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Mastering Nimble Animal

Dom Stephens

Just spent the afternoon with Dom Stephens (ex Oh Ye Denver Birds and Outerwaves) mastering his new Nimble Animal album. It will be released digitally and on cassette through the Fallopian Tunes cassette label http://fallopiantunes.bandcamp.com/ –  one of a number of new artist run cassette labels which seem to be popping up everywhere. Although mastering is kind of like surgery, where you often don’t think too much about the patient on the table, this really is a great album of lo-fi experimental pop. The sound textures are very abstract at times, but there are always strong pop hooks present in each of the songs. It’s great to hear a level of adventurousness and musical intelligence emerging from a sea of undifferentiated indie safety. Earlier in the year, I showed Dom a little of the secret ‘destroyed tape loop‘ stuff I have been working with and some of the output of those studio sessions is audible in the final result. Stay tuned for immanent release. Highly recommended.

Here is a taste

 

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US College Radio Play for 100 Songs Tracks

Good news just in from Stephen Green at SGC New Media Marketing. The Twelve compilation from 100 Songs 2011 is starting to make its mark on the US college radio network

Station adds from the last week include

WGLS, New York NY
WPSC New York, NY
KMHD2, Portland OR
WXLV, Philly PA
WOUB-AM, Columbus OH
WRUW, Cleveland OH
KBRP, Tucson AZ
Osprey Radio, Jacksonville FL

The most played tracks so far are from Cold and Need, Desert Ghost and Lion Island. They’re all pretty different tracks from a genre perspective. I actually had the pleasure of producing all three of these tracks, so am really happy that they’re doing well out there in the wild and finding support from radio.

 

Desert Ghost – Count Them
Produced by Julian Knowles.
Engineered by Peet Gardner and Julian Knowles.
Recorded at Gasworks Studios
Mixed by Julian Knowles at Different Fur Studios, San Francisco
Mastered by Tom Coyne at Sterling Sound New York City

[soundcloud id=’49311298′]

 

There’s a little glimpse of me mixing this over here at Different Fur Studios in December 2011 on their wonderful SSL4056 E series console. Thanks to Lindsey and my main man and super assistant Jorge Hernandez for keeping me in good humour while mixing after 14 hours of flying.

 

Cold and Need – Give up the Fight
Produced by Julian Knowles.
Engineered Julian Knowles.
Mixed by Julian Knowles
Recorded and mixed at Gasworks Studios, Brisbane
Mastered by Tom Coyne at Sterling Sound New York City

[soundcloud id=’49308930′]

 

Lion Island – 16 Days
Produced by Julian Knowles.
Engineered Julian Knowles.
Mixed by Julian Knowles
Recorded and mixed at Gasworks Studios, Brisbane
Mastered by Tom Coyne at Sterling Sound New York City

[soundcloud id=’49310567′]

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100 Songs Kicks Off for 2012

 

We’ve just started Day 1 of the 100 Songs project for 2012. This is a project I co-founded and produced with colleagues at QUT in 2011 which is now in its second year.

To cut a long story short, we select around 70 unsigned bands (from 400+ aspirants) to record 100 songs in 100 hours of studio time at Gasworks Studios in Brisbane. Each band has a luxurious 4 hours of studio time to track and mix one or two songs. The results are then released on iTunes and broadcast by community radio. My good mates at SoundsLikeBrisbane came on as partners in this event and in 2011 I was also able to get EMI Music Australasia involved through Scott Horscroft, Vice President of A&R.

 

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Daniel Denholm recording The Better Mousetrap Treatment in Gasworks Studio A

I will be working this week alongside ARIA award winning producers including Magoo and Daniel Denholm. Daniel is one of my oldest friends – we played in our first band together at around 14 years of age. It’s great to be working on the same project together after all these years – spooky – and great!

In the shot above and video below you can see Daniel recording The Better Mousetrap Treatment in Gasworks Studio A.

 

I am recording and producing tracks for 8 musically diverse acts including Tape/Off, We All Want To, Fushia, Drawn from Bees, Gentlemen. Stay tuned for further updates. In the meantime, you can check out the bands I am working with this year below.

 

We All Want To

 

Fushia

 

Tape/Off

 

Gentlemen

 

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Carly Dickenson – production work/mentoring

Right now, I’m currently in the middle of working on an upcoming track ‘On a Leash’ for Carly Dickenson down at Gasworks Studio A. I am producing/arranging and easing in some more live/played elements amongst the sequenced materials. Just did a great drum recording session with Chris O’Neill from Lucy Star Satellite and finished the main vocal and BV recording. I also threw down a pile of guitars to make things jangle and sparkle at the right points.

http://carlydickenson.com/

Here’s a track from Carly’s most recent release.

[soundcloud id=’32477878′]

 

This is part of the Lady Electronica project which has been funded by the Australia Council for the Arts and Arts QLD. Other artists involved include Donna Hewitt, Heidi Millington, Kiley Gaffney and Michelle Xen.