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!is issue’s What’s On hears producer and mix NSW Baptist Union along with producing and ‘acquisition’ is his newly birthed son – he engineer, Darren P. Jenkins (aka jENK), has spent recording tracks for !e Motor City Stacks. apparently scored the model with the modi"ed the last couple of months at !e Grove Studios output level and no mute button. Congratulations Toyland Studio in Northcote is approaching in Somersby recording Orange (NSW) metallers, Dom! 22 years in business! !is last month, engineer Deprivation. He’s currently mixing the debut and producer, Adam Calaitzis, has been working Blair Joscelyne from Nylon Studios has recently album at Barnhill Studios. jENK’s also putting on a variety of projects including production "nished the theme music for the Melbourne the "nal touches on an album from Aussie heavy with Joe Mandica, completing work on popular Rebels International Rugby Team. He also delved metal legends, Mortal Sin. Mixing will take place Italian singer, Tony Fortunato’s new album into the bargain bin using a $50 eBay bass guitar in April at L.A. Studios. Future projects over the (making good use of a Telefunken V72 preamp and a Korg Kaossilator Pro to create the music for coming months see Darren producing albums on vocals). He’s also compiling and restoring an Arnott’s Shapes TVC. He and audio engineer for punk rock out"t, !e Strawdogs, Sydney’s old ¼-inch masters of ’60s band, Sergio G and Marty Mulholland have just "nished their "rst Paradigm, and NRL footy star Eric Grothe Jnr.’s the Flippers for CD release, drum tracking feature "lm, shot entirely in Japan, which was band, Shinobi. with super-fast grind band, !e Kill, and Royal released through Hoyts in February. !e "lm Mr Michael Wordley is in the Mixmasters Parade. He’s editing with musical director Greg was made as part of their YouTube show called bunker with DJ Barry – master of the cheesiest Mills for National Radio, and doing TV spots Mighty Car Mods – Australia’s most watched Hammond organ and beatbox this side of for comedian, Fiona O’loughlin and One Man online car show. Darwin. He’s also about to complete Jackson Lord of the Rings, voiceovers for induction-based At Megaphon, Bob Scott engineered Suego Firebird and Lee Morgan records while still training at Smorgon Steel and an intro tape of Lento – a gypsy, tango out"t featuring some reveling in !e Dingoes’ live record, which music and e$ects production for female world of Australia’s best session players; Brent Clark has been heralded as the ‘best Australian live boxing champion, Susie Q Ramadan. Toyland engineered Lah Lah (Australia’s jazz scene answer album ever’. Gear-wise, Mick’s stocking up on acquired a Shure SM7 mic that’s so far been used to !e Wiggles); and Shane Fahey engineered Neumann U47s, while he turns vocals into on vocals and bass amp with unmitigated success. Romano Crivici – Romano from Sydney slush with the Retro 176 (that’s nice slush by In Queensland, Dom McGlinn of DOMC Symphony Orchestra has been bringing in a the way), and thanks multiple religious deities Mastering is working on a "ve-track EP for Dot. quartet and a few session players to record some for the Telefunken V76. !e latest addition to Ay, featuring some infectious chiptune music. of his new compositions. Shane also engineered the Mixmasters studio is the Vertigo Satellite Doug Saunders returned with some follow- !is Filthy Seed, while Chris Hancock mastering hub – Mick’s encouraging shonky up tunes to his successful relaxation music engineered pop/rock out"t, St Leonards. March’s behaviour in the workplace; unadulterated compilation, Levi Pendrana dropped in some commissions include Rack & Ruin, Grand Fatal, distortion via the unit’s Zener and FET crushing great new dance music, and !omas Green also Ashleigh Mannix, Kortini, Scattered Order, and harmonic distortion inserts. dropped in his "rst cracking attempt into electro Fag Panic. At HeartBeat Studio, Glen Santry’s been music – quite a departure from his normal At Audrey Studios, !e Dames (Clare Moore, mastering for solo artist, Leon Spencer (who classical compositions. Dom recently acquired Rosie Westbrook and Kaye Patterson) have been also plays drums in the Wild Frontier), and is in one of the last Universal Audio UA 2192s in the laying down album tracks, Alex Hallahan and the "nal stages of editing, mixing and mastering country. Dom’s also impressed with the Sonnox Band are "nishing o$ overdubs on an album for veteran folk artist, Phyl Lobl. Glen’s also noise reduction plug-ins on some cassette and produced by Craig Pilkington, and Oh Deanna been getting in early to record carols for the vinyl restoration projects. Dom’s more pertinent

