Eric Ratz

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Eric Ratz
Born1970 (age 5354)
Origin Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Genres Rock, heavy metal, punk
Occupation(s) Producer, engineer, mixer
Years active1990–present

Eric Ratz is a Canadian producer, engineer, and mixer. He has won multiple Grammy and Juno awards. Throughout his career, Ratz has worked with some of Canada's most successful and influential rock bands, including Arkells, [1] Big Wreck, [2] Billy Talent, [3] Cancer Bats, [4] Danko Jones, [5] and Monster Truck. [6] [7] He has been nominated for 11 Juno awards in both the Producer and Recording Engineer categories. He has won the Jack Richardson Producer of the Year Award, [8] two Recording Engineer of the Year Juno Awards, [9] [10] and a Grammy award. [11]

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Awards and nominations

Grammy Awards

The Grammy Awards are presented by The Recording Academy. Ratz was an engineer in both of the nominees.

YearNominee / workAwardResult
1997 Enrique Iglesias - Enrique Iglesias Best Latin Pop AlbumWon
1998Enrique Iglesias - Vivir Nominated

Juno Awards

The Juno Awards are administered by the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (CARAS).

Music awards

YearNominee / workAwardResult
1997 Big Sugar - Hemi-Vision - Engineer/MixerRock Album of the YearNominated
2000Danko Jones - My Love Is Bold - Engineer/MixerBest Alternative AlbumNominated
2001Sarah Harmer - You Were Here - MixerBest Pop AlbumNominated
2005 Sarah Slean - Day One - MixerAdult Alternative Album of the YearNominated
Sarah Harmer - All Of Our Names - Engineer/MixerWon
Thornley - Come Again - EngineerRock Album of the YearNominated
The Tea Party - Seven Circles - EngineerNominated
2007Billy Talent - Devil In A Midnight Mass - EngineerSingle of the YearNominated
Billy Talent - Billy Talent II - EngineerRock Album of the YearWon
Album of the YearNominated
2008Billy Talent - 666 Live - Audio ProducerMusic DVD of the YearWon
2010 Stereos - Stereos - EngineerPop Album of the YearNominated
Metric - Fantasies - EngineerAlternative Album of the YearWon
Billy Talent - Billy Talent III - EngineerAlbum of the YearNominated
Rock Album of the YearWon
2011Cancer Bats - Bears, Mayors, Scraps and Bones - ProducerNominated
2013Billy Talent - Viking Death March - EngineerSingle of the YearNominated
Cancer Bats - Dead Set On Living - ProducerMetal/Hard Music Album of the YearNominated
Billy Talent - Dead Silence - EngineerRock Album of the YearNominated
Big Wreck - Albatross - ProducerNominated
Monster Truck - ProducerBreakthrough Group of the YearWon
2014Monster Truck - Furiosity - ProducerRock Album of the YearNominated
2015 Skull Fist - Chasing the Dream - MixerMetal/Hard Music Album of the YearNominated
Big Wreck - Ghosts - ProducerRock Album of the YearNominated
Arkells - High Noon - ProducerWon
Arkells - ProducerGroup of the YearWon
2016 Diemonds - Never Wanna Die - ProducerHeavy Metal Album of the YearNominated
2017Monster Truck - Sittin' Heavy - ProducerRock Album of the YearNominated
Billy Talent - Afraid of Heights - EngineerNominated
Billy Talent - EngineerGroup of the YearNominated
Mandroid Echostar - Coral Throne - ProducerMetal/Hard Music Album of the YearWon
2018 Splash'N Boots - Love, Kisses and Hugs - ProducerChildren's Album of the YearNominated
Arkells - Knocking at the Door - ProducerVideo of the YearNominated
Single of the YearNominated
2019Arkells - ProducerGroup of the YearWon
Cancer Bats - The Spark That Moves - EngineerMetal/Hard Music Album of the YearNominated
Monster Truck - True Rockers - EngineerRock Album of the YearNominated
Arkells - Rally Cry - ProducerWon

Producer and recording engineer awards

YearNominee / workAwardResultRef.
2005"Lucky Me" and "Day One" by Sarah Slean Recording Engineer of the YearNominated [12]
2007"Devil in a Midnight Mass" and "Red Flag" By Billy TalentNominated
2013"Albatross" by Big Wreck and "Surprise, Surprise!" By Billy TalentNominated
2014"Sweet Mountain River" and "The Lion" by Monster TruckWon
Jack Richardson Producer of the YearNominated
2015"Ghosts" by Big Wreck and "Satellite Hotel" by One Bad Son Recording Engineer of the YearWon
"Leather Jacket" by Arkells and "Ghosts" by Big WreckJack Richardson Producer of the YearNominated
2017"Afraid of Heights" by Billy Talent and "Don't Tell me How to Live" by Monster TruckRecording Engineer of the YearNominated
"The Enforcer" by Monster Truck and "Fever" by Royal TuskJack Richardson Producer of the YearNominated
2018"Knocking at the Door" by Arkells and "My Little RnR" by Danko JonesRecording Engineer of the YearNominated
2019"People's Champ" and "Relentless" by ArkellsJack Richardson Producer of the YearWon [13]

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