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    PRODUCER PROFILE: SEEKAE’S George Nicholas

    Dec 28, 2017 6 minutes
    Interview: Mark Davie

    Tucked in behind FBI radio station, producer George Nicholas might as well have a pipeline from his studio to the airwaves. One third of electronic act Seekae and half of Cliques, he’s quickly establishing himself as a go-to producer and mixer for the rest of Australia’s electronic music scene.

    Lately he’s been working on a modern soul funk debut for Winston Surfshirt, and a record for their Sweat It Out label mates, Polographia. Nicholas has also had a hand in the new record Lovers by Virgin EMI-signed George Maple — who debuted with the Flume-produced hit Talk Talk in 2014 — and mixed Treetops from Cloud Control’s latest record Zone (see Issue 124 for the full story).

    Because he mixes a lot of programmed music, a big part of Nicholas’ approach is giving electronic sounds a sense of air and space. Winston Surfshirt is a classic example, with completely programmed drums and a generous helping of

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