OIART Alumni Jason Dufour Nominated for Recording Engineer of the Year

The Ontario Institute for Audio Recording Technology ( OIART ) would love to congratulate alumni Jason Dufour on his JUNO nomination in the Recording Engineer of the Year category. Jason graduated from OIART in 2007 and has only been proving that he is one of the go to recording and mixing engineers in Canada. His recent credits span many genres and includes acclaimed work with notable artists such as July Talk, Kate Nash, Donovan Woods, Lights, The Trews, Ralph, USS, Scott Helman, The Elwins, Kandle, Valley, and many others. Dufour won Recording Engineer of the Year at The 2017 JUNO Awards in Ottawa for his work on July Talk’s Alternative Album of the Year winning release Touch.

“As I look back, I realize how invaluable my time spent at OIART was and still is.”

Dufour has also assisted on projects by The Barenaked Ladies, Blackie and the Rodeo Kings, Three Days Grace, and legendary Canadian group, Rush. Now independent and working as a freelance recording and mix engineer in Toronto, Dufour had also worked with iconic Canadian metal band Protest The Hero on their latest release “Volition” which won the award for best metal/hard music album of the year at the 2014 JUNO Awards. The album also hit #1 on the Billboard independent charts, and #3 on the Billboard hard rock album charts.

“As I look back, I realize how invaluable my time spent at OIART was and still is — It gave me the foundational tools that I needed to build upon my skills and develop into my career as a recording engineer/mixer. I would highly recommend OIART to anyone seriously thinking about pursuing professional audio as a career.”

The JUNO Awards will be presented on Sunday, March 17 here in London Ontario at The Budweiser Gardens.