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Metalworks Studios
Type
Recording Studio
Founded
1978
Founder
Gil Moore
Headquarters
Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
Website
metalworksstudios.com

Metalworks Studios is a music recording studio in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. It was established in 1978 by Gil Moore of the Canadian rock group Triumph.[1] Over a span of 40 years, Metalworks is the 17 time recipient of Canadian Music Week's 'Studio of the Year'.[2] Since 1978 Metalworks Studios, has expanded into a six studio facility offering in-house tracking, mixing and mastering, as well as video editing and DVD authoring.


In 2004, Metalworks Studios launched an adjacent educational facility; Metalworks Institute.


Metalworks Studios has won 17 'Studio of the Year' awards at Canadian Music Week from 1998-2015.[3][4]




Contents






  • 1 Recording Studios


    • 1.1 Studio 1: Record/Mix Neve


    • 1.2 Studio 2: Record/Mix SSL G+


    • 1.3 Studio 3: Record/Mix SSL 4040


    • 1.4 Studio 4: Video/DVD/Blu-ray


    • 1.5 Studio 5: Mastering


    • 1.6 Studio 6: Record/Mix 5.1 SSL J




  • 2 Services


  • 3 Clients


    • 3.1 Music Artists


    • 3.2 Film Stars




  • 4 Awards


    • 4.1 Gold and platinum awards




  • 5 Metalworks Institute


  • 6 References





Recording Studios




Metalworks Studio 1 Tracking Room Floor and Isolation Booth.


Metalworks has a total of six studios, including four with live rooms for in-house recording and mixing, a mastering suite, and a sixth facility dedicated to video editing.[5]



Studio 1: Record/Mix Neve




Metalworks Studio 2 Control Room with SSL 4080 G+ Console.


The control room in Studio 1 features a vintage 32x8x32 Neve 8036 console that was re-engineered by Stuart Taylor and Dave Dickson. The tracking room features a 1,200-square-foot (110 m2) solid maple studio floor, combined with a high ceiling surrounded by wood and stone walls.[6]



Studio 2: Record/Mix SSL G+




Metalworks Studio 5 Mastering Suite Control Room.


The control room in Studio 2 features an 80-input Solid State Logic 4080 G+ console with Ultimation and Total Recall. The adjacent 280-square-foot (26 m2) tracking room features an oak floor and high ceiling. Studio 2 also includes a private lounge.[7]



Studio 3: Record/Mix SSL 4040


The control room in Studio 3 features the Solid State Logic 4040 G/E console. The adjoining ISO-Booth is designed for instrumental overdubs as well as voice work, and the studio includes a modern lounge featuring a skylight.[8]



Studio 4: Video/DVD/Blu-ray


Studio 4 is a video editing and DVD/Blu-ray authoring facility specializing in visual production, motion and still menu design, interactive features, post-production, audio/video encoding, and authoring.[9]



Studio 5: Mastering


Studio 5 is a mastering suite featuring: Steinberg WaveLab, Pro Tools HD3, Manley, Avalon, Apogee, Studer A820 1/2" Tape Machine, Weiss, TC System 6000, Waves, Mark Levinson, Duntech, and more.[10] Online mastering services are also provided by this facility.[11]



Studio 6: Record/Mix 5.1 SSL J


The control room in Studio 6 features an 80 input Solid State Logic 9080 J console with Ultimation, Total Recall & SL959 5.1 Surround Matrix. This large-scale mixing facility is capable of recording and mixing in 5.1 with a Pro Tools 10 HD3 accel system. A 9 ft film screen and Sony video monitors are available for DVD and Film/TV applications, and the room is Dolby authorized. The adjacent 550-square-foot (51 m2) tracking room features a stone fireplace and high ceiling, and is surrounded by an oak paneled private lounge and billiard area.[12]



Services


The recording studios at Metalworks provide tracking, mixing, digital editing, audio post-production, and CD mastering capabilities. Video editing and DVD/Blu-ray authoring services are also made available by a dedicated video editing facility in Studio 4. Metalworks Production Group, a sister company of Metalworks Studios, also provides in-house event options within several of the studios allowing for video, lighting, and staging system services for live events and recordings.[13]



