STUDIOS 301 - Key Persons
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- Producer Recording Engineer Mixing Engineer
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- Producer
- Producer Engineer Sound Designer
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- Producer
- Producer Songwriter
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- Producer
- Producer Songwriter
Jack Prest is a mid-career arts professional working as composer, mix/recording engineer, interdisciplinary artist and music producer. Jack Prest is a senior engineer at Studios 301, Australia's largest recording facility, and the go-to mix and recording engineer for forward thinking Australian artists and labels. Jack's focus is on understanding the conceptual context of each project in order to realise each artist's vision for their work.
Jack understands artists because he is one. He studied fine art (BFA COFA 2008) and spent his early career as a musician and DJ, playing many of Australia's biggest clubs and festivals. Jack has an ongoing interdisciplinary arts practice that encompasses music, video, performance, internet art, apps and conceptual art. His current project The Risk Of Hyperbole is a total artwork of an album combined with an interdisciplinary live performance. This project is in collaboration with Studios 301, Ensemble Offspring and Phoenix Central Park and has received support from Create NSW. The album is due for release in Oct 2021 to coincide with the premiere of the performance.
Job Titles:
- Producer Recording Engineer Mix Engineer
Job Titles:
- Producer Recording Engineer Mix Engineer
Kristel joined Australia's biggest roster of mastering engineers as the new Bookings Coordinator in 2021 and has quickly moved to the Studio Bookings Manager role at Studios 301.
Kristel has over 15 years experience in the music industry as a DJ, Label Manager and Artist Manager. Her passion for music led her to London where she resided for 10 years, as a Label Manager for Tribe Records, an independent record label. Together with the label she created memorable party experiences hosting and spinning records for lovers of Afro & House music in cities like New York, Paris, Amsterdam, London, Sydney and Johannesburg.
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- Mastering Bookings Manager
Laura has always had a passion for the arts and started her career in the music industry as a writer for various publications. She comes from a booking, communications and events background, and has worked in some of the biggest festivals and clubs in Sydney.
In 2022, Laura joined Studios 301 as Mastering Bookings Manager. With over a decade of experience in the music industry, she is responsible for overseeing Australia's largest roster of Grammy and Aria award-winning mastering engineers.
Laura is passionate about events and the music industry and has worked across a variety of sectors within the arts and travel industries. She also curates local parties for the Sydney Street Dance scene.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Studios 301 Technical
- Senior Technical Engineer
Moe's education started half a world away in London studying Sound Engineering before completing his Bachelor of Audio Production at SAE, Sydney in 2015.
Under the mentorship of the highly regarded studio tech expert Steven Crane, Moe completed an internship at Studios 301 before being offered a permanent role as Studios Maintenance Technician in 2015.
Moe is an integral member of the Studios 301 Technical team. Outside the studios Moe continues to make his mark lending his technical and maintenance skills to studios throughout Sydney including the construction of the Electric Avenue Studios and has proudly worked alongside the likes of Phil Punch, Bob Scott and Tim Carr.
Job Titles:
- Producer
- Producer Recording Engineer Mix Engineer
Peter Holz is a multi-platinum selling, ARIA winning mixer, producer and songwriter based in Sydney, Australia. He is one of Australia's premier mixing engineers whose credits include Gang Of Youths, Peking Duk, Vance Joy and many others.
After cutting his teeth as a mixer/producer at several studios around Sydney, he then spent time in Europe honing his skills under the guidance of renowned producer David Kahne (Paul McCartney, The Strokes, Lana Del Rey) and legendary mixing engineer Michael Brauer (Coldplay, John Mayer, Bob Dylan, The Rolling Stones) at the inaugural ‘Mix with the Masters'.
As well as working from his own high end acoustically designed mix room, Peter has also worked extensively with major label artists such as The Veronicas, Jessica Mauboy, Delta Goodrem, Samantha Jade and international artists such as Fifth Harmony, Pusha T and Olly Murs.
In 2015 Peter was nominated for the ‘Engineer of the Year' ARIA award in recognition of his work on the debut album from Gang Of Youths, ‘The Positions'.
To date Peter has collected 4 ARIA awards, multiple platinum records and his work has clocked up over 100 million combined streams on Spotify/Apple Music as well as having countless placements in the Triple J Hottest 100.
Joining the Studios 301 team in 2015, Ron is a motivated music industry professional who oversees and manages the operational requirements for the studio facilities at Studios 301 in Sydney.
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- Producer
- Producer Mix Engineer Session Drummer
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- Engineer
- Producer
- Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer / Date
Simon Cohen is undoubtedly one of the best vocal producers and mix engineers in Australia.
His work is commonly showcased on a global stage, having achieved Grammy and ARIA nominated accolades, along with multi-platinum accreditations and several billion plays on Spotify and iTunes combined.
It's Simon's precise and detailed approach to vocal recordings which has made him a sought-after producer and engineer for both Australian and international artists alike.
Highlighted by his vocal engineering for Justin Bieber's worldwide #1 smash hit "Love Yourself", Simon's engineering credits span an admirable list of renowned artists from Australia and across the globe, including Will.I.Am, Guy Sebastian, Illy, Set Mo, Vera Blue, Thundamentals, Thelma Plum, Indian Summer, Jess Kent, Horrorshow, M-Phazes, ASTA, Justice Crew, JOY, Nicole Millar, Tuka, Urthboy, Movement and many more.
As a mix engineer Simon's skills are showcased on credits such as Starley's breakthrough hit single "Call on me", Voice 2017 winner Judah Kelly's #1 single "Count on me" and an array of releases by Jessica Mauboy, Kilter, Glades, Teddy Cream, Coda Conduct, Horrorshow, JOY, Will Sparks, Savage, Stara, Emma Pask, Spit Syndicate and the list goes on.
Simon Cohen works on Justin Bieber's #1 hit Love Yourself
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- Producer
- Producer Recording Engineer Mix Engineer
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- Technical Director
- Tech Expert
Widely acknowledged as one of the world's leading music studio technology experts Stephen is the longest serving member of the Studios 301 team. With experience working in major studio facilities in the UK, Australia, New Zealand and Montserrat, his unique skills and exceptional expertise provide an exclusive service to 301.
Stewart Geddes is a recording engineer, mix engineer and session drummer originally from Brisbane, Australia.
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- Engineer to Join
- Mastering Engineer
Tahlia-Rose is the newest engineer to join Studios 301's mastering roster under the mentorship of head engineer Steve Smart. Her training with Steve has given her invaluable knowledge of analogue mastering processes and insight into mastering a chart topping track. Working in both analogue and digital domains, she has recently worked with Jai Waetford, Electric Fields, Lipgloss, Warwick Kennedy and The Strangers and more.