I am proudly Australian born and bred. I currently reside on The Central Coast of New South Wales with my beautiful wife CJ. I am a freelance sound engineer and producer/musician. I play drums, although guitar is my first instrument, and I make bands sound good for a living! Not too long ago I was living in Los Angeles, California. Although I orginally went there to perform with my band, I spent most of my time mixing bands (and I got married in Vegas by Elvis!). While I wasn't touring around the U.S. I worked as an in-house engineer at The Roxy on Sunset Blvd. I also worked at The Viper Room and the world famous Whisky A Go Go. Yes, I was a Hollywood sound slut! Now that I'm back in Australia I'm spending all my time and focus in the studio. Recording, mixing bands and performing on stage is my life and I feel blessed to have been given these gifts. As a musician I have had the opportunity to play with some extremely talented bands over the years. I was the guitarist and founding member of 'Mortality' and played drums in 'Cryogenic' and 'In The Name Of', all of which have been successful. As you can see my passion is MUSIC, I love music. I try to be as open minded as possible to all styles although I have to say I'm a rocker at heart. Metal, Rock, Hardcore and old school Punk is where I'm at (especially metal). I love music with attitude. More than music my family and friends come before anything. HONESTY and LOYALTY are the most important things to me in life and I stand by that. If that's not you than don't bother getting close, I've been scarred one too many times.
I have a soft spot for animals. I am a member of the WWF (World Wildlife Fund), the Humane Society International and a proud supporter of Australia Zoo's Wildlife Warriors. My favourite sports are Rugby League, Ice Hockey & Tennis. Parramatta Eels and Pittsburgh Penguins are my teams and Rod Laver is the greatest tennis player of all time! For time-out I like to chill at the beach.
Artists I have worked with as an engineer include...
Shinobi (NRL Parramatta Eels Eric Grothe Jr.), Regression, Trapt, The Donnas, Madball, Strung Out, Less Than Jake, Fishbone, Tracy Chapman, George Clinton, Novatone (Dave Krusen of Pearl Jam), Hank Williams III (Superjoint Ritual), Metal Skool, Atomic Punks, Mother Superior (Rollins Band), Linda Perry, Charlie Sexton, Ringer (ex-Crazy Town), Bad Acid Trip, Grinder (Detroit Red Wings), Dry Kill Logic, The Royals (Tracy Bonham), Scars Of Tomorrow, Jamie Cullum, The Accident Experiment (Marcos Curiel of P.O.D.), Level, One Side Zero (members of Soulfly/Snot), Shuvel, The Servants (Chris Kontos of Machine Head/Testament/Exodus), Bleed The Sky, Whitestarr, Scott Grimes (ER/General Hospital), Jack Nicholson, 28 Days, Israel Cannan, Antonamasia, Horsell Common, Mindsnare, Sydonia, Five Star Prison Cell, Walk The Earth, Daysend etc. For more information go to www.lastudios.com.au/jenksound
Some bands I have shared the stage with as a musician...
Slayer, Fear Factory, Sepultura, Entombed, Strapping Young Lad, Cradle Of Filth, Sacred Reich, Cathedral, Mudvayne, etc.
