response "Just build me one". Sight unseen. It's going to be THAT good. Stay tuned for details.

September / October - 2009 - Motion Picture Ending Song Featured on ABC Football

Thursday September 3rd The Titans v.s The Packers Footbal Game, broadcast around the world on ABC, will start with the song "One Light Town" off the forthcoming Motion Picture Ending album "Clarity In A World Of Chaos". This song, and Album, was Produced, mixed, and mastered by David Kalmusky.

Go Titans !!

July / August - 2009 - David Kalmusky Credited In Pro-Tools HD 8.0.1

In every major Studio in the world, from Tokyo, to London, L.A. to Toronto to Nashville, to Berlin, and everywherein between...Everyone that updates their systems to the New Version of Pro-Tools, David Kalmusky is credited along with the many engineers, that worked with Digidesign / Avid on the development of this new version of Pro-Tools.

May/June 2009 -David Produces Another Top 10 Hit
Heal Me

On the CMT Top 20 chart the 3rd week of May - "You Heal Me" by The Wilkinsons, peaked at Number 8. This top 10 hit was not only Produced, Mixed, and Mastered by David Kalmusky, He played, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Mandolin And Dobro on the track. The Wilkinsons are gearing up to release the next single - "Your Car" - keep an ear out for it at Radio, and an eye, for the video on CMT.

March / April 2009 - David Credited on 20% of all current Top 20 CMT hits in Canada

On the CMT Top 20 chart in April 2009 - David is credited with Producing, Recording, or Playing on 4 of the top 20 Hits in Canada. David Is a credited recording engineer on Emerson Drive's "Belongs To You", and The Road Hammers "Homegrown", Played guitar on the Live video Performance, "California Plates" - By Deric Ruttan - and David Produced, Mixed And Mastered "Heal Me" - By The Wilkinsons

January/February 2009 - In The Studio Finishing Motion Picture Ending Record.

Keep an eye out for this rock band, their debut album produced by David and the band, is being mixed and mastered by David throughout January and February. Front man Tyler Wilkinson, was nominated for 2 Grammy Awards, before he finished highschool, as part of "The Wilkinsons". This project is already receiving the kind of industry attention, that will bring this band the same kind of accolades.

November / December 2008 - In The Studio With Emerson Drive & The Road Hammers

Emerson Drive and Producer Josh Leo came up to Canada, to do some work with David on the New Album. David was also recently in the studio with The Road Hammers, before the holidays, working on the forthcoming album "The Road Hammers II" due for release in February 2009.
Also keep an eye out for the 2nd release from The new Wilkinsons record - the single "Heal Me" will be hitting radio and the video, airing on CMT in Feb 2009

September / October 2008 - David Produces Another Top 10 hit
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"When I'm Old" the 1st single to be released off the new Wilkinsons Album "Greatest Hits... And Then Some" - Just entered the Top 10 on CMT - David Kalmusky is a credited Producer, Multi Instrumentalist, Mixer & Mastering Engineer on this Cut, which is currently climbing in the Top 10. Visit CMT.CA to log on, and request this video.

July / August 2008 - David to Produce, Mix and Master new The Wilkinsons Album.
The Wilkinsons

David has been asked to Produce the New Wilkinsons record, with Steve Wilkinson, for Universal Music, Due for release in October 2009. For The album "Greatest Hits & Then Some.." BRAND NEW versions of 8 award winning, top 10 Hits, including 26 cents, L.A, Jimmy's got A Girlfriend etc... Are being Re-Recorded, Mixed, and Mastered, and 5 Brand new songs / new Singles for release in 2009 are being produced for the project.

May / June 2008 - David on CMT Dakota Sessions airing Summer and Fall 2008
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Airing throughout the months of June and July on CMT - Deric Ruttan / The Dakota sessions - The band on tour at the time of this taping, was Jay Riehl / Drums - Ian Tanner / Bass - Denis Dufresne / Mandolin / Violin - David Kalmusky / Electric Guitar. Click the Picture on the left to download a clip of the performance, and check your local listings for repeat broadcasts on CMT, through the months of June and July.

