Ron Tarrant is a Canadian Producer/Sound Designer as well as Singer/Guitarist/Producer in the band Lost in Film. He currently resides in New York City as the Head Imaging & Sound Designer/Voice of the Howard Stern Show/Channels on SiriusXM-Satellite Radio. Tarrant received his diploma from Southern Alberta Institute of Technology in the RTBN program majoring in radio.
Radio career
, Tarrant worked for Roger's Media in Calgary, Alberta, Canada as a show producer for Calgary Flames Radio and the Fan 960 as a featured on-air announcer. , Moved to Tiessen Media in Airdrie, Alberta as their production manager and midday host from 11-2pm. While at the Range, Tarrant presented Walt Disney Studios with their radio trailer for the 2008 film providing the voice over and production. , Returned to Rogers Media in Calgary, Alberta as Imaging & Commercial Producer with 96.9 Jack FM, Lite 95.9, 660 News, Sportsnet Radio-Fan 960 & 106.5 Mountain FM. Promoted to Rogers Media's- 91.7 The Bounce's Imaging Producer in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Promoted to Rogers Media's flagship CHR radio station -KISS 92.5 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, as National Imaging Producer and station Sound Designer. Kiss 92.5 won best CHR station 3 consecutive years "2013, 2014, 2015" at the Canadian Music Week Awards". Tarrant was recruited to join the Howard Stern Show/Channels in New York City with SiriusXM Satellite Radio, as Head Imaging & Sound Designer, as well as voice of the Channels. Tarrant was featured in Professional Sound Magazine, and published several times in the Radio & Production International Magazine .
' Lead guitar player in Calgary based band Broken Ride, Broken Ride has received moderate success with their first single "Find That Place"-' from their debut EP on rock radio stations across Canada. The EP was produced by Nickelback's' producer Dale Penner, & Chantal Kreviazuk's producer Chris Burke Gaffney. In March of ' Broken Ride released their first LP Everything Considered. The band's single "Run" won the 2013 Regional Canadian Radio Star Award for "Best Song" at Canadian Music Week.
' Tarrant joined the award-winning Edmonton band "Mars & Venus" as another guitarist for the recording of their 2nd 5-song EP "New Era" in the winter of 2012. Ron Co-produced and solely mixed by album.
' Currently based out of New York City, Tarrant is fronting his latest project as singer/guitarist and producer in Lost in Film . The Album "Picture This" was released on iTunes 15 April 2014, and Lost in Film was featured on City TV's- Season 2 of "On The Mic with Rudy Blair" with Hilary Duff, Trey Songz and Karl Wolf in Canada.
Details released online of a second album featuring Chrystina Sayers from "Girlicious" and the Pussy Cat Dolls TBA. In 2015, Tarrant signed a management deal with Los Angeles-based agency "Halfpipe Entertainment".
Lost in Film nominated for best "Alternative & Indie" recording for the single "Cold", at the 2015 Toronto Indie Music Awards.
Awards
* SAIT's 2016 Outstanding Young Alumni Award Graduating class of RTBN'08, Tarrant was selected as the 2016 recipient of the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology's Outstanding Young Alumni Award. * Winner of the 26th Radio And Production Awards for Best Imaging-ALL MARKETS This is Kiss Music. Rogers Media, Toronto, ON. Producer: Ron Tarrant. Copywriter: Ron Tarrant. Voice Talent: Wendy K Gray, Jude Corbett. * Winner of the 26th Radio And Production Awards for Large Market Commercial The Lemonador - The Business School at Humber, Rogers Media, Toronto, ON. Producer: Ron Tarrant. Copywriters: Dave Calvert, Robert Steffler. Voice Talent: Melanie Pridham, Graeme Schmidt, Bob Magee. * Canadian Music Week -Bronze Crystal Award: Station Imaging & Sound Design- "Kiss Artists...Live Here". Writer & Producer: Ron Tarrant. * 2nd Runner Up of the 26th Radio And Production Awards for Large Market Commercial Face Your Fears - The Canadian Cancer Society. Rogers Media, Toronto, ON. Producer: Ron Tarrant. Copywriter: Dave Calvert. Voice Talent: Bob Magee. * 1st Runner Up of the 26th Radio And Production Awards for Large Market Promos The Kiss Cashup Mashup. Rogers Media, Toronto, ON. Producer: Ron Tarrant. Copywriter: Ron Tarrant. Voice Talent: Wendy K Gray, Jude Corbett. * Canadian Music Week -Gold Crystal Award: Creative Use Of Sound/Music- "Kiss 92.5 Top Hours" Writer & Producer: Ron Tarrant. * Winner of the 24th Radio And Production Awards for Feature Productions – All Markets Kiss 102.7 - Station Launch. Kiss 102.7/Rogers Broadcasting, Toronto, ON, Canada. Producers: Ron Tarrant, Chris Pottage; Copywriters: Ron Tarrant, Chris Pottage; Voice Talent: Trevor Shand, Wendy K. Gray. * Winner of the 24th Radio And Production Awards for Large Market Promos Kiss 92.5’s Wham Bam Wrap Up - On Scene Produced. Rogers Broadcasting, Toronto, ON, Canada. Producers: Ron Tarrant, Chris Shapcotte; Copywriters: Ron Tarrant, Karen Steele; Voice Talent: Trevor Shand, Wendy K Gray * Canadian Radio Star Award Regional Winner- "Best Song". Broken Ride-Run * Radio & Production Editor's Choice Award Deadmau5 Live-Roger's Broadcasting, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Producer: Ron Tarrant. Copywriter: Ron Tarrant, Russell James. Voice Talent: Wendy K Gray, Russell James * 2nd Runner-up of the 22nd Radio And Production Awards for Medium Market Promos''' Calgary Flames/Season Ender 2011 - Roger's Broadcasting, Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Producer: Ron Tarrant. Copywriter: Ron Tarrant. Voice talent: Jim Cutler, Peter Maher
