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If you’re a Midnight Oil fan, you’re probably thrilled at the recent announcement of the legendary Australian band’s first World Tour in over two decades. You’ve also likely had your interest piqued by the three new retrospective box sets due for release in early May, particularly that unreleased and rare material. So how did the […]

It’s that time of year again with the 2016 ARIA Awards just around the corner. We’d like to extend a huge congratulation to all of this year’s nominees, and give a shout out to the amazing artists we have worked with who’ve made the list. We’d also like to give acknowledge the extraordinary efforts of our Studios […]

Tom Stephens ‘What Lies In The Difference’ –  Album mastered by Andrew Edgson Shannon Noll ‘Who I Am’ – Single mastered by Steve Smart Jack River ‘Palo Alto’ – Single mastered by Steve Smart Gretta Ray ‘Unwind’ – Single mastered by Steve Smart The Bobby Darin Musical (Australian Cast Recording) [feat. David Campbell] ‘Dream Lover’ […]

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 […]

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 […]

Producer Insights – with Nick Launay – PART 1 We have just completed a very special interview with none other than producer extraordinaire, Nick Launay. Nick is a veteran of the tape medium, and having had a long standing relationship with both 301 and Steve Smart, he was very kind to offer us his time to share […]

Just before christmas, Steve Smart was interviewed on 2UE radio by Mike Jeffreys. He was asked for his opinion on the vinyl and mp3 mediums: Have a listen to that interview here: Update: Sorry, the interview is not available anymore To book Steve for your mastering project, contact Lynley on 02 9698 5888 or mastering@studios301.com

To book Steve Smart for your mastering project, click here or contact Lynley on 02 9698 5888 or mastering@studios301.com This is the third of a three part series: From the Desk of Steve Smart: Mastering for Vinyl – Part 1 From the Desk of Steve Smart: Mastering for Vinyl – Part 2 From the Desk […]

This is the 2nd part continuing on from last week’s post, where we sat down with Senior Mastering Engineer, Steve Smart to chat about his experiences working with Vinyl. This is the second of a three part series: From the Desk of Steve Smart: Mastering for Vinyl – Part 1 From the Desk of Steve […]

Steve Smart is one of the few mastering engineers in Australia who started his career as a Vinyl Cutting Engineer (back at CBS records in the 1980’s). Based on his experience of seeing Vinyl come, go, and come back again, we asked him a few questions about Mastering for the format in the 21st Century. […]