Joe Vaughan is a Canadian

recording engineer An audio engineer (also known as a sound engineer or recording engineer) helps to produce a recording or a live performance, balancing and adjusting sound sources using equalization, dynamics processing and audio effects, mixing, reproduction, ...

, musician, and currently, professor of audio engineering in the Music Industry Arts program at

Fanshawe College Fanshawe College of Applied Arts and Technology, commonly shortened to Fanshawe College, is a public college in Southwestern Ontario, Canada. One of the largest colleges in Canada, it has campuses in London, Simcoe, St. Thomas and Woodstock w ...

. He is also a founder and co-owner of

EMAC Recording Studios EMAC Recording Studios is a music and commercial recording facility in London, Ontario, Canada, established in 1979 by Robert Nation and Joe Vaughan. Building EMAC Studios is located at 432 Rectory Street in downtown London, Ontario. The build ...

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Early life

Vaughan was born in

Niagara Falls, Ontario Niagara Falls is a city in Ontario, Canada. It is on the western bank of the Niagara River in the Golden Horseshoe region of Southern Ontario, with a population of 88,071 at the 2016 census. It is part of the St. Catharines - Niagara Census M ...

and began playing drums at the age of 10. He played in local area bands while in high school, and later joined Stytch in which guitarist Derry Grehan of Canadian rock band fame

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was a member.

Career

In 1977 Vaughan attended the Music Industry Arts program at

in London, Ontario and graduated in 1980 with a diploma in

recording engineering An audio engineer (also known as a sound engineer or recording engineer) helps to produce a recording or a live performance, balancing and adjusting sound sources using equalization, dynamics processing and audio effects, mixing, reproduction, ...

. During his last year at Fanshawe, Vaughan started

with classmate Robert Nation. Throughout the 1980s busy punk scene, Vaughan and Robert Nation recorded albums for the likes of ''63 Monroe, the Zellots, Sheep Look Up, the Crawling King Snakes, Mettle'' and others. While continuing his

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career in the 1990s, Vaughan also would play drums on recording sessions and live shows for various local area talent. One act that he played for, Canadian children's performer Glenn Bennett, eventually broke out and Vaughan went on to release three albums for BMG America, music videos for

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, and he toured with the band throughout Canada, the United States and Japan. Through this relationship with Bennett, Vaughan also had the opportunity to play on and engineer the music soundtracks for a number of

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' music videos featuring

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. In 1999 Vaughan departed on a career change, returning to his ''alma matta''

to teach part-time in the Music Industry Arts program. In 2003 he accepted a full-time professor position and continues today to mentor young students in art of making quality music recordings. Vaughan is also a member of the

Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences The Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (CARAS) is a non-profit organization responsible for promoting Canadian music and artists. It administers the Juno Awards, the Canadian Music Hall of Fame and the MusiCounts music education char ...

and since 2005 has been the chair of the engineering committee for the

Juno Award The Juno Awards, more popularly known as the JUNOS, are awards presented annually to Canadian musical artists and bands to acknowledge their artistic and technical achievements in all aspects of music. New members of the Canadian Music Hall of ...

category of Recording Engineer of the Year. He also participates in educational panels for the

Audio Engineering Society The Audio Engineering Society (AES) is a professional body for engineers, scientists, other individuals with an interest or involvement in the professional audio industry. The membership largely comprises engineers developing devices or products ...

Selected discography

Sectorseven SectorSeven was a Canadian punk band from in Grimsby, Ontario, founded in 1992. Their name, which was originally two words, is taken from the 1969 science-fiction novel The Andromeda Strain. History The band began with Lee Williamson (guitar), ...

– ''Along the Way'', ''Dual'' & ''Sectorseven'' * Thomas Wade – ''Thomas Wade & Wayward'' & ''Lucky 13'' * Headstrong – '' Headstrong'' *

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– ''Sid the Karaoke Kid'' * Denise Pelley – ''I'm Home'' * '63 Monroe – 63 Monroe NFG'', ''Stinkin' Out The Joint'', ''Henry VIII'' & ''White Christmas'' * Randy Carville – ''You'll Be The First To Know'' * Twice Shy – ''Take Me Dancing'' * Mettle – ''Mettle'' * Glenn Bennett – ''Let's Go on Safari'', ''I Like My Music with a Beat'', ''I Must Be Growing'' & ''London Orchestra & Glenn Bennett'' *

The Adventures of Dudley the Dragon ''The Adventures of Dudley the Dragon'' is a Canadian children's television series which aired on YTV in Canada and on public television stations (through Tampa, Florida PBS member station WEDU) in the United States. It aired from 1993 to 1997 ...

– ''Soundtrack'' *

– ''The Olsen Twins – Greatest Hits: Vol.2'', '' The Adventures of Mary-Kate and Ashley – The Case of the Mystery Cruise HS1997 / The Case of the United States Navy Adventure HS(1997) / The Case of the Hotel Who-Done-It HS(1996) / The Case of the Volcano Mystery HS(1997)'',

References

External links

EMAC Recording Studios
* Joe Vaughan on AllMusic.com* https://www.discogs.com/artist/1110575-Joe-Vaughan
Industry Canada: Joe Vaughan

Music Industry Arts
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Early life

Career

Selected discography

See also

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