Following is an alphabetical listing of Canada’s Top Shops as determined by Playback’s third annual survey of audio post and post-production facilities across the country.
Post includes editing, transfer and effects and animation.

Axyz
425 Adelaide Street West,
Toronto, Ont. M5V 1S4
Tel: (416) 504-0425
Fax: (416) 504-0045
E-Mail: js@axyzfx.com
Number of employees: 28
Senior staff: John Stollar, gm; Bruce Copeman, senior editor/owner; Dave Giles, Inferno artist/owner; Mario Marengo, John Coldrick – senior animators; Joel Saunders, Inferno artist; John Fraser, matte artist; Irene Payne, Sarah Brooks – producers
Primary business: Post-production and special effects.

Blackman
#32 4004 97th Street,
Edmonton, Alta. T6E 6N1
Tel: (780) 435-5859
Fax: (780) 436-6234
E-Mail: pblack9976@aol.com
Number of employees: 4
Senior staff: Perry Blackman, president; Donna Blackman, office manager; Keith Zink, engineer
Primary business: Audio post-production for television and film.

Blue Highway
26 Soho Street,
Suite 303,
Toronto, Ont. M5T 1Z7
Tel: (416) 597-2474
Fax: (416) 597-2594
E-Mail: Eblues2@netcom.ca
Number of employees: 8
Senior staff: Andy Attalai, Leo Zaharatos – senior editors
Primary business: Video post-production for commercials.

Calibre Digital Pictures
4 Pardee Avenue,
Toronto, Ont. M6K 3H5
Tel: (416) 531-8383
Fax: (416) 531-8083
E-mail: info@calibre-dd.com
Web: www.calibredigital.com
Number of employees: 31
Senior staff: Pete Denomme, executive producer; Gerry Legros, senior producer
Primary business: Animation and special effects for feature films, television series and commercials.

Casablanca Sound & Picture
22 Boston Avenue,
Toronto, Ont. M4M 2T9
Tel: (416) 461-2550
Fax: (416) 461-9709
Number of employees: 35 staff, 40 freelancers
Senior staff: Tom Virostek, technical director; Lou Solakofski, Dino Pigat, Orest Sushko, Martin Lee, Chris Cooke, Jack Heeran – senior rerecording mixers; Robert Hrycyna, studio manager
Primary business: Sound editing and picture editing for features, mows, and television series.

Coast Mountain
1168 Hamilton Street,
Suite 305,
Vancouver, b.c. V6B 2S2
Tel: (604) 682-6578
Fax: (604) 682-3548
E-Mail: edit@coastmtnpost.com
Number of employees: 4
Senior staff: Deb Tregale, Ian Jenkins, Melanie Snagg, Viggo Van Der Merwe – editors
Primary business: Editing commercials, documentaries and music videos; offline.

Command Post/TOYBOX
179 John Street,
8th Floor,
Toronto, Ont. M5T 1X4
Tel: (416) 585-9995
Fax: (416) 979-0428
Web: www.compt.com
Number of employees: 68
Senior staff: Andy Sykes, partner; Steve Robinson, partner; Dennis Berardi, visual effects manager; Derek Grime, director of animation; Jeff Campbell, Michael Hatton – senior visual effects designers; Gary Chuntz, Elaine Ford, Walt Biljan – senior colorists
Primary business: Full range of visual effects, post-production and prepress services for feature films, long-form television and commercials.

Command Post/TOYBOX West
1090 Homer Street, Suite 500
Vancouver, b.c. V6B 2W9
Tel: (604) 689-1090
Fax: (604) 689-1003
Number of employees: 59
Senior staff: John Robertson, vp Vancouver operations; Joanna Bisley, visual effects producer; Gary Shaw, senior colorist; Vyk Harnett, senior Inferno artist; Dave Robinson, senior Henry artist; Jesh Murthy, 3D animation designer
Primary business: Video post-production.

