currently jean-francois dagenais works out of his own studio, "jfd studio", which he founded in 2005. he received a canadian gamiq award "metal / hardcore album of the year" for both his work on kataklysm's 2010 heaven's venom and 2008 prevail albums, as well as winning an award with kataklysm for "best metal group" at the canadian indie music awards. dagenais is also well known for his work with bands like malevolent creation, misery index, despised icon, thy antichrist, skinthelamb, necronomicon, kill everything, helsott, dark visions of terror, augury, blackguard & ex deo.