Richard is a multi-platinum mixer and engineer whose clients include such rock royalty as Rush, Aerosmith, Dream Theater, Skillet, Mick Jagger, Alice Cooper and many more. Chycki has an uncanny knack for making rock tracks both hard-hitting and hitradio-friendly.

“I’m a music fan, first and foremost,” he says. “I have to be drawn to the personae, the songs, the sound and the excitement. Good music is good music, regardless of genre.” Chycki began his engineering journey as a guitar player, working in studios in Toronto, Canada. He relocated to Los Angeles, recording and mixing in some of the world’s finest studios like Ocean Way, Henson, Capitol, and The Record Plant. He subsequently added artists like Pink, Seal, Shawn Colvin and the late Dolores O’Riordan from The Cranberries to his resumé. While he currently uses Toronto as his home base, Chycki’s client list keeps him in the USA and Europe. Known for his pioneering mix work in 5.1 surround, prog icons Rush entrusted Chycki to remix the multi- million selling 2112, their career pinnacle Moving Pictures, as well as A Farewell To Kings, Signals, Snakes & Arrows and Fly By Night in surround. In fact, the majority of gold and platinum awards they achieved in North America over the past 9 years have been given to him recognizing his surround mix work on their live DVDs. While rock acts Dream Theater, Skillet, Simple Plan and Our Lady Peace have also tapped his surround mix talents, other genres have caught word, most notably for DVD releases with P. Diddy/ Tyrese/Shaggy and Sean Paul.