March / April 2008 - David is Featured in Candaian Musician Magazine.
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Canadian Musician Magazine's "Guitar 2008 Edition" features 4 Top Guitarists across North America, Jerry Douglas (Nashville Session Player), Kat Dyson (Prince - The New Power Generation), Paul Jackson Jr. (Michael Jackson), And David Kalmusky. The 7 page article, is an in depth look at Playing influences, equipment, touring, and studio work, in their pick of guitarists to feature, and interview in 2008.
Click the thumnail on the left to download a PDF version of the aritcle, taken from Canadian Musician Vol XXX No.3

Jan / Feb 2008 David is Touring Shows Around The World in January / February
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Visit David's ONLINE PHOTO GALLERY as he'll be updating it with photos throughout January, and February, as he tours in The USA, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, France, and Canada. Visit David's MYSPACE for an extensive list of tour Dates.

Nov / Dec 2007 - Emerson Drive "Moments" Nominated for a GRAMMY !!!!!!!
Moments Video

The song Moments, this year, has been #1 on the USA Billboard Chart, Nominated for a Juno, won several CCMA awards, and is now, along side of "The Eagles", nominated for a Grammy. David is a credited Engineer on this record. Click the thumbnail on the left to watch the video. BIG Congratulations to friends Emerson Drive from Kalmusky.Com !

July / August 2007 - David Produces Another Top 10 Hit
Nobody Died Video

David was a Producer, Engineer, Mixer, Mastering Engineer, and played All the Guitars and Mandolin on this track, off the new Wilkinsons "Home" Album. Nobody Died, is currently #9 on the top 10 Videos, on CMT. Click the thumbnail on the left, to watch the video.

May / June 2007 - Emerson Drive "Moments" #1 Hit on American Billboard Charts

The song "Moments" from Emerson Drive's "Countrified" Album just reached #1 it's the #1 song in America, on The American Billboard Country Chart. David is a credited engineer on this record, and recently joined the band at their "#1 party" in Nashville

March / April 2007 - David Co-Produced / Engineered / Mixed / and Mastered New Wilkinsons Single.

The 1st Single to be released, to Radio, with a Video to CMT, off the new "Home" Album, From Grammy Nominated Group "The Wilkinsons" (In Stores last week of march), is the song "Nobody Died", which was Co-Produced By David, (With Steve Wilkinson, and John Dymond, bassist for K.D. Lang, Blackie and the Rodeo Kings, Natalie McMaster), and was Mixed, and Mastered by David Kalmusky earlier this year.
January / February 2007 - Emerson Drive "Countrified" Up for Juno Award (Canadian Grammy)

Midas Nashville released Emerson Drive's "Countrified" album a few short months ago. The singles released have already been charting top on 30 USA radio, top 10 on canadian radio, with videos featured on CMT Nashville, as well as Top 10 on CMT Canada.
This Record has now been nominated for "Country Recording Of The Year", and the Band has recierved an ACM nomination for "Group Of the year" (David was an Engineer on this project)

November / December 2006 - 3 Out Of 5 Ain't Bad !!!! David on 3 of 5 of the top 10 Hits in Canada
A snap shot of the Top 20 on CMT Canada's site, on October 29th. 3 of the top 5 songs in Canada have something in Common...

#4 - Chris Cummings "Dixie Beauxderaunt" - David Was The Producer
#3 - The Road Hammers "Girl On The Billboard" David Engineered on this Juno Awarded, Gold Record, and Toured Live with the Band
#1 The Wilkinsons "Fast Car" David is currently the Guitarist for this Grammy Nominated, multiple award winning group, and is Co-Producing their next single.
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September / October 2006 - Top 10 Hit Produced by David Kalmusky.
Chris Cummings MySpace Page

David and Chris handed this record, in to the Label just a few short weeks ago. The first single and video "Dixie Beauxderaunt" is in the Chevy top 20 this week, at #4, Above Toby Keith, Kenny Chesney, and Faith Hill.

