Northfork Recording Studio owner and ex student of Audiocourses.com, Mike Lahaie, was born and raised in Sudbury and resides in Valley East where he established Northfork Recording Studio in 2000. He was a member of a few local bands in the Sudbury area. Mike has always had a passion for music that includes composing, writing lyrics, performing and recording. He continues to perform for various Senior and charitable organizations in the Sudbury area and is a member of the Sudbury Arts Council and Music and Film in Motion.
Mike released his first CD entitled Northern Lights in June 2002. It contains 12 tracks that are all written, performed and engineered by Mike. There are 3 vocal and 9 instrumental songs that Mike has composed over the last 5 years. His interests have taken him to focus on the recording aspect of the industry while putting together Northern Lights.
Mike has accreditation as a music technologist and audio recording engineer from City and Guilds College in the U.K. Mike has studied with Christopher Hambly/MA ODE and Ben Morgan /HND Sound Eng, both from the U.K. (audiocourses.com), as well as Stephen Fearing/Songwriting and Guitar Clinic, Blair Packham and Terry Sawchuk/Songwriters Clinic and Rick Emmett of Triumph/Music Industry Business Economics at workshops put on by MFM in Sudbury. Mike has worked in collaboration with the Confederation Secondary School Recording Studio and music director Norm McIntosh.
Mike’s passion for music keeps him up to date with the latest recording techniques and in touch with what is up and coming in the music industry. He continues to keep in touch with his peers and teachers from the UK/USA North Hollywood and Dublin Ireland
