Music Producer Australia
Are you in Australia and you are looking for a Music Producer. One that can turn his hand at any form of music production and genre, then look no further. James Russell has been the Studio Director at Heliport Studios…
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Mixing a Song
When musicians venture into the world of recording and mixing a song, the terms ‘mixing’ and ‘mastering’ can be somewhat unfamiliar. What does it mean to mix a song? People will not admit, they are confused by the terms. Both…
Film Scoring
ANALOGUE SOUND Mixing is the process of, balancing each individual track in the project and its instruments, using Eq, compression and effects to create a cohesive piece of music, and then “bounced” down into one high quality stereo audio file. James…
Aus Guitar Magazine Interview
James Featured in the 2019 March issue of Australian Guitars Magazine’s technical lift out on studio recording, Australian Recording Technique.
Big Studio Sound
James is the Studio Director at Heliport Studios and is the in house music producer at Heliport. James’ main audio engineering space is Studio A at Heliport Studios.. Are you looking for the top recording studio in Brisbane or even Australia wide? Then Heliport…
Scarlet Drive Backstage Review
The New Single Ceto from Scarlet Drive has just premiered on Music Blog AAA Backstage….. Have a hole in your heart from when Sticky Fingers took a hiatus? Ocean Alley not quite doing it for you? Scarlet Drive is your…
Heliport one of Australia’s Top Studios
Tone Deaf one of Australia’s leading music blogs has just rated Heliport Studios, one of the top 6 in Australia. That’s high praise for our humble little studio when we are competing with the likes of Institutions like 301 and…
Dazed N’ Confused- On Give it a spin
The boys from Dazed and Confused have feature on give it a spin this month, in their August favs issue. To check it out follow the link below. Dazed N’ Confused – Cigarettes, Cheap Wine and Rock N’ Roll Brisbane…
Mantra’s Hot Body
Hailing from Queensland Australia, Mantra is a band not looking to fulfill the latest genre fad or 15 second musical moment that has become all too common on today radio line ups, but a band of serious and experienced…
Fight Ibis Nazi Art premieres on Triple J
Congratulations to the boys from Fight Ibis premiering on Triple J this week. Nazi Art is their second single from their forthcoming Ep, which has spiked the interest of the scene and attracted many listeners due to their laid back…
Heliport Ad filming
Gary Jackson joined Allan Pease and the rest of the Heliport Team Gary Jackson joined Allan Pease and the rest of the Heliport Team to film his youtube ad, that is destined for the American market selling his new book..
Mantra – New Single Hot Body
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5vsO_55HRdk Mantra love to rock, hailing from the East Coast of Australia, Mantra are well oiled rock outfit of seasoned musicians. Not content to be victims of the latest musical trends or fads, the boys from Mantra step to…
A Few Quick Production tips
3 Small Music Production Tips For A More Engaging Track Whether you are new to production, or on the verge of making it big, these are some quick tips that can help take your tracks to a new level. 1….
Fight Ibis hit Triple J
The boys from Fight Ibis have just been added to the Triple J main rotation playlist! After their win earlier this year to play at the Pineapple Festival Competition and their success reaching #2 on the unearthed charts, Triple J…
Three Short Music Production Tips
3 Small Music Production Tips For A More Engaging Track Whether you are new to production, or on the verge of making it big, these are some quick tips that can help take your tracks to a new level. …
Mantra the Truly Rockin, Rock Band
Mantra love to rock, and they are truly a rock and Roll band that love to p,ay high energy Guitar driven Rock. Hailing from the East Coast of Australia, Mantra are well oiled rock outfit of seasoned musicians. Not content…
Fight Ibis Win Triple J Unearthed Comp.
Congratulations to to one of Heliport Studios’ favourite clients, Garage band Fight Ibis. The Boys have just won the Triple J Unearthed competition, to play at the Pinapple festival competition on the Sunshine Coast. This has just been announced and play on Triple…
Mastering and MP3 Compression
Jazz is rage. Jazz flows like water. Jazz never seems to begin or end. Jazz isn’t methodical, but jazz isn’t messy either. Jazz is a conversation, a give and take. Jazz is the connection and communication between musicians….
About us
Remember the first time you went to a show and saw your favorite band. You wore their shirt, and sang every word. You didn't know anything about scene politics, haircuts, or what was cool. All you knew was that this...
