Tag: Tony Mantz

We’ve been getting the most out of the new Forssell Technologies MADA-2 analogue to digital and digital to analogue converters, which complement the existing Lavry Gold & Blue converters. If we had to describe them in a few words: sonically “invisible” and honest, again retaining the musicality and depth of clients’ music.

In terms of CD, vinyl and digital release mastering projects, those by Tony “Jack the Bear” Mantz include Voodoocain, Little Wise, Emergency Rule, Jantina and the Jaguars, Mary of The Moon, Daniel Champagne, and David Garnham & The Reasons To Live.

Adam Dempsey has been mastering new music releases for Gossling, The Ovals, Playwrite, John Flanagan & the Begin Agains, Better Than the Wizards, Sam Lawrence, Avin Jason, Cavanagh & Argus, Andy Jans-Brown, Grizzly Jim Lawrie, a “half album” for The Harlots, plus 7 inch vinyl and digital releases each for Urns and The Morrisons.

Byron Scullin tweaked releases for T-Rek, Ainslie Wills, Jay Westerfold, Monnone Alone, and This is Your Captain Speaking.

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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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.

Gearing up for springtime in Australia’s music capital, Tony “Jack the Bear” Mantz has been mastering releases for The Fuzzbirds, Blind Munkee, Cave of the Swallows, Dirty Radio, Jonesez, Brackets, Thrall, Larry K (mixed by James Frew), Bitter Sweet Kicks, The Irresponsibles, Radio Ink, Rainshadow, Burgworth, The Sunny Days, The Hired Guns, new Jessica Mauboy single (remixed by US producer Rac), a live album for Autumn Gray (Canada) complete with 40 piece symphony orchestra and mixed by Jimi Maroudas, and new album for Jeff lang including a bonus disc of live tracks and rarities.

Projects mastered by Adam Dempsey include Fish Boast of Fishing (Peter Knight, recorded by Robin Gray at Allan Eaton studio and mixed by Myles Mumford), Vague Cuts (mixed by Jez Giddings at Hothouse), Lanrae, The Audient, Zac Brennan, singles for The Fearless Vampire Killers, Butcher Blades/, Pony Face, debut EP for Broadway Sounds, the latest Going Down Swinging compilation, and a new single for both CD and 10 inch vinyl for Heirs (mixed by Neil Thomason at Head Gap).

The team also sends props to Sloth for re-capping the PSU’s for the mastering-modded Chandler LTD-2’s.

As part of his weekly ‘Howzat’ column, music journalist Jeff Jenkins tags along to a mastering session at Deluxe Mastering in Melbourne and chats with Tony “Jack the Bear” Mantz…

HIS MASTER’S VOICE
Look closely at your CD collection and you’ll find the credit: Mastered by Jack the Bear. He is ubiquitous. But who is Jack the Bear? Intrigued by the mastering process – Is it really a black art? – Howzat! asked to tag along when a mate was having his record mastered by Jack the Bear. I arrived early at his Brunswick studios, expecting a sterile environment, uptight and uninviting. “G’day, mate,” a large man says, hand outstretched…

Read the full piece here.