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Mixing Specialist

 

Tony Espie

 

Five-time ARIA Awards nominee (Best Engineer), Tony Espie is widely recognised as one of Australia’s top mixing engineers.

His vast studio experience spans over 40 years, having worked with some of the finest artists and producers from this country & around the world, crossing genres from pop to hip hop; indie rock to soul; electronica to jazz and film soundtracks.

Cutting his teeth at Sydney’s Studios 301 during the early 80s, led to a stint in Europe & the US as 2nd engineer on the late legend Robert Palmer’s acclaimed hit album - ‘Heavy Nova’. Since then, Tony’s name has appeared in the credits of literally hundreds of impressive album & single releases. (see lists below)

For more than 30 years, Melbourne and the famous Sing Sing Studios has been home, Nowdays applying his skills at his home-based mixing room, Tony’s passion for music and contemporary instinct is always evident on every project.

In late 2019 he was lucky enough to spend some time working on The Avalanches latest album ‘We Will Always Love You’ at LA’s hugely iconic Sunset Sound Studios.

tony@tufftonesmusic.com 

 

Recent & Forthcoming RELEASES

 

  • Ridzy Ray -’Light Shine’ - single

  • Krystal Rivvers -’Howlin’ + ‘Love You I Do’ - singles

  • Jeffrey Day - ‘Underwater’ - forthcoming single

  • Arrkula Yinbayarra - ‘Waralungku’ album

  • Sarah Mary Chadwick | ‘Messages To God’ album - (produced & mixed)

  • Jeepney Rock | ‘Jeepney Rock’- album

  • Filthy Lucre ft Renee Geyer | 'Cruel Or Kind’ - forthcoming single

  • Wrong Way Up | ‘Try Before You Buy’ - single + forthcoming album

  • Toby Hobart | ‘Human’ - single

  • Indi&Noons | 'A Lot Like You',‘Happy To Lie’,‘Feeling Of New’, ‘Alive’, ‘Made Of Gold’, ‘Mona Lisa’, - singles

  • Paul Kelly-Live In Concert | 'From Little Things’, ‘Deeper Water’ & ‘Love Never Runs On Time’ from TIME- album

  • Gypsy & The Cat | 'Time To Wander' - 2022 TV Sync Version

  • POOKIE | 'FLick' - album

  • Ron S Peno & The Superstitions | 'Do The Understanding' - album

  • THE AVALANCHES | 'We Will Always Love You' - 2020 album & singles (co-mixed). Huge international acclaim. Winner of the AMP award in Australia for best album of 2020. Nominated in 8 categories at the 2021 ARIA Awards

  • THE AVALANCHES | 'Wildflower' - 2016 album & singles (co-mixed). ARIA #1 - UK Top10 - US Top30. Massive international acclaim incl. Pitchfork Best New Music

  • Samuel Gaskin | 'Reckoning' & 'Rain’ - singles

  • Kuya James | 'ISA' - album

  • Tasman Keith | 'To Whom It May Concern' - EP

  • Kate Miller-Heidke | 'Child In Reverse' - album

  • Caiti Baker | 'Mary Of The North' - album

  • Stevie Jean | 'The Dark' - album & singles

  • The Merindas | 'The Merindas' - album

  • Abee | 'EP' - EP

  • Moody Beach | 'Slave' - single

  • Stella Donnelly | 'Lunch' - from the ‘Beware Of The Dogs’ album

  • Sarah Mary Chadwick | 'The Queen Who Stole The Sky' album

  • Gold Fields | 'Dalawa' - album

  • Skinnyfish Sound System ft B2M, Tasman Keith & Birdz | 'Smoking Ceremony' - single

  • World Champion | forthcoming singles

  • The Warewolves Of Melbourne | ‘Crossing The River’ album

  • Kav Temperley | 'All Your Devotion' -solo album

  • Yothu Yindi ft Gavin Campbell & Baker Boy | ‘Treaty 18’ - single

  • Caiti Baker | 'Gimme' - single

  • Georgia Beasley | 'Blonde To The Bone' - single

  • Leroy Francis | 'Intoxicated Dreams' + EP

  • Sonny | 'Alone In Ginza' - EP track

  • HVNCOQ | 'Unusual' - single

  • Boat Show | 'Unbelievable' - album

  • Caiti Baker | 'ZINC' - album

  • These New South Whales | 'You Work For Us' - album

  • Mossy | 'Dumb Terror' - single

  • Urthboy | 'Crushing Hard' - single

  • Missy Higgins | 'Canada' - single

  • Guy Sebastian | 'Conscious' - EP track

  • Fletcher Pilon | 'Water' - single

  • Samuel Gaskin | 'LOVE' EP track

  • Tiaryn | 'Concrete Love' - single

  • ILUKA | 'Blue My Soul' - EP

  • Urthboy | 'The Past Beats Inside Me Like A Second Heartbeat' - ARIA Top 10 lp

  • Urthboy ft Bertie Blackman | 'Long Loud Hours' - single

  • World Champion | 'Tip It' - single

  • Helen Shanahan | 'Finding Gold' - EP

  • Ripley | - 2x Eps

  • Evangeline | EP tracks incl 'Chemical' + 'My Kingdom'

  • Remi | 'Tyson' - single

  • Tanzer | 'Four Love Songs' EP

  • Vacant Field | album tracks

  • Broadway Sounds | 'Summer Rain Dance' & 'Woah! Donkey' - singles

  • Tom Lee-Richards | 'The Wearing Kind' - single

  • Jones Jnr | EP tracks

  • Hunters & Collectors | 'Stalking To A Stranger' (Avalanches Remix)

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Credit Highlights - 2000's

 

  • The Avalanches | 'Since I Left You' - 2000 LP (Double Platinum) (ARIA Nominated-best album & engineer) Hugely influential & internationally acclaimed. Regularly in worldwide all time best album lists....