Crunch Recording
157 Princess Street,
3rd Floor,
Toronto, Ont. M5A 4M4
Tel: (416) 214-2666
Fax: (416) 214-9912
Number of employees: 15
Senior staff: Joe Serafini, president; Steve Pecile, co-owner; Ric Jurgens, senior engineer; Scott Murdoch, senior sound designer; Justin Drury, senior sound designer; Lisa Ann Measige, studio manager
Primary business: Post audio/music production for television series, commercials and feature film projects.

Crush Inc.
439 Wellington Street West,
3rd Floor,
Toronto, Ont. M5V 1E7
Tel: (416) 345-1936
Fax: (416) 345-1965
E-mail: joann@crushinc.com
Number of employees: 14
Senior staff: Jo-ann Cook, managing director/executive producer; Nancy McCreight, producer; Patty Bradley, producer/client services
Primary business: Design and post studio for commercial, film and broadcast clients.

DAVE
49 Ontario Street,
Toronto, Ont. M5A 2B1
Tel: (416) 364-1422
Fax: (416) 364-7400
DAVE Video
Number of employees: 35
Senior staff: Bill Ferwerda, Randy Perry, Ross Cole, Chris Dover, Rob Evans – colorists; Ernie Mordak, editor; Mike Morey, Flame artist; Cathy MacMillan, sales and marketing; Michael Lambermont, video exec producer
Primary business: Full post and effects for commercials, television series and mows.

DAVE Audio
Number of employees: 40
Senior staff: Scott Boyling, Bruce Fleming, Keith Ohman – commercial engineers; James Porteous, Steve Foster, Rick Ellis, Cory Mandel, Paul Schubat – long-form engineers; Peter Mann, audio gm
Primary business: 50% high-end commercial audio; 50% major television series, mows, imax films; plus audio and video duplication and distribution.
Deschamps Recording Studios
314 Dundas Street West,
Toronto, Ont. M5T 1G5
Tel: (416) 977-5050
Fax: (416) 977-6945
Number of employees: 9
Senior staff: Claude Deschamps, John deNottbeck
Primary business: Audio post-production for television, radio and corporate video.

deluxe toronto
424 Adelaide Street East,
Toronto, Ont. M5A 1N4
Tel: (416) 364-4321
Fax: (416) 364-0615
E-mail: stan_ford@rank.com
Number of employees: 60
Senior staff: Cyril Drabinsky, president; Tom Allwood, senior vp/gm, sound/video; Stan Ford, vp sales, post-production; Paul Norris, vp service, post-production; Rod Haykin, vp operations, video; Tom Berner, customer service manager; Allen Ford, sound department manager
Primary business: Feature and television post-production sound recording in all digital formats sr, srd, dts and sdds magnetic and film-to-tape transfers.

The Einstein Bros.
20 Duncan Street,
2nd Floor,
Toronto, Ont. M5H 3G8
Tel: (416) 971-6442
Fax: (416) 971-8556
Number of employees: 10
Senior staff: Jody Colero,
president
Primary business: Music production for commercials.

Eyes Post Group
320 King Street East,
Toronto, Ont. M5A 1K6
Tel: (416) 363-3073
Fax: (416) 363-6335
E-mail: diane@eyespost.com
Number of employees: 26
Senior staff: Izhak Hinitz, president; Diane Cuthbert, vp; Joe Scrivo, director of operations; Gary Robichaud, sales; Judy Paul, Joanne Rourke, Sue Chambers, Arlene Moelker, Mabelle Vilamor, Jeremy Kay, Adam Miasik – colorists; Frank Biasi, Matt Fisher, Ed Rafferty, Darren Labaree – editors; Andrew Hunter, creative director
Primary business: Full post and effects for commercials, television series, mows, features, documentaries and music videos.

