Joby

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— A decade after his last full-length project — a decade spent winning Grammy and JUNO Awards as a producer — Joby Baker pours himself out in his return as a songwriter and multi-instrumentalist on “Wanderer,” the lead single (out now) from the upcoming album “Rain On Dry Ground” (due out on Feb 17th 2023.)

While listeners may not be used to seeing his name on the front of an album, lead single “Wanderer” and the rest of the project are saturated with an equal number of genius melodies and rhythms that Baker has lent to such artists as Alex Cuba, Deva Premal, Cowboy Junkies and India Arie throughout his distinguished 35-year career.

Having spent much of his life sharing his expertise with musicians in British Columbia, across Canada and around the world, Baker turns inwards with his new album, wading through a lifetime of musical influences and worldviews and creating something deeply unique and deeply personal, a soul sketch of grooves and refrains threaded together with only the steadiest of hands.

On lead single “Wanderer,” out on all streaming platforms now, Baker treats the listener to a trip through a woodland of musical influences, from folk to jazz to worldbeat and back. Baker has just returned from tour with international new age sensations Deva Premal and Miten, and their influence on his work can also be keenly felt in the single’s meditative vocals and pulsating pizzicato. But at the heart of the track is an acoustic guitar chord pattern not out of place in a Phoebe Bridgers album and drum chops straight out of a Charlie Parker project.

As lush and comforting as its title suggests, “Rain on Dry Ground” is a tonic. In a pixelated, right-angle world, the album is a deep breath of forest air; a sating, syncopated trip as experienced through the eyes and ears of a master at work.

Awards

4 Grammy Nominatons

5 Juno awards

Gear

Bass Drums

• 1954 Gretsch Broadkaster 24″
• Gretsch Catalina 26″
• 1970 Ludwig 22″
• 1968 Ludwig Beatles 22″
• 1990’s Ludwig 28″
• Slingerland 1970’s 24″
• Slingerland 1968 22″
• 1960’s Gracey 20″
• 1960’s Extra Player Super 20″
• D Drum 20″

Snare Drums

• 1920’s Leedy – Nickel on Brass 5″
• 1950’s Ajax – wood 5″
• 1950’s Edgeware – wood 5″
• 1954 Gretsch Broadkaster – Wood 6″
• 1970’s Ludwig Black Beauty 6.5″
• Ludwig Brass 6.5″
• 1970 Ludwig supralite 5″
• 1959 Rogers (wood) 10″ x 2
• 1960’s Slingerland (wood) 6.5″
• 1970’s Slingerland (steel) 6.5″
• 1960’s Slingerland (Wood)  5″
• Gretsch Catalina (wood) 6.5″

Toms

• Ludwig 1970 – 13″,16″ ( Coated Diplomat)
• Ludwig 1968 Beatles – 13″,16″ ( Coated Ambassador)
• Gretsch Broadkaster 1954  – 13″ ( Vintage Emporer)
• Gretsch Catalina – 14″,16″,18″ ( Coated Ambassador)
• DW – 13″,14″ ( Coated Emporer)
• Camco 1970’s – 18″ ( Coated Ambassador)
• Slingerland 1970’s -12″,13″,16″(Black dot)
• Slingerland 1960’s – 13″,16″ ( Vintage Emporer)
• Extra Player Super 1960’s Japanese Jazz kit – 12″,14″ ( Vintage Emporer)

Pianos/Keyboards

• Yamaha C5 Grand Piano
• Heinsman Upright
• Hammond B3 with 122 Leslie
• Hammond C3 with145 Leslie
• Hammond M111
• Vintage Pump Organ x 2
• Fender Rhodes 88 Suitecase
• Fender Rhodes 88 Stage
• Wurlitzer
• Yamaha CS10 Analog Synth
• Korg Gaia
• Korg Triton
• Prophet 12
• Prophet 5
• Moog Minator

Guitars and Basses

• Fender J bass US custom shop 95
• Fender J Bass fretless 60’s
• Fender Jazz 60’s reissue
• Fender P Bass 60’s reissue
• Fender P Bass 90’s
• Custom Warmoth 5 String Bass
• Custom Warmoth 4 String J Bass
• Musicman Sub bass
• 1930’s K Upright Bass
• Gretch country gentleman
• Burns Nu-Sonic
• 1965 Gibson Acoustic
• 1964 Gibson acoustic
• 1990’s strat
• 1960’s Gibson Melody Maker

Amps

• 60’s Fender Deluxe reverb
• 60’s Sears Silvertone Twin
• 50’s National 1210
• 70’s Ampeg J-12T
• 70’s Ampeg SB12
• 60’s Gibson Duo- Medalist
• 55 Tweed
• Vox AC4C1
• Fender Blues Junior

Condenser Microphones

• Neumann U47 fet x 2
• Neumann U87 (Vintage)
• Neumann TLM 103 x 5
• Neumann KM184 x2
• Schoeps KFM 6 Sphere
• Shure SM81
• Beesneez Lulu x 2
• Beesneez Oliver fet

Ribbon Microphones

• RCA 44,
• RCA 77 x 2
• RCA BK5a
• RCA 74B
• JB2-44
• Shure Model 333x 2
• Royer SF24
• Apex 210 x 4 (cinemag transformer mod)
• Golden Age R1
• Beyerdynamic M260

Dynamic Microphones

• AKG D112 x 2
• AKG D12
• Shure SM7 x 3
• Shure SM57 x 5
• Sennheiser 421 x 3
• Electro Voice RE20

Tube Microphones

• Neumann M147 x 2
• Beesneez T2 ( Elam 251 copy)
• RMS49 (M49 copy)
• AKG tube
• Neumann KM 54
• AKG C28 x 2
• Beesneez Oliver(k47 capsule)
• Lulu tube(Km54) x 4

Monitors

• Klein + Hummel 410’s
• Neumann KH120A’s
• Yamaha NS-10M’s
• Mackie HR824’s
• Adam A7’s
• Genelec 1030a’s

Recorders

• Protools HD3 x 2, Digi 192 16in/8out
• Araura Linx 16 I/O
• UA Apollo x8p
• UA Apollo 8p x2
• UA Apollo Quad
• MCI 1″ 8 Track Tape Machine

Preamps and EQs

• Chandler Limited LTD-1 x 2
• Chandler Limited TG Channel x 2
• Chandler Limited TG2
• Tweed Audio x 2
• Langavin x 2
• Classic API VP26 x 8
• Avalon 737sp x 2
• UA 6176 x 2
• Neve Melbourne x2
• API 550 x4
• API 550a
• UA Apollo x8p x 1
• UA Apollo 8p x 2
• UA Apollo Quad x  1
• UA unison pres : API Channel ,Neve 1073, Neve 1084, Neve R88, Manley Vox Box, Helios Type69, SSL E Chanel Strip, Telefunken V72, UA 610A &B.

EFXs

• Roland Space Echo RE-201 x 2
• Korg Stage Echo
• Peavey Valverb( tube spring )
• Mastering Spring Reverb

Comps

• Tube-Tech CL1B,
• Tube-Tech SMC 2B
• Manley Var-mu,
• Teletronix LA2A
• Urie 1176LN
• Summit TLA100A
• UA 6176 x 2
• API 225 x 2

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