ENGINEERS     George Seara - Chief Engineer       


   Biography

As a commitment to providing the highest quality in music recording services, Phase One welcomed George Seara to join the team as Senior Recording Engineer in 2001. George's previous music recording experience spans 12+ years, recording and mixing in various studios both in Canada as well as overseas. A musician and lifelong recording enthusiast, George has quickly become one of Toronto's leading Mix Engineers.

George works in all genres of music and happy recent clients include Rihanna, Mos Def, Holly Cole, 50 Cent, Sting, Herbie Hancock and Finger Eleven. George's musical ear and astute attention to detail has aided him to grace the way between the recording studio and the mastering room. Recent mastering works include Anne Murray, John McDermott and Holly Cole.




2008 NEWS
George Seara has been recently nominated for a Juno Award in the RECORDING ENGINEER OF THE YEAR category, for his work recording and mixing Holly Cole's latest release, Holly Cole - Holly Cole. The JUNO Awards are Canada's equivalent to the Grammy Awards, and will be broadcast live from Calgary, Alberta, Canada this coming April 2008. Holly Cole's self-titled album, is also nominated for VOCAL JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR.

Other 2008 JUNO nominated albums and artists, all of which George holds engineering and / or mixing credits include;

GROUP OF THE YEAR
Finger Eleven

INTERNATIONAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Rihanna - Good GIrl Gone Bad

POP ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Anne Murray - Duets Friends and Legends

R&B SOUL RECORDING OF THE YEAR
Keshia Chante - 2U

VOCAL JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Holly Cole - Holly Cole
Michael Kaeshammer - Days Like These


George Seara Articles
Profile in Professional Sound
Tannoy Review in Professional Sound



