Mono - beyond the past
Live in London with the Platinum Anniversary Orchestra
Recorded live at The Barbican in London in late 2019, mixed in my loungeroom on the Gold Coast, Australia in 2020 and later sent to Bob Weston at Chicago Mastering Service in Chicago, USA for mastering.
Released as both a double CD and triple vinyl in early 2021 by Temporary Residence in the USA, Pelagic Records in Europe and New Noise in China.
In early April 2021, this record reached #2 on the Billboard Classical Crossover charts in the USA. An excellent achievement.
Kallidad - Black Powder
Self recorded by the band, mixed at my home in 2021. This was never mastered by the band and the final mix is what you hear as the release.
DRACULA’S - MUERTOS LIVE
Three live shows recorded live during early 2021, comped, mixed, and mastered at home for digital and physical release from the Dracula’s Shop. This showcases the talent and scope of of the production of Muertos that was slated for 1 year but fated for 3.
Featuring reworked cover versions of popular songs, with music written by:
- Matt Bradshaw (@mattybradshaw1)
- Viola Skyes (@violaskyes)
- Tomi Gray (@tomigraymusic)
and performed live by:
- Amber Dawn-Finch (@amberdawnfinch)
- Sarah Douch (@Sar_star)
- James Smart (@hamessmart)
Tomi Gray - Santa Baby (Single)
Recorded by Tomi in his home studio in late 2021, mixed by me at home in the same year. Digital only release, will resurface every festive season I’m sure.
Tomi Gray - asthma ep
Recorded by Tomi in his home studio throughout 2020, produced and mixed by me at home in the same year, seeing a physical CD and digital release in August 2021. Mastered on the Gold Coast by Paul Blakey (@paul.blakey.mastering).
the fevered - i have seen death
This was my own band from about 2012 until 2017. Self recorded by the band, co-produced and mixed between myself and drummer Mark Perry (@markperry_audio), mastered by Dan Randall at Mammoth Sound Mastering, USA and released digitally via bandcamp. Featuring artwork by Alex
Matt Cook - Vocals
Mark Perry - Drums
Chris Freeman - Bass/Vocals
Chris Rowden - Guitar
Nick McKeon - Guitar
A band and record that allowed us the opportunity to play with our friends and heroes alike, and that was more than enough.
Meniscus - Head Rush Live @ Dunk Festival, Zottegem, Belgium 2017
Shot from FOH on iPhone 7 Plus at day 2 of Dunk! Festival 2017.
sleepmakeswaves - emergent live @ 17o russel, melbourne
Shot from FOH on iPhone 7 at the first of two Melbourne shows on the Underoath 'Rebirth' Tour, 2017.
mono - Live in melbourne
This was recorded from the console during the “Requiem For Hell” tour, mixed between a couple of different places in Brisbane, Australia and later mastered by Dan Randall at Mammoth Sound Mastering in California, USA. It was released on CD as a bootleg recording by the band available only from their merch desk at shows.
Mono - Live at the Corner Hotel in Richmond, Melbourne.
Ceres Live @ Crowbar Black
This is was recorded from the console, paired with some GoPro footage I shot on the night, and later put together as a passion project because I love Ceres. All audio processing from recording to mastering by me as well as the video edit.
All done at home.
Caspian se Asia/china tour documentary
This is a short visual account of a tour I did as FOH Engineer with USA band Caspian through Asia, including a run of shows in China, in 2014. Video is property of New Noise China.
Literature
Here you can download and read some of my literary explorations into audio and the world of music.
Please do not appropriate these for your own use.
This paper was my final submission at university and looks at the possibility of using augmented reality technology, focusing on Google’s Glass device, to create music.
Producer Spotlight – Kurt Ballou
This paper was a case study looking into the production style of a chosen producer, in this case Kurt Ballou.
Analysis of a musical work – Kvelertak – Mjod
Here you can read an in depth musical analysis of the song Mjod by Norweigian punkers Kvelertak.
Digital 5.1 Surround in Cinema
Cinema surround audio has long been one of my favourite experiences, here you can read an investigation into why that is.