The Fearless Film and Video Corporation
141 Bathurst Street,
Suite 202,
Toronto, Ont. M5V 2R2
Tel: (416) 504-9694
Fax: (416) 504-9693
Number of employees: 7
Senior staff: Al Maciulis, president; Andrew Mandziuk, senior editor; Carolyn Foster, co-ordinator
Primary business: Editing.

Flashcut Editing
504 Wellington Street West,
3rd Floor,
Toronto, Ont. M5V 1E3
Tel: (416) 977-2401
Fax: (416) 977-4910
Number of employees: 16
Senior staff: Mary Beth Odell, gm; Gord Koch, Pamela Swedko – exec producers; Norm Odell, Bob Kennedy, Mick Griffin, Tim Kirkwood, Chris Parkins, Brian Noon – editors
Primary business: Commercial post-production and long-format special effects.

Grayson Matthews
468 Queen Street East,
Suite 103, Box 25,
Toronto, Ont. M5A 1S7
Tel: (416) 681-9330
Fax: (416) 681-9331
E-mail: elizabeth@graysonmatthews.com
Web: www.graysonmatthews.com
Number of employees: 3
Senior staff: Elizabeth Taylor, Dave Sorbara, Tom Westin
Primary business: Music and sound design.

Great Big Music
483 Eastern Avenue,
Toronto, Ont. M4M 1C2
Tel: (416) 461-3915
Fax: (416) 461-4405
Number of employees: 10
Senior staff: Tom Thorney, president; Tim Thorney, Carl Lenox – producers.
Primary business: Music production and sound design.

Griffiths Gibson and Ramsay Productions
201 West 7th Avenue,
Vancouver, b.c. V5Y 1L9
Tel: (604) 873-3811
Fax: (604) 873-5880
Web: www.ggrp.com
Number of employees: 12
Senior staff: Brian Griffiths, Miles Ramsay, Gord Lord, Peter Clarke – senior partners
Primary business: Music, sound design and audio post-production

GVFX
29 Booth Avenue,
Suite 205,
Toronto, Ont. M4M 2M3
Tel: (416) 463-6753
Fax: (416) 463-7312
E-mail: inquiries@gvfx.com

1145 West 7th Avenue,
Vancouver, b.c. V6H 1B5
Tel: (604) 736-4839
Fax: (604) 736-4838
Number of employees: 43 staff, 22 freelancers
Senior staff: John Gajdecki, visual effects supervisor/president/ceo; Jon Campfens, Tom Turnbull – visual effects supervisors; Linda Millard, cfo; Sam Gardner, gm; Bruce Turner, visual effects supervisor/gm, Vancouver office; Dave Axford, Mark Savela – visual effects supervisors; Rick Gajdecki – model shop supervisor; Joel Skeete, senior computer artist, Toronto; Christine Petrov, senior computer artist, Vancouver; David Alexander, senior 3D artist, Toronto
Primary business: Feature films and television.

Keen Music Voice & Sound Design
119 Spadina Avenue,
7th Floor,
Toronto, Ont. M5V 2L1
Tel: (416) 977-9845
Fax: (416) 977-4412
Number of employees: 7
Senior staff: Thomas Neuspiel, John Tucker – directors; Andrea Koziol, production manager; Ophira Eisenberg, production coordinator
Primary business: Music, voice and sound design.

Krystal Music and Sound Design
317 Adelaide Street West,
Suite 401,
Toronto, Ont. M5V 1P9
Tel: (416) 217-0488
Fax: (416) 217-0484
E-mail: dkrystal@interlog.com
Number of employees: 5
Senior staff: David Krystal, president; Natalie Hodgins, production co-ordinator; Roger Leavens, recording engineer.
Primary business: Original music and audio production for film, television and commercials.

Lonesome Pine Studios
260 King Street East,
Suite 507,
Toronto, Ont. M5A 1K3
Tel: (416) 368-6525
Fax: (416) 360-1789
Number of employees: 30
Senior staff: Robert Armes, director
Primary business: Audio for commercials, television and radio.

