Category Archives: News – Nick Blagona

It began in 1998 and lasted for the rest of Nick’s life, this artistic relationship that became a steadfast friendship and encompassed 6 or more projects from Animal Planet to Ian Gillan’s One Eye To Morocco project and so much living and enjoyment throughout.                   This is […]

There’s no easy way to die. There’s quick, there’s painful, boy I know that one. I kicked and fought to stay on. I missed little that life had to offer me. I lived and shone brightly. I used my curiosity to extraordinary lengths, and filled my life with musical visions. I plied my talent steadfastly […]

Halo studios was housed atop This Ain’t Hollywood in the north end of James Street, Hamilton, Ontario. Marcone built it and they came and then the building was on the market. Marcone’s offer was rejected. So he and Neva bought the building at 57 Augusta Street East in which Neva had her Law Office. Marcone […]

I have never heard a project quite like this spoken word jam works. It was great to work with well played tracks given to me to mix/master. So all Spring and Summer of last year, 2019, I mixed these tracks one by one. In on the shananigans were the likes of Jack Peddler, Michael Fonfara, […]

Linda Lavender came to us with her musical collaborator, Sam Sharkawy, and a simple musical story. She came to us through Sam Sharkawy. Once we met, I knew we’d work together.  So in November 2018 we began to plan for a February 2019 start date and once again, it took less time than we thought […]

It was a great retired year really. In June of 2018 Tommy Gunn and his partner, Amy Goldberg, came to Psychotropic to check us out and in July we started his latest album project. I’m making the most of my life and we got sweet sounds.

Over the Winter MJ chatted with Murray Kinsley about considering Nick to help create their third album project. Come April 2018, longtime friend Murray Kinsley and his fair Lady Bassist extraordinaire, Leigh Anne Stanton came to HALO Studio in downtown Hamilton where we polished off the bed tracks in short order and came back here […]

With ongoing successes in Europe and adjusting to the ‘single’ ruling, “YOU” is the latest from the lads. March. I mixed and mastered it.

Stubborn in My Blood is the fifth Album by these talented collaborative Artists. Recording in both the US and Canada, Tia and Tommy again brought Nick into the team. Together they completed this fine work which they took on tour in the United Kingdom later that Spring. Nick engineered and mixed/mastered this wonderful collection in […]

During the late fall and winter Nick worked at Cubase Pro Coaching of a local songwriter/musician, James Nelles. Nick He was writing code for his plug-ins for his proprietary drum collection and such.