Resources

This area of the website is intended as a resource for bands that use GOATSOUND Studios, or in fact anyone that needs a few contacts for the Melbourne scene.

Below is a list of people that GOATSOUND has dealt with directly and recommends within the Australian music community as well as a couple interviews that go some way to explaining the background of main engineer Jason and the ethos of Goatsound Studios.

Links to some podcasts

This podcast focuses a little more on the music industry in Australia, Interviewed By Rodney Holder.
http://www.musicbusinessfacts.net/597/jason-fuller-blood-duster/

This podcast focuses on how Jason got into music and why he is still doing it, interviewed by Aaron from I Exist.
https://soundcloud.com/obliviousmaximuspodcast/jason-fuller-episode-2

Recording/mastering sites we recommend

BAND LINKS

LABELS, RADIO STATIONS, SERVICES THAT WE RECOMMEND:

Band Links

  • Psycroptic www.psycroptic.com
  • The Dwarves www.thedwarves.com
  • The Melvins www.themelvins.net
  • Christbait www.myspace.com/poobumdickywee
  • Blood Duster www.bloodduster.com

labels, radio stations, services that we recommend:

  • Zenith records www.zenithrecords.org
  • Tape Op Magazine www.tapeop.com
  • Missing Link Records www.missinglink.net.au
  • Southern Lord Records www.southernlord.com
  • PBS FM www.pbsfm.org.au
  • RRR FM www.rrr.org.au
  • Dischord Records www.dischord.com
  • Touch and Go Records www.touchandgorecords.com
  • Alternative Tentacles www.alternativetentacles.com
  • Shock Records www.shockrecords.com.au
  • Obscene Productions www.obscene.cz
  • the Old Bar, live venue www.myspace.com/theoldbar
  • RMG International (analog tape) www.rmgi.nl
  • RMG Australia (analog tape) www.rmgi.com.au
  • Unbelievably Bad magazine www.myspace.com/unbelievablybad
  • ATR services atrservice.com
  • Gear Slutz www.gearslutz.com
  • JRF Magnetics www.jrfmagnetics.com

MASTERING and live Engineers

MASTERING AND LIVE ENGINEERS

Paul Fox
Indie Masters
www.indiemasters.com.au
Paul is my first choice for mastering engineer. Very independent artist minded and does really great work at great prices.

Dav Byrne
Iridium Audio
iridiumaudio@gmail.com
Dav is a live engineer and musician. He plays in Agonhymn and many other projects. Dav specialises in the heavier end of things and also does mastering work.

Marita Fitzgerald
MF Sound
maritafitzgerald.com
A veteran live engineer, Marita suits metal/punk and all sorts of other stuff. Marita is also known to partake in Tour Management and Audio System Design.

Session Musos

Adam Simmons
fatrain@adamsimmons.com
The go-to guy for Saxophones and woodwinds

Danial Tuccheri
tucceridaniel@gmail.com
www.danieltucceri.com
For Piano and keyboards

Photographers

Zo Damage
zodamage.com
Live music and event photographer

William Adam Russ
Right Eye Media
Live music photographer/Videographer

Artists and Designers

God Awful
http://www.god-awful.com/
https://www.facebook.com/godawfuldesign/
Dan Does great stuff at really great rates.
If you need some kind of Viking riding a unicorn, Dan is totally your guy.

Rohan Extortion
equalizing_extort@hotmail.com
Rohan Plays in Extortion is quite the artist. check out any extortion cover for proof.

Glenno
www.weirdgalaxy.com
Glenno has been around forever doing covers for everyone from Blood Duster to Frenzal Rhomb.

Ben Couzens
ben@bencouzens.com
Ben plays in Mammoth Mammoth and does great layouts and design stuff. Check out his work on MM covers as well as Airbourne and Direblaze.

VENUES

These venues cater to the underground independent music of all styles.

Bendigo Hotel
www.bendigohotel.com.au
125 Johnston St Collingwood VIC 3066
+61 3 9417 3415

Corner Hotel
cornerhotel.com
57 Swan St Richmond VIC 3121
+61 3 9427 7300

The Old Bar
www.theoldbar.com.au
74-76 Johnston St, Fitzroy VIC 3065
+61 3 9417 4155

Last Chance Rock'n'Roll Bar
thepublicbar.com.au
238 Victoria St North Melbourne VIC 3051
+61 3 9329 9888

Reverence Hotel
www.reverencehotel.com
28 Napier St, Footscray VIC 3011
+61 3 9687 2111

The Tote
thetotehotel.com
67-71 Johnston St Collingwood VIC 3066
+61 3 9419 5320

Radio Stations

All the Radio Stations listed below have Metal/Punk/Alternative programs of some sort. Many of the stations have a number of these types of shows. Best thing is to visit their websites and send individual copies of your music to all the DJs that host shows suited to the music you play. Support them and they will support you.

Triple R – 102.7FM
www.rrr.org.au
221 Nicholson St Brunswick East VIC 3057
Phone: +61 3 9388 1027

3PBS – 106.7FM
www.pbsfm.org.au
47 Easey St Collingwood VIC 3066
Phone: +61 3 8415 1067

3CR – 855AM
www.3cr.org.au
21 Smith St Fitzroy VIC 3065
Phone: + 61 3 9419 8377

4ZZZ – 102.1FM
www.4zzzfm.org.au
264 Barry Pd Fortitude Valley QLD 4006
Phone: +61 7 3252 1555

Manufacturing, Shirts, Vinyl, Cds, etc

AA Duplication Services.
Phone: +61 3 9416 2133
Rob at AA Duplication Services really helped out when another CD duplication service really dropped the ball. They are now my choice for CD Manufacture and Duplication. 

Zenith Records
www.zenithrecords.org
Australian Vinyl Manufacturing. Saves you a lot of cash in shipping when you buy vinyl locally.

Indieprint
www.indieprint.com
Craig has done posters and digital print stuff for me forever.  He also does Pamphlets, T-shirts, Business Cards all that stuff.

Too Far Gone
www.toofargone.com.au
T-Shirt printing, Located in Northcote. Good peeps and good prices too.

Pirates Press
www.piratespress.com
Vinyl Pressing agents located in the USA with Manufacturing In Europe. Good prices when our dollar is stronger.