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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 […]

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 […]

The “I Am Indie” music competition has been the biggest competition we have ever run! With a record number of entrants, the team have been overwhelmed listening through the barrage of awesome music you guys have sent through. A big thank you to everyone who entered their music and we wish sometime in the future […]

With mixing skills that have recently been referred to as taking the track to “boss level bad assery”, 301 Assistant Engineer Antonia Gauci has her sights set firmly on making her mark in the music industry. Having already worked with some impressive names including Alison Wonderland, Cold Chisel, DMA’s, Sticky Fingers and Will.i.Am, it’s Antonia’s […]

  Whenever I’m working on a mix for a new client a question that frequently gets asked is “What is the best way to deliver the files for mixdown?”. Although there are no hard and fast rules, (always make sure you touch base with your mix engineer as everyone has their own personal preferences) here […]

Meet our resident Electronic Music Producer and Engineer Jack Prest With a background as a DJ, Artist and Sound Designer, Jack’s been working as an engineering and producer at Studios 301 for the past 5 years. Recently He’s been increasingly moving towards the role of a finisher. A producer who enters the artists process at varying […]

After listening to each and every single song uploaded, we’re excited to reveal the winner of our Is It A Banger? Electronic Music Competition. Let us tell you, it was a very difficult call. The overwhelming number of entrants and the consistently strong production was mind-blowing. We had every type of banger you can think […]

Another Australia day, another triple j Hottest 100 done and dusted. In what has become a national pastime, Studios 301 along with the rest of the worlds J’s listeners tuned in to hear where our favourite tracks would land in the countdown. This marks the third year in a row that an Australian artist has […]