Under the guidance of locally renowned industry professionals such as Patrick Craig, Declan Legge, Amy Carson and Matt Duke, my time as a recording engineer has taken me through an abundance of experiences. I have worked collaboratively to contribute to the production of works across a variety of genres, spanning from post-rock to singer-songwriter indie to blues/folk. Despite my fairly recent introduction to the music industry as a nineteen-year-old, I have already been fortunate enough to use Factory 61’s expansively equipped commercial studio to facilitate recordings of five different albums which are now available on major streaming services, including Zac Mac’s ‘For The Time Being’ and Riff Soup’s ‘Salmon Cut’.

As a self-produced artist, my skills in music production extend beyond recording; I have worked to fully produce several deliverable songs as a member of a group and individually, using skills and knowledge in areas such as songwriting, composition and MIDI programming. One of my greatest strengths within music production alongside recording is mixing. From mixing countless sessions and completing extensively documented research on areas such as compression and equalisation, I have a knowledge of universally applicable mixing techniques commonly adapted by professionals, and I am capable of mixing a track fully to prepare for mastering.

Examples of audio equipment I have experience using includes the following:

• ASP 8024 (36 channel) analogue mixing console with outboard gear

• Dynamic microphones such as the Shure SM58,  the Shure SM7B and the Audix i5

• Condenser Microphones such as the Neumann U87 and the AKG C414

• Ribbon microphones such as the Coles 4038

• Outboard gear such as the the Teltronix LA2A and the Distressor

• DAW Software such as (primarily) ProTools, Logic and Reason

• VST and stock plugins

• Audio Interfaces such as the Focusrite Scarlett Solo

• Audio cables and patch functions

A full list of equipment I have had access to and used is available at SRC MUSIC DEPT.

Self-Produced EP - Lesson One

This EP demonstrates my ability to fully produce music from start to finish. Instruments performed in this EP are vocals, electric guitar, layered and programmed drumkit hits and MIDI instruments. Production techniques applied in the creation of this EP include but are not limited to double tracking, splicing, layering, pitch correction (in certain parts), waveform adjustments and layering, ADSR envelope shaping, tempo and time signature changes, volume balancing, panning, aux sends, buses, pre and post equalisation, automation, reverb, delay, modulation such as chorus and dynamics processing such as compression, gating, limiting, dynamic equalisation/de-essing and parallel and sidechain compression. Finally, these tracks were mastered using digital effects and analogue gear for broad equalisation, stereo widening, compression and limiting.

Recorded Works - 

• Act of Love - Catherine Megaw

• Salmon Cut - Riff Soup

• Smith & Day - Smith & Day

• Come Forth the Crimson Sun - Nabokov (Awaiting Release)

• For The Time Being - Zac Mac (Awaiting Release)

Behind-the-scenes videos of these recordings can be found on my production accounts on Instagram and TikTok.

Mix Assist - 

• Annabelle, Mia, Elijah - Zero Ace

(awaiting)