Welcome to Studio 2

Send us Fan Mail In the latest, rollicking episode of "Welcome to Studio 2," I team up with my faithful sidekick Owen Butterworth to welcome the incomparable Nathan “Harp Throb” Harvey, a man whose life could easily fill a tell-all memoir or a raucous rock opera. From his glory days as Australia’s most-photographed model to hosting the much-loved Channel V, Nathan's journey is a whi...

Send us Fan Mail Link to YouTube https://youtu.be/fxQh5YMG-Wc   Welcome to Studio Two, join me, Jimmy, as I sit down with the incredibly talented Troy Zab—musician, videographer, and more. Troy and I dive into his origins in music, with him reminiscing about a childhood violin that felt more akin to punishment than performance. Was his family musical? No! Was he a little kid in a cardboard concert...

Send us Fan Mail Wow episode 10, and today I'm joined in studio 1 by the big three ANZ, Comm...... NO it's Owen Butterworth, Scott Horscroft and Andy Mak. Andy is a resident producer at The Grove Studios has worked with a number of amazing Australian artists including Vera Blue, Kita Alexnder and Maanyung. tune in as we find out what makes Andy tick in another sensational episode of Welc...

Send us Fan Mail Old friend and top bloke Benny Pounder joins us in Studio 2 for this episode. From gigs at the local youth centre to working in some of the biggest studios in the world, Benny shares stories from his musical journeys. From his first recording telling a band he could record them when he didn't know what her was doing to, building more studios than you've had hot breakfast...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode Owen and I talk to Tristan Field. Tristan keeps himself busy doing a number of things these days. From working at The Opera House, to doing session work, putting on shows at VIVID and writing music for The Australian Ballet for their kid's programs, not to mention all the cultural work he participates in. Join us for another epic chat.   Song Credits Loki Horr...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome back for another episode of Welcome to Studio 2, in this amazing episode we meet Andrew Sampford. Andew is an extraordinary composer, musician and is also the current Musical Director and Production Manager at Options Theatre.  From touring with "John English in The Rock Show", to worrying about wireless mic packs shutting down to writing his own version of the c...

Send us Fan Mail Hey there listener. In this episode I have a yarn with my mate Jackson Channing. Jacko is  the singer and songwriter for his band Resident. We chat about work, life, and making an album. Share some interesting stories about hospital visits, and aee if you can hear the moment I have no idea what Jacko and Owen are talking about. Still gotta get that nerd alert button for the studio...

Send us Fan Mail Today I sit down and talk to Jason De Wilde. Jason is one of the lectures at The Grove Studios Academy, and potentially the only person in the world louder than myself. Listen as we talk about what goes down at The Academy, what it's like to setup a music school overseas, running the sound board for theatre production and how many microphones you need to set up an orchestra....

Send us Fan Mail In this episode I talk to my old mate Luke Death, owner of Merch Fan. Being in the industry his entire working life, Luke has some great stories to tell, from funny festival moments, to the craziest piece of merch he has ever sold.  Playlist of songs or bands mentioned in todays episode  welcome to Studio 2 https://www.instagram.com/welcometo_studio2?igsh=OXJyOGcxMTJveHhj&utm_...

Send us Fan Mail Join me as I chat with Tori and Matt. We talk about where their love for country music comes from, how they deal with the songwriting process, their love of recording and love/hate relationship with touring. Make sure to hand out for Matts amazing impersonations at the end.  Song Credits                                                                                               ...

Send us Fan Mail Join me as to talk to Scott Horscroft, owner of the The Grove Studios and The Grove Studios Academy, a multi ARIA award winning record producer, audio engineer and A&R for Island records.  We get into the history of the studio, the building of the Academy, experimentation and lots of projects he has worked on though his career. Song credits                                     ...

Send us Fan Mail Hello listener, I am very pleased to share with you The Intro Episode of Welcome to studio 2. In today's episode I (Jimmy) will be chatting with Owen Butterworth, Studio Manager, Producer, and Engineer. Join us as we chat about the premise of the podcast, a little about our formative years, then get stuck into Owen's role at the studio and what keeps him ticking. Lots of...