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Mastering in 2022 and thank you

A huge thank you to all who’ve kept me busy mastering their music in 2022. In particular, with albums that had been on hold for many reasons during 2020-21 having been mixed and finally ready for release, it’s been an intensely busy time!

Standout releases of 2022

I write this also to mention standout releases of the year: Grace Cummings’ LP Storm Queen, Eastbound Buzz‘s EP Yathella, Joyce Prescher’s 2nd album Out of My Mind. Harris‘ EP Defiantly Maybe, and James Marples‘ On Polaroid. Anita Lester’s powerful singles Earthly Desire, Sacred Heart, and Jukebox ahead of her new album The Clown. And awesome singles from Blackchords, Priscilla Stanley, Prudns, and Josh Cashman’s Dopamine and Blue Eyes as he toured the Europe and the USA.

Special congrats to Music Victoria Award nominees Damon Smith, The Weeping Willows, and winner of Best Folk Work Kerryn Fields for her album Water (mastered for digital and vinyl release).

To The Weeping Willows, with a Grammy Award consideration for their album You Reap What You Sow, as well as two Golden Guitar Awards (and a further three nominations for 2023)!

And to Australian Folk Music Award finalists Above The Bit, Justin Bernasconi, Joyce Prescher, The Lost Clog, The Weeping Willows, and Lucy Wise.

And to Freya Josephine Hollick, with her epic album The Real World, produced and mixed by Roger Bergodaz at Union St Studio and featuring Lucinda Williams’ band Buick 6. Mastered also for digital, CD, and vinyl release, the album has landed a host of deserved accolades!:

Album of the Week on both PBS FM and Triple R (Melbourne)
Australian Music Prize nominee
ARIA Top 10 Country Charts for two weeks, debuting at no.2
ARIA Top 10 Vinyl Albums Charts (landing between Alice In Chains and Björk)
Feature Album – ABC Country
Top 50 Best Albums – Double J
No.1 Fav Albums of 2022 – Post To Wire
Apple Music playlisted
Not to mention rave reviews incl Forte, and Rhythms magazines!

Freya Josephine Hollick The Real World album cover

Freya Josephine Hollick’s album ‘The Real World’

Stay well, remember to gift music for the holiday season, collaborate in your recording and mixing stages, take care of your hearing and, as always, send only mixes you love to mastering!

Sláinte!

Adam

Thank you to clients of 2019

December 24, 2019 by adam

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Thank you to all artists, engineers, producers, and labels for having me on their team for mastering their music releases of 2019. Always a privilege!

Select mastered releases of 2019

Best wishes for (and looking forward to) more music-making throughout 2020…

ARIA Awards and Music Victoria Awards 2019 Nominees

November 29, 2019 by adam

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Congratulations to all ARIA Award and Music Victoria Award 2019 nominees, in particular On Diamond and Angie McMahon – both worthy nominees for Best Album, and to Angie’s nomination also for Best Solo Artist and Best Female Musician!

While Angie McMahon’s second single ‘Missing Me’ also went Gold (adding to ‘Slow Mover’ earlier in 2019), her album ‘Salt’ also gained a worthy ARIA Award nomination for Best Independent Release!

An absolute pleasure and privilege to be part of the team in mastering these epic, standout albums of 2019.

Music Victoria Awards winner Best Country Album

November 23, 2018 by adam

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Hats off congratulations to James Ellis and The Jealous Guys on winning the Music Victoria Awards Best Country Album!

It Ain’t Texas (But It Ain’t Bad) was recorded and mixed by Roger Bergodaz at Union Street Studios, Melbourne, with piano recorded by Idge at Soundpark. The album was mastered especially for both digital and vinyl LP release, preserving its detail and dynamic range.

The Music Victoria Awards reflect a diverse and renowned music scene in Melbourne and regional Victoria. Congratulations of course go to all nominees and winners. Such projects are a huge team effort and, as always, it’s a privilege to be part of the team.

The Vast Project

November 19, 2018 by adam

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It’s been a privilege to be part of The Vast Project in mastering Vast – an 18 track collection of some of Australia’s finest songwriters. The album spans rock, folk, and country music, including artists Bernard Fanning (Powderfinger), Sally Seltman, Glenn Richards (Augie March), Paul Dempsey (Something For Kate), Rowena Wise, Paul McDermott, and more.

Written and recorded in the remote town of Cossack (Bajinhurrba) WA, during a week in Sep 2017, the project turned the western Pilbara town into an artists’ hub, with sculptors, painters and musicians alike reflecting on the land and landscapes. A documentary is to follow.

Congratulations to the team on a huge effort: Jae Laffer, Qynn Beardman, Aimee Chapman, engineer Anna Laverty, and all involved in bringing this together.

For more on the project including the track list, see: The Vast Project.

The Age Music Victoria Awards Nominees

October 17, 2018 by adam

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Seven recent mastering clients are among this year’s The Age Music Victoria Awards nominees across nine nominations!

Congratulations to all nominees including:

Angie McMahon – Best Emerging Talent, Best Breakthrough Act
Ben Mastwyk & The Millions – Best Country Album ‘Winning Streak’
Cat Canteri – Best Folk or Roots Album ‘Inner North’
Didirri – Best Solo Artist, Best Male Musician
James Ellis and the Jealous Guys – Best Country Album ‘It Ain’t Texas (But It Ain’t Bad)’
Lloyd Spiegel – Best Blues Album ‘Backroads’
Lucy Wise – Best Folk or Roots Album ‘Winter Sun’

The Age Music Victoria Awards, supported by key independent Melbourne radio stations Triple R and PBS, are Australia’s largest publicly voted music awards. The diversity’s on the up, and public voting is open.
Check out the diverse range of artists and vote here: musicvictoria.com.au/votenow.

Triple R Radiothon Band Prize Winner

Additionally, congrats to Melbourne band King Parrot on winning this year’s Triple R Radiothon Band Prize for the mastering of a single or EP!