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Ian Bodzasi is a mixer, producer, and engineer based out of Toronto, Canada. In 1999 he was hired by Metalworks Recording Studios. Metalworks is one of Canada’s leading music facilities, has won the CMW Award for Best Studio 14 times, and has been host to such artists as David Bowie, Prince, and Guns N’ Roses. In time he became the studio’s Chief Engineer, and in 2006 went freelance. Some of Ian’s credits include Katy Perry, Nelly Furtado, Sum 41, Sam […]

Doc McKinney spent his adolescence playing in various punk and hip-hop inspired bands in the Minneapolis area, but returned to his native Canada in 1994, settling in Toronto and launching a career as a producer. After a stint as part of then-duo Esthero, Martin “Doc” McKinney eventually returned to the studio, and since then has worked with the likes of Sting, Sinead O’Connor, Hawksley Workman, Dr. Dre, The Weeknd, Drake, Maroon 5 and Florence And The Machine. Twitter Instagram All […]

Siegfried Meier is a Producer, Engineer, Mixer and Songwriter born in Germany. He owns and operates Beach Road Studios, a private country recording compound featuring a large tracking room with a separate artist residence and high end mastering room, all overlooking the sunsets and beaches of Lake Huron in Ontario, Canada. Siegfried has worked with artists such as Kittie, Face To Face, DMX, David Wilcox, Thine Eyes Bleed, Tom Araya of Slayer, Chuck Ragan, The Salads, Craig Cardiff, The World […]

Omar Riad has been working in music production for over a decade. Originally an urban hip-hop producer, he’s branched out to various genres, including dub step, glitch, house, and world music. Omar “Ridiculous” Riad has toured throughout North America, Europe, and Asia, an completed a degree in Cognitive Neuroscience and Psychoacoustics at the University of Toronto. As an instructor, Omar’s objective is a fast-paced learning environment offering instruction in recording, virtual instruments, mixing, mastering, sampling/sequencing, and synthesis. An Audio Production […]