Phillip Victor Bova

Phillip Victor Bova is an Ottawa, Canada-based record producer / engineer and bassist with over 25 years of experience.He has produced and engineered hundreds of critically acclaimed sessions for  many well known recording artists and labels including; Ian Tamblyn, Cathy Miller, Dario Domingues, Terry Baine / Fourth World, Tupac Amaru, Guy Leblanc and Nathan Mahl, Dave Draves, Gerry Griffin w/ The Xrays, Déjà Vu, The Fenton Brothers, Susan Aglukark, The Barstool Prophets, Garnet Challenger, The Prescott Brothers, Thrive, The Tone Poets, Shake the Ghost and Mike O'Reilly amongst others.

Phillip has also enjoyed a long and fruitful relationship spanning three albums with Mr. 'Hip Elegance' Dick Maloney, and recently arranged and produced David Wiffen's "South of Somewhere" CD on True North Records distributed by Universal Canada Inc.

Well known for his good humor and huge ears (metaphor), his undying patience, uncanny arrangement skills, utmost attention to detail and his ability to inspire unimagined performances from those he works with. Phillip is a producer in the true sense of the word.He is renowned for his work with real instruments, his vocal recording technique and his specialist mixing skills.   

 As a long-time live and session musician Phillip is a musically astute monster - conversant and adept with all popular music styles.  Recent projects include; The Hi Lo Trons, Kathy Kennedy, Graham Young, The Rhythm Method and Craig Simon of Purple.

Also known for his innovative studio design savvy, Phillip has designed and constructed several world- class recording facilities including Raven Street Studios, Ambience Recorders (x2) and Studio V.U.

He is currently based out of bova sound a comfy state-of-the-art residential studio in Ottawa where he and his Son Philip Shaw Bova continue to amass their mouth-watering collection of very cool gear.

Please feel free to contact us for a demo CD of Phillip's work or to discuss any upcoming projects.

 

+(613) 228-0449  /  bovasound@magma.ca /  www.sageelectronics.com


CREDITS INCLUDE:

PURPLE

DARKER THAN BLUE


Independent 2003

performed / engineered

 

DICK MALONEY

SPICE OF LIFE


HER Records     2004

performed / produced / engineered /

 

SUSAN AGLUKARK

SEARCHING

MCA Records     1992

engineered / mixed / mastered audio for video

 

TERRY BAINE / FOURTH  WORLD

FOURTH WORLD

Abasi Records       1991

produced / engineered / mixed / mastered / performed

 

THE MIKE & MIKE SHOW

Much Music     1992

an in-studio taping of the recording of Fourth World ~ for broadcast

arranged / produced / engineered / mixed / mastered / performed

 

HAMILTON OPERATOR

Abasi Records     1994

arranged / produced / engineered / mixed / mastered / performed

 

 

BARSTOOL  PROPHETS

TIME FLIES

MCTV     1994

produced / engineered / mixed / mastered audio for television special

 

 

THE  BOYS  NEXT  DOOR

THE BOYS NEXT DOOR

Mclean Hunter     1990

received Star Awards' Producer of the Year award for

in-studio cable television 1/2 hour special

produced / engineered / mixed / mastered audio for television

 

 

LARRY CARROL / DAVE DRAVES

I LOVE A PARADE

Publishing Demos     1989

produced / engineered / mixed

 

 

KELLY CURRIE

ITS SO STRANGE

Demos     1995

produced / engineered / mixed / performed

 

 

JIMMY GEORGE, MYSTIC ZEALOTS, BROTHERS FIVE,

ELECTRIC CHICK VOLCANO,  ETC.

(total of 12 different artists/bands-each featured in a one hour live from the studio show)

GET ALIVE

CHUO FM     1991 / 92

produced / engineered /mixed monthly live-from-studio-to-air broadcast series

 

 

DARIO  DOMINGUES

WIND OF THE ANDES

Plane Records / AMOK     1982

Critics Choice Award, Germany

produced / engineered / mixed / mastered / performed

 

CHILDREN OF SOUTH AMERICA

Plane Records/AMOK  1987

Critics Choice Award, Germany

produced / engineered / mixed / mastered / performed

 

 

REBECCA HENDERSON

NOT A CHILD / SINGLE FRIEND OF MINE

Demos    1993

produced / engineered / mixed / mastered / performed

 

 

THE LEAHY FAMILY

THE LEAHY FAMILY

MCTV        1993

produced / engineered / mixed for television broadcast

 

 

DICK MALONEY

BEAUTIFUL BEGINNING

Raven Records     1994

produced / engineered / mixed / mastered

 

THE MELODY LINGERS ON

Hip Elegance Records     1997

performed / produced / engineered / mixed / mastered

 

MOOD SWINGS

Hip Elegance Records     2000

performed / produced / engineered / mixed / mastered

 

 

CATHY MILLER

SUPERWOMAN

Sealed With A Kiss Records      1985

engineered / mixed / mastered / performed

 

FOOTPRINTS ON THE MOON

Sealed With A Kiss Records     1988

engineered / mixed / mastered / performed

 

 

SUM  1

ISLANDS WITH BEAUTIFUL NAMES

Independent      1995

mixed / mastered

 