Alys Ffion Live at Heliport
Alys Fion is an up and coming Aussie Artist currently residing in Nashville, but while she was recently over in Australia playing support for the Missy Higgins Tour, Alys dropped in to Heliport to lay down some live tracks….. The…
London Town Single Review
One of Heliport’s clients Michael Furhman has just released his new single London Town through A&R In the vein of Vance Joy comes Michael Furhman, an exciting new singer-songwriter from Queensland’s Sunshine Coast. He’s completely won me over with his…
Making Modern Vintage …Cheap Fakes Album
This micro documentary gives the audience an insight into the making of ‘Modern Vintage’, the new album from CHEAP FAKES. With renowned producer – John Merchant (Michael Jackson, Lenny Kravitz, Bee Gees, Barbara Streisand and many more) on board, the…
News articles Rihanna song “Towards The Sun”
Rihanna song “Towards The Sun” @Heliport
Just want to say congratulations to Gary Go and Andreas Eide Larsen two Heliport’s favourite Clients…… Andreas recently posted to Facebook … “Happy to announce that the new Rihanna song “Towards The Sun” that I did some work on at Heliport…
Heliport Mulitmedia Promo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YDjYaPmw_XU&feature=youtu.be
Studio News
When it comes to recording studios in Brisbane, the Sunshine Coast – or even across Australia – none can match what the Heliport record studio has to offer the artists of today. Although Heliport is just an hour’s drive from…
The Live Room
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Cheap Fakes- Modern Vintage Album
The Cheap Fakes lads have just released a video on the making of their new album and a documentary of their time recording at Heliport Studios, and the process of recording with Grammy award nominated producer John Merchant, and the…
Tea Society Single release
‘The Toad’ features as a single on Tea Society’s debut EP. Coupled with the images captured over the EP release weekend, this clip was birthed. Join Tea Society on their expansive adventures over this expansive period….
Cheap Fakes Doco
The Cheap Fakes lads have just released a video on the making of their new album and a documentary of their time recording at Heliport Studios, and the process of recording with Grammy award nominated producer John Merchant, and the…
Gear photos
Heliport’s gear list features some of the most iconic gear over the last fifty years of recording and includes names like Neumann, Solid State Logic, RCA and Universal Audio – names that are synonymous with great tone and sound and…
Gear List
Heliport’s gear list features some of the most iconic gear over the last fifty years of recording and includes names like Neumann, Solid State Logic, RCA and Universal Audio – names that are synonymous with great tone and sound and…
Cheap Fakes New Album
Cheap Fakes are a six piece band performing an eclectic fusion of funk, pop, ska, reggae and dance music, predominantly steeped in off beat guitars and catchy melodies.
Minor Elite
ONE of the most eclectic and interesting bands to come out of Queensland, Minor Elite has quickly garnered praise and fans for their rocking live performances. They have a huge sound encompassing dissonant rock and grunge with stunning melodies, memorable…
Soniclines
Tyrone Noonan, Anthony Garcia and William Barton are Soniclines: An international trio seeded from some of Brisbane’s most creative!
Wayward Smith
Brisbane based alternate rock/pop band, Wayward Smith, formed in 2007 have become a solid partnership enduring 5 years. After releasing their debut self-titled EP in 2011 they gained recognition from Australian band Gyroscope.
Heliport’s gear
Heliport’s Layout is designed so the whole band can record together to capture the maximum energy and vibe. All the rooms have been specifically designed and acoustically treated to get the absolute best performance out of the artist yet with…
Wayward Smith EP
Brisbane based alternate rock/pop band, Wayward Smith, formed in 2007 have become a solid partnership enduring 5 years. After releasing their debut self-titled EP in 2011 they gained recognition from Australian band Gyroscope.
Heliport Gear
Heliport’s Layout is designed so the whole band can record together to capture the maximum energy and vibe. All the rooms have been specifically designed and acoustically treated to get the absolute best performance out of the artist yet with…
Making Modern Vintage
This micro documentary gives the audience an insight into the making of ‘Modern Vintage’, the new album from CHEAP FAKES. With renowned producer – John Merchant (Michael Jackson, Lenny Kravitz, Bee Gees, Barbara Streisand and many more) on board,…