Lenny DeRose is a studio engineer
and
music producer
A record producer is a recording project's creative and technical leader, commanding studio time and coaching artists, and in popular genres typically creates the song's very sound and structure.Virgil Moorefield"Introduction" ''The Producer as ...
who has been credited on several recordings dating back to the early 1980s.
As an engineer, he has been credited for his work on several film soundtracks, including ''
Naked in New York
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'', ''
9½ Weeks
''9½ Weeks'' is a 1986 American erotic romantic drama film directed by Adrian Lyne, and starring Kim Basinger and Mickey Rourke. Basinger portrays a New York City art gallery employee who has a brief yet intense affair with a mysterious Wall St ...
'', among others. DeRose has been nominated for several
Juno Awards for his work, and has produced every recording released by
The Philosopher Kings
The Philosopher Kings are a Canadian band. The band was most commercially successful in the late 1990s and have been nominated for five Juno Awards, winning one in 1996 for "Best New Group". Most of the band members, current and former, have also ...
. In 1995, he received the Recording Engineer of the Year award for his work with the band. Releases for 2012 include
Elise LeGrow,
The Tragically Hip
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,
Metric
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Mathematics
In mathema ...
,
Hey Ocean!
Hey Ocean! is a Canadian indie alternative rock and synthpop band formed in 2004 in Vancouver. David Beckingham and Ashleigh Ball had been friends since grade 6, joining with David Vertesi in the 2000s to form the band. The band consists of Ashlei ...
,
Walk Off the Earth, Whosarmy, and
The Barenaked Ladies.
Performers
DeRose has worked with numerous acts over the past quarter-century, across an assortment of genres. Performers he has credited for collaborating with include (but not limited to):
*
Alice Cooper
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— Engineer
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Helix — Assistant engineer
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Figgy Duff — Mixing
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Honeymoon Suite
Honeymoon Suite is a Canadian rock band formed in 1981 in Niagara Falls, Ontario. The band's name was a nod to the fact that Niagara Falls is the unofficial honeymoon capital of the world.
History 1981–1985
The band was originally formed ...
— Engineer
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Hanoi Rocks — Engineer, remixing
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Strange Advance — Engineer
*
Haywire — Engineer
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Lee Aaron — Engineer, mixing
*
The Partland Brothers
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— Engineer, mixing
*
Pukka Orchestra
Pukka Orchestra was a Canadian new wave band based in Toronto, Ontario in the 1980s. The group released two albums, an EP and several singles, and won a CASBY Award in 1985.
History
The Pukka Orchestra was formed in Toronto in 1979. — Mixing
*
Strange Advance — Engineer, mixing
* Exchange — Mixing
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The Nylons — Mixing
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Lisa Dal Bello — Engineer, mixing
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Dan Hill — Engineer, mixing
*
Liona Boyd
Liona Maria Carolynne Boyd, (born 11 July 1949) is a classical guitarist often referred to as the First Lady of the Guitar.
Music career
Early years
Boyd was born in London and grew up in Toronto. Her father grew up in Bilbao, Spain, and her ...
— Engineer, mixing
*
Acid Test
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*Acid te ...
— Producer, engineer, mixing
*
John James — Engineer, mixing
*
Long John Baldry
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— Engineer
* Caramel — Mixing, producer, engineer
*
Colin Linden
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— Engineer, mixing
*
Prozzäk
Prozzäk (also known as Simon and Milo) are a Canadian pop music duo consisting of Jay Levine and James Bryan McCollum. Their recordings and animated music videos tell the tale of two friends, Simon (Levine) and Milo (McCollum), who are in search ...
— Producer, engineer, mixing
*
Dunk — Engineer, mixing
*
Edwin
The name Edwin means "rich friend". It comes from the Old English elements "ead" (rich, blessed) and "ƿine" (friend). The original Anglo-Saxon form is Eadƿine, which is also found for Anglo-Saxon figures.
People
* Edwin of Northumbria (died ...
— Engineer
*
The Bourbon Tabernacle Choir
The Bourbon Tabernacle Choir were a Canadian alternative rock band that formed in 1985 in Toronto.
History
The band consisted of vocalist Kate Fenner, vocalist and organist Chris Brown, vocalist and guitarist Andrew Whiteman, guitarist Chris Mil ...
— Engineer, recording
*
58 — Engineer
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Ebony Tears — Vocals
*
Celine Dion
Céline Marie Claudette Dion ( ; born 30 March 1968) is a Canadian singer. Noted for her powerful and technically skilled vocals, Dion is the best-selling Canadian recording artist, and the best-selling French-language artist of all time. Her ...
— Engineer
*
54-40
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— Mixing
*
The Kings
The Kings are a Canadian rock band formed in 1977 in Oakville, Ontario. They are best known for their 1980 song "This Beat Goes On/Switchin' To Glide", which was a hit in the United States and Canada.
Recording history
The Kings were formed in ...
— Engineer
*
Junkhouse
Junkhouse was a Canadian rock band, formed during 1989 in Hamilton, Ontario. They released three albums during the 1990s, which spawned numerous charting singles in Canada. They initially disbanded in 1998, and reformed for various one-off shows a ...
— Producer, mastering
*
Fefe Dobson — Mixing
*
Mötley Crüe
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— Engineer
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Max Webster
Max Webster was a Canadian hard rock band formed in Toronto in 1972. The band's founder, Kim Mitchell, enjoyed a long and successful solo career in their native Canada.
Biography
Initially a trio for their first gigs in December 1972, the orig ...
— Engineer
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Melissa O'Neil
Melissa Crystal O'Neil (born July 12, 1988) is a Canadian actress and singer. In 2005, O'Neil won the third season of ''Canadian Idol'', the first Canadian female to have won. As an actress, she is known for her roles as Two / Rebecca / Portia L ...
— Mixing
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Cats Can Fly — Producer
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Dalbello — Production assistance, mixing
*
B4-4
b4-4, later known as Before Four (stylized as before four), was a Canadian boy band from Toronto, Ontario. The band was composed of twins Ryan and Dan Kowarsky, along with Ohad Einbinder. They were signed to Sony Records and achieved commerci ...
— Producer
References
External links
1995 Juno Awards nominees and winners*
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Canadian record producers
Juno Award for Recording Engineer of the Year winners
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)