Identity area
Type of entity
Corporate body
Authorized form of name
Solar Audio & Recording Limited.
Parallel form(s) of name
Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules
Other form(s) of name
- Solar Audio Recording Studio.
- Elderwall Sound Limited.
Identifiers for corporate bodies
Description area
Dates of existence
1975-2003
History
Solar Audio & Recording Limited was a recording studio founded by Russ Brannon in 1975. The studio operated on Wyse Road in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia and then on Hunter Street in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The company recorded hundreds of musicians and musical groups and, in the 1990s, moved into post audio for film and television productions. Solar Audio was not a record label, but many artists who self-released records that recorded and mixed at the studio used the studio’s name.
In 1986, Solar Audio & Recording Limited was sued by Sound Images, Incorporated, a recording studio based in Cincinnati, Ohio. Sound Images purchased a sound console from Solar Audio and sued the company in the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia when the console could not be installed as planned. Associate Chief Justice Ian H. M. Palmeter dismissed the charges after concluding that "something happened to the console after the time it was shipped by Solar to Cincinnati."
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Internal structures/genealogy
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Relationships area
Related entity
Parrott, Hayward
Identifier of related entity
Category of relationship
hierarchical
Dates of relationship
1993-[2003?]
Description of relationship
Hayward Parrott bought into Solar Audio & Recording Limited in 1993.
Related entity
Brannon, Russ
Identifier of related entity
Category of relationship
hierarchical
Dates of relationship
1975-[2003?]
Description of relationship
Russ Brannon founded Solar Audio in 1975.
Related entity
Quinn, Bob
Identifier of related entity
Category of relationship
hierarchical
Dates of relationship
Description of relationship
Bob Quinn was a partner in Solar Audio & Recording Limited, along with Russell Brannon and, later, Hayward Parrott.
Related entity
Mitchell, Christopher
Identifier of related entity
Category of relationship
associative
Dates of relationship
January 1994 - April 2012
Description of relationship
Christopher Mitchell worked at Solar Audio and Recording Limited as a Recording Engineer/Mixer, Designer, SFX & Dial Editor, Re-Recording Mixer, Music Composer, and Producer.
Related entity
Neel, Johnny (1954-)
Identifier of related entity
Category of relationship
associative
Dates of relationship
1982
Description of relationship
Johnny Neel is known to have recorded at the Solar Audio and Recording in 1982.
Related entity
Hipson, Charlie
Identifier of related entity
Category of relationship
associative
Dates of relationship
1977
Description of relationship
Charlie Hipson recorded his 1977 album
Related entity
Saga Productions. (1976-1985)
Identifier of related entity
Category of relationship
associative
Dates of relationship
[between 1976 and 1985]
Description of relationship
Saga Productions recorded some of its media work at Solar Audio & Recording.
Related entity
Spinney, Frank
Identifier of related entity
Category of relationship
associative
Dates of relationship
Description of relationship
Frank Spinney recorded at Solar Audio and Recording Limited.
Related entity
Tsistinas, Harold
Identifier of related entity
Category of relationship
associative
Dates of relationship
Description of relationship
Harold Tsistinas recorded music at Solar Audio & Recording Ltd.
Related entity
Fogarty, Mike
Identifier of related entity
Category of relationship
associative
Dates of relationship
Description of relationship
Mike Fogarty recorded music at Solar Audio & Recording Ltd.
Related entity
Murphy, Bob
Identifier of related entity
Category of relationship
associative
Dates of relationship
Description of relationship
Bob Murphy recorded music at Solar Audio & Recording Ltd.
Related entity
Bob Murphy and Big Buffalo.
Identifier of related entity
Category of relationship
associative
Dates of relationship
Description of relationship
Bob Murphy and Big Buffalo recorded music at Solar Audio & Recording Ltd.
Related entity
MacKay, Frank (1946-2019)
Identifier of related entity
Category of relationship
associative
Dates of relationship
Description of relationship
Frank MacKay recorded music at Solar Audio & Recording Ltd.
Related entity
Kelly, Terry
Identifier of related entity
Category of relationship
associative
Dates of relationship
Description of relationship
Terry Kelly recorded at Solar Audio & Recording Ltd.
Related entity
Heckbert, Steve
Identifier of related entity
Category of relationship
associative
Dates of relationship
Description of relationship
Steve Heckbert recorded music at Solar Audio & Recording Ltd.
Related entity
New Song Singers.
Identifier of related entity
Category of relationship
associative
Dates of relationship
Description of relationship
New Song Singes made sound recordings at Solar Audio and Recording Ltd.
Related entity
Morine, Jerry
Identifier of related entity
Category of relationship
associative
Dates of relationship
Description of relationship
Jerry Morine recorded music at Solar Audio & recording Ltd.
Related entity
Smith, Shortie
Identifier of related entity
Category of relationship
associative
Dates of relationship
Description of relationship
Shortie Smith recorded music at Solar Audio & Recording Limited.
Related entity
Barron, Doug
Identifier of related entity
Category of relationship
associative
Dates of relationship
Description of relationship
Doug Barron is a music producer who worked with recording artists at Solar Audio and Recording Limited.