Clients



Music Artists




  • Christina Aguilera

  • Mohsen Chavoshi

  • Doug and the Slugs

  • Alexisonfire

  • Kobra and the Lotus

  • The Bachman-Cummings Band

  • Barenaked Ladies

  • Billy Talent

  • Drake

  • John River

  • David Bowie

  • Tom Cochrane

  • The Cranberries

  • Burton Cummings

  • D12

  • DMX

  • Fair to Midland

  • Nelly Furtado

  • Guns N' Roses

  • K-OS

  • Katy Perry

  • Lights

  • Demi Lovato

  • Kim Mitchell

  • Moneen

  • Anne Murray

  • Negramaro

  • The Next Star

  • 'N Sync

  • Our Lady Peace

  • Placebo

  • Platinum Blonde

  • Prince

  • Protest The Hero

  • Rush

  • Sandbox

  • Serial Joe

  • Silverstein

  • Ashlee Simpson

  • Starchild

  • Sum 41

  • Swami

  • The Tea Party

  • Tina Turner

  • Triumph

  • Toto

  • David Usher

  • Kate Voegele

  • VoiVod


Chance the rapper



Teenage Heads[14]



Film Stars



  • Catherine Zeta-Jones

  • Renée Zellweger

  • Steven Seagal

  • Richard Gere

  • Denise Richards



Awards



  • 2014 Canadian Music Week Recording Studio of The Year

  • 2013 SME Excellence Award - Ontario Business Achievement Awards (OBAA)[15][16]

  • 2013 Canadian Music Week Recording Studio of The Year

  • 2012 Canadian Music Week Recording Studio of The Year

  • 2011 Canadian Music Week Recording Studio of The Year

  • 2009 Canadian Music Week Recording Studio of The Year

  • 2008 Canadian Music Week Recording Studio of The Year

  • 2007 Canadian Music Week Recording Studio of The Year

  • 2006 Canadian Music Week Recording Studio of The Year

  • 2005 Canadian Music Week Recording Studio of The Year

  • 2004 Canadian Music Week Recording Studio of The Year

  • 2003 Canadian Music Week Recording Studio of The Year

  • 2002 Mississauga Board of Trade, Business and the Arts Award in recognition of ‘Outstanding Contribution to the Arts Community of Mississauga’[17]

