RYAN TUER
Owner operator and CEO of Scary Gnome Productions.
JAY RIEHL
A love for drumming commenced at the early age of two for Jay Riehl; kickstarting his impressive music and producing career. Jay’s Grandmother Adela, a lifelong musician, nurtured Jay’s musical ambitions and encouraged him to expand his interests to a multitude of genres. Jay’s impressive playing of drums, bass and vocals at the same time are complimented by his vast knowledge of producing, and that led to the creation of his successful recording studio in Stratford, Ontario called “The Swamp.” During that time Jay was awarded 5 Gold and 5 Platinum Status Records.
In addition to making records and touring globally, Jay has worked with Justin Bieber, Dolly Parton, Merle Haggard, Brian Dennehy, Tommy Hunter, Steven Page, The Stratford Festival, Discovery Channel, Bravo, Paul Gross, Simon Callow, Hotel California, The Creators, djkillers, John Landry, Jim Witter and Farmer's Daughter, to name only a few. Jay currently produces everything from jingles, post production, and demos, to radio friendly records. Jay has recently opened "The Coop Productions", A full on video capture and editing company.
ALEX KROTZ
Alex is an audio engineer, producer and mixer who has been working in the audio industry for over a decade. He’s been a part of many different projects from new artists, to gold and platinum #1 hits with artists such as Shawn Mendes, Drake, Barenaked Ladies, Billy Talent, Three Days Grace. He’s spent years working with, and learn from some of the best producers and engineers in the industry including; Gavin Brown, Lenny De Rose, George Seara, Rich Chychi, Garth Richardson, Eric Ratz, Bob Ezrin, David Bendeth.
Since a young age, Alex has been recording bands, starting in his homemade basement studio, working his way up to the head engineer at Noble Street Studios in Toronto before going freelance. Alex is currently based in Ontario, but does freelance work for clients around the world.