As mentioned in previous blogs, I've been recording a local jazz group called Kodo Jazz Collective so I thought I'd spend this blog talking a bit about my experience, some things I learned and how I went about the whole thing. The band consists of 5 musicians; a drummer, a bassist, a trumpeter/trombonist, a saxophonist and a keyboardist. I've been predominately live tracking them in the Neve studio as I felt they would play best together (and I was right). Live tracking all t

This week my AUS220 group and I have spent a lot of time piecing together ideas and plans for our live gig on the 28th of March. We have confirmed our headlining act which will be Melbourne psychedelic/experimental rock band AZTX. If you've had a look at my website you'll know that late last year I recorded and mixed their forthcoming EP for themm so they were more than happy to come in a play a set in the promise of free beer and food. Speaking of beer, we may have secured a

Opportunities like this rarely surface. Steve James, known for engineering The Sex Pistols, The Rutles, and the soundtrack to Life of Brian (the latter two earning him Grammy awards), is in town recording Australian pub rock act The Screaming Jets and an opportunity to attend one of his sessions has arisen courtesy of Tim Dalton. I would be thrilled to be invited as I recognise the opportunity to interact with and learn from an audio professional with years of experience with

This week, on top of finishing up the foley project, I got to do something really exciting. I was invited by Gareth Parton to help him out in the studio recording Melbourne indie pop band Last Leaves and we even got to be part of an upcoming track - but more on that later. Wrapping up the Batman trailer project was really gratifying. Putting the final touches on the dialogue, adding all the necessary compression, EQ and wet effects and mixing the audio to create a sound track