Justin McCain (born December 18, 1979) is an American musician, songwriter, producer and label executive, whose songs have been collectively streamed worldwide over 450 million times. McCain is the founder, lead guitarist, songwriter and producer for the hard rock band Through Fire, signed to
Sumerian Records
Sumerian Records is an American record label based in Los Angeles, Washington D.C., and London. The label was founded in 2006 by Ash Avildsen.Emphatic, releasing two records. He got the band added into rotation at local radio which led to him being contacted by management company Freeze Management/John Reese (Guns N' Roses, The Used). McCain, and people he brought in, landed the band deals with
Universal Records
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where he worked directly with President Monte Lipman (Godsmack, 3 Doors Down) and A&R Reen Nalli (Blue October),
Atlantic Records
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where he worked directly with Executive Vice President Pete Ganbarg (Santana, Daughtry, Halestorm), VP Steve Roberson (Shinedown, Paramore) and A&R Executive Jeff Blue (Linkin Park, Limp Bizkit, Korn), Epochal /
Capital Records
Capitol Records, LLC (known legally as Capitol Records, Inc. until 2007), and simply known as Capitol, is an American record label owned by Universal Music Group through its Capitol Music Group imprint. It was founded as the first West Coast-base ...
, powerhouse management company In De Goot Entertainment / Bill McGathy and the elite booking agency William Morris and TKO.
McCain and his bands have toured and or shared the stage with some of today's biggest acts including Shinedown, Slipknot, Five Finger Death Punch, Korn, Rammstein, Papa Roach, Skillet, Chevelle, Halestorm, In This Moment, Sick Puppies, AlterBridge, Trapt, Blackstone Cherry, Hollywood Undead, Adelitas Way, and many more.
As a producer McCain honed his skills by studying and working with multi platinum & Grammy winning producers and engineers such as
Howard Benson
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(Daughtry, 3 Days Grace, Green Day),
Chris Lord-Alge
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(Prince, Madonna), and
Ryan Greene
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(Megadeth, Jay-Z).
As a songwriter McCain signed to one of the biggest publishing companies in the world, Warner Chappell Music / Warner Bros. Through that deal he worked closely with songwriters who have written with artists such as Shinedown, Daughtry, Carrie Underwood, Tim McGraw and many more. McCain alone has written several songs that have seen chart success in the Top 40 at radio as well as multiple #1 singles on Octane including his current single " Stronger" which also hit #1 on iTunes.
He has seen success as a label executive working in licensing as well writing and or producing the songs that have been placed on TV and films such as
WWE
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,
MTV
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,
Monday Night Football
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,
Stanley Cup Finals
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,
Criminal Minds
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,
World Series of Fighting
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, Footloose, Fight Valley featuring former
UFC
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champions Miesha Tate & Holly Holm,
NBC
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,
ESPN
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,
Fox Sports
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,
Comcast
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, and more.
Through Fire
Currently McCain is touring with his band Through Fire in support of their debut album ''Breathe'' via
Sumerian Records
Sumerian Records is an American record label based in Los Angeles, Washington D.C., and London. The label was founded in 2006 by Ash Avildsen.Octane
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.
Features and endorsements
He has been featured in ''
Guitar World
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'' magazine,
Revolver
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Magazine and more. He is endorsed by
ESP Guitars
is a Japanese guitar manufacturer, primarily focused on the production of electric guitars and basses. They are based in both Tokyo and Los Angeles, with distinct product lines for each market. ESP Company manufactures instruments under sever ...
, Cleartone Strings, Dunlop Picks,
Affliction Clothing
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