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Robert Nation

Robert Nation is co-owner of EMAC Recording Studios in London, Ontario, as well as Audio Engineer/Producer. He has worked with many largely successful clients over the span of his career, and has recorded hundreds of musical projects.

Born and raised in West Island of Montreal for his earlier years, Robert always knew that that he was destined to work in the music industry. Just out of Dorval High school in Montreal, Robert started doing live sound work for a handful of young bands.

Just in time for Robert to start seriously considering his direction in life, his farther, head of finance for RCA Records, was transferred with the company to Toronto.

After taking a couple of small recording courses and doing live sound mixing for some Toronto acts, Robert landed himself a gig at the offices of RCA Records. After this, he knew that the music industry was the career choice for him and wanted to further his education in recording engineering and music production. Robert moved on to London Ontario where he completed the Music Industry Arts program at Fanshawe College, also where he met his current colleague, and other co-owner of EMAC Recording Studios, Joe Vaughan.

In his last year of college, early ’80, it was a clear choice to open the studio in London where the new music scene was vibrant and blossoming. EMACs first location was downtown London at 343 Richmond Street on the 3rd Floor of a large building, which also housed a radio station right above them.

After a succesfull 10 year run at 343 Richmond, EMAC started to become a destination for in town and out of town bands, Robert and Joe made the executive decision to purchase the current studio building at 432 Rectory Street.

With the studio’s great success comes a lot of responsibilities, this is where Robert has shown much of his knowledge and drive. He knows that in the music industry a well managed business, with slow but undeniable growth is capable of things that could not be imagined by the eye of an uninspired mind.

Robert continues to run EMAC Recording Studios, and is now a part-time audio engineering professor at Fanshawe College, as well as the chair for the producer of the year selection committee for Canada’s Juno Awards.

Robert has made a major contribution to the Canadian Music Industry, and will continue to do so for years to come.