Tom Dobrzanski is a Canadian record producer, engineer, mixer and musician. He is based in Vancouver, BC. He is a former member of the rock band The Zolas, and the owner of Monarch Studios.[1] He began his recording career in 2001 with Vertical Studios, which he built in his parents' basement.[2] He has recorded albums for local bands such as Said the Whale, Hey Ocean!, We Are the City and more. In October 2012 he officially opened Monarch Studios.[3]
Dobrzanski has been nominated for multiple Western Canadian Music Awards including Producer of the Year[4] and Engineer of the Year.[5]
In 2013, Dobrzanski received a Juno Award nomination for Said the Whale's Little Mountain.
Selected discography
edit| Year | Band | Album | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Hey Ocean! | Stop Looking Like Music | Producer, Mixer |
| 2007 | Lotus Child | Gossip Diet | Co-producer, Composer, Engineer |
| 2008 | Said the Whale | Howe Sounds/Taking Abalonia | Producer, Mixer |
| 2009 | Hey Ocean! | It's Easier To Be Somebody Else | Additional Engineering |
| 2009 | Said the Whale | Islands Disappear | Co-Producer, Engineer |
| 2009 | The Zolas | Tic Toc Tic | Co-Producer, Musician, Co-writer |
| 2010 | Shad | TSOL | Additional Engineering |
| 2010 | We Are the City | In A Quiet World | Producer, Mixer, Engineer |
| 2011 | David Vertesi | Cardiography | Engineer |
| 2011 | We Are the City | High School | Producer, Mixer, Engineer |
| 2011 | Said the Whale | New Brighton EP | Producer, Mixer, Engineer |
| 2012 | The Zolas | Ancient Mars | Musician, Co-writer |
| 2012 | Said the Whale | Little Mountain | Producer, Engineer |
| 2013 | We Are the City | Violent | Producer, Mixer, Engineer |
| 2013 | Said the Whale | Hawaiii | Producer, Engineer |
References
edit- ^ Tom Dobrzanski - MacLeans OnCampus", "MacLeans" 5 December 2012
- ^ Exclaim!: Where I Play", "Exclaim!" May 2010
- ^ How to Build a World Class Recording Studio on the Cheap", Globe and Mail, Toronto, 5 October 2012
- ^ "BreakOut West Announces The 2011 Western Canadian Music Awards Nominees" (PDF). June 30, 2011. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
- ^ "Said The Whale, Dan Mangan top 2012 Western Canadian Music Awards nominations". The Vancouver Sun. June 5, 2012. Retrieved 1 July 2013.