 

AL TAMBAY

PUBLISHING DEMOS

1990

produced / engineered / mixed / mastered / performed

 

 

IAN TAMBLYN

OVER MY HEAD

Sony Music  /  True North       1987

co-produced / engineered / mixed / mastered / performed

* Ian's best selling release - selling over 100,000 units

 

MAGNETIC NORTH

Sony Music  /  True North      1991

Instrumental Category Juno Nomination

co-produced / engineered / mixed / mastered / performed

 

 

TUPAC  AMARU

AWAKENING IN RHYTHMS

Plane Records / AMOK    1986

produced / engineered / mixed / mastered / performed

 

 

THE TONE POETS

SINCE I FELL FOR YOU

Independent     1995

produced / engineered / mixed

 

 

DAVID WIFFEN

SOUTH OF SOMEWHERE

True North Records      1999

arranged / produced / engineered / mixed / mastered / performed

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ENGINEERING CREDITS INCLUDE;

Susan Aglukark / MCA Records

Trevor Alguire

Antix / Unistar Productions

The Scott Arena Band

Artists for the United Way

Audio Army / Broken Records

Ave / Jem Records

Bad Nuze Emcees

Howard Baer

Terry Baine ~ Fourth World / Abasi Records

Carroll Baker

The Barstool Prophets / MCTV

Brian Bergeron

The Bookmen

Bourbon Hill / Hit Records

The Boys Next Door / Mclean Hunter

Brothers Five

Gordie Brown

Norm Brunet

Carabella

Larry Carroll / Paul Loves Pudding

CBC Radio Music

Garnet Challenger / Carib Records

Champ Champagne / Aday Tour Records

Doug Champage / Hit Records

CHEZ 106 FM / Share CHEZ 83 85 & 87

CKBYs Christmas In The Valley 87 & 88

The Committee

The Connection Band / Carib Records

Joseph Cormier

Courage of Lassie /AMOK Records

Ernie Cox

Linda Craig

Kelly Currie

Dark Rider

Déja Vu

Demars

Paul Demers / Poloden

Dario Domingues / Plane Records /AMOK Records

Dave Draves

Willy Dunn

Eight Seconds

Electric Chick Volcano

Exit 18

Anders Drerup

Fat Man Waving

Fluid Waffle /AMOK Records

Glenn Fournier /Ambience Records

FreeSouls

Future Tents

Vince Girard

Marshall Grant

Grave Concern

Great Canadian Theatre Co.

Grey Jazz

Gerry Griffin / The XrAYZ

Alex Guzzo / Ben Larabie

Rebecca Henderson

Angela Hewitt

Paul Hinger

Hit & Run

Honest Injun

ICU / Hulen Enterprises

Inside Out

Irka & Tadeo

Jason n Jesse

Jimmy George

Gerry Joly / Guitarama Inc.

Dave Kalil

Glen Kemp / Bayview Music

Kathy Kennedy

The Leahy Family / MCTV

Bobby Lalonde

Guy Leblanc

LookTwice

Lochgarry Breezes / Hit Records

The Luxuries

Johnny M

David Joseph MacDonald

Ian Mackie

Nathan Mahl

Kathy Grant Mahon

Dick Maloney / Hip Elegance Records

Maple Hill / Hit Records

Juliette Marchuck

Chris McCann / RCA Records

Melwood Cutlery

MFC

Midnight Sun

Cathy Miller / Sealed With A Kiss Records

Murray Reid Group

The Mystic Zealots

Lou Nadeau / The Tom Jones Review

Laurie Nelson

Oliver Twist

Ricky ONeill / Gamma Records

Michael OReilly w/ Dick Smith

o album won the 1999 Central Canadian Bluegrass 'Recording of the Year' award

Ottawa Central Choir

Ottawa Jazz Festival

Ottawa Rhythm Section

Pale Descendants

Steve Parker / Hit Records

Colleen Peterson / CKBY

Suzanne Pinel / Les Editions Clown Samuel Inc.

Porcelaine Forehead

Preisons Shade

Prescott Brothers / Rip Roar Music Inc.

Project Amalgamme

Emma Lee Pruner

The Randy Peters

The Result

Jillian Robinson

Rock-C

Wayne Rostad / CKBY

Roots Movement

The Second Glance

St. John The Apostle Folk Choir

St. Matthews Mens & Boys Choir

The Secret

Section 8 / Zero Records

Shake The Ghost

Craig Simon / Purple

Charlie Sohmer

Souper Jazz

SUM 1

Bob Soucy

Splitfinger

Straightface

Streefgirks

George Striker & the Bandits / Ambience Records

Al Tambay

Ian Tamblyn / Sony Music / True North

The Audio Recording Academy (T.A.R.A. - developed course)


The Brigadoons

The Fenton Brothers

Things Fall Apart

Thrive

Tibet

The Tone Poets

The Townsmen

The Trapt

Tupac Amaru / Plane Records / AMOK

Two

Trebas Institute of Recording Arts

George Turcotte

US

Vertikal

Peter Webb

Dennis Whittey

Wish Foundation

David Wiffen / True North Records