Manta Sound
311 Adelaide Street East,
Toronto, Ont. M5A 1N2
Tel: (416) 863-9316
Fax: (416) 863-1448
Web: www.compt.com
Number of employees: 19
Senior staff: Kevin Evans, vp/gm; Sy Potma, vp/operations manager; Christie Friesen, assistant manager/scheduling; John Naslen, chief engineer; Mike Duncan, Gary Gray, John Hurlbut, Jim McBride, Bill Hermans – recording engineers
Primary business: Audio recording and post-production for radio and television commercials; orchestral recording for feature films and long-form television; digital phone patch and digital audio distribution.

McClear Digital Recording & Post Production Studios
225 Mutual Street,
Toronto, Ont. M5B 2B4
Tel: (416) 977-9740
Fax: (416) 977-7147
E-mail: instudio@mcclear.com
Web: www.mcclear.com
Number of employees: 20
Senior staff: Rob Yale, gm; Karen Murphy, bookings
Primary business: Digital recording and audio post-production.

Medallion-PFA Film & Video
111 Peter Street,
9th Floor,
Toronto, Ont. M5V 2H1
Tel: (416) 593-0556
Fax: (416) 593-7201
Web: www.compt.com
Number of employees: 125
Senior staff: Dave Bruner, manager, post services; Louis Major, operations manager; John Walsh, lab and administration manager; Lex Batten, Chris Blacklock, Brian Lovery – senior colorists; Lorraine Grant, senior videotape colorist; Bernie Clayton, Paul Deakin, Ed Ham, Brent Pate – senior editors; Les Bori, Jos Goode, Peter Korsitzke, Klaus Richtmann – senior film timers; Grace Carnelli-Davis, Brian White – sales; Mike Baskerville, John Gare – senior mixers; Mark Beck, Jonas Kuhnemann – senior editorial audio
Primary business: Full lab services, component digital film transfer, online editorial, and audio post mixing and editorial for long-form television, episodic or feature-length productions.

Panic & Bob
567 Queen Street West,
Toronto, Ont. M5V 2B6
Tel: (416) 504-2020
Fax: (416) 504-0266
Number of employees: 16
Senior staff: David Baxter, Andy Ames, David Hicks, Michelle Czukar, Brian Williams, Griff Henderson – editors; Janice May, Barbara Rondinelli, executive producers
Primary business: Post/creative editorial for commercials.

Pirate Radio & Television
260 King Street East,
Suite 507,
Toronto, Ont. M5A 1K3
Tel: (416) 594-3784
Fax: (416) 360-1789
Number of employees: 30
Senior staff: Rick Shurman, Terry O’Reilly, Tom Eymundson, Kerry Crawford, Robert Armes – partners; Chris Tait, associate; Bob Johnston, marketing promotions director
Primary business: Music and sound.

Producers’ Choice
179 John Street,
Toronto, Ont. M5T 1X4
Tel.: (416) 977-1132
Fax: (416) 977-2529
E-mail: producer@netrover.com
Number of employees: 5
Senior staff: Steve Hurej, president; Dave Trusz, engineer; Gotse Grosdanof, engineer; Barbara Hurej, studio manager
Primary business: Audio post-production.

Rainmaker Digital Pictures
50 West Second Avenue,
Vancouver, b.c. V5Y 1B3
Tel: (604) 874-8700
Fax: (604) 874-1719
Web: www.rainmaker.com
Number of employees: 150
Senior staff: Bob Scarabelli, president/ceo; Barry Chambers, gm; Katie McFadden, director of operations
Primary business: Lab, post, visual effects, and mpeg compression services for feature films, mows, television series, documentaries and commercials.

Rosnick MacKinnon
555 Church Street,
Toronto, Ont. M4Y 2E2
Tel: (416) 323-3511
Fax: (416) 323-3647
Number of employees: 10
Senior staff: Ted Rosnick, ceo/producer; Steve MacKinnon, president/composer/producer; Maureen Morris, vp; Mike Rosnick, producer; Steve Webster, Guido Luciani – composers; Tammy Boyling, production co-ordinator; Tom Trafalski, sound designer
Primary business: Audio production for tv and radio commercials, tv series, feature films, shorts and documentaries; record production.

