Parklands
Studio
Operating from his own fully digital recording studio - Parklands
Studio - on the south side of Brisbane, Michael is developing a
reputation as a one-stop audio specialist capable of bringing to fruition almost
any project that involves sound. Apart from his obvious skills as a composer and
guitarist, Michael is also developing a reputation as a leading producer.
Services on offer include:
Composing, arranging, producing, musical direction, sequencing, engineering,
mixing, re-mixing, and mastering - in a friendly, comfortable environment.
Equipment includes:
| Pro Tools 7.3.1 LE (32 track audio + midi),
factory plugins, running on a MacPro 2.66, Structure sampler, |
| Sony 2 track 1/4"
machine, plus assorted hand percussion and virtual sound modules |
| Rode NTK valve mic, Rode NT 2, Rode NT2A, Rode NT 4, AKG 451, AKG D12, 2 x AT 4041, AT
4033, ATM 25, 2 x ATM 63, 2 x Shure SM 57 mics, |
Line6 PODxt, Line6 DL4 delay modeller, Yamaha DG
Stomp guitar pre-amp, Yamaha Magic Stomp, dbx 376,dbx 386,dbx 576 valve
mic pre's/compressors, RNC, Mackie mixer, Lexicon MPX 500, Alesis
Quadraverb, Hux TC-Pre |
| Dynaudio Bm5a nearfield monitors |
| Roland GR33 midi guitar system,
Roland midi drums, samples and loops CD library, DAT machine |
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Yamaha CS1x keyboard, Powerplay headphone monitoring, AKG & Fostex headphones, |
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| Also, heaps of guitars! |
Maton Mastersound electrics, Maton acoustic steel string guitars including dreadnought, 808s, Grand Auditorium,
mandolin, Maton gut string, Fender Teles, Strat,
Yamaha AS2000 (semi-acoustic), Les Paul, Michael Palm wooden resonator
guitar, Michael Palm OM steel string, Variax guitar, Variax bass,
Fender Twin Reverb, Fender Deluxe Reverb amps,
classic Boss FX pedals, Yamaha fretted & fretless bass, ukelele,
banjo, Gretsch lap steel &
mandolin.
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and, of course......a comfy lounge and great coffee!
Credits include:
2007: Without Words CD release for Jason McGregor, production music projects for Beatbox, and Wonderwall (Germany). Bob Mildren CD, Graham Rodger CD
A Stage in our Lives (ABC) nationally broadcast documentary,
Hooked
on Water (Ch 9 Brisbane) nationally broadcast fishing show, Living on
the Brisbane River (Ch 7) documentary, original production music CD's for
the Beatbox
library, Recording Tania
Kernaghan, tracks for the Soundtrax music library, production of CD's and demos
for many artists including Seraya
Young, Simon
Mills, Tanya
Self, Hillbilly
Lovechild, Olivia Jane Crick, Michael
O'Rourke, Rikki Chaplin, Karen Williams, Joeline Mandrakas, Gina
Sterling, Honey Showband, Closure, Darryl Weale, Debbie
Grace, Michael Bryers, Robyn Goodwin, Dusty Fraser, Nyree Klip, Anita
Thomas, Meggan Carswell, as well as his own recording projects.
2005: Michael Fix CD Something's
Cooking, Beatbox library CD,
Michael O'Rourke CD,
Kat Speel album (great interest from US record companies
already), debut instrumental CD Pilgrim for young acoustic guitar wizz Jason
McGregor, first CD for singer Darryl Apps, debut album for Jason
Ryan.
Many of Kat's songs (and demos!) have hit number 1 at mp3.com.au! Kat
received messages from none other than Molly Meldrum & Mark Holden. Hear the songs & read the reviews at: http://www.mp3.com.au/Kat/
Great news for Seraya
Young In the first week of release, the single You/I will never know, has been added to 15 radio stations,
(from Melbourne to Sydney, Canberra, Brisbane and up as far as
Rockhampton) with frequent requests for interviews.
Congratulations to Rikki Chaplin, reaching the finals of
"New Talent" in the CMAA awards with But It's True; a
great sounding track, getting plenty of air-play. Congratulations Debbie
Grace on the success of your album! Recent awards: too many to list
here! Also Darryl
Weale receiving high rotation on 4AAA.
Congratulations to Brock
Colley & Rebecca Lee Nye,
winners
of the 2003
Parklands Studio Award at Lenard’s Qld Champion of Champions.
The Harrison Sisters have recorded a great a new single
Live it Up - very "funky country"
Also Brooke Schubert, winner of the 2001 Champion of
Champions Parklands studio award. We will record around the middle of the year.
Last years winner, Joeline Mandrakas used her recording prize
to advance her recording career by attending the country music college in
January 2002. This is one young lady to watch! At the 2002 TSA songwritters
awards, Joeline won first for the contemporary and second in the modern sections
with her own composition On My Own, produced by Michael.
If you would like to discuss a recording project with Michael, email
info@michaelfix.com
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