Studios 301 News

Studios 301 are excited to announce that we have teamed up with the MusicOz Foundation to be an official partner of this year’s Australian Independent Music Awards. The AIMA’s are an amazing platform which help recognise and highlight Australia’s most talented independent musicians and artists. We are proud to be a part of this platform […]

By Harvey O’Sullivan Plugins have come a long way, so much so that many people are now working purely ‘in-the-box’. While some of the big name developers are selling plugins for hundreds if not thousands of dollars, there are a tonne of great indie developers releasing plugs for free. The following is by no means […]

We managed to get a quick interview in with the winners of our I AM INDIE competition, Phantastic Ferniture, after a weekend recording in Studio 2 with Tim Carr and working on their forthcoming EP. Speaking to Holly our Studios Coordinator, here’s what they had to say. Studios 301: How was it recording at 301? […]

Since we last checked in with Antonia Gauci her work on Tinker’s single “Fill The Field” was getting some major kudos from triple j’s Richard Kingsmill. Since then she’s gone on to work and create with artists such as LISHI, Vallis Alps, Jays Ways, Anatole, Kimchi Princi, and continues to cultivate her sound as an […]

Just over two months on from releasing his debut record, Cut Love Pt. 1, Hayden Calnin releases ‘Cut Love Pt 2’ album – Co-produced & mixed by Tim Carr, mastered by Andrew Edgson Melbournian post-punks Gold Class join forces with Sydney DIY goth-poppers Mere Women to deliver a split 7″ – Mere Women – Recorded […]

Some highlights of who we’ve had in the studios recently: Bone Thugs & Harmony – Recording in Studio 2, assisted by Dan Frizza Sarah McLeod – Recording in Studio 1, assisted by Antonia Gauci Nicole Millar – Vocal recording with Simon Cohen in Studio 2 Jack Colwell – Recording with Tim Carr in Studio 1, […]

by Jack Prest One of the key tools in the mix engineer’s toolbox is EQ (I’m going to presume if you’re reading this you know what that stands for).  Used for subtle cleaning of sounds right up to heavy sculpting, getting your EQ right is the key ingredient to getting a mix that’s got definition […]

by Harvey O’Sullivan Mastering is an important step in the music production process, and perhaps the most misunderstood. Once you have your songs written and they are ready to be released to the world, the process could simplistically be represented as: Recording/Tracking -> Mixing -> Mastering The recording and mixing stages are fairly self explanatory, […]

Andrew Edgson is one of Studios 301’s new generation of mastering engineers. Over the last 10 years he has mastered for Aria Award winning and multi platinum selling projects including Matt Corby, Sarah McKenzie, Vance Joy, and The Griswolds just to name a few. Recently he has been working with a whole swag of tastemaker […]

11 Tips For Unblocking the Writer’s Block For many years as a songwriter, it never dawned on me that thousands of other songwriters were in the same predicament. That of being alone in my bedroom with instrument in hand, bent over a piece of paper, toying with phrases and melodies only to quickly abandon them […]