Canada's newest and most innovative recording studio, Harbourside Studios, opened its doors in November, in North Vancouver, as part of the Harbourside Institute of Technology. Tony Rudner is the proud owner. He was born in South Africa, where he first played guitar at the age of eight years. He has produced and recorded over 35 albums, and has performed live with musicians such as Manfred Mann, Johnny Fourie, Thembi Mtshali and Bruce Cassidy. In 1983 he formed Sweet Ride, winning the National Jazz competition in 1984. The producer, songwriter and guitarist has composed and produced music for 14 feature films, 8 television series, and hundreds of ads for radio and television.
In 1991 he immigrated to Canada, settling in Vancouver, while also producing in Los Angeles and Nashville. Tony has been nominated and won awards in Canada for Song of the Year, Album of the Year, and Producer of the Year.
He believes that musicians are born and that people with a passion for music refuse to do anything else even though it's a tough industry. Nothing stops them so he believes that they need a good school that's going to train them well. This was the idea behind the Harbourside Institute where students learn recording engineering and music production. Tony, who used to have a record company in South Africa, teaches record production.
