JOHN SCHRITT

A member of the popular group "Elias, Schritt & Bell" John performed locally in various clubs and toured with such musical acts as; "Valdy," "Leon Redbone," "Juice Newton," "The Pointer Sisters," and "The Little River Band." Elias, Schritt & Bell recorded numerous demos and one album entitled, "Awakening." As well, John was in demand for studio session work as a singer/musician.

John got his start in the studio business in the early eighties at "Roade Recording." A few years later he found full time employment at "Wayne Finucan Productions." Initially employed as an assistant engineer he quickly moved up the ranks to engineering commercials, album projects and audio post production on videos and films.

In 1991, John, together with his wife Shirley, purchased Finucan Productions and changed the name to "Channels Audio & Post Production." The studio is a mainstay of the recording and film post production scene in Winnipeg, with John and Shirley having a wealth of experience. Some of the music projects that John has engineered are: "Walle Larsson," "Fred Penner," "Valdy," "Heather Bishop," "Jacques Lussier," "Rocki Rolletti," "Len Udow," "Connie Kaldor," "Burton Cummings," and "Al Simmons," (Juno Winner), among others.

Film projects include: "Spirit Rider," "Educating the Offender," "The Diviners," "Curse of the Viking Grave,""For Angela,"(Gemini Winner) "Lost in the Barrens,"(Emmy Winner) "Fat Chance," "Harvest," "The True Story of Linda M," "Glimmer of Hope," "For Those Who Hunt the Wounded Down,"(Gemini Winner) and "Nights Below Station Street." (Gemini Winner)

For the past few years John has been busy mixing television series: "My Life as a Dog," a Credo/Atlantis production; "The Adventures of Shirley Holmes," a Credo/Forefront production; "World's Greatest Spas," and "In Fashion" for the Women's Televison Network.

He has worked as a foley artist on various films and the television series: "My Life as a Dog" and "The Adventures of Shirley Holmes."