Cherry Beach Sound

Cherry Beach Sound is a recording studio that was founded in 1987 by Carman Guerrieri, who still runs the studio today. Cherry Beach Sound is located in the film district of downtown Toronto. The building that houses Cherry Beach Sound is called The Munition Factory, as it served as a munitions factory in the early 20th Century.

Bus Crash

Gray Line bus crashes into Cherry Beach Sound

In January of 2006, Cherry Beach Sound was hit by a Gray Line bus. There were no passengers on the bus and the driver escaped with minor injuries. The bus penetrated the building, destroying the front facade and damaging an interior main wall, coming to rest just inches from the studio's recently constructed Control Room A.

Studios

Cherry Beach Sound has two control rooms, one of which houses a large Solid State Logic console, and the other of which uses a Sony console. Both control rooms are wired to the studio's live floor, and were designed by Martin Pilchner.

Warehouse

Attached to Cherry Beach Sound is a large warehouse space. The warehouse has high ceilings that date back to it's history as a munitions factory. The high ceilings are designed to allow explosions to rise high before hitting the ceiling and being forced to expand horizontally. This reduced the risk of injury in the event of munitions-related accidents. Today, the high ceilings make the warehouse a popular space for film shoots, large band rehearsals, and other events.

Artists who have recorded at Cherry Beach Sound

• Jann Arden
• Richard Bell (The Band)
• Garth Brooks
• Keshia Chante
• Tom Cochrane
• Econoline Crush
• Emm Gryner
• I Mother Earth
• Colin James
• Montell Jordan
• Ko Kapches
• Leahy
• Ashley MacIsaac
• John McDermott
• Loreena McKennitt
• Kim Mitchell
• Moist
• Kardinal Offishall
• The Rascalz w/ Beat Nutz, Choclair, & Barrington Levy
• Saukrates
• Kim Stockwood
• Tea Party
• Richard Underhill
• David Usher