 

  • The Holidays | 'Post Paradise' - 2010 LP

  • Cut Copy | 'In Ghost Colours' - 2008 LP

  • Architecture In Helsinki | 'In Case We Die' - 2003 LP + 2x EPs

  • Midnight Juggernauts | 'Vital Signs' & 'Lifeblood Flows' - 2010 singles

  • Mercy Arms | 'Mercy Arms' - 2008 LP

  • Jen Cloher | 'Hidden Hands' - 2009 LP

  • Ricki-Lee | 'Brand New Day' - 2007 LP

  • TZU | 'Computer Love' - 2008 LP

  • Joelistics | 'The Blue Volume' - 2014 LP

  • Brous | 'Brous' - 2011 EP

  • Jinja Safari | 'Landlocked' - 2012 LP tracks

  • Mosman Alder | 'Burn Bright' - 2012 EP

  • Dancing Heals | 'Into The Night' - 2012 LP + 'You'll Never Be Younger' - 2014 LP

  • Daniel Merriweather | 'City Rules' - 2004 debut single

  • Nate James | 'Kingdom Falls' - 2006 single

  • Gossling & Oh Mercy | 'La Minute' - 2013 single

  • Owl Eyes | 'Night Swim' - 2013 LP

  • Polo Club | 'She Will Never Know' - 2012 EP

  • The Night Terrors | 'Spiral Vortex' - 2013 LP & 'Pavor Nocturnus' - 2015 LP

  • Toucan | EP incl 'Warrior' single

  • Mrs Bishop | 'Broken Wing' - 2014 EP

  • Bobby Flynn | 'Real World' 2013 LP

  • Deni Hines | 'Water For Chocolate' & 'Rhythm Of Life' - 2006 singles

  • Husky | 'Dark Sea' - 2009 single

  • New Buffalo (Sally Seltmann) | 'Last Beautiful Day' - 2004 EP

  • True Live | 'Found Lost' - 2008 LP tracks

  • Christine Anu | '45 Degrees' - 2003 LP (ft Michael Franti)

  • Ash Grunwald | 'Fish Out Of Water' - 2008 LP

  • Eskimo Joe | 'Planet Earth' - 2001 single

  • Alex Lloyd | 'My Way Home' - 2000 single

CREDIT HIGHLIGHTS - 1990'S

 

  • Wendy Matthews | 'Emigré' - 1990 LP & 'Ghosts' - 1997 LP (ARIA Nominated-best engineer for both LPs)
  • Merril Bainbridge | 'The Garden' - 1995 LP & 'Between The Days' - 1998 LP
  • The Sharp | 'Love Your Head' - 1992 LP
  • Temper Temper | 'Various'
  • Kate Ceberano | 'Think About It' - 1991 LP
  • Groundlevel | 'New Moon' - 1995 LP + 2x 1994 singles
  • Bass Culture | 'BC Nation' - 1993 LP + 1992 single
  • Antenna | 'Installation' - 1998 LP
  • Pendulum | '3 Knocks' - 1997 LP
  • The Killjoys | 'Spin' - 1992 EP
  • Bughouse | 'Every Fool In Town' - 1991 LP
  • The Spiritualist | 'The Bible According to... - 1993 LP & 'White' - 1995 LP
  • Mark Seymour & Paul Kelly | 'Hey Boys' (ft Neil & Tim Finn) - 1992 single
  • Shane Howard ft Hothouse Flowers | 'Escape From Reality' - 1991 single
  • Kiss My Poodles Donkey | 'KMPD' - 1991 EP
  • Vicious Vinyl Records | Mixed entire catalogue of pioneering dance label from 1991 - 1995

CREDIT HIGHLIGHTS - 1980's

 

  • The Hard-Ons | 'Smell My Finger' -1986 LP + 1985 single
  • The Eastern Dark | 'Julie Is A Junkie' - 1985 single & 'Long Live The New Flesh' - 1986 EP
  • The Moffs | 'Labyrinth' - 1987 LP
  • Damien Lovelock | 'Disco Inferno' - 1988 single
  • Roaring Jack | 'The Cat Amongst The Pigeons' - 1987 LP & 'Through The Smoke Of Innocence' - 1989 LP
  • The Crystal Set | 'She Counts Up The Days' - 1985 b-side
  • The Headstones | 'When You're Down' & 'All The Things You Do' - 1986 singles
  • Rani | 'The Infinite Blue' - 1987 LP
  • Go 101 | 'Tempting Fate' - 1989 LP

 

AS SECOND ENGINEER AT STUDIOS 301 - 1980'S

 

Duran Duran / David Bowie’s Tin Machine / Simple Minds / Tim Finn / The Church / Wa Wa Nee / Hoodoo Gurus / Died Pretty / Rockmelons / Peter Blakely / The Reels / Slim Dusty / Divinyls / Machinations / The Radiators / Richard Clapton / Eurogliders / Jenny Morris / Screaming Tribesmen / Icehouse / Koo De Tah / Barry Humphries.