"A half dozen years ago I said that Brian was one of the best up-and-coming producers in our business. Today, it's safe to say he's become one of the truly talented producer/mixers not only in Canada but anywhere!" Grammy winning producer Bob Ezrin (Pink Floyd, Kiss, Jane's Addiction)

"Even before I could walk, my dad taught me how to put a record on the record player," says Toronto-based producer/mixer Brian Moncarz. Music has been an integral part of his life since he was young, and his passion for sound has led Moncarz to work with artists from Moneen (Dine Alone/Vagrant) and The Junction (Universal Music) to Kyle Riabko (Aware/Columbia), Silverstein (Victory Records), Pilot Speed (Maple Music), Rise Electric (feat. Lukas Rossi) (EMI Publishing) and most recently, Circa Survive (Atlantic Records).

After completing a degree in Radio & Television Arts at Ryerson University, he began work as a freelance engineer in the Greater Toronto Area. As a self-motivated entrepreneur, he opened his first studio in 2000 and began honing his skills with an attitude characterized by humor, calmness and attentiveness in the studio. Moncarz explains, "In order to keep bands inspired, I feel it's important to maintain a fun and creative atmosphere while always staying focused on working hard. Recording a song or an album takes time. Why shouldn't we have a great time doing it?"

While his self-taught engineering style forced Moncarz to learn quickly, it wasn't until 2005 that he found a mentor in legendary producer, Bob Ezrin." [Ezrin] taught me how to listen," Moncarz says, "He especially helped me with mixing and really tuned my ears to hear tones."

That experience was put to good use in 2007, when Moncarz was hired to produce The Junction's debut album for Universal Music. That album's first single, "Components of Four", was quickly picked up by rock radio stations across Canada, and reached top 10 at 102.1 The Edge in Toronto.

Ezrin introduced Moncarz to producer David Bottrill (Peter Gabriel, Tool, Silverchair) and a deep friendship quickly developed. After working together on an EP for We Are The Take, Moncarz and Bottrill banded together to open Rattlebox Studios. Their first joint-effort was a co-production of Moneen's The World I Want to Live Behind, which Exclaim! Magazine heralds as the band's "watershed album".

2009 was just as busy for Moncarz, both in and out of the studio. Most notably, he held post as engineer for Circa Survive's major label debut, which debuted at #11 on the Billboard Top 200 and peaked at #1 on the Billboard Top Modern Rock/Alternative albums chart. It was also named one of the Top 10 Essential albums of 2010 by Alternative Press Magazine.

In recent years, Moncarz has worked on Sylvain Cossette's platinum 70's album, as well as Negramaro's 2010 double platinum release, Casa 69 as well as mixing Nash's latest release The Death of Reason (MapleMusic), worked with Canadian singer/songwriter/producer Joel Plaskett.

In 2012, Brian has a Top Ten Alternative Radio smash with his mix of neverending white lights' "Ghost Ship" while Nash heads to radio in March!