ABOUT

I am a musician, producer, engineer who has vast experience and knowledge of the music industry. I am a member of SA’s leading Rock group Springbok Nude Girls, as well as being part of the alternative Afrikaans duo, Kobus! I’ve made guest appearances on many albums and played live with many international acts such as INXS, Smashing Pumpkins, Beastie Boys and The Offspring to name a few. I also made a guest appearance with Chis Cornell (Soundgarden, Audioslave) on his recent visit to South Africa.

My production work with top SA bands and musicians such as the Parlotones, Prime Circle, Mafikizolo, Malaika, Karen Zoid, Freshlyground and Chris Chameleon and over the past 15 years, has earned me an extremely good reputation in the music industry for quality work and established me as one of South Africa’s most respected musicians and producers.

I’ve produced and engineered over 30 albums over the past 15 years – singles from all these albums have reached the top ten on various national charts, 29 of which have been nominated in different categories for SAMA’s( South African Music Awards), 8 of which have won SAMA’s. 8 of these records have reached gold status, 2 records reached platinum status and 1 reached double platinum status.

I also work as a composer for the advertising industry for clients such as PEP, CASTROL, VOLKSWAGEN and WINDHOEK LAGER for agencies such as Ogilvy Cape Town, Zoom Advertising, Network BBDO, Saatchi&Saatchi and Jupiter Drawing Room. My latest commercial for Golf Gti/ Ogilvy- Cape Town, won a gold statue award at the London International Advertising Awards for “best music”.

I run my own studio in Bellville, Cape Town

I primarily work on Protools and allot of analog gear!

I have a love for vintage mic’s and guitars.

I use the studio primarily as a facility for my work as a producer on records or commercials. This studio does not offer any facility to record demo’s or to be hired out commercially. We do offer an AFTER HOURS program to facilitate bands who wish to record a record at a reduced rate. For more info regarding after hours, contact Charlie Murder.

If you would like to get in touch with me regarding record production or commercial composition, please feel free to contact me.

GEAR

DAW

  • 1 x Pro tools HD 3 Accell System
  • 1 x Digidesign Control 24
  • 1 x Apple Mac G5 2 Gig dual
  • 1 x Lynx Aurora 16 AD/DA converter

Mic Pre’s

  • 2 x Avalon 737 Sp’s
  • 1 x Focusrite ISA 215 Dual
  • 1 x Solid State Logic FX 383 Dual
  • 2 x Phoenix DRS 1’s
  • 2 x Vintage Raindirk Channels with E.Q
  • 8 x Neve 1073 Mic Pre Amps

Compressors

  • 1 x Empirical Labs Fatso
  • 1 x Solid State Logic Xlogic G-Series stereo buss compressor
  • 1 x EL8-X Distressor

DI's

  • 1 x Phoenix (2 Mono) DI

Microphones

  • 1 x Neumann FET 47
  • 3 x Sennheiser MD 421's
  • 1 x AKG D12
  • 2 x Neumann U87
  • 2 x Neumann TLM 103
  • 2 x AKG C414 EB (Fitted C12 capsule)
  • 2 x AKG C451
  • 1 x Audio Technica ATM 25
  • 1 x Audio Technica AES 5100
  • 5 x Shure SM 57
  • 1 x Shure SM 7
  • 2 x Shure SM 58
  • 1 x Neumann U89

Monitors

  • KRK 7000B
  • Genelec 8020A
  • Yamaha NS10

Electric Guitars

  • 1 x Gibson Gold Top
  • 1 x Gibson Flying V
  • 1 x ML Dean "Dime"
  • 2 x Fender Telecasters (American)
  • 1 x 74' Fender Stratocaster
  • 1 x 1964 L series Fender Stratocastor
  • 1 x Varios Fender Telecastors
  • 1 x Martin D 28 Acoustic
  • 1 x 1937 Gibson lapsteel

Drum Kit

  • Yamaha Absolute Maple Custom with
  • 22 inch Kick
  • 10 inch rack tom
  • 12 inch rack tom
  • 13 inch rack tom
  • 14 inch rack tom
  • 16 inch floor tom
  • 14 inch snare
  • 5 cymbal stands