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The latest updates from JNP 📰
June 3, 2025
Behind a tiny white desk over the weekend while doing some live recording with the cats at JMI – Jazz Music Institute. They knocked over some parts for a ‘real instruments’ revamp of the Brisbane Lions club song. Watch this space!
May 21, 2025
No, it’s not 1990, 2010 or 2015 … it’s May 2025.
If you want your music to succeed – get an advertising company to relentlessly deliver it into people’s ears and you will still be topping charts decades later.
Good luck new artists!
April 28, 2025
Tone and vibe for days with the Wurli. Have enjoyed spending time with this guy – just the two of us.
April 7, 2025
Knocked over an acoustic pop track today for a solo artist remotely … huge sounds!
April 2, 2025
Ready for action – the Wurlitzer 200A. This thing makes me play in a completely unique way … I look for notes and phrasing I just don’t go for on other instruments!
March 31, 2025
One of the greatest analog synths around – the rack-mounted Roland Super Jupiter (MKS-80) is hooked up and ready for use.
It was an incredible challenge getting this beast to work … there was a lot wrong with it, but I persevered and I’m really proud of myself for diagnosing all the issues and solving them.
Get in touch if you need music made and we can use this gem!
March 26, 2025
Replaced the PSU inside the Yamaha KX88 keyboard this evening with the Mean Well PT-65C.
I absolutely love the feeling of the keys on this beast from the 80s and now it’ll last another 40 years. No modern weighted keyboard I’ve tried is anywhere near as good!
A huge thanks to @lixcreative for her superior dexterity and help getting it all installed. ❤️
March 4, 2025
Two kings of 80s synthesis – the Yamaha DX7 II FD and the Roland D50. I’m definitely more of a Roland synth cat, but the DX7 has been on some seriously iconic tunes! Both incredibly complex with infinite sound generation potential.
February 28, 2025
Hopefully replacing a couple of CEM3340 chips (all the way from Portugal) on the lower module board of this beast will bring it back to life. One of the great analog synths – the Roland Super Jupiter / MKS-80.
February 14, 2025
Vintage Roland synth resuscitation. Might have to special order some chips for this guy … but it will be worth it.
February 6, 2025
Confusion ensues when your client uses a photo of your own studio space as their background in the video collab session.
February 4, 2025
Kind of reggae jam thing from Tokyo 2023 with @geshige on bass and @toshi_kasuga on the kit. Can’t wait to catch these cool cats again.
February 2, 2025
Warwick and Wurli. The Warwick 5 string is a relatively new addition (a few years maybe) and is equal parts funky and heavy. The Wurli in the background is a newer one … it has a story that I’ll tell soon!
January 26, 2025
Complete overhaul of the circuits in the vintage Wurlitzer 200A. Will probably make a video with this very special unit once I’ve got it sorted. Glorious tones from one of the greatest electric pianos ever made.
January 13, 2025
The Sennheiser 441 – the best dynamic mic ever made … sounds good on … everything!
January 7, 2025
Finally solved a power supply issue in some of my preamps that caused them to turn off after a little while. Back into the rack with a new part and bigger heatsink!
December 25, 2024
Replacing some ICs in an old synth’s midi board … hopefully I can breathe some new life into it!
June 6, 2024
Reflecting.
May 14, 2024
Complete! Two more SSL 9000k preamps to add to the collection. These two will probably sit on the mix bus for the foreseeable future and print into every project when it comes to the final mix. They include a really nice HPF on the bottom Grayhill knob too!
May 11, 2024
Knocking over two more SSL 9000 style preamps designed by @seventhcircleaudio. Great to use on acoustic instruments and also as a fantastic summing option to tighten up low end.
May 10, 2024
Cool to see the new Ruler of Sweden – one of Adelaide’s deadliest @simiv1music at #eurovision with @electricfields_music.
May 8, 2024
Today’s literal office #musicprodction
May 1, 2024
If any level of the Australian Government cared about culture, the operating costs for live music venues like rent, insurance and legally required minimums of security at would be subsidised, capped or classed differently.
People owning and running these venues are not property developers or people pocketing money/equity from increased land value … they aren’t even running a traditional business – they’re spending their life/time contributing to the good of society.
Venues like this are regularly closing down across the whole country and nothing has been implemented to reverse it in my lifetime.
Now music festivals can barely operate either.
We are destined for mediocrity in this country and will never have anything similar to the vibrant cultures of Europe, Asia or the Americas if all levels of Government keep insisting on listening to lobbyists from insurance groups, property developers, car manufacturers, mining companies etc etc etc and allowing them to influence laws that impact our lives.
April 19, 2024
Playing keys on a few tunes this week …. Great sounds from @uaudio and @weareuvi
April 18, 2024
Yesterday’s portable setup.
#musicproducer #musicproduction
April 4, 2024
Churning through takes on the guitars for the last few weeks.
March 30, 2024
Some typically brilliant cover art by @lixcreative for @jayson_shep’s upcoming album.
March 23, 2024
Beth Lucas’ latest ‘Rearview Mirror’ will be featured this week on #ABCCountry starting Monday @ 9pm AEDT / 8pm AEST.
March 22, 2024
Cube in the jungle.
March 7, 2024
Earlier today – Mtns Beerwah, Coonowrin, Ngungun, Tibrogargan and others towards Brisbane CBD.
February 22, 2024
One of my all time favourite projects and memories – with the legendary and deadly @kahlwallismusic.
January 9, 2024
Great to be working with these cats again (with Mark Henman on the drums).
Cool shot of the portable rig with Universal Audio Apollo X4, Genelec The Ones, IK Multimedia’s insanely good ToneX for guitar tones and the drag and drop glory of PreSonus Studio One!
January 9, 2024
Good evening #Brisbane – let’s make a heavy rock EP.
January 7, 2024
Late finish.
January 3, 2024
Today’s portable setup in #Brisbane for guitar and vocals on two songs from an album project.
January 3, 2024
Just a couple of guys trying to look cooler than we are.
@jayson_shep has been smashing out his rocking 90s tunes with me for years – appreciate the trust ✌🏻
December 7, 2023
Vocal and bass magic box. #Pultec
