# Metalworks Studios

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. 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 to 2015.

## Recording Studios

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.

### Studio 1: Record/Mix Neve

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 m$^2$) solid maple studio floor, combined with a high ceiling surrounded by wood and stone walls.

### Studio 2: Record/Mix SSL G+

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 m$^2$) tracking room features an oak floor and high ceiling. Studio 2 also includes a private lounge.

### 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.

### 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.

### Studio 5: Mastering

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

### 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 m$^2$) tracking room features a stone fireplace and high ceiling, and is surrounded by an oak paneled private lounge and billiard area.

## Services

The recording studios at Metalworks provide tracking, mixing in stereo or Dolby Atmos, 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.

## Clients
### Music Artists

* Christina Aguilera
* Mohsen Chavoshi
* SOCAN
* Doug and the Slugs
* Alexisonfire
* Kobra and the Lotus
* The Bachman-Cummings Band
* Barenaked Ladies
* Brymo
* Drake
* John River
* David Bowie
* Dolores O'Riordan
* The Cranberries
* Tom Cochrane
* Burton Cummings
* D12
* DMX
* Fair to Midland
* Fates Warning
* Nelly Furtado
* Guns N' Roses
* K-OS
* Katy Perry
* Lights
* Limp Bizkit
* 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
* Sisqó
* Ashlee Simpson
* Starchild
* Sum 41
* Swami
* The Tea Party
* Tina Turner
* Triumph
* Toto
* David Usher
* Kate Voegele
* Voivod
* Chance the Rapper

### 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)
* 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’
* 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

### Gold and platinum awards

| 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 |
| 2× Platinum | RIAA | Chicago (film) | Soundtrack | Epic |
| Gold | CRIA | Doug and the Slugs | Cognac & Bologna | RCA |
| 2× Platinum | CRIA | Drake | Take Care | Universal Republic |
| 2× Platinum | RIAA | Drake | Take Care | Universal Republic |
| 2× Platinum | CRIA | Drake | Take Care (single) | Universal Republic |
| 2× Platinum | RIAA | Drake | Take Care (single) | Universal Republic |
| 2× Platinum | ARIA | Drake | Take Care (single) | Universal Republic |
| Platinum | CRIA | Fefe Dobson | Fefe Dobson | Island |
| Gold | CRIA | Gowan | Lost Brotherhood | Atlantic |
| 9× Platinum | CRIA | Guns N' Roses | Use Your Illusion II | Geffen |
| 7× 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 |
| 2× Platinum | CRIA | Johnny Reid | Kicking Stones | Open Road |
| 2× Platinum | CRIA | Kim Mitchell | Rockland | Atlantic |
| Platinum | CRIA | Kim Mitchell | Greatest Hits | Alert |
| Platinum | CRIA | k-os | Joyful Rebellion | EMI |
| 5× Platinum | CRIA | Live 8 Toronto | Music DVD | EMI |
| 2× Diamond | CRIA | Live 8 | Music DVD | EMI |
| 9× Platinum | RIAA | Live 8 | Music DVD | EMI |
| Platinum | CRIA | Metric | Live It Out | Last Gang |
| Platinum | CRIA | Metric | Fantasies | Universal |
| 2× Platinum | CRIA | 'N Sync | Celebrity | Jive |
| 5× Platinum | RIAA | 'N Sync | Celebrity | Jive |
| Gold | BPI | 'N Sync | Celebrity | Jive |
| Platinum | CRIA | Nelly Furtado | Folklore | DreamWorks |
| Gold | RIAA | Nelly Furtado | Folklore | DreamWorks |
| 4× Platinum | CRIA | Nelly Furtado | Whoa, Nelly! | DreamWorks |
| 2× Platinum | RIAA | Nelly Furtado | Whoa, Nelly! | DreamWorks |
| Platinum | CRIA | Our Lady Peace | Healthy In Paranoid Times | Columbia |
| 4× Platinum | CRIA | Platinum Blonde | Alien Shores | Columbia |
| Platinum | CRIA | Prairie Oyster | Everybody Knows | RCA |
| Gold | CRIA | Prince | Musicology | Columbia |
| 2× Platinum | RIAA | Prince | Musicology | Columbia |
| Platinum | CRIA | Red Rider | Neruda | Capitol |
| Diamond | CRIA | Rush | Rush in Rio | Anthem/Atlantic |
| 7× Platinum | RIAA | Rush | Rush in Rio | Anthem/Atlantic |
| Gold | CRIA | Rush | Vapor Trails | Anthem/Atlantic |
| 3× Platinum | ARIA | Silverchair | Young Modern | Eleven/Atlantic |
| 3× 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.