WOW! is located in the heart of St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada where owner Joe Lapinski brings 15 years of recording studio experience with artists such as Ron Sexsmith, Sarah Harmer, and Dave Clark. Joe has over 20 years of writing and performing on stage with The Woodshed Orchestra, The Joe Lapinski Band, Bronx Cheerleader, and a decades worth of music instruction chops in schools (Brock University, Niagara High School music classes), at festivals (In the Soil Arts Festival, Hillside Festival) and privately to WOW! Recording Studio and Creative music space.
Who We Are
WOW! Recording Studio & Creative Music Space
WOW! exists to make your musical dreams come true.
WOW! offers expert in house recording, mixing, mastering, production, writing, arranging, sound design and film scoring services and workshops.
Joe Lapinski
Owner, head producer and engineer, creative leader
Below is a list of recording projects that I have taken part in at least 1 of following production duties:
- Musician
- Producer
- Engineer
- Mixing
- Mastering
Road Waves – 1000 Lights – 2019 – production, engineering, mixing.
Nolan Jodes – Wait – 2019 – production, engineering, mixing.
Nolan Jodes – Baby, Won’t You Get Me A Beer / War Face – 2018 – production, engineering, mixing.
Modern Outrage – Bonne Chance / Where Souls Burn – 2018 – engineering, mixing.
Ashlee Standish – Alchemy EP – 2018 – production, engineering, mixing.
Jillian Allinson – Nostalgic Vibe – 2018 – production, engineering, mixing, mastering.
Eli & the Straw Man – Feel It – 2018 – production, engineering, mixing.
Majora – Siblings – Side A – 2018 – production, engineering, mixing.
Road Waves – Red Sun Rising – 2018 – production, engineering, mixing.
Nolan Jodes – A. – EP – 2017 – production, engineering, mixing.
Sarah Beatty – Bandit Queen – 2017 – engineering.
Ry Moran – Responsibility – 2017 – mixing, mastering.
Probable Fog – What Once Was – 2017 – mixing, mastering.
Sweet Pea – What It Is – 2017 – production, engineering, mixing.
Jason Kenemy – Induction – 2017 – production, engineering, mixing.
Magna Cum Loud – Big In Japan – 2016 – mastering.
Senegal Astroturf – Language – 2015 – mastering.
Creature Speak – Shadow Songs – 2015 – production, performing, engineering, mixing, mastering.
The Woodshed Orchestra – Guest Book – 2015 – production, performing, engineering, mixing.
The Bends – Boon Lagoon – 2015 – production, engineering, mixing, mastering.
Shore Thing – Outside Voices – 2014 – production, performing, engineering, mixing, mastering.
Brodie Lodge & The Kilnhangers – Last Kiln Standing – 2013 – performing, production, engineering, mixing.
Joe Lapinski – The Beauty Beyond – 2013 – writing, performing, production, mixing, mastering
Creature Speak – Creature Speak – 2013 – production, mixing, mastering, performing
Clownfish Hat – in production – 2013 – co-production, recording, mixing, mastering
Paperbag Palace – EP – 2013 – producing, mixing, mastering
Cold Pines – Cold Pines – 2012 – co-production, mixing, mastering
The Bends – Through Looking-Glass Houses – 2012 – co-production, mixing, mastering
Bronx Cheerleader – Real Punks Don’t Sing About Girls – 2012 – co-production, performing
Edwin Conroy Jr. – in production – 2011 – production, mixing, performing
Jude Vadala – Do You Ever? – 2010 – production, mixing, performing
Bryson Waind – Grape Country – 2010 – mastering.
La-Nai Gabriel and The Free People – Pictures – 2010 – mastering.
Texting Mackenzie – Quoi De Neuf? – 2010 – mastering.
Dave Clark’s Woodshed Orchestra – 2010 – production, mixing, performing
The Woodchoppers Association & Jah Youssouf – The Woodchoppers Association et Jah Youssouf – 2009 – performing, writing, production
Words Around The Waist – Words Around The Waist – Sept 2008 – mastering
Instruments of Lust and Fury – Waiting For The Barbarians – 2008 – production, engineering, mixing, mastering
The Hoa Hoa’s – Sonic Bloom – 2008 – production, mixing
The Regards – Light From A Ghost –2007 – production, mixing, mastering, performing, writing
The Centennial Secondary School Choir – Canadian Music Vocal Project 2 – 2007- performing
Afghanistan, We Stand On Guard For Thee – 2007 – performing, writing
Joe Lapinski – Sundries – 2007 – writing, performing, production, mixing, mastering
Scandalnavia – not yet released – 2007 – co-production, engineering, mixing
Mike Lynch – MJL Was Here – 2007 – mastering, co-production, mixing
Cougar Party – not yet released – 2006 – production, mixing, mastering
Reservoir Ticklers – not yet released – 2006 – co-production, mixing, mastering
Jesse Reid – Gravelly Bay – 2006 – mastering
Readable Ink – The Ass – 2006 – mastering
The Hoa Hoa’s – Flower Flower – 2005 – production, mixing, mastering
Barnhouse Static – Through Dusty Windows – 2005 – mastering
Bronx Cheerleader – Tough Guy Cliches – 2005 – mixing, mastering, post-production
Is It Rolling? – 2005 – production, performing, writing, mixing, mastering
The Dinner Is Ruined – Legion Hall – 2005 – mastering
Joe Lapinski – Here Are The Postcards I Forgot To Send You – 2004 – production, writing, performing, mixing, mastering
Brian and Pam – Carry Me Away – 2004 – mastering.The Regards – The Regards – 2004 – production, mixing, mastering
Palooka – Shrimp Ring – 2004 – production, writing, performing, mixing, mastering
Frontwards – Live – 2004 – production, mixing, mastering
Readable Ink – A Journey West – 2004 – production, mixing, mastering, performing
Garrett Lacroix – Maudlin – 2003 – production, mixing, mastering, performing
Mike Lynch – Live at Singer Songwriter Night – 2003 – production, mixing mastering
The Regards – First and Foremost – 2002 – production, mixing, mastering
Blackberry Blossom – Blackberry Blossom – 2002 – production, mixing, mastering
Joe D’Linde – Mid-Life Blues Ballads and Breakdowns – 2001 – production, mixing, mastering
Raising the Fawn – Raising the Fawn – 2000 – mixing, mastering
The Sweater Girls – EP – 2002 – mastering
The Waterhaulers – EP – 2001 – mastering
Palooka – Palooka – 2000 – performing, production, mixing, mastering