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The latest updates from JNP 📰
October 21, 2024
Portable setup getting the job done today in #Brisbane.
Knocked over takes of acoustic guitars and vocals for two tunes. Made the rest of the music remotely from video demos and got some help from @stevenpope on the kit from sunny #Melbourne.
October 4, 2024
A classic that I don’t play enough.
Great to smash the unmistakable tones of the Strat today in a session.
Love the large 70s headstock!
September 18, 2024
Good times all this week and next with Roy’s super weird and epic tunes. He’s tuning in from Brisbane, Steve Pope – Drummer is working out drum parts from Melbourne, and I’m in the mountains making all the jokes.
All of us can hear studio quality audio as well, which makes it feel like we’re in the same room (for better or worse!).
August 20, 2024
Yesterday in Ballarat with my great friend Ric Formosa. Love this guy – one of Australia’s best composers and players with a million great stories from Italy, Canada and his time in the early days of Little River Band. Hopefully we can spend much more time together in the near future!
August 8, 2024
Not everything about working on tunes is black and white … but this photo is.
July 22, 2024
Always a great pleasure to put some music down for Lix North Artist’s process videos.
Her new works are amazing as always!
June 29, 2024
Car session yesterday – dropped in some tracks from a session player in America, did some backing vocals on a couple of songs (@seelectronics DCM8 shoved into the steering wheel!).
June 28, 2024
First time all three of us have been in the same space at the same time … a LOT of records made between us.
A lot of stories and knowledge shared that I’m grateful for.
Thanks Caleb and Steve ✌🏻❤️
June 24, 2024
Asked @stevenpope to keep the same vibe in a song at 3:08 … Siri decided it was worth setting a reminder for at 3:08pm.
June 21, 2024
Had a chat with these cool cats recently about whether pop music has an algorithm!
June 11, 2024
Working on some tunes for a songwriter down in Tasmania with a ‘pyschadelic / spaghetti western’ direction. Heaps of fun leaning into stuff like this with the aim to be creative and super vibey.
June 7, 2024
One of the best records I’ve ever worked on. Give it a listen!
Adelaide’s Kahl Wallis (of The Medics) is releasing tracks from his album we made together a few years ago:
https://www.abc.net.au/triplejunearthed/artist/kahlwallis
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.
June 30, 2022
Acoustic with blue energy.
June 27, 2022
A special audience today with the new Fresh Prince – Anders. Uncle James will only ever play you the good tunes, little guy.
June 14, 2022
Ain’t no debate – both of them are great! #lespaul #stratocaster
June 10, 2022
Hey … Number 2 independent album in Australia – Karise Eden just keeps chalking up the Ws with ‘Into the Black’, which happens to rock pretty hard.
https://ditto.fm/intotheblack
June 4, 2022
I encourage anyone who is or has worked in the Australian music industry to complete this survey.
It will help give a more accurate picture of some of the working environments, expectations and situations workers have found themselves in, and be part of helping to improve things for everyone ✌🏻
June 1, 2022
Tubes and transformers keeping me warm!
May 27, 2022
A few of the cats from Winchester Revival after they finished up their latest single today. For good rock and roll times, catch one of their live shows.
May 17, 2022
Japanese made guitar, Australian made drums! 🤝
May 13, 2022
Release day for Karise Eden’s EP – a few hours in and it’s #18 in Australia on iTunes.. 🚀
Southern Rock with the power of a thousand fires 🔥
Produced, recorded, mixed, mastered here at JNP with Mark Henman on the kit, and me on the rest (but ahh …not the singing bit).
May 8, 2022
Throwback to 2016 – in Australian Guitar Magazine chatting to @peterzmedia
May 2, 2022
Dane from Winchester Revival just before smashing his part. Pensive, but knowing.
April 29, 2022
But is the mix done?
April 28, 2022
I built these Seventh Circle Audio preamps around 10 years ago – Neve, API, Melennia, Hardy style for some vibe and recently built their newer SSL9000 which is gloriously clean. Great tones!
April 22, 2022
End of another week – this one full of mixing. This week also marked another year since Prince left and it’s cool having a little version of him watching on and keeping my standards high!
April 20, 2022
Number 1 Independent Single in Australia ✌🏻
Karise Eden, Mark Henman – we did ok!
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April 14, 2022
After over 20 years with Cubase, I have made the switch to PreSonus Audio Electronics Studio One and I can’t wait to use it with everyone!
It’s super inspiring and obviously made to enhance creative flow, where others inhibit it.
Refreshed and ready for the next 20. ✌🏻
April 8, 2022
Coming in hot with a #1 Karise Eden. Sorry Keith!
Check Karise’s latest tune ‘Gone’ on your favourite thing.