Author: Adam

Again we hit the ground running this year, and again we thank our clients for the opportunity to master their music and encourage you to check out their work:

Tony “Jack the Bear” Mantz has been busy mastering projects for New York outfit The Neighbourhood (who scored a deal with BBC1), UK producer Hedflux, Ash Grunwald, Sketch Club (produced by Steve Shram), Syncretia, Neon Heart, Planet Jumpers, Empire of Doom, Oh Pacific, Polyfonik, James fRew, Canada’s Dirty Radio, Stupid Dancer, Hands High, Bass Kleph, Secret Tsunami, The Immigrant, Garcon Garcon, The Jane Austen Experiment, and Chris Arnott.

Projects mastered by Adam Dempsey include albums for Pony Face, Sabrina and the Red Vans, Dan The Underdog (NT), the Julius Schwing Quartert (TAS), as well as releases for Gossling, Jen Cloher, Lisa Salvo, Seth Sentry, The Little Sisters, Michael Plater, The Teskey Brothers, Vague Cuts, Zac Brennan, new tracks for British India and vinyl prep for The Death Rattles and The Fearless Vampire Killers.

The team at Deluxe Mastering also welcomes our latest addition, Andrei “Ony” Eremin, who has blasted out projects for Brightly, Chet Faker, John Ruggles & David O’ Connor.

Keep an eye/ear out for our podcasts featuring the latest tales & ramblings on pretty much anything…

We’d like to take a moment to congratulate a few of our mastering clients over recent news:

The Neighbourhood, who’ve scored a deal with BBC1 in the UK and are getting quite a bit of airplay (and with an EP out in March); local lads The Fearless Vampire Killers, who’ve had their single ‘For You and Me’ featured on the comeback US tv series 90210 (their debut album Batmania is also due for limited release on 12 inch vinyl); and The Orbweavers, who garnered a special commendation in the running for the Australian Music Prize with their acclaimed second album ‘Loom’, and having played sell-out shows in Melbourne to mesmerised audiences.

Also, a word for Owl Eyes & Gossling who did well in Triple J radio’s Hottest 100 as voted by listeners.

Once again – the team at Deluxe Mastering Melbourne thanks all of our valued clients for the music making…

Our congrats to The Bon Scotts – the Melbourne “folk-pop” act scored a 4 star review in Rolling Stone magazine for their second album ‘We Will All Die at the Hands of CGI’ (or simply ‘WWADATHOCGI…’), mastered by Adam Dempsey and out on Popboomerang Records.

Also worth checking out is the album’s cover, designed by Circal – a modern day ‘Sgt. Pepper’s’ depicting a bunch of identities reflected of our times.

To all of our amazing mastering clients & music makers who have given us the opportunity to serve them… we look forward to rinsing and repeating in 2012. Merry Xmas and a healthy, happy, safe & prosperous 2012 to you all – from the whole team here at Deluxe Mastering.

Tony “Jack the Bear” Mantz has had a busy time putting the final lustre on projects for the Dirty Three’s latest album with bonus tracks, as well as Canadian rockers Bel Riose, Hex, hip hop outfit EMR, Secret Tsumani, Shadowgame, Deja, Ash Grundwald’s new sideline project, 46 Clicks, Garcon Garcon, James fRew, Bankrupt Billionaires, Ben Taylor, The Freakz Of The Nature, dance releases for US based Royal One Records, Planet Jumpers’ new EP, debut EP for Sunny Days, new single for ELEMENOP,  new releases for Haul Records, vinyl releases for Bunny Munroe, Bitter Sweet Kicks, and a live DVD for Engine Three Seven (mixed by Sam Hannan).

Projects mastered by Adam Dempsey include new & upcoming releases for Jimmy Dowling, Adam Eaton (both mixed by Roger Bergodaz), Pony Face (mixed by Casey Rice), Playwrite (mixed by Neil Thomason at Head Gap), Sons of Messengers, The Pirates, Taylor Project, Blue Shaddy, Tom Strode, The String Contingent, Mr Jimmy, Andy Jans-Brown (mixed by Sam Hannan), Vague Cuts (mixed by Jez Giddings at Hothouse), Nick Muir, Selwyn Cozens for CD and 12 inch vinyl, The Teskey Brothers, new mixes for British India, and this year’s NMIT songwriters’ compilation, part co-produced by Greg Arnold.

With thanks to our clients who’ve kept us busy mastering brilliant music for CD, online & vinyl releases:

Tony “Jack the Bear” Mantz has been mastering for David Cosma, Giulietta, Fort-Deez, While The City Sleeps, Impossible Odds, Roots of Redemption, Liam Burrows, Indonesian popsters Nidji, debut albums for Rich Davies & Tomcat, The Immigrants’ debut EP, an EP for Violet Town, a new album for Howl At The Moon, Thomas Keft’s mini-album, another installment in the Balance series mixed by Deetron and metal dood Stick To The Shallows, and A Sleepless Winter (produced by Confession’s Dan Brown).

Adam Dempsey’s been mastering releases including The Bon Scotts, Jackson Jackson, The Orbweavers (engineered & mixed by Casey Rice – & Triple R Album of the Week), a solo album for Danny Widdicombe (of The Wilson Pickers, mixed by Magoo), EPs for Tim Reid (mixed by Ross Calia) and Kieran Christopherson (mixed by Matt D’arcy at Basin Productions), debut release for Kodo Motif (mixed by Todd Dixon), The Broken Splendour (mixed by Tony Salter), Crooked Saint (Tim Wheatley, part engineered by Finn Keane at Hothouse & mixed by Michael Badger of The Demon Parade), Al Parkinson, singles for Butcher Blades/, CD & 10 inch vinyl for The Velocettes, vinyl masters also for Plastic Palace Alice, Trappist Afterland, Pre-Unit, plus a compilation for community arts organisation Roarhouse Melbourne.

Here’s an album Adam mastered for Danny Widdicombe (of ARIA Award-winning The Wilson Pickers)… Inspiring work in challenging times, recorded during chemotherapy treatment (literally) – it’s a GREAT album ‘Find Someone’, mixed by Magoo, and we sincerely wish Danny all the best in his recovery:

For more check out Danny’s Facebook page:
facebook.com/dannywiddicombe