Bad Copy

St. Catharines, Ontario-based singer-songwriter Dre Dupuis has released an intimate new single, “Drift,” recorded entirely in his laundry room on a Tascam 488 tape machine. Dupuis has been playing guitar and tinkering with home recording since he was 12. Every chord and note in the new track comes from a place of patience, experimentation, and quiet observation – music crafted in the small, meaningful moments of everyday life.

Dupuis explains:

“‘Drift’ was tracked entirely at home. I sampled and chopped some drums, recorded guitars and bass directly into the board, and ran vocals through a dynamic mic. Working within the tape machine’s limitations forced me to simplify, which actually freed me up creatively. After two weeks of overcomplicating things digitally, I went back to live mixdowns on tape and finished the mix in two evenings. Hell ya.”

Stream “Drift” below and check back soon. Dre Dupuis’ self-titled debut album will be released digitally on October 24th.