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BigSugar is:
Gordie Johnson – guitar/vocals
Garry Lowe – bass
Kelly “Mr Chill” Hoppe – harmonica/sax/melodica
Friendlyness – keyboards/toasting
Stephane “Bodean” Beaudin- drums
Also featuring:
* Tony “Raffa” White – drums
Warren Haynes appears courtesy of Hard Head Productions
Shane Murphy appears courtesy of Big Fat Truck Productions
Jay Malinowski appears courtesy of Bedouin Soundclash
Recorded and Mixed by Gordie Johnson and Jacob Sciba.
Thank you to Barry Lubotta @ Phase One Audio Group and to Mike Smith for technical assistance.
Recorded September/ October 2010 @ Phase One Studio, Toronto, Ontario Canada by Gordie Johnson and Jacob Sciba, assisted by Jeff Pelletier.
Additional assistance by Dajanu Martineau, Mike Ho and Matt Snell
Mixed February, 2011 @ Pedernales Studio, Spicewood Texas, USA by Gordie Johnson and Jacob Sciba.
Mastered by Howie Weinberg at Howie Weinberg Mastering, Los Angeles, California
BigSugar uses Eminence Speakers and Sennheiser microphones. Gordie Johnson uses Gibson guitars and D’addario strings. Mr. Chill uses Hohner harmonicas and melodicas.
Gordie Johnson wears Jonelle VanEvery custom guitar straps. www.thebeadedguitarstrap.com
Special thanks to the BigSugar crew: Luke Westlake, Keith Rudyk, Johnny Carver, Rich Hagan, Big Ben Richardson for making it happen!
Album Artwork and Layout: Lynn Daigle, Malkin Music & AlKaline,
Bread & Butter Productions
Cover Photo: Kandiss Bradley for KStar Photography
Band Photo: Melanie Swerdan
BigSugar Management: Bread and Butter Productions Inc. breadandbutterproductions@msn.com
BigSugar Publicity: Gordon Imlach, gordon@gforcepublicity.com
BigSugar Merchandising: Promotional Wearhouse, www.promotionalwearhouse.com
BigSugar would like to thank: Ralph James, Lorraine Webb, The Agency Group, Matt Smallwood & Kerry Brown at Fontana North, Frontside Promotional Group, Lisa & Fred Fletcher, Jeremy Berger at Traynor/ Yorkville, Lynn Daigle, Safwan Javed, Shaun Verreault, Michael Maxxis, India Coran, Ian McLagan, Patrick Ballantyne, Meredith Shaw, Tim Chassion, Tian Wigmore, Shane Murphy, Jay Borkowski, Clayton Bellamy, Jay Murphy, John Ford, The Respectables, The Trews, 20th Century Rebels, Rasta-Flex, Nazareth Restaurant, Abba Kiddus, and all of our families and friends.
Special shout out to The Six Nations.
…. and thank you to Chris Robinson for the original inspiration for
“A Revolution Per Minute”
THIS ALBUM IS LIVICATED TO SEALAND WHITE.
For more information about Revolution Per Minute please go to BigSugar.com
T.M. 2011 Bread & Water Records
“We acknowledge the financial support of the Government of Canada
through the Department of Canadian Heritage (Canada Music Fund) and
of Canada’s Private Radio Broadcasters.”















Ralph James
Lorraine Webb
The Agency Group
Phone: 416 368 5599

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