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A Podcast Conversation With ... Gil Moore of Metalworks Institute

Any conversation with entrepreneur Gil Moore is all about possibilities. Small talk? Out of the question. The big picture? The long view.

A Podcast Conversation With ... Gil Moore of Metalworks Institute

By Bill King

Any conversation with entrepreneur Gil Moore is all about possibilities. Small talk? Out of the question. The big picture? The long view.


Gil and I have ridden the technology wave. That first tape recorder. Stereo, 4-track, eight-track, 16, 24, 32... then digital. Each progression is a brick in a long road to finding the truest replication of sound.

I imagine his band Triumph was Act 1. The touring, recordings, accolades and adventure. Yet, from the downbeat in 1977, there was something other in play. A facility to do the work and that of others without conditions or compromise. Act 2, Metalworks Studios.

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Today’s FYI Music News conversation is an inside look at Act 3, Metalworks Institute. The business of music. The long game, the faraway horizon.

More on Metalworks Institute.

The Metalworks Institute campus, situated just outside of Toronto, is the educational creation and natural extension of the renowned Metalworks Studios, home to some of the world’s most successful artists and music producers.

Our Diploma Programs are designed for those who wish to understand the complexities of the entertainment industry and build a successful career on a solid base of knowledge. Students are prepared for leadership roles and are taught about lifelong learning through innovative instruction techniques and exceptional learning resources.

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The Rolling Stones' New Album Is Inspired By Their Legendary Toronto Shows at El Mocambo in 1977

In a new interview, Ronnie Wood says he associates his start in the band with their secret shows at the venue, a wild era that inspired the band's new album Foreign Tongues. A new single from the album is slated for June 26.

The Rolling Stones are throwing it back to their early days in Toronto.

In a new interview with the Canadian Press, the legendary band's guitarist Ronnie Wood reveals that the Rolling Stones' forthcoming album Foreign Tongues, set for release on July 10, is largely inspired by the period in which the band played its legendary shows at El Mocambo in Toronto in 1977.

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