Tom Dobrzanski is a Canadian record producer, engineer, mixer and musician. He is based in Vancouver, BC. He is a former member of the rock band The Zolas, and is the owner of Monarch Studios.[1] He began his recording career in 2001 with Vertical Studios, which he built in his parents' basement.[2] He has recorded albums for local bands such as Said the Whale, Hey Ocean!, We Are the City and more. In October 2012 he officially opened Monarch Studios.[3]
Dobrzanski has been nominated for multiple Western Canadian Music Awards including Producer of the Year[4] and Engineer of the Year.[5]
In 2013, Dobrzanski received a Juno Award nomination for Said the Whale's Little Mountain.
| Year | Band | Album | Role | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Hey Ocean! | Stop Looking Like Music | Producer, Mixer | |
| 2007 | Lotus Child | Gossip Diet | Co-producer, Composer, Engineer | |
| 2008 | Said the Whale | Howe Sounds/Taking Abalonia | Producer, Mixer | |
| 2009 | Hey Ocean! | It's Easier To Be Somebody Else | Additional Engineering | |
| 2009 | Said the Whale | Islands Disappear | Co-Producer, Engineer | |
| 2009 | The Zolas | Tic Toc Tic | Co-Producer, Musician, Co-writer | |
| 2010 | Shad | TSOL | Additional Engineering | |
| 2010 | We Are the City | In A Quiet World | Producer, Mixer, Engineer | |
| 2011 | David Vertesi | Cardiography | Engineer | |
| 2011 | We Are the City | High School | Producer, Mixer, Engineer | |
| 2011 | Said the Whale | New Brighton EP | Producer, Mixer, Engineer | |
| 2012 | The Zolas | Ancient Mars | Musician, Co-writer | |
| 2012 | Said the Whale | Little Mountain | Producer, Engineer | |
| 2013 | We Are the City | Violent | Producer, Mixer, Engineer | |
| 2013 | Said the Whale | Hawaiii | Producer, Engineer |