WHAT’S ON

CRYSTAL MASTERING

Crystal has mastered releases for Davey Lane (You Am I), Branch Arterial, Drakezilla, Anna O, Romeo Knights and James Hale. King Gizzard and The Lizard Wizard also brought in their second album, Murder of the Universe; one of five to be released this year.

WILLIAM BOWDEN MASTERING

Will has been stacked up with jobs for producers Shane O’Mara, Brendan Gallagher and Matt Fell as well as releases from Fiona Kernaghan, The Basics, and many more at his Launceston suite in Tasmania.

APHEK 1

Aphek is celebrating 25 years in business this year by giving the control room a complete makeover. Aphek has replaced the flooring, put in fresh acoustic treatment, and most importantly, installed the first Heritage Edition Audient ASP8024 console in Australia. It took way longer to install than anticipated, but the sound and ease of use has made it more than worthwhile. The 24 buses and 12 pre-fade aux sends make tracking a breeze and clients are loving the sound. One of the aims in purchasing the new console, was to make it easier for visiting engineers to use the studio. This has been working well, with engineer/producers Caleb Artist and Daniel Keating being first in and quickly getting a handle on the Audient’s routing and loving the ease of tracking bands