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Number 9 Audio Group is a recording studio and media production facility located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

History
Number 9 was founded in 1981 by George Rondina and Jim Zolis. After working together for over a decade as both producers and engineers for a variety of acts, Jim and George decided to go their separate ways when the studio was incorporated in 1992. George bought out Zolis' shares in the company, and continues to own and operate all Number 9 properties to this day. Number 9 is located at 222 Gerrard Street East in the Old Cabbagetown district of Downtown Toronto. The studio's production facilities are housed within an extensively renovated Victorian building, in the heart of one of the largest Victorian neighbourhoods in North America. Due to its selection of gear and experience in the recording industry, Number 9 has attracted a wide range of clients over the years. The Barenaked Ladies and Amanda Marshall both recorded with Number Nine early on in their careers, and acts such as Rush, Jeff Healy, The Rolling Stones and K-os have also worked with the studio in a variety of capacities.

In recent years Number 9 has expanded its services to include recording courses, graphic and web design, CD and DVD duplication, video editing, DVD authoring and pro audio rentals. Due to this versatility of services, it has grown to be known as a "one-stop-shop" for recording artists in Toronto.

Recording Facilities
Number Nine has one main control room, and two live floors. The control room is a fully equipped Digidesign HD3 ProTools recording facility, which houses a mix of new and vintage gear from manufacturers such as Lexicon, Focusrite and Genelec. Live room A is a renovated and acoustically treated double garage featuring a large live area for bands and choirs, as well as several small isolation booths for vocal recordings. Live room B currently houses a Yamaha G3 Piano, although beginning in August it will be exchanged for a 9 foot Bechstein concert grand piano as part of a promotional deal with Cosmo Music. Number Nine is also home to a Hammond B3 Organ and a full Premier drum kit.

DisBand
On Monday August 25 2009, Much Music came to Number 9 to film an episode of their popular show disBAND. The featured band for the episode was pop duo Karamel, who recorded with head engineer Bernie Cisternas with the assistance of Treble Charger frontman Greig Nori. Although the recording session was a success, Karamel received a "thumbs down" from the disBand jury at the episode's climax.

Partial client list

 * Amanda Marshall
 * Amy Sky
 * Atom Egoyan
 * Barry Harris
 * Brent Carver
 * Celine Dion
 * Choclair
 * Daniel Lanois
 * Fred Penner
 * Glass Tiger
 * Gordon Pinsent
 * Helix
 * Jacksoul
 * Joe Mendelson
 * Joni Mitchell
 * Kim Mitchell
 * K-OS
 * Rita MacNeil
 * Sean Paul
 * Barenaked Ladies
 * Boomtang Boys
 * Duran Duran
 * I Mother Earth
 * Jeff Healey Band
 * Our Lady Peace
 * Philosopher Kings
 * Pink Floyd
 * Rolling Stones
 * Rush
 * Smash Mouth
 * Soul Decision
 * The Nylons
 * The Waltons
 * Treble Charger