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The 2012 Australian Jazz Bell Awards have been announced, celebrating Australia’s ever-strong, diverse and internationally acclaimed jazz scene.

Our congrats go to all nominees and winners, in particular Peter Knight and band – winner of Most Original Jazz Album for Fish Boast of Fishing. Engineered by Robin Gray, Mixed by Myles Mumford, and mastered at Deluxe Mastering by Adam Dempsey.

“Music that is unclassifiable. Music that sits somewhere between new jazz, contemporary classical, and minimalism, Fish Boast of Fishing integrates improvisation, composition and electronics to create a new sound.”

Recorded by Robin Gray, mixed by Myles Mumford and mastered by Adam Dempsey here at Deluxe Mastering, our congrats go to 2012 Jazz Bell Award nominees Peter Knight for ‘Fish Boast of Fishing’ (nominated Most Original Australian Jazz Album) and Daniel Gassin Sextet for ‘Banff Song’ (nominated Best Australian Jazz Song of the Year). See the full list of nominees here: ABC Jazz.

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.

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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.