The next interview is with Sound
Engineer & Producer Jeremy Conlon of
Left Of Elephant Sound
Left Of Elephant Sound
I first crossed paths with Jeremy when he was working in a local record store, ordering cool records such as Three Imaginary Boys by The Cure & Blue Sunshine by The Glove. He was always really supportive of local bands and we ended up working together on Seesawtrace recordings. Most recently Jeremy has contributed his ear & engineering skills on the Stormset Just Like Fashion EP, a journey which began at his bushland studio (Berringa Vic) and then completed with mixdowns across the digital vortex between the new Left Of Elephant Sound studio (Darwin NT) & home.
I started by being
exposed to great music early on, and great quality hi fi units, speakers, amps
etc...so early on I had an understanding of what good music sounds like on a
good system. I was lucky enough to work in record stores since I left school,
got a head full of all kinds of music and genres, played in bands, The Violets,
Cooperblack, became fascinated with the workings of a studio. I bought a simple
set up, tascam porta 1 then the 244, did several courses in live mixing
and music technology. I guess I just morphed into being a sound engineer,
primarily by being a musician first.
What are you working on currently?
Currently working on
Analechi, a new electro outfit with Lauren Day, very fun indeed, dirty electro
stuff, producing some albums in the NT, Alice Springs and Darwin, meeting great
musicians from all over Australia, very lucky.
Mac, because that's all
i ever had access to...doesn't matter though, whatever tools you need to get
the job done.
Get the best gear you
can afford..read about gear and how to set it up properly and look after it..so
much info out there
AND
Listen, listen, read about people's process and inspiration, read some more, listen, do, make mistakes, make more mistakes, make fantastic mistakes, meet other musicians, don't be a hermit, be yourself and do it for you.
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