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Music Producer, Mixing/Mastering, Musician for over 20 years. Sony/BMG, Warner, HBO, ESPN & others. All services & tuition available online.

Worked with winners and finalists of Idol, The Voice & hundreds more with clients charting all over the world. James works with local, national and global artists from his Australian mixing, mastering and production studio. JNP delivers industry-leading music production, mixing and mastering to world class standards. Our clients have had radio play on radio networks in Australia and on major networks in North and South America, the UK as well as throughout Europe and Asia.

13/01/2025

The Sennheiser 441 - the best dynamic mic ever made … sounds good on … everything!

07/01/2025

Finally solved a power supply issue in some of my preamps that caused them to turn off after a little while. Back into the rack with a new part and bigger heatsink!

25/12/2024

Replacing some ICs in an old synth’s midi board … hopefully I can breathe some new life into it!

24/12/2024

Fair to say guitar pedals have changed over the years.

19/12/2024

Hey congrats Beth - great songs (with proof!) … really enjoyed working on these two!

09/12/2024

New addition - all the way from 1978 the DBX 165 compressor. With ‘Over Easy’ soft knee compression as an option and full control of attack & release times. This thing is a monster on kick, bass and vocals. Vibe for days.

02/12/2024

All things in flux but I’m still kicking. Sunset reset.

29/11/2024

Some live recording last night at . Great facility with super nice staff - thanks for letting me take up some space Adam, Skye and Jo ✌🏻

25/11/2024

The non-existent, never released 1176JN compressor.

Almost every vocal clients send me for their productions or mixes ends up going through these units. Even without compression engaged they have a lovely filtering sound.

Built in house by my well-used musician’s hands!

23/11/2024

A rack of Neve 1272 and SSL 9000 inspired preamps … doing some maintenance to keep them in tip top shape.

04/11/2024

RIP Quincy … a trailblazer from the top shelf.

21/10/2024

Portable setup getting the job done today in .

Knocked over takes of acoustic guitars and vocals for two tunes. Made the rest of the music remotely from video demos and got some help from on the kit from sunny .

10/10/2024

This is going to be an extremely interesting episode of Four Corners. This story is worldwide and the tentacles of this organisation have spread deep into the Australian music industry.

ABC's investigative show Four Corners is set to air an explosive episode on Monday, October 14th, at 8:30 PM AEDT, taking a deep dive into the influence and power of Live Nation in Australia’s live music industry.

The program aims to shed light on allegations of market manipulation, artist exploitation, and the impact of Live Nation’s influence on Australia’s vibrant music scene.

In the lead-up to the episode, several prominent Australian figures have weighed in. Peter Garrett, former Midnight Oil frontman and ex-politician, delivers one of the most scathing critiques.

Read more: https://themusicnetwork.com/live-nation-under-fire-four-corners-to-air-expose/

04/10/2024

A classic that I don’t play enough.

Great to smash the unmistakable tones of the Strat today in a session.

Love the large 70s headstock!

25/09/2024

Setting up in

18/09/2024

Good times all this week and next with Roy's super weird and epic tunes. He's tuning in from Brisbane, Steve Pope - Drummer is working out drum parts from Melbourne, and I'm in the mountains making all the jokes.

All of us can hear studio quality audio as well, which makes it feel like we're in the same room (for better or worse!).

20/08/2024

Yesterday in Ballarat with my great friend Ric Formosa. Love this guy - one of Australia’s best composers and players with a million great stories from Italy, Canada and his time in the early days of Little River Band. Hopefully we can spend much more time together in the near future!

08/08/2024

Not everything about working on tunes is black and white … but this photo is.

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About 15 years ago from the vault … on stage playing in @medollicband with @lixnorth and @stevenpope. I miss the faux-hawk!

A very fond memory from Tokyo in 2018. Playing drums at a blues open mic night with @geshige on bass at @butcher_hachioji. I tried messing him up by slowing down time in the middle there … but he didn’t budge. That’s why he’s the king of bass in Tokyo. Very good times ❤️

‘The Producer Hotline’ Episode 7 in which Kanye West calls in because he has an idea to change the genre of one of his songs to something more appropriate. @stevenpope helps on the drums. #kanyewest #kanye #musicproducer #musicproduction #country #hiphop

‘The Producer Hotline’ Episode 6 in which Kendrick Lamar gets in touch because he’s wanting to change the genre of one of his tunes. Help from @stevenpope on the drums. #musicproducer #musicproduction #kendricklamar #hiphop #rock

‘The Producer Hotline’ Episode 5 in which Kurt Cobain hits me up to modernise one of Nirvana’s tunes.

‘The Producer Hotline’ Episode 3 in which Scott Stapp from Creed gets in touch wanting me to remake their tune ‘Higher’ with a different genre. #musicproducer #musicproduction #creed #higher #rock #hiphop #pop

'The Producer Hotline' Episode 3 in which Whitney Houston calls and wants to change her Chaka Khan cover into a country tune. @stevenpope helps out on the kit.#whitneyhouston #country #countrymusic #coversongs #musicproducer #musicproduction

'The Producer Hotline' Episode 2 - in which Jeff Buckley gives me a buzz because he wants to change the genre of one of his tunes. #jeffbuckley #90srock #musicproduction #musicproducer #edm #chilledm

‘The Producer Files’ Episode 1 in which I receive a call from Anthony Kiedis wanting me to change the genre of a tune. #redhotchillipeppers #anthonykiedis #hiphop #trap #musicproduction

Happy release day @bethlucasmusic! A great pleasure to put this one together - it started with a voice memo, involved disassembling furniture to put mattresses on the wall in a spare room for a makeshift vocal booth, and ended with a production I’m really proud of. We pulled in Nashville drumming gun @travnabb (Better Than Ezra, Megan Moroney) for a seriously wide pocket for me to sit in. ✌🏻

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Since 2003, James has worked with local, national and international artists in his Brisbane based studio. Different in many aspects to other studios, JNP delivers industry-leading production and recording to world class standards. JNP clients have had radio play on all radio networks in Australia and on networks in North and South America, the UK as well as Europe and Asia. JNP provides a one-stop-shop for complete release requirements. Our referral networks are the best in the industry, which means that your product will stand out with world class sounds, artwork, merch, and social media campaigns. As a composer and song writer, James' work can be heard on TV networks such as HBO, ESPN, Nickelodeon, The Food Network, and countless artists’ songs the radio.

James is published through Sony/BMG, Warner and other several independent publishing houses around the world.