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Parrott, Hayward

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Hayward Parrott is a recording engineer, sound designer, and producer. Parrott began his career at RCA Records in Toronto, Ontario. He became chief engineer at Manta Sound and, in 1985, became vice-president and general manager of McClear Place Studios. Parrott formed "Hands On Productions Music House" in partnership with Eric Robertson and Larry Trudel.

In May 1993, Parrott and his family moved to Halifax, Nova Scotia, where he became a partner in Solar Audio Recording Studio with Bob Quinn and Russell Brannon. As vice-president and general manager of the studio, Parrott helped Solar Audio refit one of its rooms into a successful audio post production facility.

Hayward has received more than 35 Gold and Platinum records and a number of Juno, Gemini, ECMA, MIANS and Ampac awards and nominations.

MacDonald, Dougie

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Dougie MacDonald, born 1968, was a fiddler who grew up in the Queensville, Inverness County area of Cape Breton [Nova Scotia], and was inspired by the famous fiddler-composer Dan Hughie MacEachern who was a neighbour, mentor, and close family friend. Over the years, Dougie released four albums and published a book of original fiddle tunes and also recorded songs at Solar Audio & Recording Limited in the late 1980s. His music travelled internationally and his compositions have been played by such notables as Jerry Holland, Sharon Shannon, Howie MacDonald, The Barra MacNeils, Solas, Rodney Miller, Otis Tomas, Liz Doherty and Máire O'Keeffe. Though not a full time professional musician, Dougie did have the opportunity to perform in Ireland, Scotland, Canada and the U.S. and participated in events such as the annual Celtic Colours International Festival and the annual Broad Cove Concert. Sadly, in the last week of 2009, between Christmas and the New Year, MacDonald died in a car accident. He was only 41 years old.

Mallory, Doug

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Doug Mallory is a recording artist known to have created sound recordings at Solar Audio in the 1990's.

Farrington, Mike

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Mike Farrington is a musician best known for playing bass in the Mellotones, a band inspired by R&B, soul, disco, and funk. The Mellotones formed in the late 1990's.

Rusinak, Tom

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Tom Rusinak is known to have recorded songs with Solar Audio & Recording Limited in the early 1990s.

Fogarty, Mike

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Mike Fogarty is a recording artist who is known to have recorded songs at Solar Audio & Recording Limited in the late 1970s and early 1980s.
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