Career
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.
Honours & JUNO Nomination - Recording Engineer of the Year 2007 - CARAS - "Devil in a Midnight Mass" and "Red Flag" 2015 Rock Album of the YearBig Wreck - Ghosts - Producer 2015 Metal/Hard Music Album of the YearSkull Fist - Chasing the Dream - Mixer 2014 Rock Album of the YearMonster Truck - Furiosity - Producer 2013 Rock Album of the YearBig Wreck - Albatross - Producer 2013 Rock Album of the YearBilly Talent - Dead Silence - Engineer 2013 Metal/Hard Music Album of the Year - Cancer Bats - Dead Secretariat 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 Album of the Year - Billy Talent - Billy Talent III - Engineer 2010 People’s Album of the Year - Stereos - Stereos - Engineer 2007 Album of the Year - Billy Talent - Billy Talent II - Engineer 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 Slean - Day One - Mixer 2001 Best People’s 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 1998 Best Latin People’s Album - Enrique Iglesias - Vivir - Engineer.
