About Us
The Story of Augmented 7th and Omnitone
Tristan Gervais started Augmented 7th Engineering in 2020 because he was interested in creating music with modular synthesizers. Being a student at the time, he found the available options were not financially feasible. He decided to design some modules himself, and when he found himself with extra stock he decided to start Augmented 7th. Over the course of University, Tristan pursued various projects related to musical instruments including a ukubass, amplified cajon, and a keytar. He continued these efforts part time through university while in-school and doing work-terms. He took a break from Augmented 7th 2 years later to focus on other projects.
In those two years Tristan met Liz in a class aimed at unifying engineering and art.
They hit it off and realized they wanted to continue Augmented 7th--but also to bring it to a new era. They decided to rename and rebrand to Omnitone, and had bigger visions for what Omnitone could be and the type of products and services they could provide.
Omnitone is Tristan and Liz's full-time passion and is co-located in Calgary, AB, Canada and Kingston, ON, Canada.
Tristan Gervais
Tristan grew up in Kingston ON and graduated from the University of Waterloo in Waterloo ON with a degree in Mechanical Engineering in 2023.
Tristan's peers attest he was a natural born engineer--he is talented at conceptualizing unique ideas and bringing them to fruition. He has created many interesting projects; including a solar-powered wing shaped drone, a pontoon-boat dock, and a hoverboard.
For Omnitone, he primarily focuses on engineering, sourcing, programming, assembly, product design, and distribution. Tristan's prior work experience outside of Omnitone was primarily in manufacturing and consumer electronics.
Outside of the technical, Tristan has been a musician all his life, starting with piano, to guitar, to synthesizers and music production. He has created 3 instrumental albums. He also loves to cook, sail, laugh, and chop wood.
Liz Drew
Liz grew up in Calgary, AB and graduated with a degree in Mechatronics Engineering from the University of Waterloo in 2023. Raised by entrepreneurs in the marketing and music industry, her passions grew in these fields, as well as art and engineering.
Primarily, Liz focuses on product design, marketing, module assembly & packaging, and electrical hardware design. She loves it!
Prior to Omnitone, Liz worked in the consumer electronics industry and in the space industry. She has contributed to multiple satellites currently in orbit, and Canada's moon exploration rover.
Outside of the synthesizer world of Omnitone, Liz loves to laugh, draw, paint, and sing while playing guitar.