Magoo is the professional name of Lachlan Goold, a multi award-winning Australian
music producer
A record producer is a recording project's creative and technical leader, commanding studio time and coaching artists, and in popular genres typically creates the song's very sound and structure.Virgil Moorefield"Introduction" ''The Producer as ...
based in
Brisbane
Brisbane ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Queensland, and the third-most populous city in Australia and Oceania, with a population of approximately 2.6 million. Brisbane lies at the centre of the South ...
,
Queensland
)
, nickname = Sunshine State
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, subdivision_type = Country
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, establishe ...
.
After working briefly in mechanical engineering, Magoo began in music as a live sound engineer, touring nationally before producing seasoned local Brisbane bands the Dreamkillers and
Pangaea
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in the early 1990s. By the mid-1990s Magoo had recorded music by
Powderfinger, as well as two EPs by
Regurgitator. He rose to prominence with his production work on Regurgitator's debut album ''
Tu-Plang'', which also earned him his first
ARIA award
The Australian Recording Industry Association Music Awards (commonly known informally as ARIA Music Awards, ARIA Awards, or simply the ARIAs) is an annual series of awards nights celebrating the Australian music industry, put on by the Austra ...
nominations in 1996.
In the late 1990s, Magoo was engaged to produce or engineer for a number of high-profile acts such as
Midnight Oil
Midnight Oil (known informally as "The Oils") are an Australian rock band composed of Peter Garrett (vocals, harmonica), Rob Hirst (drums), Jim Moginie (guitar, keyboard) and Martin Rotsey (guitar). The group was formed in Sydney in 1972 ...
and
Skunkhour
Skunkhour are an Australian funk rock band that were formed in Sydney in 1991. They released four studio albums, ''Skunkhour'' (July 1993), ''Feed'' (April 1995), '' Chin Chin'' (July 1997) and ''The Go'' (May 2001) before disbanding in Novemb ...
. In 1998, Magoo won the ARIA awards for both production and engineering, the former for his work on the Regurgitator album
Unit
Unit may refer to:
Arts and entertainment
* UNIT, a fictional military organization in the science fiction television series ''Doctor Who''
* Unit of action, a discrete piece of action (or beat) in a theatrical presentation
Music
* ''Unit'' (a ...
, and the latter as a collective award for his work with
Midnight Oil
Midnight Oil (known informally as "The Oils") are an Australian rock band composed of Peter Garrett (vocals, harmonica), Rob Hirst (drums), Jim Moginie (guitar, keyboard) and Martin Rotsey (guitar). The group was formed in Sydney in 1972 ...
,
Regurgitator and
Skunkhour
Skunkhour are an Australian funk rock band that were formed in Sydney in 1991. They released four studio albums, ''Skunkhour'' (July 1993), ''Feed'' (April 1995), '' Chin Chin'' (July 1997) and ''The Go'' (May 2001) before disbanding in Novemb ...
. He also produced records for
Custard
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(
Loverama) and ARIA-nominated artists
Not From There
Not from There were an Australian indie rock trio, which formed in 1991 in London, England by Anthony Hills on bass guitar, Simon Lambert on drums and Heinz Riegler on lead guitar and vocals. They relocated to Brisbane in 1992. Their 1998 singl ...
,
Jebediah
Jebediah are an Australian alternative rock band formed in 1994 in Perth, Western Australia. They were formed by Chris Daymond on lead guitar, Kevin Mitchell (aka Bob Evans) on lead vocals and rhythm guitar, and Vanessa Thornton on bass guita ...
, and
Shihad; as well as records for Australian artists
Front End Loader,
Happyland,
Screamfeeder
Screamfeeder is an Australian indie guitar pop group formed in Brisbane in 1991. The band's original line-up was composed of drummer Tony Blades, bassist/vocalist Kellie Lloyd and vocalist/guitarist Tim Steward. In 1995, Dean Shwereb replaced ...
,
Sekiden,
Isis
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,
Dave McCormack
David Liam McCormack (born 25 October 1968) is an Australian musician and singer-songwriter. He is best known as frontman of Brisbane-based rock group Custard,McFarlan'Custard'entry. Retrieved 23 February 2010.Spencer et al, (2007McCormack, D ...
and the Polaroids,
The Boat People,
Gota Cola
Gota Cola is a three piece band from Brisbane, Queensland
)
, nickname = Sunshine State
, image_map = Queensland in Australia.svg
, map_caption = Location of Queensland in Australia
, subdivision_type = Country
, subdivision_name = Austra ...