  Artist Project Label Role  
  Ludacris TBA DTP Recording Engineer  
  Akon Michael jackson feat. Akon - 25th Anniversary Thriller SRC / Universal Motown Recording Engineer  
  Anne Murray Duets EMI Recording Engineer  
  Seether Live / Broadcast Wind-Up Records Recording Engineer / Mix Engineer  
  Rihanna Good Girl Gone Bad Island / Def Jam Recording Engineer  
  Various Toy Story - The Musical Disney Recording Engineer  
  Finger Eleven TBA Wind-Up Records Mix Engineer  
  Mos Def True Magic Geffen Recording Engineer  
  Holly Cole Holly Cole Alert Music Recording Engineer / Mix Engineer  
  Bishop Feat. Nate Dogg "Fotwenty" - Single Bodog Mix Engineer  
  Finger Eleven "Look At Me" - Single Wind-Up Records Mix Engineer  
  Michael Kaeshammer Days Like These Alert Music Recording / Mix Engineer  
  Carol Welsman Carol Welsman Justin Time Recording Engineer  
  Black Star (Mos Def & Talib Kweli) Dave Chappelles's Block Party Universal Recording Engineer  
  Drake Feat. Trey Songz "Replacement Girl" - Single Independent Mix Engineer  
  Alonzo "For You" - Single IB Entertainment Mix Engineer  
  50 Cent Get Rich Or Die Tryin' - Soundtrack Interscope Recording Engineer  
  Keshia Chanté 2U BMG Recording Engineer  
  Emily Haines (from Metric) Knives Don't Have Your Back DKD / Last Gang Recording Engineer  
  Cal Dodd Cal Dodd Lenz Entertainment Producer / Recording / Mix Engineer  
  People in Planes Live Wind-Up Records Mix Engineer  
  Young Buck Chronic 2006 G-Unit / Interscope Recording Engineer  
  Young Buck Welcome To The Traphouse G-Unit / Interscope Recording Engineer  
  Herbie Hancock Possibilities Vector Records Recording Engineer  
  Sting My Funny Valentine - At The Movies A&M Recording Engineer  
  Kenny Davern No One Else But Kenny Sackville Recording / Mix Engineer  
  Kardinal Offishall TBA MCA Recording Engineer  
  Amanda Martinez Sola Independent Producer / Recording / Mix Engineer  
  Sounds Of The Season Various Artists CBC Records Producer / Recording / Mix Engineer  
  Fefe Dobson TBA Independent Recording Engineer  
  Stefy "Back Tonight" - Single Wind-Up Records Recording / Mix Engineer  
  Jacksoul MySoul Vik Recordings Mix Engineer  
  Matt Dusk TBA Decca Recording Engineer  
  Jake Langley Movin' & Groovin' Alma Mix Engineer  
  Alter Bridge (formerly Creed) One Day Remains - Live Wind-Up Records Recording / Mix Engineer  
  Junior Mance, Don Thomson, Archie Alleyne TBA Sackville Recording / Mix Engineer  
  Chris Robinson (formerly of The Black Crowes) New Earth Mud Redline Entertainment Recording Engineer  
  Cory Lee Sinful Innocence Wide-awake Entertainment Mix Engineer  
  Anjulie TBA Independent Recording / Mix Engineer  
  Big Sugar Hit & Run Universal Recording / Mix Engineer  
  Plan C Volar Independent Mix Engineer  
  Caché The Toronto Sessions Independent Mix Engineer  
  George Believe HC Entertainment Mix Engineer  
  Fito Blanko TBA Independent Mix Engineer  
  JB Feat. The Game "Fire In Ya Eyes" - Single Fontana / Universal Producer / Recording / Mix Engineer  
  JB Feat. Dru (from In Essence) "Eh Yo" - Single Fontana / Universal Mix Engineer  
  Nicole Wray TBA Damon Dash Music Recording Engineer  
  Joel Lightman Every Street Corner Boardroom Records Producer / Recording / Mix Engineer  
  Fat Joe All Or Nothing Atlantic Recording Engineer  
  Keshia Chanté Keshia Chanté BMG Recording / Mix Engineer  
  Jorge Miguel Flamenco Indie Mix Engineer  
  Pink Live BMG Recording / Mix Engineer  
  Esthero "Fastlane" - Single / Remix Warner Mix Engineer  
  RES TBA Geffen Recording / Mix Engineer  
  Soundbluntz Blame The Bling Awesome Music / EMI Mix Engineer  
  In Essence TBA BMG Mix Engineer  
  Graph Nobel TBA Sony Recording / Mix Engineer  
  J.R. Writer TBA Koch Recording / Mix Engineer  
  Midi Mafia Off The Books Atlantic Recording Engineer  
  Deemi Soundtrack Of My Life Atlantic Recording Engineer  
  Jacksoul "Shady Day" - Single BMG Mix Engineer  
  Projet Orange Megaphobe BMG Mix Engineer  
  Shirley Eikhard Stuck In This Groove Eika Records Mix Engineer  
  Amanda Wilkinson TBA Atlantic Recording Engineer  
  Shaye Bridge EMI Recording Engineer  
  Natalie MacMaster Yours Truly Rounder Recording Engineer  
  Cirque Du Soleil Varekai Zing/Cirque Du Soleil Recording Engineer  
  Kalan Porter 219 Days BMG Recording Engineer  
  Audrey DeMontigny Self Titled BMG Mix Engineer  
  Ryan Malcolm Home BMG Recording Engineer  
  Kyprios Say Something Sony Recording Engineer  
  Primitive Reason Cells Of An Organism Jahnotion Recording / Mix Engineer  
  Eternia It's Called Life Urbnet Records Mix Engineer  
  Tony Paglia Swizzle Avalon Recording Engineer  
  Joeé Self Titled Universal Recording Engineer  
  Len TBA Universal Recording Engineer  
  Men With Brooms - Soundtrack Various Artists Universal Recording / Mix Engineer  
  Ronnie Hawkins/Carl Perkins/
Jerry Lee Lewis/The Band
Let It Rock - 5.1 Surround DVD Eagle Rock Entertainment Recording / Mix Engineer  
  Patricia O'Callaghan "Real Emotional Girl" Marquis Recording Engineer  
  Lorne Nehring / George Koller /
David Braid
What's Held In Common Torontosound.com Recording Engineer  
  Jane Ford 2 Days In February Independent Producer, Recording / Mix Engineer  
  Rosanne Agasee Home At Last Independent Recording / Mix Engineer  
  Eliana Cuevas Vidas Independent Mastering Engineer  
  Julie Crotchitiere   Avalon Mastering Engineer  
  Holly Stell & Andrea Bocelli Go Where Love Goes Lenz Entertainment Mastering Engineer  
  Shawn Desman "Let's Go" - Single BMG Mastering Engineer  
  Anne Murray Country Croonin' EMI Mastering Engineer  
  Anne Murray All Of Me EMI Mastering Engineer  
  Anne Murray I'll Be Seeing You EMI Mastering Engineer  
  Holly Cole Shade Alert Music Mastering Engineer  
  Loreena McKennitt The Mask & Mirror - DVD Quinlan Road Ltd. Mastering Engineer  
  Loreena McKennitt Parallel Dreams - DVD Quinlan Road Ltd. Mastering Engineer  
  Loreena McKennitt To Drive The Cold Winter Away - DVD Quinlan Road Ltd. Mastering Engineer  
  Loreena McKennitt The Visit - DVD Quinlan Road Ltd. Mastering Engineer  
  Loreena McKennitt Elemental - DVD Quinlan Road Ltd. Mastering Engineer  
  John McDermott My Forever Friend EMI Mastering Engineer  
  Fito Blanko Higher Level Independent Mastering Engineer  
  Shirley Eikhard Pop Eika Records Mastering Engineer  
  Shirley Eikhard Country Eika Records Mastering Engineer  
  Jason Fowler Temporary Ground Independent Mastering Engineer  
  Blake Papsin Serious Boy Independent Mastering Engineer  
  Ron Davis Shimmering Rhythm Independent Mastering Engineer  
  Ron Davis Mungle Music Independent Mastering Engineer  
  Lori Cullen Uneven Hill MapleMusic Mastering Engineer  
  Lori Cullen So Much MapleMusic Mastering Engineer  
  Fito Blanko Higher Level Universal Latino Mastering Engineer  
  Maria Antonakos Mystras:Sireen Song Of The Mediteranian Marquis Mastering Engineer  
  Stompin' Tom Connors Hockey Mom Tribute EMI Mastering Engineer  
       





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