Sound Engineer, Producer, Composer and Sound Designer with 20 years experience working professionally in the music and audio industry.
Based In Dublin, my work varies between Venue management, studio work and as a live engineer working both locally and internationally.
Recording Engineer / Producer / Mix Engineer
My Career in Music Started in 2001, i learned my trade as an assistant engineer working between Sun Studios in Temple Lane and Westland Studios in Westland Row.
In 2003, i went freelance as an engineer working in various studios around Dublin and also investing in my own studio equipment that would later become Bikini Island Studio.
I now works in various studios around the country as well as My own studio in Portobello in Dublin as a Producer, Recording Engineer and Mixer
Awards/Nominations
2007 Choice Music Prize winning album “Super Extra Bonus Party” {Producer/engineer/mixer/writer}
2012 Meteor Irish Song of the Year Nominated “Love System” by Le Galaxie ft. Elaine Mai {Recording Engineer/Mixer}
2015 Choice Music Prize Nominated Album “Le Club” by Le Galaxie
{Recording Engineer/Mixer}
Selected Work
Live Sound
As well as working as the Venue Manager/ House Engineer for Bello Bar in Portobello, i work both locally and internationally for a wide variety of artists as a touring FOH engineer.
I Have also toured extensively around Europe, Scandinavia and the United States.
Some of the artists that I have toured with include
Composition / Sound Design
As the Composer and Sound Designer, I am is currently putting the finishing touches to “An Extinction” a Feature Film for Infinite Earths Film Production. Which is currently in the final stages of Post Production
In 2015 I was commissioned by the Electronic Art Foundation in Switzerland to compose a bespoke piece of music as the key musical identity for the launch of the foundation's activities; for example, the piece was used in a mini documentary about the two day event called "Serata".
Bikini Island Studio
A Mixing, Mastering and Music Production Studio In Portobello, Dublin.
The Studio is the product of a 20 year obsession with collecting and hoarding all kinds of Audio Gear, Instruments and various sonic contraptions.
Over the years the studio has gravitated towards combining the sound and vibe of older analog gear with the precision, convenience and innovation of new digital technology.
At the Heart of the studio’s Mixing set up is a Neve 8816 Analog Summing Mixer to add the weight and character of mixing in the analog world.
This is combined with array of Analogue outboard processing ranging from Industry standard, to Boutique Company’s along with some DIY Units hand built in the studio. The Outboard processing includes IGS EQP-2 Stereo tube Mastering EQ (stereo pultec) GSSL Masterbus Compressor (DIY Unit Hand built in house) , Hand Build Hardware Stereo Tape Simulator , Neve 5043 Bus Compressor/Limiter, Universal Audio LA-610 , along with an assortment of reverbs, Tape Delay’s, Filter’s and fx Boxes to really keep things interesting.
On The digital Audio Conversion side of things, the mix setup is fed by a Antelope Orion Digital Conversion feeding 16 channel of pristine audio out to the outboard and summing mixer, with an additional 8 channels coming via adat from an Apogee Ensemble for extra sends to processing and fx.
The returning mix from the Neve summing mixer is then captured by a Mytek Stereo 96 ADC for 2 channels of Mastering grade conversion to ensure nothing is lost in the transition back to digital.
The Studio is acoustically treated to have a frequency spot as close to flat as possible, yet maintain a natural and balanced sound throughout the room. Monitoring consists of a pair of Digidesign RM2s (PMC Designed) and a Pair of Genelec 1030A’s
