Putting class into Classical

Recording MSO Concert

Recording the Manukau Symphony Orchestra, under the baton of Uwe Grodd, performing the world premiere of Sarah Jenkin’s ‘The Coming of Night’, the Brahms Double Concerto for Violin and Cello (featuring Amalia Hall and Andrew Joyce), and Dvorak’s Symphony No. 6.

Recording MSO Concert

Recording the Manukau Symphony Orchestra, under the baton of Uwe Grodd, performing the world premiere of David Hamilton’s Manukau Songs: A Choral Symphony featuring counter tenor Stephen Coco Diaz and bass James Ioelu with the Auckland Choral and Puhinui School Choir; Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 3 featuring Michael Houston; Shostakovich’s Festival Overture.

Recording MSO Concert

Recording the Manukau Symphony Orchestra, under the baton of Uwe Grodd, performing the premiere of Salina Fisher’s “Kintsugi for Orchestra”; Saint-Saen’s Piano Concerto No. 2 in G Minor featuring Michael Houston; and Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 4 in F Minor.

Recording Morag Atchison – Soprano

Two days recording renowned Auckland-based soprano Morag Atchison with producer Wayne Laird for CD release by Atoll Records at the Auckland University’s Music Theatre.

Recording and Mixing Flowing Waters Production

The last two weeks have been spent recording and mixing the sound track for the Flowing Waters dramatic production to be performed at the Hamilton Arts Festival in Feb 2018. It was a joy to work with Janet Jennings the composer as we recorded Voices NZ under Karen Grylls at the Auckland University Music School; […]

Moving studio to Great Barrier

Just moved the first load of studio gear from my storage unit to our new home on the barrier. At our new place we’ve got a neat studio space above the workshop with a great view of the bay. First job is to move the existing furniture and reassemble my workstation and rack. It’ll be good […]

Recording NZSO with Ben Northey

A great 2 day session with the NZSO in the Michael Fowler Centre recording Michael William’s Symphony No 1 for CD release by Atoll.

Recording Cate and Claire Pierard

A fun session at Waikato’s Gallagher Theatre recording Cate and Claire Pierard singing a wide variety of duets for soprano and mezzo voice. This recording is for a CD to be used for marketing Cate and Claire’s considerable singing talents.

Setup for Voices NZ Recording

Helping Wayne Laird and Larry Elliott set up for a Voices NZ recording at Michael Park School. What a lovely venue!