The Magic Cottage
With so much downtime in live audio, it brings about a creative space called the Magic Cottage. Not only does it have the immensely talented recording engineer Ryan Hazel at the helm, its set in 42 acres of lush Central Coast NSW bushland, bringing out the best in everyone that sets foot into the cottage.
I had the privilege to attend a live recording there last week and walked away realising how much we all need the supportive creative space to interact musically. The recording artists were in the well in their zone, the red wine was flowing and the music was exceptional. Spending the prior week at the site, writing and finishing off each others songs, there was a lovely sense of togetherness between everyone involved. The improvisation seemed to circulate between the artists without effort while Ryan cohesively monitored, readjusted and recorded each track. He even had a few songs of his own that they all collaborated on, adding to the mix bag of folk songs that were tracked that night.
You can find The Magic Cottage through facebook. Offering production recording and writing services with a focus on bringing out the best in your music.
DM Ryan, and turn these times of self isolation into imagination.
