Eric Ratz is a JUNO Award winning Producer, Engineer and Mixer with over 20 years of experience. Ratz received his first break in the music business in his early 20s when he was awarded the "Chief Engineer" position at Phase One Studios, in Toronto. Ratz has worked with many of the Canadian music industry's most successful and influential rock artists/bands including Billy Talent , Big Wreck , Monster Truck , Arkells , Big Sugar, Danko Jones and Cancer Bats . Most recently, Ratz was nominated for the Jack Richardson Producer of the Year Award and Recording Engineer of the Year Award at the 2014 and 2015 JUNO Awards for his work on Monster Truck's 'Furiosity' album (2014), Arkells' 'High Noon' album (2015) and Big Wreck's 'Ghosts' album (2015). He was awarded Recording Engineer of the Year both years.
JUNO Winner - Recording Engineer of the Year 2015 - CARAS - "Ghosts" by Big Wreck and "Satellite Hotel" by One Bad Son JUNO Nomination - Jack Richardson Producer of the Year 2015 - CARAS - "Leather Jacket" by Arkells and "Ghosts" by Big Wreck JUNO Winner - Recording Engineer of the Year 2014 - CARAS - "Sweet Mountain River" and "The Lion" by Monster Truck JUNO Nomination - Jack Richardson Producer of the Year 2014 - CARAS - "Sweet Mountain River" and "The Lion" by Monster Truck JUNO Nomination - Recording Engineer of the Year 2013 - CARAS - "Albatross" by Big Wreck and "Surprise, Surprise!" By Billy Talent JUNO Nomination - Recording Engineer of the Year 2007 - CARAS - "Devil in a Midnight Mass " and "Red Flag " By Billy Talent JUNO Nomination - Recording Engineer of the Year 2005 - CARAS - "Lucky Me" and "Day One " by Sarah Slean 2016 Heavy Metal Album of the Year - Diemonds - Never Wanna Die - Producer 2015 New Group of the Year- Arkells - Producer (Juno Winner) 2015 Rock Album of the Year- Arkells - High Noon - Producer (Juno Winner) 2015 Rock Album of the Year- Big Wreck - Ghosts - Producer 2015 Metal/Hard Music Album of the Year- Skull Fist - Chasing the Dream - Mixer 2014 Rock Album of the Year- Monster Truck - Furiosity - Producer 2013 Breakthrough Group of the Year - Monster Truck - Producer (Juno Winner) 2013 Rock Album of the Year- Big Wreck - Albatross - Producer 2013 Rock Album of the Year- Billy Talent - Dead Silence - Engineer 2013 Metal/Hard Music Album of the Year - Cancer Bats - Dead Set On Living - Producer 2013 Single of the Year - Billy Talent - Viking Death March - Engineer 2011 Rock Album of the Year - Cancer Bats - Bears, Mayors, Scraps and Bones - Producer 2010 Rock Album of the Year - Billy Talent - Billy Talent III - Engineer (Juno Winner) 2010 Album of the Year - Billy Talent - Billy Talent III - Engineer 2010 Alternative Album of the Year - Metric - Fantasies - Engineer (Juno Winner) 2010 Pop Album of the Year - Stereos - Stereos - Engineer 2008 Music DVD of the Year - Billy Talent - 666 Live - Audio Producer (Juno Winner) 2007 Album of the Year - Billy Talent - Billy Talent II - Engineer 2007 Rock Album of the Year - Billy Talent - Billy Talent II - Engineer (Juno Winner) 2007 Single of the Year - Billy Talent - Devil In A Midnight Mass - Engineer 2005 Rock Album of the Year - The Tea Party - Seven Circles - Engineer 2005 Rock Album of the Year - Thornley - Come Again - Engineer 2005 Adult Alternative Album of the Year - Sarah Harmer - All Of Our Names - Engineer/Mixer (Juno Winner) 2005 Adult Alternative Album of the Year - Sarah Slean - Day One - Mixer 2001 Best Pop Album - Sarah Harmer - You Were Here - Mixer 2000 Best Alternative Album - Danko Jones - My Love Is Bold - Engineer/Mixer 1997 Rock Album of the Year - Big Sugar - Hemi-Vision - Engineer/Mixer 1997 Best Latin Pop Album - Enrique Iglesias - Enrique Iglesias - Engineer (Grammy Winner) 1998 Best Latin Pop Album - Enrique Iglesias - Vivir - Engineer 
