After completing an electronics degree in Toronto, I started working in the recording industry, September 1976 at "The Little Mountain Sound Studios" in Vancouver.  I worked as a technical assistant to John Vrtacic, while also working in the dubbing room and assisting on recording sessions.  In the following years I was the engineer on many (G.G.R.P) jingles and assisted on various movie soundtracks with Roger Monk engineering.

 

In the evening hours I also started recording the early punk bands in Vancouver around 1978.  These included Tim Ray A/V, Pointed Sticks, D.O.A., The Subhumans, Modernettes, Bob Coulter, Go Four 3 and UJ3RK5.  I later also recorded the first albums by Brandon Wolf (Barney Bentall), Spirit of the West and Gary Fjellgaard.  After assisting on the 1984 Loverboy album "Lovin' Every Minute Of It" on the newly installed SSL 4048 E in Studio B, I made the move to a full time technical future.

 

I left LMS in 1991 to design and build studios for Bryan Adams "The Warehouse Studio", Jim Vallance "Armoury Studios", k.d lang (private), Bob Rock (private), Colin James (private), and Mutt Lange (private).  I have also completed the acoustic and technical design for a number of recording schools in British Columbia, Canada.

 

During my years in the industry I have amassed a great deal of technical knowledge in all aspects of the acoustical, electronic and recording areas of a modern studio environment.  I was technical advisor on two publications written by Tim Crich; "Assistant Engineers Handbook" and "Recording Tips For Engineers".

 

For 2 years, I also taught (part-time) the "technical course" for the "Recording Arts" program at the Ai schools in Vancouver.

 

I retired from the recording industry as technical director of The Warehouse Studio in August 2003, and now own and operate Mermaid's Kiss Art Gallery with my wife, in Gimli.

 

Dragonfly Mobile Recording is the fourth mobile studio that I have designed. The first for myself!

 

Many people in the industry know me as Ron Obvious, this is from my early punk days.

 

I can be contacted via email here - > Rono <