Metalworks Studios

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Metalworks Studios
Type Recording Studio
Founded1978
Founder Gil Moore
Headquarters,
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 has been the recipient of Canadian Music Week's 'Studio of the Year' 17 times. [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.

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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 to 2015. [3] [4]

Recording Studios

Metalworks Studio 1 Tracking Room Floor and Isolation Booth. Metalworks Studio 1 Tracking Room Floor and Isolation Booth..jpg
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. Metalworks Studio 2 Control Room with SSL 4080 G+ Console.jpg
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. Metalworks Studio 5 Mastering Suite Control Room.jpg
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

Film Stars

Awards

Gold and platinum awards

AwardCertificationArtistAlbum TitleLabel
PlatinumCRIA Alexisonfire Crisis Distort
GoldCRIA Alexisonfire Old Crows/Young Cardinals Dine Alone
PlatinumCRIA Anne Murray What A Wonderful WorldStraightway Records
PlatinumRIAA Anne Murray What A Wonderful WorldStraightway Records
Double PlatinumCRIA Ashley MacIsaac Hi™ How Are You Today? A&M
GoldCRIA Bruce Springsteen We Shall Overcome Columbia
GoldRIAA Bruce Springsteen We Shall Overcome Columbia
PlatinumCRIA Burton Cummings Up Close And Alone Universal
PlatinumCRIA Chicago (film) Soundtrack Epic
2× PlatinumRIAA Chicago (film) Soundtrack Epic
GoldCRIA Doug and the Slugs Cognac & Bologna RCA
2× PlatinumCRIA Drake Take Care Universal Republic
2× PlatinumRIAA Drake Take Care Universal Republic
2× PlatinumCRIA Drake Take Care (single) Universal Republic
2× PlatinumRIAA Drake Take Care (single) Universal Republic
2× PlatinumARIA Drake Take Care (single) Universal Republic
PlatinumCRIA Fefe Dobson Fefe Dobson Island
GoldCRIA Gowan Lost Brotherhood Atlantic
9× PlatinumCRIA Guns N' Roses Use Your Illusion II Geffen
7× PlatinumRIAA Guns N' Roses Use Your Illusion II Geffen
PlatinumBPI Guns N' Roses Use Your Illusion II Geffen
PlatinumCRIA Haywire Don't Just Stand There Attic
PlatinumCRIA Headstones Picture of Health MCA
GoldCRIA Headstones Teeth and Tissue MCA
GoldCRIA Headstones Smile and Wave MCA
2× PlatinumCRIA Johnny Reid Kicking Stones Open Road
2× PlatinumCRIA Kim Mitchell Rockland Atlantic
PlatinumCRIA Kim Mitchell Greatest Hits Alert
PlatinumCRIA k-os Joyful Rebellion EMI
5× PlatinumCRIA Live 8 Toronto Music DVD EMI
2× DiamondCRIA Live 8 Music DVD EMI
9× PlatinumRIAA Live 8 Music DVD EMI
PlatinumCRIA Metric Live It Out Last Gang
PlatinumCRIA Metric Fantasies Universal
2× PlatinumCRIA 'N Sync Celebrity Jive
5× PlatinumRIAA 'N Sync Celebrity Jive
GoldBPI 'N Sync Celebrity Jive
PlatinumCRIA Nelly Furtado Folklore DreamWorks
GoldRIAA Nelly Furtado Folklore DreamWorks
4× PlatinumCRIA Nelly Furtado Whoa, Nelly! DreamWorks
2× PlatinumRIAA Nelly Furtado Whoa, Nelly! DreamWorks
PlatinumCRIA Our Lady Peace Healthy In Paranoid Times Columbia
4× PlatinumCRIA Platinum Blonde Alien Shores Columbia
PlatinumCRIA Prairie Oyster Everybody Knows RCA
GoldCRIA Prince Musicology Columbia
2× PlatinumRIAA Prince Musicology Columbia
PlatinumCRIA Red Rider Neruda Capitol
DiamondCRIA Rush Rush in Rio Anthem/Atlantic
7× PlatinumRIAA Rush Rush in Rio Anthem/Atlantic
GoldCRIA Rush Vapor Trails Anthem/Atlantic
3× PlatinumARIA Silverchair Young Modern Eleven/Atlantic
3× PlatinumCRIA Sum 41 All Killer No Filler Aquarius
PlatinumRIAA Sum 41 All Killer No Filler Aquarius
PlatinumBPI Sum 41 All Killer No Filler Aquarius
GoldCRIA The Northern Pikes Big Blue Sky Virgin
Platinum VideoCRIA The Tea Party Illuminations EMI
GoldCRIA The Tea Party Seven Circles EMI
PlatinumCRIA The Tea Party Triptych EMI
DiamondCRIA Tom Cochrane Mad Mad World Capitol
GoldRIAA Tom Cochrane Mad Mad World Capitol
PlatinumCRIA Tom Cochrane & Red Rider The Symphony Sessions Capitol
GoldCRIA Triumph Allied Forces RCA, TML, Attic
PlatinumRIAA Triumph Allied Forces RCA, TML, Attic
PlatinumCRIA Triumph Classics MCA
GoldRIAA Triumph Classics MCA
GoldCRIA Triumph Progressions of Power Attic, RCA, TML
GoldCRIA Triumph Never Surrender RCA, TML
GoldRIAA Triumph Never Surrender RCA, TML
PlatinumCRIA Triumph Thunder Seven MCA
GoldRIAA Triumph Thunder Seven MCA
PlatinumCRIA Triumph The Sport of Kings MCA
GoldCRIA Triumph Surveillance MCA
GoldRIAA Triumph Just A Game MCA
CRIA AwardsUnits Sold
1397,180,000
RIAA AwardsUnits Sold
4727,100,000

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.

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