Guyanese Music Producer Ernie Trelfall, formerly of Mingles Sound Machine, took away the Top Producer category at the Second Annual Canadian Reggae Music Achievement Awards last Sunday.
According to a press release, this was long time in coming as since opened, Ernie’s Reflex Studio has been a main studio for top Toronto artistes like Shadrock, Steele, Blessed, Avetha, Micheal Thompson, Smallman, Trinity Chris, Spex of Flow 93.5, Cyborg, Bro G, Kim Davis, Patrick Blair and Nana Mclean.
“It was nice to see a producer category at this awards because usually it’s the artistes who take all the glory” Ernie said. “Lots of work is done with the artiste in the booth and at the console to get that polished sound we strive for.“
Ernie produced/engineered and built rhythms for three-time winner Steele’s album ‘Love Of Jah’, who he thinks can stand alongside any reggae artiste worldwide.
The purpose of the Reggae Music Achievement Awards is to publicly recognize and highlight the outstanding contributors to the reggae music industry in Canada.
As a musician, Ernie holds a Grade 8 Music Theory Certificate from the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music London, England and he perfected his engineering skills at Harris Institute for the Arts in Toronto.
Ernie, who visits Guyana quite regularly, has produced top hits for Guyanese artistes including CBU contest winner Ian Fraser; Compton Hodge’s “Umbrella Party” and “Balloon”; Timeka Marshall’s “We Should Separate”; Mingles Band; Pamela Maynard; Mighty Rebel; Young Bill Rogers; Big Red “Taking De Road”, “The Cricket Dance Riddim” “The Airbourne Riddim” and numerous other singles.
His latest Guyanese work was his engineering on the 2008 Carifesta theme song which was recorded at his hometown studio Kingdom Friends by his close friend Danley Major, who also produces top songs in Guyana.
Ernie has also worked with international artistes. The Crusha Riddim, which he built, features Junior Reid, Vybz Kartel, Elephant Man, Kiprich, Alozade Zumjay and Einstein. He has also worked closely with George Nooks, Glen Washington, Spice, Brigadere Jerry and Norris Man whom he has on his All About Love Riddim.
Besides digital multi-track recording, mixing and mastering, Reflex Studio also offers services like dubplates, remixes, movie music rendering, voice over w/EFX, keyboard synthesis and drum machine programming. The 14’ x 11’ sound booth is equipped with tested soundproof. All popular software programs are supported. For more info on the studio email Ernie at reflexmusic@gmail.com or visit www.myspace.com/reflexstudio.