I’ve recently completed the Topology and Misinterprotato collaboration project entitled Healthy.

This is the 8th album I have worked on with Topology – the addition of the Misinterprotato guys in this project was a fantastic addition.

Piano was recorded on location at ABC Ferry Rd in 421, with the rest of the instruments recorded at Farmhouse studio over the subsequent weekends.  I mixed and edited this at home in my studio.  There are some really great original pieces on here.

You can have a listen the title track (for free!) and purchase a digital download of the album here.

The launch for this album is in a couple of weeks at the Brisbane Powerhouse, followed by a show in Sydney:

11 July – Misinterprotato + Topology launch their new CD and perform together again in the Visy Theatre, Brisbane Powerhouse. This one is not to be missed! Both bands are very happy with the results of this collaboration. The gig will be repeated at SIMA in Sydney on 23 July and at Chapel off Chapel on 27 August. The Brisbane show, in the PowerhouseVisy theatre is selling well.

I recently recorded a string quartet for Garry Smith who wrote the music for the new Donate Life campaign.  We recorded the musos from the Queensland Symphony Orchestra down at Farmhouse.

It does have a quite a serious undertone with regard to discussing organ donation with your family.  You can get additional information from the official Donate Life site: http://www.donatelife.gov.au/

We have just put the finishing touches on the follow up to Greg Moore’s debut CD Here at Last. The new album I’ve Dreamed of You is a Celtic CD with everyone’s favorite celtic pieces with some new and contemporary additions. The Queensland Pops Orchestra was recorded at Ghostgum Audio under the baton of Sean O’Boyle.

The CD will be released on the 15th April for Mother’s day and would of course make the perfect gift! For latest news click over to Greg Moore’s site

I have been looking for a while to give credit for the installation art that I took a photo of at the top of my site – and finally found it. The work is by Paul Koss and is titled Sound of Ice Melting (1970). This particular installation (and photo) was in the foyer of the Guggenheim museum, New York in March 2009 as part of The Third Mind: American Artists Contemplate Asia 1860-1989 exhibition.  It incorporates eight microphones focused at two twenty-five-pound blocks of melting ice.

The viewer is invited to “listen” to the sound of ice melting, which is a way of slowing down the mind to become aware of one’s ambient environment as a live sonic event.

This week saw the launch of Brendan Radford’s album Snow This album was recorded over a couple of years, with the beds being recorded at Wavelength studio, Brendan doing the overdubs at his place, and mixing at my studio. Mastering was done by Jeff McCormack.

If you are interested in purchasing the CD, head over to Brendan’s site.

This was a great job to do. Mark was approached to do a cover of the Mika song Love Today for a Dreamworld TV ad. After debate about melodies, tuning and lots of other things, we ended up with a great sounding ad.  Daniel McGahan did the main lead singing with Darryl Murphy providing the Aussie rave at the tops and tails.

Firstly the “So Many Worlds” version:

And the White Water World specific version, featuring the Senior Choir from Gumdale State School!

You can check out the Dreamworld site by clicking on here

Well, Bindi’s Kidfitness II – Jungle Dance Party has been nominated for an Aria. It has been nominated in the Best Children’s Album category. Unfortunately there is also a Wiggles album nominated Winners are announced on the 26th November – let’s hope it is second time lucky.

Check it out at the Aria Awards nominations site. It seems Bindi also has her own website now too.

Just a quick link to a a trailer which features Clare Reynolds track Take My Breath Away. This is a new Uma Thurman movie called Motherhood which is described as

The day-in-the-life feature has Thurman as a harried mother of two prepping for her daughter’s sixth birthday party as myriad urban challenges confront her.

Anyway, nice placement – ashame about the dodgy music edits. This follows on from another one of Clare’s songs as a placement in Private Practice.

Here’s is the Private Practice excerpt as I didn’t have it linked on the site.

Another quick update with some ads that I mixed and engineered for Garry Smith from Pinkhouse Productions.

Image Blinds:

and a jingle for Next Property Group:

Launched yesterday was a follow up campaign to Queensland Tourism’s “Best Job In The World Campaign”  This ad features some of the finalists from that competition.  Borrowing the music and the “choreography” from The Monkees Hit, “Hey Hey We’re the Monkees”  we recorded the music at Farmhouse.  Mark McDuff produced the track, and Daniel McGahan sang with Renae Suttie.

If you’re really keen you can go to queenslandholidays.com.au