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About Me

Hi Thanks For Visiting!
Summer is dawning in the land downunder and it's time to grab an ice cold drink and relax...at the isLand. My tracks will be on permanent rotation on a weekly basis. If you have any requests let me know, and please feel free to leave comments as some of these works are demos only.
A BRIEF HISTORY...
I had played piano for ages before finally realising "I don't want to play other peoples music.." So... I began songwritting in early highschool using 'cooledit' then later in 'cakewalk'.
I later decided to get into sound engineering. Then, after completing my music industry diploma, I got work in live sound.
Some time later I landed a job in a recording studio and have since spent a many years recording bands, and working as a songwritter/producer.
Now, I run my own studio while also teaching engineering and production at SAE Perth. I am also spending more time on my own material, with hopes of releasing an album soon.
So thats me... Thank you for taking the time to find out about me and I hope you like what you hear.
Now go show some lovin to my top friends, because...their cool.
Island...
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My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 1/23/2006
Band Members: Me, Myself and I
Influences: In no particular order: Coldplay, Daftpunk, Portishead, Pinkfloyd, Snoop Dogg, Jimi Hendrix, Bob Marley, Jamiroquia, Tool, Enigma, Ben Harper, Hilltop Hoods, Wolfmother, The Panics, George, The Arcade Fire, Mouse on Mars, Lior, Arrested Development, John Butler Trio, Outcast, 2 Live Crew!, The Doors, Goldfrapp, Jeff Buckley, Moby, Massive Attack, Dj Shadow, The Cat Empire, David Bowe, Wolfmother, Faithless, Bjork, R.E.M., The Prodigy, Coldcut, U2, Micheal Jackson, James Brown, Craig David, Beastie Boys, Korn, Elton John, Cypress Hill, Handsome Boy Modeling School, A Perfect Circle, Pendulum, Scribe, The Steets, Macy Gray, Ray Charles, Boyz II Men, Eskimo Joe, Radio Head, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Travis, No Doubt, ZZ Top!, Billy Joel, Sarah Blasko, Ben Folds, Delirium, and so on and so on... I hear great music everyday, but seldom do I remember the artist. I have probably missed heaps of names, but I have a wide range of tastes. This is the most difficult question I get asked... Say No To Pigeon Holes & Yes to Music!
Sounds Like: Any suggestions??? Pls!

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My Blog

Microphones Part 2

Hey Sponges! time to soak up some more knowledge... Let's talk... DIAPHRAGMS The most obvious (and noticeable) property of a mic is its diaphragm size. It is accually quite simple. A large diaphragm s...
Posted by isLand... on Thu, 07 Sep 2006 09:39:00 PST

MICROPHONE TYPES part 1

Let start with putting the microphones into broad categories, without going into detail on the operation: A microphone could be one of many types: DYNAMIC MOVING COIL- This is the most common mic. It ...
Posted by isLand... on Thu, 20 Jul 2006 10:00:00 PST

How to get more stereo image?

Hey there people... so you want more stereo image. It is a common misconseption that just duplicating a mono track and panning them will produce a stereo image. So let me start by saying 'umm no...' T...
Posted by isLand... on Thu, 29 Jun 2006 10:39:00 PST

Where's the kick gone!?

So you've just put some phat-arse bassline in and your kick has disappeared... hmmmm bugger... There are a few things that can help 1. Punch a sonic hole in the bass. This basically means use an notch...
Posted by isLand... on Tue, 27 Jun 2006 02:25:00 PST

Whats wrong with mp3s?

So... mp3s... where to start... To start with, how do they get them so small?If you wanted to shink the contents of your garage, how would you do it?... I'll tell you how... you'd chuck sh%t out, that...
Posted by isLand... on Thu, 15 Jun 2006 08:03:00 PST

Stereo Compression... last one I promise

Most compressors will be stereo, at least the hardware ones will be. If you are using software you'll sometimes get a choice. What is the difference between using 2 mono compressors to using a st...
Posted by isLand... on Thu, 25 May 2006 10:28:00 PST

Compression... again

Well, what else can we do with compression... Compressor will sometimes have a 'side-chain' or 'key' input. This allows the compressor to listen to the sigal in this input instead. EG. When the DJ say...
Posted by isLand... on Tue, 23 May 2006 12:38:00 PST

Compression: Making a start...

The hardest thing for people to do is make a decision. Either in life or something more immedient. So the sooner you can make judgements the better of you'd be. I will also mean your decision is based...
Posted by isLand... on Wed, 05 Apr 2006 10:32:00 PST

Compression

Compressor Parameters THRESHOLD - What to compress...when your input reaches this volume the compressor will kick in. RATIO - How much compression taking place after the threshold has been breached (e...
Posted by isLand... on Thu, 30 Mar 2006 10:05:00 PST

Tips of the day (subscribe now)

I think maybe I could post production/engineering tips here, so if your interested, subscribe to this blog... Tip of the day: Distortion can be your most energetic friend... Damo out....
Posted by isLand... on Tue, 28 Feb 2006 11:03:00 PST