Biography
Recording engineer, mastering engineer, music producer, and educator- Padraig Buttner-Schnirer is passionate about music production and helping artists realize their creative vision.
Having fallen in love with music from an early age, he spent his school lunch hours practicing trumpet in the band room and jamming with friends after classes. He completed his formal musical training at McGill University, earning a Bachelor's degree in jazz performance. During this time, a growing interest in music production inspired him to explore audio engineering, leading to a Master's degree in sound recording at McGill University.
Padraig's background as a musician has exposed him to a wide range of styles, and he enjoys engineering and producing many types of music. He spent ten years as a freelance recording engineer in Montreal, producing music for a diversity of artists in the city's best recording facilities. His recordings received Juno nominations in the vocal jazz album of the year category in 2020 and 2021 (Elizabeth Shepherd, MONTRÉAL & Sophie Day, Clémence). He has recorded many renowned artists, including Marc Copland, Hiromi Uehara, Wycliffe Gordon, Joe Lovano, and Dave Douglas.
In addition to his music production work, Padraig does audio postproduction for video and has recorded film scores at the National Film Board of Canada. He has also engineered research-based media projects with the Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Music Media in Montreal and acted as an audio consultant for the Musée des Beaux-Arts de Montréal where he helped design and install various exhibitions at the museum.
Padraig is an Assistant Professor and interim head of the recording department at MacEwan University in Edmonton, Alberta. He teaches courses focused on recording and production techniques, mastering, signal processing, and technical ear training for audio engineers.
Having fallen in love with music from an early age, he spent his school lunch hours practicing trumpet in the band room and jamming with friends after classes. He completed his formal musical training at McGill University, earning a Bachelor's degree in jazz performance. During this time, a growing interest in music production inspired him to explore audio engineering, leading to a Master's degree in sound recording at McGill University.
Padraig's background as a musician has exposed him to a wide range of styles, and he enjoys engineering and producing many types of music. He spent ten years as a freelance recording engineer in Montreal, producing music for a diversity of artists in the city's best recording facilities. His recordings received Juno nominations in the vocal jazz album of the year category in 2020 and 2021 (Elizabeth Shepherd, MONTRÉAL & Sophie Day, Clémence). He has recorded many renowned artists, including Marc Copland, Hiromi Uehara, Wycliffe Gordon, Joe Lovano, and Dave Douglas.
In addition to his music production work, Padraig does audio postproduction for video and has recorded film scores at the National Film Board of Canada. He has also engineered research-based media projects with the Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Music Media in Montreal and acted as an audio consultant for the Musée des Beaux-Arts de Montréal where he helped design and install various exhibitions at the museum.
Padraig is an Assistant Professor and interim head of the recording department at MacEwan University in Edmonton, Alberta. He teaches courses focused on recording and production techniques, mastering, signal processing, and technical ear training for audio engineers.
