SAM RYAN: MUSIC PRODUCER / SONGWRITER / ENGINEER

Sam Ryan has produced and engineered along side some of the music industry’s most accomplished heavyweights including Jack Endino (Nirvana, Soundgarden) and Brian Newcombe (Jessica Simpson, Celine Dion).

Upon graduating from CDIS’s Recording Arts Masters Degree program, Sam immediately began his music career co-founding SOS Music, a Vancouver based music production company.

Producing and engineering numerous CD and multimedia projects, Sam works with the newest technologies in digital audio, midi and sample based sequencing, combing his technical and artistic talents to fuse audio engineering with music production.

Gian Fiero's CD REVIEW: Sonicjoy - "Urban Angel" Co-writer Sam Ryan (who doubled as the project's producer and engineer) gets my award for the best production on an indie project this year.

ADRIAN LOCK: MUSIC PRODUCER / SONGWRITER / MUSICIAN

Adrian Lock is an active participant in the Canadian music industry having hosted industry panels for New Music West, guest speaking at various music conferences and adjudicating for FACTOR.

With a background in jazz studies, performance, composition, recording arts and entrepreneurial business, Adrian launched his career as a music producer co-founding Vancouver based music production company SOS Music.

As a multi instrumentalist, Adrian has written, arranged, and performed on numerous projects and has worked along side many industry heavy weights including Jack Endino (Nirvana, Soundgarden) , Pat Steward (Bryan Adams, The Odds, Matthew Good) and Graham Brewer (Limp Bizkit, Nelly Furtado).

“Fusing production prowess with composition and good old fashioned musicianship, Adrian Lock creates music from the ground up or translates a client’s song into a mass-marketable recording”.

                             - Dave Jones, Performing Songwriter Magazine