Sound Dogs
424 Adelaide Street East,
Toronto, Ont. M5A 1N4
Tel: (416) 364-4321
Fax: (416) 364-1310
Number of employees: 10
Senior staff: Nelson Ferreira, Steve Barden.
Primary business: Sound editing.

Spin Productions
620 King Street West,
Toronto, Ont. M5V 1M6
Tel: (416) 504-8333
Fax: (416) 504-3876
E-mail: connie@spinpro.com
Number of employees: 50
Senior staff: Connie Dercho, president; Hesty Leibtag, vp sales; Lisa Batke, exec producer, Cristina Palhares, producer; Robert Jones, Joe Sherman – creative directors; Steve Lewis, vp/Inferno artist; Craig Small, Inferno artist; Stephanie Dudley, Heip Pham, designers; Marg McGhie, animation director
Primary business: Visual effects and animation, digital video and film support for commercials, television and feature films.

Stealing Time Editing
488 Wellington Street West,
Suite 400,
Toronto, Ont. M5V 1E3
Tel: (416) 597-8080
Fax: (416) 597-8700
E-mail: kate@stealingtime.com
Number of employees: 11
Senior staff: Alex Eaton, editor; Kate Eisner, executive producer; Mark Hajek, editor; Jeff Bessner, Greg Edgar – editors.
Primary business: Creative commercial post-production

Studio Post
5305 Allard Way,
Edmonton, Alta. T6H 5X8
Tel: (780) 436-4444
Fax: (780) 438-8520
Number of employees: 30
Senior staff: Mark Wood, gm; Steve Nichols, operations manager; Bill Hamilton, account executive in charge of sales; Andy Toms, chief engineer; Frank Coulas, senior animator; Joe Owen, senior colorist; Kevin House, senior editor; Jim Sew, senior lab technician
Primary business: Full post-production services for commercials, television and feature films.

Tattersall Sound
424 Adelaide Street East.
Toronto, Ont. M5A 1N4
Tel: (416) 957-6221/364-4321
Fax: (416) 368-0690
Web: www.tatsound.com
Number of employees: 3 full time, 20 contract
Senior staff: Jane Tattersall, president; Peter E. Gibson, administration; David McCallum, operations/editor; Fred Brennan, vp; Janice Ierulli, supervisor/editor; Garrett Kerr, Michele Cook, Mark Shnuriusky, Rob Warchol – editors
Primary business: Audio post-production and sound design for feature films, television series, mows and documentaries.

Third Floor Editing
116 Spadina Avenue,
Suite 100,
Toronto, Ont. M5V 2K6
Tel: (416) 504-6004
Fax: (416) 504-5650
Number of employees: 13
Senior staff: Jane Broadfoot, executive producer; Brant Lambermont, Barry McMann, Dave Thomson – editors, Richard Unruh, owner/editor.
Primary business: Post-production editing.

TOPIX/Mad Dog
35 McCaul Street,
Toronto, Ont. M5T 1V7
Tel: (416) 971-7711
Fax: (416) 971-9277
Number of employees: 25
Senior staff: Chris Wallace, president; Anne Deslauriers, Sylvain Taillon – executive producers; James Cooper, Susan Armstrong – senior Inferno artists.
Primary business: 3D animation and post-production special effects.

Wayne Kozak Audio Productions
1525 W. 8th Ave.,
Suite 300,
Vancouver, b.c. V6J 1T5
Tel: (604) 736-8667
Fax: (604) 739-8661
Number of employees: 2
Senior staff: Wayne Kozak, producer/owner; Janice Bulger, co-ordinator/assistant
Primary business: Audio post-production, music, studio and creative services.