Merri-bek has certainly has its fair share of musical and creative geniuses. And there is no doubt that some of our amazing recording studios have something to do with it. Whether you an aspiring musician looking to record your first single or a filmmaker needing the perfect audio to accompany your upcoming short film; there are plenty of incredible recoding studios in Merri-bek for you to choose from.

Three Phase Rehearsal Studios

8 Tinning St, Brunswick

Three Phase Rehearsal Studio is aRehearsal studio and event space in Brunswick open 7 days per week excluding public holidays. On offer is11 fully ventilated and air-conditioned, purpose-built rehearsal rooms, a licensed bar and cafe and much more in a great location within one of Brunswick’s artistic hubs. When it’s time to take a break, head to their studio cafe and bar and grab something to eat or drink, chill out on theirlarge mezzanine or relax in the beautiful sunny courtyard. They also have a fully equipped kitchen with complimentary tea and coffee.

Whether you’re rehearsing, recording, filming, auditioning, doing a photo-shoot, holding band/press meetings, or looking for a venue for listening parties, showcases or events - Three Phase has the perfect space for the job.

threephasemusic.com

Wick Studios

23–25 Leslie St, Brunswick

Wick Studios is a music/creative hub located in Brunswick, that provides various rehearsal, recording, photography and film production rooms. This includes a licensed common area that has couches, barista-made espresso coffee, beer on tap and a selection of snacks and beverages to keep the creative juices flowing!

wickstudios.com.au

HopeStreet Recordings

7A Hope St, Brunswick

Hopestreet Recordings is an artist-run record label. They love records, and they love making records. They believe good music and good songs are of intrinsic artistic and commercial value. Their mission is to popularise the recorded music of the label’s artists, to help those artists connect with markets receptive to their music, and to exploit the rights we hold to the mutual benefit of artist and label both financially and creatively.

They do this by managing the entire process that a record is - from writing to production to packaging to publicity. They find artists who have unique value and use their experience and connections to realise that unique value in terms of musical outcomes, access to media space and access to revenue. They value the close-knit, light and nimble model that comes with a small team.

There aim is to be a good player - not a big player.

Jack The Bears Deluxe Mastering

4/29 Tinning St, Brunswick

State of the art studios with Australia’s most formidable team of mastering engineers ready to handle any project. Audio mastering is their passion. Great customer service and making awesome sounding records is what drives them.
They’re here to help you achieve your sonic vision.

Jack The Bear’s Deluxe Mastering is a purpose-built audio mastering facility. Their rooms were designed by the internationally acclaimed acoustic designer George Augspurger of Perception Inc Los Angeles - an Australian first. Your music benefits from an accurate monitoring environment and decades of audio mastering experience at competitive, all-inclusive rates.

Whether you’re independent or signed, your audio project is treated with equal care and attention. Take advantage of their no-obligation, free consultation service to evaluate your audio mixes prior to the mastering session.

Jack The Bear’s is committed to the highest-quality audio mastering. THey invite you to join the many who have given them the privilege of mastering their music.

jackthebear.com.au

Audrey Studios

249 Sydney Rd, Coburg

Est. in 1998 for music, composition, production, recording, mixing, audio post production and mastering.
Craig Pilkington owns the business, and is also the primary producer and engineer at the studio. He holds a Bachelor of Music and plays the guitar, trumpet, bass, keyboards and has professional skills in programming, composing and arranging for all orchestral instruments. Craig is a composer and founding member of the Killjoys. As an engineer/producer, his albums have received multiple ARIA awards and nominations. Craig keeps his ARIA award in the studio kitchen.

Heath Mackaay is an engineer at the studio. He attended the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA), where he received an Advanced Diploma of Sound for Production. He moved to Melbourne in early 2009 from his hometown of Freo and joined the Audrey team shortly thereafter. When he’s not in the control room, Heath can be found mixing front of house for many emerging Melbourne bands.

A number of freelance producers and engineers (who have keys and codes) work independently at Audrey including: Anna Laverty, David Badrick, Byron Scullin & Lachlan Carrack.

audreystudios.com

Phaedra Studios

646 Sydney Rd, Coburg

Phaedra Studios provide mixing, mastering, producing, music consultation, pre-production, instrumentation

John Lee owns and managers Pheadra Studios and he is an experienced multi-instrumentalist, composer, producer, mix engineer and mastering engineer.

As a composer he has scored 65 episodes (5 series) of Channel 10s Offsrping starring Asher Keddie, along with an ABC Artscape documentary and numerous TV commercials (clients include NBA (USA), Volvo, Bonds, Myer, US Cellular (USA), Vodafone and many more).

As a producer/mix engineer he has been involved in many Australian releases from such artists as Laura Jean, Martin Frawley, Lost Animal, Beaches, Grand Slavo, Stonefield, Love of Diagrams, Pikelet, Emma Russack, Free Time, Taipan Tiger Girls to name a few. He has been actively involved as a producer or mix engineer in no less than fourteen RRR albums of the week.

He has restored and remastered some of his favourite eclectic, ground breaking and experimental compositions for the Dual Planet, Votary and Roundtable record labels.

As Mountains in the Sky he creates cinematic tone-poems that defy categorisation.

His productions are inspired by his broad appreciation of music and characterised by delicate attention to mood and emotion.

phaedrastudios.com

Dead on Sound

CoParadiso Studios 10–12 Merri-bek Rd, Brunswick East

A Boutique Studio With Massive Sound.

Melbourne-based Dead on Sound is a state of the art, award winning sound studio born from a shared passion for chasing down and designing the perfect sounds. To them, sound design is an art, not a technical process.

Equipped with the latest in professional technology, they specialise in production and postproduction for film, television and online content. Because a collaborative environment is essential to designing standout sound experiences, they make it their priority to work closely with key creative teams.

They provide location recording, sound design, ADR, foley, dialogue editing, voice casting, voice-over recording (Source connect for recording and Skype or phone hook-up for remote client monitoring), nonlinear and immersive audio and implementation (360 Video, VR/AR, and Game), podcast recording/editing, audiobook recording/editing, composition and mixing.

Great sound makes projects shine. Dead on Sound dedicate themselves to make projects of all sizes stand out.

deadonsound.com.au