Recording,
Mixing Engineer
& Music Producer
Juno Award Winner for Rock Album of The Year 2020 & 2021
The Glorious Sons – A War On Everything and JJ Wilde – Ruthless
A little about me…
I’m a recording/mixing engineer and music producer, based out of Toronto. I’ve been working in the industry professionally since 2007, starting as a staff engineer at Metalworks Studios, becoming head engineer of the facility, and working as a freelance Producer/Engineer/Mixer since 2014. I recently had the honour of working as an engineer on two Juno Award-winning albums: The Glorious Sons A War On Everything and JJ Wilde Ruthless, which both won Rock Album of the Year awards in 2020 & 2021, respectively.
My main goal in working with an artist is to bring their vision to life through the recording process. I want to bring out their musicality and their best performance. I take a musical approach to recording, while still working to keep a high standard sonically. I’m a musician myself – I love working on songs, sounds, parts and arrangements with an artist, to help elevate their work and creative vision. It’s all about the song, the vibe, and capturing a great performance.
I have a lot of experience recording and mixing both analog and completely digital (“In The Box”) and everything in-between; from full band live off the floor recording, to production/synth-based music. I mix primarily on a hybrid setup (Pro Tools & plugins, summing mixer, and some choice analog outboard gear), and I have many years of experience recording and mixing on large format analog consoles as well.
Credits
– Artists & Projects –
DVSN
Placebo
Alexisonfire
Billy Talent
JJ Wilde
The Standstills
Portugal the Man
The Glorious Sons
James Vincent McMorrow
Protest the Hero
Circa Survive
Parkway Drive
Silverchair
Stone Sour
Silverstein
The Cranberries
Finger Eleven
Between the Buried and Me
Nick Johnston
Northcote
SonReal
Sam Roberts
Randy Bachman
Tom Cochrane
Kim Mitchell
Barenaked Ladies
The Alpacas
Ian Gillan
Negramaro (Italy)
Teenage Kicks
The Long War
Yassin + Sean Terrio
The Strumbellas
Johnson Crook
Black Collar Union
The Getaway Plan (Australia)
– Producers & Engineers –
David Bottrill
(Silverchair, Placebo, Circa Survice, Stone Sour)
Kevin Shirley
(Joe Bonamassa, Iron Maiden, Randy Bachman)
Chris Lord-Alge
(Mix with the Masters session)
Nineteen85
(Drake, DVSN, James Vincent McMorrow)
Josh Gudwin
(Justin Bieber, Dua Lipa, Post Malone)
James Brown
(Foo Fighters, Placebo, Kings of Leon)
Mark Needham
(The Killers, Imagine Dragons, The Arkells)
Stephen Street
(The Cranberries, Blur, The Smiths)
Julius Butty
(Alexisonfire, Protest the Hero)
Jeff Martin
(The Tea Party)
Brain West
(Rachel Platten, Sia, Awolnation)
Demacio “Demo” Castellon
(Nelly Furtado, Madonna, Timbaland)
Eric Ratz
(Billy Talent, Big Wreck)
Dave Schiffman
(Priestess, Thrice)
Bob St John
(Collective Soul, Extreme)
Bill Bell
(Tom Cochrane, Jason Mraz, Johnson Crook)
Cone McCaslin
(Sum41, The Strumbellas)
Blog
– Industry Insights –
Recording a band Live Off The Floor
Bands often want to capture a “live feel” in the studio; they want to emulate the setup, vibe, and energy they’re accustomed to during rehearsal and shows. But they also tend to want to go back and fix parts, edit performances, and make sure their recording sounds polished and professional (to whatever degree suits their music). As a recording...
Contact Me
kevindietzmusic@gmail.com