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Liam Moes
OriginVictoria, BC, Canada
Occupations
Instrument(s)Drums, Percussion, Guitar, Piano, Bass Guitar

Liam Moes is a Canadian record producer, music engineer and musician.[1] based on the West Coast of Canada. Moes started his recording career in Vancouver working as an engineer at Hipposonic Studios and Monarch Studios.[2] He was the engineer and producer on Xana's Tantrums album[3][4] and 2nd engineer on Peach Pit's You and Your Friends and From 2-3 albums among others.

Moes has worked with many artists over his career including City And Colour, Mother Mother, Chin Injeti, Kandle, Elise Legrow, Corb Lund, Luca Fogale, Tiana Esperanza, Robert Connely Farr, Storry, KJ Apa, The Birthday Massacre, Rat Silo and Zada among others[5][6] at many studios around Vancouver including Hipposonic, Monarch, Armoury studios and Fader Mountain Sound. Moes has also done sound for film including the short drama Ada[7]

Moes is one of Xana's two regular producers, having worked on singles like "Bad Bandit[8]" and "babyblue[9]" and most recently having worked on her album "The Sex Was Good Until It Wasn't",[10][11][12] released May 10th, 2024.

In May 2024, Liam was nominated for a Producer of the Year[13] award by Breakout West[14] alongside his colleague Shane Stephenson.

In his youth, Moes drummed with the local Victoria band, The Archers[15] who toured across Canada multiple times,[16] won BC's Best Teen Band in 2011,[17] received a nomination at the 2012 Canadian Folk Music Awards,[18] and played the main stage Canada Day in Victoria before 30,000 people at the legislature. Moes was largely responsible for the recording of their debut EP in his parent's basement, which began his love of music engineering and producing.[19]

References

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  1. ^ "Liam Moes | Sound Department". IMDb. Retrieved 2023-12-15.
  2. ^ "Moes,Liam-ProducerEngineerDrummer". Monarch Studios. Retrieved 2023-12-15.
  3. ^ "15 questions | Interview | Xana | Feel Seen". 15questions.net. Retrieved 2024-04-24.
  4. ^ Magazine, Naluda (2023-01-09). "Interview with talented Canadian pop-powerhouse Xana". Naluda Magazine. Retrieved 2024-04-24.
  5. ^ "Hipposonic session – new album on the way! — www.matthewpresidente.com". 2022-05-28. Retrieved 2024-04-24.
  6. ^ "Head on a Stick". ratsilo.com. Retrieved 2024-04-24.
  7. ^ Kammerer, Steven (2019-02-23), Ada (Short, Drama), Julie Bruns, Hanneke Talbot, Matthew Kevin Anderson, Crazy8s Film Society, Meep Productions, retrieved 2023-12-15
  8. ^ "XANA: INTERVIEW". Unclear Magazine. 2023-04-03. Retrieved 2024-04-24.
  9. ^ Beer, Joe (2023-06-29). "Interview: Xana Reflects on Fading Friendships & the Closing of Chapters in "Babyblue"". Atwood Magazine. Retrieved 2024-04-24.
  10. ^ Occhi (2024-02-27). "West Coast Artist Xana Gets Ready to Share Her Sophomore Album". Retrieved 2024-04-24.
  11. ^ "Xana Announces Bold New LP + Shares Risqué Ode to Queer Empowerment "Better Kind of Best Friend"". Death Moth Press. Retrieved 2024-04-24.
  12. ^ "Pop powerhouse Xana announces bold new LP + shares risqué ode to queer empowerment + video: "Better Kind of Best Friend" out now". Big Hassle Media. Retrieved 2024-04-24.
  13. ^ "Western Canadian Music Awards nominate 12 artists from Vancouver Island". Times Colonist. 2024-05-14. Retrieved 2024-05-15.
  14. ^ "Artistic Award Nominees 2024". BreakOut West. Retrieved 2024-05-15.
  15. ^ "Seaside Magazine March 2013 Issue by Seaside Magazine - Issuu". issuu.com. 2013-02-28. Retrieved 2023-12-16.
  16. ^ "Victoria's Archers keep their eyes on the target". Times Colonist. 2014-06-05. Retrieved 2023-12-16.
  17. ^ Harrison, Tom (May 5, 2011). "Winners".
  18. ^ "Jury selects this year's Times Colonist Music Awards". Times Colonist. 2013-01-06. Retrieved 2023-12-16.
  19. ^ "Moose Tracks Productions - Bio". liammoes.com. Retrieved 2023-12-16.