Midnight at Dawn

Robbin Wakefield is a Canadian guitarist, composer, and producer based in Toronto, Ontario. Emerging in the late 1980s, Wakefield released his debut instrumental album Midnight at Dawn in 1989 on Dashemi Records. The album showcased his skills as a multi-instrumentalist and arranger, blending smooth jazz, ambient textures, and melodic guitar work. At just 21 years old, Wakefield handled most of the instrumentation himself, collaborating with local musicians including Brian Gagnon and John Woodcock. In 1991, he followed up with A Lightfoot Collection, an instrumental tribute to Gordon Lightfoot, further cementing his reputation as a thoughtful interpreter and craftsman of Canadian melodies. Though details about his later career remain limited, Wakefield's early recordings reflect a refined musical vision rooted in composition and atmosphere.

Robbin Wakefield: guitars (all tracks), percussion (track 6), all other instrumentation except where noted
Brian Gagnon: drums (track 1), all other instruments (tracks 2, 6, 8), maracas (track 5), synthesizer (track 6), strings (track 4), drums (track 3), sax arrangement (track 8)
John Woodcock: bass (tracks 3, 4, 7)
John Johnson: synthesizers (track 3)
Paul Misfud: saxophone (track 3), sax arrangement (track 8)
Kevin Bonneville: piano (tracks 4, 7)

Bass guitar arrangements by John Woodcock and Robbin Wakefield
Sax arrangement by Paul Misfud, Brian Gagnon, and Robbin Wakefield

Composed and arranged by Robbin Wakefield
Produced by Robbin Wakefield and Brian Gagnon
Engineered by Brian Gagnon
Recorded, mixed and digitally mastered at Mysonics Studios, Toronto, Ontario

Special Thanks:
John Parttimaa, Richard Gozdzialski, Brian Gagnon, John Woodcock, The Besson and Coxall Families, Rod Wilson, Norm Amadio, Scott Hughes, Eli Kassner, Rodney Clarkin

Dedicated to my parents for their relentless support and guidance.