Gil Moore is a Mississauga based musician who has been active in the Canadian music industry for over 40 years. Gil is a founding member of Triumph, one of Canada’s most celebrated music groups. Additionally, Gil is the CEO and Founder of Mississauga’s Metalworks Studios, Metalworks Institute, and Metalworks Production Group.
Triumph’s concerts were renowned for their fiery brand of excellent musicianship combined with a larger than life stage spectacle, taking their Canadian brand of rock ‘n roll to the largest concert stages across North America and beyond. Triumph’s fourteen albums have received 25 Gold and Platinum certifications from Music Canada and RIAA in Canada and the United States respectively.
Triumph was inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame (2008), the Q107 Toronto Music Hall of Fame (1997), the Canadian Music & Broadcast Industry Hall of Fame (2007), Mississauga’s Legends Row (2012), and Canada’s Walk of Fame (2019).
Madame Mayor Bonnie Crombie presented Triumph with the “Keys to the City of Mississauga” at the Canada’s Walk of Fame induction ceremony.
The City of Mississauga named a new street in honor of the band; ‘Triumph Lane’ was christened by Mayor Hazel McCallion, Councilor Sue McFadden, Police Chief Michael Metcalfe, and the Peel Police Pipes & Drums (2011).
Recently Triumph were presented with the 2019 Legends of Live Award at the Canadian Music Week conference.
In 2011, Triumph’s music and business archives were donated to the University of Toronto Libraries – Media Commons where they are available as research resources to U of T students.
Gil was honored with the ‘Business and the Arts Award’ from the Mississauga Board of Trade in recognition of his ‘Outstanding Contribution to the Arts Community of Mississauga’ (2002). He was inducted into the Mississauga Music Walk of Fame (2012) for his contributions in music education and community involvement. As Metalworks’ founder Gil received the Ontario Chamber of Commerce ‘Ontario Business Achievement SME Excellence Award’ (2013), and the ‘Sam McCallion Community Involvement Award’ (2014). Gil is a recipient of the Mississauga Arts Council ‘Laurie Pallett Patron of the Arts MARTY Award’ (2015), the Mississauga Board of Trade ‘Lifetime Achievement Award’ (2016), Heritage Mississauga’s ‘President’s Award’ (2019), and Music Canada’s ‘Artist Advocate Award’ (2019).
Metalworks Studios are Canada’s most celebrated music studios with nearly 200 gold and platinum Music Canada and RIAA awards. Recently, Metalworks Studios won the Canadian Music Week CMW “Recording Studio of the Year” award (2019) for an unprecedented17th time, a record that will likely never be broken.
Launched by the studio, Metalworks Institute was a natural extension into education in the arts. The school now has over 250 full time students enrolled. Metalworks Production Group extended the studio’s services into the live event field, setting the stage sound and lighting for concerts and events throughout the province and sponsoring many community events in Mississauga.
Gil has served as an Executive Board Member of the Toronto Musicians Association Local 149, as well as Board Member and First Vice President of the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (CARAS). Currently, he serves as a board member for the Canadian Association for the Advancement of Music and the Arts (CAAMA).
Some Background on Metalworks:
Metalworks is a trio of Ontario based companies located in Mississauga providing production and training services to the entertainment industry. The three operating names are Metalworks Studios, Metalworks Production Group, and Metalworks Institute.
Metalworks Studios is a provider of audio recording, mixing, and mastering services, as well as full-service audio and video post-production. There are 6 studios, each with unique characteristics and capabilities. Our management team and engineers approach all types of projects with enthusiasm and professionalism.
www.metalworksstudios.com
Metalworks Production Group is a turn-key system integrator providing sound, lighting, staging, and video design and supply services to the live event industry. Corporate events, charity galas, music tours, and festivals are some of our regular activities. AV design-build for permanent installations and production consulting services round out the service offering.www.metalworksproductiongroup.com
Metalworks Institute is a Private Career College registered with the Ministry of Training, Colleges, and Universities in Ontario offering 11 Campus Programs and 12 Distance Learning courses that span music and audio, entertainment business, music performance and live show areas. Focused on post-secondary education in the entertainment sector our Campus Programs are 1 or 2 years in length and our Distance Learning is self-paced.
www.metalworksinstitute.com