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AT !! have been in to tweak mixes on their debut for Adam Rudegeair, debut CD and double 10- designer and electronic composer kinda produced by Craig. Joe Talia brought in a team inch vinyl for Tangled !oughts of Leaving, and guy, recently wrapped up a score for Sydney of actors for spoken word performances in the a full band album for Tracy McNeil (of Fireside choreographer, Fiona Malone. !e dance piece new Chunky Moves production, Abby Cardwell’s Bellows). Releases completed by Finn Keane entitled, Picture Perfect, involved making some album recorded by David Badrick at Audrey is include Little John, Roller One, !e Whitegoods, fresh sound design and remixing original songs getting rave reviews and airplay, and the Audrey and Jaguar Spring. by Adam Synnott. Sascha also created the score crew congratulate Frankie Andrews who won for Kurruru Youth Performing Arts’ recent dance 2011 remains busy for Phil Trelfall and !e Base the Music Slams songwriting competition and an work at the Adelaide Fringe festival, entitled Recording Studios, with recent tracking sessions EP production package. !ey also congratulate Min Min. !e show was choreographed by Deon from Ryan Ritchie, and Grant Smilie from TV Chantelle Delaney who has taken her Craig Hastie and was featured at the Tandanya National Rock following up sessions for Zoe Badwi and Pilkington-produced demos to LA and landed Aboriginal Centre. singer/songwriters Lyd & Soph. Diafrix were in veteran manager, Lori Leve, and agents William with producer, Styalz, to mix their track, Simple At Blackfoot Sound, Jim Blackfoot recorded Morris Endeavour, before performing with Leann Man. Fiona Price has been tracking a live band and mixed the Smoke & Mirrors cast album. Rimes at the Leeza Gibbons Oscars ball. Audrey a#er she won the ‘What Comes First’ songwriting He’s also been tracking drums for Diesel, tracks has also been auditioning prototypes from competition, and Rhiannon Bahree brought Jase for Fouulhawke, and album tracks for Kerry Sebatron: the ‘!orax’ channel strip. Great on Herrah, Luke Hodgson, Aaron Mendoza and Webb, with the fabulous Julia Day on drums. vocals unsurprisingly! Marcel Yamouni in for an EP. Melbourne punk Blackfoot also had a visit from John Stuart for At Studios 301 in Sydney, Jebediah, Cloud rockers, I am !e Riot, kicked o$ recording some mouthwatering pedal steel guitar, and Control, Little Red, Short Stack, Icehouse, Tex an EP, Evoke have been in for a day of drums, Jim completed a Franklins commercial, which Perkins, Triple J, and Motocade have all been Michael Paynter has been tracking grand piano, apparently involved “over a billion” variations. in for mastering, while the recording studios and Compliments Of Gus began their next album Glen Phimster re-ribboned the RCA 77D have hosted Foals, Sia, Plan B, John Butler Trio, project. resulting in some smooth-as-silk top end, and on Deep Sea Arcade, and Sneaky Sound System. hot days, Billy the Alaskan Malamute acted as a Mark McKinnon-Bassett (neé Bassett) has Angus & Julia Stone also spent the better part fuzzy di$user in the overly air-conditioned vocal launched his Sydney-based acoustic consultancy of the summer at 301’s Byron Bay studios. 301 booth. She resonates at 666Hz apparently. specialising in home studios. With a focus on is also proud of Arcade Fire for winning Album the fundamental principles of acoustic design, Love Hz Studios saw Michael Carpenter at work of the Year at the 2011 Grammys! !e album his goal is to achieve the best possible acoustic on projects for Perry Keyes, Hanoch, Ben-David, was produced by Nick Launay, who mixed one environment for recording and mixing within Kate Martin, Charles Touber, Lynda Carr, Bryan of the album tracks, Rococco, in Studio 2 last the perpetually troublesome home studio Estepa, Joel Crawford (US), Elle Kennard, January. And lastly, if you head to soundcloud. environment. Check out the site at http:// Sergio Cerro (Spain), Helen Barron, and Martyn com/studios301 you can download free impulse mckinnon-bassett.blogspot.com/ Badoui, and has tackled a new version of the responses of 301’s recording rooms. Nice one! Parramatta Eels theme song featuring the William Bowden of King Willy Sound massaged At Deluxe Mastering they’ve been "at-out with legendary Jon English, and Eels icon, Eric Grothe D.I.G, Dave Calandra, Joelectrics, Sidewalk Tony ‘Jack the Bear’ Mantz working on releases Snr. Matt Fell has been racking up the hours with Diamonds, vinyl for Jebediah, Rogue Gene feat for Matt Van Schie, Matt Sonic, UK producer EPs for !e Harmonators, Dana Hassal, Esther Belle Hendrix, !e Bungalows, To Dusty With Nick Warren (Way Out West), Jam X-Press, Lamb, and albums for Phil Davidson, Ride !e Love (a Sheila Crouch tribute album), Forenzics, Hed"ux, and James Harcourt, as well as projects Wombat, Sam Hawksely, Blanche Dubois and !e Charge, House of ADA, Kirsty Aikers and for Art vs Science, Chad Mason (Wagons) and Luke O’Shea. Matt’s also been producing tracks Bob Evans (single), and Fushia. !e King is still remixes for Jessica Mauboy and Justice Crew. for Kirsty Aikersand and has started production enjoying his Fairman TMEQ. Filming has also been done for a new iPhone app on Tim Freedman’s album. Glen Schollum has for Mark Opitz. Adam Dempsey’s been mastering Marc Scully of Omegaman notoriety has a completed a range of projects, including an EP releases for Crooked Saint (Tim Wheatley, ex- Skankin’ Riddim 12-inch out soon on Super for Lani from !e Sooks, a kids album for Susie Rushcutter), singles for Kate Vigo, !e Fearless Hi-Fi Recordings, and remixes by All Good Funk Hobday, a collection of chilled out meditation Vampire Killers, and !e BK, as well as albums Alliance, Busta, Fretless, Stickybuds, and !omas music for New Age artist, Alana Fairchild, and for Adam Simmons’ jazz trio, Origami, mixed by Blondet about to carve things up. promotional tracks for the launch of a health Myles Mumford, a dose of ‘voodoo swamp-funk’ Sascha Budimski, an Adelaide-based sound product: Max.

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