  • 2002 Canadian Music Week Recording Studio of The Year

  • 2001 Canadian Music Week Recording Studio of The Year

  • 2000 Canadian Music Week Recording Studio of The Year

  • 1999 Canadian Music Week Recording Studio of The Year

  • 1998 Canadian Music Week Recording Studio of The Year



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Award Certification Artist Album Title Label
Platinum CRIA Alexisonfire Crisis
Distort
Gold CRIA Alexisonfire Old Crows/Young Cardinals
Dine Alone
Platinum CRIA Anne Murray What A Wonderful World Straightway Records
Platinum RIAA Anne Murray What A Wonderful World Straightway Records
Double Platinum CRIA Ashley MacIsaac Hi™ How Are You Today?
A&M
Gold CRIA Bruce Springsteen We Shall Overcome
Columbia
Gold RIAA Bruce Springsteen We Shall Overcome
Columbia
Platinum CRIA Burton Cummings Up Close And Alone
Universal
Platinum CRIA Chicago (film) Soundtrack
Epic
2x Platinum RIAA Chicago (film) Soundtrack
Epic
Gold CRIA Doug and the Slugs Cognac & Bologna
RCA
2x Platinum CRIA Drake Take Care
Universal Republic
2x Platinum RIAA Drake Take Care
Universal Republic
2x Platinum CRIA Drake Take Care (single)
Universal Republic
2x Platinum RIAA Drake Take Care (single)
Universal Republic
2x Platinum ARIA Drake Take Care (single)
Universal Republic
Platinum CRIA Fefe Dobson Fefe Dobson
Island
Gold CRIA Gowan Lost Brotherhood
Atlantic
9x Platinum CRIA Guns N' Roses Use Your Illusion II
Geffen
7x Platinum RIAA Guns N' Roses Use Your Illusion II
Geffen
Platinum BPI Guns N' Roses Use Your Illusion II
Geffen
Platinum CRIA Haywire Don't Just Stand There
Attic
Platinum CRIA Headstones Picture of Health
MCA
Gold CRIA Headstones Teeth and Tissue
MCA
Gold CRIA Headstones Smile and Wave
MCA
2x Platinum CRIA Johnny Reid Kicking Stones
Open Road
2x Platinum CRIA Kim Mitchell Rockland
Atlantic
Platinum CRIA Kim Mitchell Greatest Hits
Alert
Platinum CRIA k-os Joyful Rebellion
EMI
5x Platinum CRIA Live 8 Toronto Music DVD
EMI
2x Diamond CRIA Live 8 Music DVD
EMI
9x Platinum RIAA Live 8 Music DVD
EMI
Platinum CRIA Metric Live It Out
Last Gang
Platinum CRIA Metric Fantasies
Universal
2x Platinum CRIA 'N Sync Celebrity
Jive
5x Platinum RIAA 'N Sync Celebrity
Jive
Gold BPI 'N Sync Celebrity
Jive
Platinum CRIA Nelly Furtado Folklore
DreamWorks
Gold RIAA Nelly Furtado Folklore
DreamWorks
4x Platinum CRIA Nelly Furtado Whoa, Nelly!
DreamWorks
2x Platinum RIAA Nelly Furtado Whoa, Nelly!
DreamWorks
Platinum CRIA Our Lady Peace Healthy In Paranoid Times
Columbia
4x Platinum CRIA Platinum Blonde Alien Shores
Columbia
Platinum CRIA Prairie Oyster Everybody Knows
RCA
Gold CRIA Prince Musicology
Columbia
2x Platinum RIAA Prince Musicology
Columbia
Platinum CRIA Red Rider Neruda
Capitol
Diamond CRIA Rush Rush in Rio
Anthem/Atlantic
7x Platinum RIAA Rush Rush in Rio
Anthem/Atlantic
Gold CRIA Rush Vapor Trails
Anthem/Atlantic
3x Platinum ARIA Silverchair Young Modern
Eleven/Atlantic
3x Platinum CRIA Sum 41 All Killer No Filler
Aquarius
Platinum RIAA Sum 41 All Killer No Filler
Aquarius
Platinum BPI Sum 41 All Killer No Filler
Aquarius
Gold CRIA The Northern Pikes Big Blue Sky
Virgin
Platinum Video CRIA The Tea Party Illuminations
EMI
Gold CRIA The Tea Party Seven Circles
EMI
Platinum CRIA The Tea Party Triptych
EMI
Diamond CRIA Tom Cochrane Mad Mad World
Capitol
Gold RIAA Tom Cochrane Mad Mad World
Capitol
Platinum CRIA Tom Cochrane & Red Rider The Symphony Sessions
Capitol
Gold CRIA Triumph Allied Forces
RCA, TML, Attic
Platinum RIAA Triumph Allied Forces
RCA, TML, Attic
Platinum CRIA Triumph Classics
MCA
Gold RIAA Triumph Classics
MCA
Gold CRIA Triumph Progressions of Power
Attic, RCA, TML
Gold CRIA Triumph Never Surrender
RCA, TML
Gold RIAA Triumph Never Surrender
RCA, TML
Platinum CRIA Triumph Thunder Seven
MCA
Gold RIAA Triumph Thunder Seven
MCA
Platinum CRIA Triumph The Sport of Kings
MCA
Gold CRIA Triumph Surveillance
MCA
Gold RIAA Triumph Just A Game
MCA










CRIA Awards Units Sold
139 7,180,000










RIAA Awards Units Sold
47 27,100,000


Metalworks Institute


Metalworks Institute is a registered private career college and the sister company of Metalworks Studios and Metalworks Production Group. Metalworks Institute offers diploma programs in: Audio Production and Engineering, Entertainment Business Management, Show Production and Event Management and Music Performance and Technology (Drums & Percussion, Bass Guitar, Guitar, Keyboard and Vocals.


Metalworks Institute is an official Digidesign pro school.



References





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  2. ^ "2015 CMW Music & Broadcast Award Past Winners". Canadian Music Week. Retrieved 30 March 2017.


  3. ^ "Canadian Music Week". Canadian Music Week. Retrieved 22 March 2013.


  4. ^ "2015 CMW Music & Broadcast Award Winners". FYI Music News. Retrieved 8 May 2015.


  5. ^ "Metalworks Studios Overview" Metalworks Studios.


  6. ^ "Studio 1" Metalworks Studios.


  7. ^ "Studio 2" Metalworks Studios.


  8. ^ "Studio 3" Metalworks Studios.


  9. ^ "Studio 4" Metalworks Studios.


  10. ^ "Studio 5" Metalworks Studios.


  11. ^ "Online Mastering" Metalworks Studios.


  12. ^ "Studio 6" Metalworks Studios.


  13. ^ Services" Metalworks Studios.


  14. ^ tornado


  15. ^ "Metalworks Group wins SME Excellence Award at the Ontario Business Achievement Awards" Music Canada


  16. ^ "Will Metalworks strike the right chord at the OBAAs" Ontario Chamber of Commerce


  17. ^ "Mississauga Board of Trade". Metalworks Studios. Retrieved 2016-03-05.









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