Chris Cummings MySpace Page


August 2006 - Emerson Drive "Lucky Man" #1 Hit

David was in the studio earlier this year, working with the Emerson Drive guys on their record. It has officially been released by Midas Records Nashville, and the debut single "Lucky Man" is already #1 on CMT Canada.

June / July 2006 - Gone Touring with Amanda Wilkinson For The Summer

David will be on Tour with Amanda Wilkinson, headlining shows across Canada, and doing shows with Big & Rich, Allan Jackson, Trick Pony, and others. David is also finishing overdubs, and BG vocals on the Chris Cummings Record, which is slated to be mixed for the top of August.

May 2006 - "Road Hammers" WINS!! Juno for Country Recording of the year !!!

Not 2 months since the record was announced Gold, now a Juno Award!!! The Road Hammers Have really taken off, with Top 10 singles, and videos, for every release off this record. They're headlining on tour all summer, as well as doing shows with Nickelback, and Kenny Chesney.

April 2006 - David To tour with Amanda Wilkinson, and The Wilkinsons

I Just spoke with David, and he tells me that he'll be touring this summer as guitarist for the Grammy nominated band "The Wilkinsons" and will also be doing Amanda Wilkinson's Solo tour dates. The Wilkinsons also currently are in season 2 of their acclaimed TV series "The Wilkinsons" check out http://www.thewilkinsons.tv and check the tour Dates page of this site.

March 2006 - David to Produce New Chris Cummings Record

Chris Cummings was the youngest artist signed directly to Warner Bros. Nashville, over a decade ago. In that decade, he has been nominated for 4 Juno Awards, recieved a Canadian Country Music Award for Wrangler Rising Star, multiple nominations for Canadian Country Music Award for Male Vocalist of the Year and was awarded the RPM Big Country Music Award for Outstanding New Artist.
Chris Cummings Greatest Hits on Warner Music Canada Was released last year, David will produce the new record, set for release in Fall 2006 on Chris's new Label Koch.

February 2006 - Road Hammers Record Goes Gold!!! David Receives Gold Record

David just recieved a Gold record for his work on The Road Hammers record!!!!

January 2006 - Pam Gerrand "Pray Rain" album released.

Nearly 2 years in production, Pam Gerrand's album "Pray Rain" is released. Featuring Matt Brubeck (Cello for Cherryl Crow / Tom Wait / Jewel), Steve O'Connor (Piano / Bruce Coburn), Steve Hogg (Bass / Ian Thomas) Jay Riehl (Drums / Farmers Daughter), Jim Boudreau (Drums - Chuck Berry / David Foster) Is definately the widest display of David's abillities as a producer, and arranger.
World Beat tracks, Big Band Swing horn arrangements, electronica programming, acoustic ambient recording, this record is an incredible, eclectic showcase, of Pam Gerrand's writing, and David's Production. The title track "Pray Rain" ends with the last Thunderstorm Kenny Kalmusky (David's father) Recorded (He used to record many of the thunderstorms that passed over his house), before passing away.

November 2005 --- David Plays The Grand Ol' Opry

David Finished up his year of touring, by playing The famous "Grand Ol' Opry" in Nashville on September 30th.
David returns to the studio for the winter to finish producing Pam Gerrand's forthcoming album "Pray Rain"Have a look at his blog on this site, he's posted a Video Clip of the performance
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Decmber - March 2004 / 2005 - In the Studio With The Road Hammers - Dayna Manning - Pam Gerrand - And Mixing / Engineering in Nashville

David is in the studio, working on The Road Hammers forth comming record, Dayna Manning's Forthcomming record "Folkyo", Pam Gerrand's Foerthcomming record "Pray Rain" - I just spoke to him today, as he was in the studio with Matt Brubeck (Cello / Cheryl Crow) recording string parts on Pam's record - (due for release in the Fall) he informs me that he will still be going on the road this summer, doing dates with The Road Hammers, The Wilkinsons, and Jason McCoy, despite his hectic studio schedule.

