Joel Plaskett has been producing his own award-winning records since 1999. He applied his producer skills to one of his favourite young band’s debut recording, Two Hours Traffic, and went on to produce another two records for the group, including their Polaris Music Prize short-listed Little Jabs. Since then, Joel has spent more and more time producing other artists, including David Myles’ award-winning album Turn Time Off, Sarah Slean’s Land off her critically-acclaimed Land & Sea release, an EP with Old Man Luedecke titled I Never Sang Before I Met You, newcomer Mo Kenney’s internationally acclaimed debut self-titled record, as well as her multiple award-winning sophomore release In My Dreams, and James Hill’s 2015 Juno Nominated CD/LP The Old Silo.
From 2009 to 2012, Joel produced and released a limited edition of 12, 7” vinyl single series featuring artists Peter Elkas, Ana Egge, Jeremy Fisher, Yellow Jacket Avenger, Tyler Messick, Matthew Grimson, Myles Deck & The Fuzz, Ben Gunning, and Shotgun Jimmie. In addition to his multiple award wins for his self-produced recordings, Joel won Producer of the Year at the 2009 Canadian Folk Music Awards, 2014 and 2015 Music Nova Scotia Awards, and the 2015 and 2016 ECMAs.
Producer credits:
| 2018 | Dennis Ellsworth | Things Changed |
| 2017 | Mo Kenney | The Details (CD) |
| 2015 | The Brood | “Birthday” (single) |
| 2015 | The Brood | “Deranged Love” (single) |
| 2015 | Sean McCann | “Last Song” (single) |
| 2014 | Mo Kenney | In My Dreams (CD)* 2016 JUNO Nominee |
| 2014 | James Hill | The Old Silo (CD/LP)* 2015 JUNO Nominee |
| 2014 | Dave Gunning | “A Game Goin’ On” (single) |
| 2014 | Old Man Luedecke | I Never Sang Before I Met You (EP) |
| 2014 | Sean McCann | “Help Yourself” (single) |
| 2013 | Colleen Brown | “Lead Me On” (single) |
| 2013 | Gloryhound | “Let You Down Again” (single) |
| 2013 | Meredith Shaw | Trouble (EP) |
| 2012 | Mo Kenney | Mo Kenney (CD) |
| 2011 | Sarah Slean | Land (of Land & Sea CD/LP) |
| 2010 | David Myles | Turn Time Off (CD) |
| 2010 | Steve Poltz | Dreamhouse (LP/CD) |
| 2010 | Dave Marsh | The True Love Rules (CD) |
| 2009 | Two Hours Traffic | Territory (CD) |
| 2007 | Two Hours Traffic | Little Jobs (CD) |
| 2006 | Two Hours Traffic | Two Hours Traffic (CD) |
Self-produced:
| 2017 | Solidarity by Bill and Joel Plaskett | ||
| 2015 | The Park Avenue Sobriety Test *2016 JUNO Nominee | ||
| 2012 | Scrappy Happiness | ||
| 2009 | Three | ||
| 2005 | La De Da | ||
| 2003 | Truthfully, Truthfully | ||
| 2001 | Down at The Khyber | ||
| 1999 | In Need Of Medical Attention |
Vinyl singles produced:
| Mo Kenney | “Eden” b/w “The Great Escape” |
| Joel Plaskett/Jeremy Fisher | “When You Come Around” b/w “Paper Crowns” |
| Joel Plaskett/Shotgun Jimmie | “Jimmie’s Still Jimmie” b/w “That’s Not Joel” |
| Ben Gunning | “Destructive” b/w “High Road” |
| Myles Deck & The Fuzz | “Police Cops”, “Ayatollah” b/w “Boom! Boom!” |
| David Myles | “Out of Love” b/w “Wrong So Wrong” |
| Matthew Grimson | “Matthew Doesn’t Live Here Anymore” b/w “For A Song” |
| Joel Plaskett | Three More |
| Tyler Messick | “Half Lit Through the Leaves” b/w “The Scotsman” |
| Ana Egge | “Storm Comin'” b/w “Farmer’s Daughter” |
| Yellow Jacket Avenger | “Becoming a Silhouette” b/w “Holding Ghosts” |
| Peter Elkas | “Poor Young Things” b/w “Repeat Offender” |
Vinyl singles can be ordered on MapleMusic.com.
The New Scotland Yard is Plaskett’s studio, read about it here.
