Tag: Itch-E & Scratch-E

Following on from decades of CD Mastering in Melbourne, the current Deluxe Mastering studios recently marked five years in operation. How did we celebrate? By remaining bunkered down at “work”, mastering and relishing more great music:

Tony “Jack the Bear” Mantz has been keeping out of trouble mastering releases for Ganga Giri, Matt Van Schie, Feenipawl, Tonite Only, Matt Sonic, Dinkybike, The Scarlets, Kid Kenobi, Bass Kleph, Cave Of The Swallows, Dead Lovers Lane, Josh Raffaut, Polar Nation, Dead City Ruins, PurEnvy, Jane Walker, The Latency (Canada), Polar Nation, Delta Riggs, P’nau, Choose Mics, Radio Ink, Syntax, The Villains Lair, The Once Overs, Jump Jump Dance Dance, Itch-E & Scratch-E, Pretty Dulcie, David Cosma, fRew, The Exchange (USA), and James Harcourt (UK).

Projects mastered by Adam Dempsey include the new ‘Raiders’ single and EP for Owl Eyes mixed by Jan Skubiszewski (Jackson Jackson, Kate Vigo, and including bass by Jet’s Mark Wilson), Dead Parties (Etienne Mamo of The New Black, and mixed by Michael Badger of the Demon Parade), albums for The Fearless Vampire Killers (engineered by Michael Badger at Soundpark), Vague Cuts (engineered by Jez at Hothouse), Residual (Peter Knight and Dung Nguyen of Way Out West), Mushroom Horse, Fixed Error, debut album of thick guitar pop tones from Drawing Arcs (recorded and mixed by Brent Punshon at Head Gap), 7 inch singles for Raoul McLay, and EP’s for Hyfrydol and Indigo & the Bear (engineered by Dave McCluney at Atlantis Sound).

Thanks to all who’ve been part of our services over the past five years, having us play a role in their releases. Here’s to many more years of great music ahead, continuing to deliver the best in audio mastering service and experience with a musical sensitivity at competitive, all-inclusive rates.

For all your CD mastering, online mastering or vinyl mastering needs, simply call us on +61 (3) 9386 6698 or contact us online here.

ITCH-E & SCRATCH-E – ELECTRIC (FEAT. KISS REID)

(Mastered by Tony ‘Jack the Bear’ Mantz)

While we launched the new website, including an online mastering service and this very blog to help spread the word of artists’ releases (thanks for visiting!), Tony “Jack the Bear” Mantz has been working on releases and re-mixes for Groove Armada, Dead Letter Circus, Itch-E & Scratch-E, Charles Jenkins & The Zhivagos, Dead City Ruins, Tommy Trash & Tom Piper, The Greatest Nothing (NZ), Kid Kenobi, Ashton Shuffle, US producer Burufunk, President Roots, She’s The Driver, the debut for Fuzz Phantoms (new side project Kiss Chasey’s frontman Darren Cordeux), US artist Donis, and a new tyDi remix for US producer BT.

Adam Dempsey’s recent projects include New York composer Doug Gibson, Georgia Fields’ latest single, new releases from Silo String Quartet, Yeo Choong (out thru Other Tongues), The Death Rattles, and Melbourne Guitar Quartet, while vinyl lives on with 7-inch singles for Oliver Mann, The Dukes of Deliciousness and The Sand Pebbles.

Been a crazy time here of late mastering CDs, online and vinyl releases for these artists and we thank them very much for choosing to work with me…..Itch-E & Scratch-E, The Immigrant EP (Jono Fernandez re-mix and dub being especially tasty), tyDi, Kid Kenobi’s remix for Groove Armada, Kite Club, Dead City Ruins, Charles Jenkins & The Zhivagos, Fuzz Phantoms….a new side project for Darren Cordeux’s Kiss Chasey, She’s The Driver and Blind Munkee.