In the heart of the Byron Shire, just 5 min from Mullum town centre, lies one of the most professional music recording studios on the Australian East Coast. The Mix Artist recording facility is a custom-built recording studio, designed and built by world-class studio designer John Sayers. The large control room and the three independent live rooms are acoustically-treated to the highest standards. The studio has plenty of daylight, and line-of-sight between all studio rooms. The centre piece of the studio is a large scale analogue console with 36 inline channels plus a beautiful selection of high-end outboard gear. The studio is operated by award-winning engineer Jan ‘Yarn’ Muths (Fyah Walk, Jesse Morris Band), in addition to freelance engineers Jim Bonnefond (Kool & The Gang, Savage Garden, The Cockroaches), Saphia Smereka (Bernard Fanning) and Nathan Stanborough (From Crisis To Collapse).
The studio workflow is inspired by the making of the great classic albums: world-class acoustics, great musicians performing together, impeccable engineering, high-end technology and a shared focus on capturing the best musical performances possible.
The studio specialises in recording rhythm sections or even entire bands live (at the same time), while keeping the instruments perfectly separated. This allows for a clean, modern sound – while maintaining the vibe and feel you only get when musicians play live and groove together. It also means artists get a lot of high-quality recordings done in a day.
Local artists such as The Seeding, Liquidelic and Emily Lubitz love recording there, and even international acts such as UK singer-songwriter Jack Rasmussen come to the Mix Artist Studio for that amazing recording experience.
But it doesn’t end there. Hobby singer-song writers are discovering the studio, such as Jackson from Murwillumbah. Jackson, a successful business owner, writes songs in his free time. Jackson brought studio musicians from the Mix Artist Studio team on-board, such as bass player Tom Kelly and violinist Willow Stahlut. Together, they produced full and rich instrumentations for Jackson’s songs, leading to the release of his debut album.
More and more local hobby musicians discover the amazing team of studio musicians and utilise them for their own recordings. Now, anyone who dreams of releasing professionally produced songs can achieve a phenomenal sounding album with a solid backup band.
In addition to standard day-rates, the studio also offers complete production packages for fixed, project-based prices. Contact Jan on 0404 768 986 or via the studio website www.mixartist.com.au
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