, and
Broken Head
Broken Head (also styled as Brokenhead) is a dub band from Brisbane, Queensland, which was formed after a six-hour jam session in 1996 by Regurgitator's Ben Ely on bass guitar, Skritch from Gota Cola on drums and Guy Webster on guitar.
The g ...
.
From 2002 to 2010, Magoo established his own recording facility, Black Box Recording, with Brisbane producer/engineer Jeff Lovejoy, continuing to work with classic Australian acts, such as
Regurgitator,
Spiderbait
Spiderbait is an Australian alternative rock band from Finley, New South Wales, formed in 1991 by bass guitarist and singer Janet English, drummer and singer Kram, and guitarist Damian Whitty. In 2004 the group's cover version of the 1930s Lead ...
,
Gerling
Gerling were an Australian electronica, alternative rock trio formed in 1993. From early 1997 the members were Darren Cross on guitar and lead vocals, Presser (real name Paul Towner) on drums and Burke Reid on guitar and vocals. Their second a ...
, and
Renee Geyer,
End of Fashion,
Dan Kelly and the Alpha Males, and
Butterfingers. From August 31 to September 21, 2004, Magoo was part of a recording experiment conceived by Paul Curtis and Regurgitator in Federation Square, Melbourne. Referred to as ''
Band in a Bubble
''Band in a Bubble'' is a TV show that consisted of round-the-clock live broadcasting, during which a band spent an extended period of time inside a "bubble," writing and recording an album. The ''Band in a Bubble'' concept was created by Pau ...
'', the project was a televised event on
Channel V
Channel '' ("V" standing for the letter, not the Roman numeral "5") is a Chinese and former Asian pay television musical network originally launched by Star TV Hong Kong (now Fox Networks Group Asia Pacific). It was part of the unit of Disney ...
and captured the recording process for 24 hours a day, 21 days continuously.
In 2007, Magoo received ARIA award nominations for his work with
Kate Miller-Heidke and
Operator Please
Operator Please were an Australian pop band, originating in the Gold Coast, Queensland, in 2005. Their final line-up consisted of vocalist and guitarist Amandah Wilkinson, drummer Tim Commandeur, keyboardist Chris Holland, bassist Ashley McC ...
. Between 2007 to 2014, Magoo co-owned Applewood Lane—a boutique recording retreat, west of Brisbane, which was set in a converted church. He produced and recorded with artists
the Jungle Giants
The Jungle Giants are an Australian indie rock band from Brisbane, Queensland, who formed in 2011.
The band have released four full-length albums and two EPs. Their fourth studio album, '' Love Signs'', was released on 23 July 2021.
Career 20 ...
, Saskwatch,
Art Vs Science,
Tex Perkins and the Dark Horses,
An Horse
An Horse is an Australian indie rock band, originally from Brisbane, Australia. The band is a duo, composed of Kate Cooper on guitar/vocals and Damon Cox on drums/backing vocals.
To date, An Horse has released three full-length albums: '' Rea ...
and
The Gin Club
The Gin Club is an Australian folk rock band formed in Brisbane, Queensland in 2004. The band formed when the various members met while frequenting an open mic night at Brisbane pub ''O'Malley's''. The Gin Club have won three Q Song awards and h ...
. Applewood Lane closed in 2014, and Magoo continues to mix and record for independent artists. In 2017, Magoo served as a judge for Happy Mag's inaugural Needle In The Hay vinyl competition.
In 2018 Magoo was awarded a PhD from the
Queensland University of Technology
Queensland University of Technology (QUT) is a public research university located in the urban coastal city of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. QUT is located on two campuses in the Brisbane area viz. Gardens Point and Kelvin Grove. The unive ...
. His dissertation was entitled "Space, time, creativity, and the changing character of the recording studio: Spatiotemporal attitudes toward 'DIY' recording". Magoo is currently a Lecturer in Contemporary Music at the
University of the Sunshine Coast
The University of the Sunshine Coast (UniSC) is a public university based on the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia. After opening with 524 students in 1996 as the Sunshine Coast University College, it was later renamed the University of the ...
.
Awards and nominations
ARIA
In music, an aria ( Italian: ; plural: ''arie'' , or ''arias'' in common usage, diminutive form arietta , plural ariette, or in English simply air) is a self-contained piece for one voice, with or without instrumental or orchestral accompa ...
awards and nominations:
[ Note: User may be required to access archived information by selecting 'The History', then 'By Award', 'Producer of the Year' and 'Option Show Nominations'.]
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1996
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(10th) - Nomination,
Producer of the Year (
Regurgitator -
Tu-plang)
*
1996
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(10th) - Nomination,
Engineer of the Year (
Regurgitator -
Tu-plang)
*
1998
1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''.