May - November 2004 - In the Studio, and Writing with Giselle (from Lace), Tara Lyn Hart

David is still extensively on tour with Jason McCoy. Any time off from the road, is spent in the studio, writing, demoing, and developing material with Giselle (From David Foster's Girl Trio "Lace"), Tara Lyn Hart, and Danni O'Neill.

Tara Lyn Hart

March - April 2004 - Mixing 3 projects in Nashville - on the Road with Jason McCoy
David Is playing shows in Nashville, and Ontario throughout March and April, look in the "Live Dates" section on the homepage for details.
David will be on "Good Morning Canada" - on CTV on March 6th
David will be touring with Jason McCoy through out spring and summer 2004.
January - February 2004 - David appears in The current #1 Video on CMT
David Is Featured in the New Chris Cummings video "Lucy Got Lucky" Currently #1 on on CMT. David Has been in the studio, Writing, Producing, extensively with many different artists, even a "secret project" or two :)
November - December 2003 - On the road, Playing for Jullian Austin, Tara Lyn Hart, John Landry
David will be out with John Landry, playing guitar For Tara Lyn Heart, and Julian Austin in December, for the "Landry's Chrismas Wish" tour check the "Dates" link for a list of shows.
June-October 2003 - Studio with "The Daughters" and working in Nashville

David is in the studio with The Daughters (Formerly Farmer's Daughter), Touring with Jason McCoy, mixing 3 projects, working on 2 films, and producing publishing demos for BMG Canada, Balmur Entertainment, and writing / developing material with several artists. (David's been incredibly busy, and out of touch with me, and this site. I'll Update, when I get all of the specific information on the noted projects)

April 2003 - David Contributes Rare Recording to Levon Helm Project

David mastered, and contributed a rare master tape from his father, Kenny Kalmusky's archive, the tape is from 1958, and was Richard Manual's, (from "The Band") first recording with his first band "The Revols" It will be part of a massive box set entitled "Levon and The Hawks"
and will be distributed by Capitol Records later this summer.

March 2003 - In The Studio With John Landry
David did Pre-Production, arrangement, and tracked guitars for John Landry's latest single "Everybody Rides" at Signature Sound Studios, the single is out to radio, and the video debuts on CMT this week. David performed with John last year on the CCMA Awards, where John was up for 7 Awards.
January 2003 - Farmer's Daughter Meet "The Daughters"
David was just in the studio with "The Daughters"(formerly Farmer's Daughter) recording a song for the upcoming CBC television show "Great Canadian Music Dream"
December 2002 - Emerson Drive Record Top 10 American Bilboard

Congratulations from Kalmusky.Com !!!
• Emerson Drive hit #4 on the American Billboard Charts with their first single "I Should Be Sleeping"
David spent a week, hanging with the guys at Ocean Way, in Nashville, while they recorded this record with James Stroud.

September 2002 - Nominated for Indie Rock Album of the year in Canada

Blend album "Symbiotic" is up for Independant Rock Album of the Year, at CMA week @ the Junos (This record was co-produced by David Kalmusky )

July 2002 - David appears in another CMT Video

• David is in the new John Landry Video "Same Old Love" on CMT

May 2002 - In the studio with Jake Leiske from Farmer's Daughter

• David is currently, Writing, Producing, and working in the studio with Jake from Farmer's Daughter. Producing a solo project with Jake.

March 2002 - David appears in another Video on CMT

David is in the studio with John Landry, working on his forthcomming record. David is also currently featured in the new John Landry video "Fantasy Island"

Dec - Jan 2001 / 2002 - Fashion TV (City TV) licenses 2 cuts David Produced
2 songs from the Orion 321 record (produced by David) have recently been licensed to FTV (Fashion Television) along with cuts from The Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Blink 182, and Sum41 - to be used in Fashion Television Specials, broadcast around the world
November 2001 - In The Studio with George Fox

David's in the studio recording "A George Fox Christmas" He will also be touring this record, Nov 2001 with George Fox.

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