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Tom Dobrzanski, 30, owns recording studios
Pianist from The Zolas explains how he built his business
Dobrzanski sitting on a recording console for his new Monarch Studios (Photo by Mary Day)
When Tom Dobrzanski started Vancouver’s Vertical Studios with a friend in 2001, he considered it a part-time job to help fund his Bachelor of Commerce degree at the University of British Columbia while he toured with The Zolas.
Since then, he graduated from UBC, studied audio engineering at CDIS (now The Art Institute) and the Vancouver Film School, and built up his skills as an engineer, producer, composer and instrumentalist in the studio alongside Indie bands like Hey Ocean! and Said The Whale.
Now, he’s just putting the finishing touches on a bigger second space called Monarch Studios.
Click here to listen to Tom Dobrzanski talk about breaking into the music business (4:45).
My name is Tom Dobrzanski. I’m a music producer and recording studio owner. I started my first studio basically to create my own part-time job in university. So it was me and a friend of mine, I was in a band at the time. It was actually his idea. We each had a little money saved up and we decided to put it together to get a small simple studio where we recorded demos and people’s first CDs.
Five must-see frosh week shows
Where to catch Arkells, Yukon Blonde, Das Racist
Arkells (Brennan Schnell/Eastscene.com)
The first week is, for most students, one of the most memorable (okay, well, sort of memorable) weeks of university. It’s summer camp without tearful goodbyes; school without the schoolwork.
Part of the reason it’s so memorable is that between the cheers and the beers many orientation weeks also manage to squeeze in pretty decent live music. Here are five notable bands topping froshweek bills from coast to coast:
1. Fresh off the summer festival circuit, Hamilton’s Arkells head to Calgary to play SAIT Polytechnic’s on campus bar, The Gateway. The On Paper rockers play Sept. 4 at 8:00 p.m. Ticket info.