Events January
* January 6 – The ''Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for frozen water, in soil in permanently s ...
(12th) - Winner, Producer of the Year (
Regurgitator -
Unit
Unit may refer to:
Arts and entertainment
* UNIT, a fictional military organization in the science fiction television series ''Doctor Who''
* Unit of action, a discrete piece of action (or beat) in a theatrical presentation
Music
* ''Unit'' (a ...
)
*
1998
1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''.
Events January
* January 6 – The ''Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for frozen water, in soil in permanently s ...
(12th) - Winner, Engineer of the Year (jointly for
Midnight Oil
Midnight Oil (known informally as "The Oils") are an Australian rock band composed of Peter Garrett (vocals, harmonica), Rob Hirst (drums), Jim Moginie (guitar, keyboard) and Martin Rotsey (guitar). The group was formed in Sydney in 1972 ...
-
White Skin / Black Heart;
Regurgitator -
Unit
Unit may refer to:
Arts and entertainment
* UNIT, a fictional military organization in the science fiction television series ''Doctor Who''
* Unit of action, a discrete piece of action (or beat) in a theatrical presentation
Music
* ''Unit'' (a ...
;
Skunkhour
Skunkhour are an Australian funk rock band that were formed in Sydney in 1991. They released four studio albums, ''Skunkhour'' (July 1993), ''Feed'' (April 1995), '' Chin Chin'' (July 1997) and ''The Go'' (May 2001) before disbanding in Novemb ...
-
Chin Chin)
*
1999
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(13th) - Nomination, Producer of the Year (
Automatic - Pump It Up)
*
1999
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(13th) - Nomination, Producer of the Year (
Custard
Custard is a variety of culinary preparations based on sweetened milk, cheese, or cream cooked with egg or egg yolk to thicken it, and sometimes also flour, corn starch, or gelatin. Depending on the recipe, custard may vary in consistency fr ...
-
Loverama)
*
1999
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(13th) - Nomination, Producer of the Year (
Not From There
Not from There were an Australian indie rock trio, which formed in 1991 in London, England by Anthony Hills on bass guitar, Simon Lambert on drums and Heinz Riegler on lead guitar and vocals. They relocated to Brisbane in 1992. Their 1998 singl ...
-
Sand On Seven)
*
1999
File:1999 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The funeral procession of King Hussein of Jordan in Amman; the 1999 İzmit earthquake kills over 17,000 people in Turkey; the Columbine High School massacre, one of the first major school shoot ...
(13th) - Nomination, Engineer of the Year (
Automatic - Pump It Up)
*
1999
File:1999 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The funeral procession of King Hussein of Jordan in Amman; the 1999 İzmit earthquake kills over 17,000 people in Turkey; the Columbine High School massacre, one of the first major school shoot ...
(13th) - Nomination, Engineer of the Year (
Midnight Oil
Midnight Oil (known informally as "The Oils") are an Australian rock band composed of Peter Garrett (vocals, harmonica), Rob Hirst (drums), Jim Moginie (guitar, keyboard) and Martin Rotsey (guitar). The group was formed in Sydney in 1972 ...
-
Redneck Wonderland
''Redneck Wonderland'' is the tenth studio album by Midnight Oil that was released in July 1998 under the Columbia Records label, which peaked at No.7 on the ARIA Albums Chart. The title of the album was inspired by a wall graffiti, a picture ...
)
*
2002
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(16th) - Nomination, Producer of the Year (
Gerling
Gerling were an Australian electronica, alternative rock trio formed in 1993. From early 1997 the members were Darren Cross on guitar and lead vocals, Presser (real name Paul Towner) on drums and Burke Reid on guitar and vocals. Their second a ...
-
When Young Terrorists Chase the Sun
'' When Young Terrorists Chase the Sun ''is the second studio album by Gerling, released in September 2001. Originally due to be released on 16 September was delayed due to the September 11 attacks and renamed in the UK and Japan under the ti ...
)
*
2003
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(17th) - Nomination, Producer of the Year (
Gerling
Gerling were an Australian electronica, alternative rock trio formed in 1993. From early 1997 the members were Darren Cross on guitar and lead vocals, Presser (real name Paul Towner) on drums and Burke Reid on guitar and vocals. Their second a ...
-
Bad Blood!!!
Bad or BAD may refer to:
Common meanings
*Evil, the opposite of moral good
* Erroneous, inaccurate or incorrect
*Unhealthy, or counter to well-being
* Antagonist, the threat or obstacle of moral good
Acronyms
* BAD-2, a Soviet armored trolley ...
)
*
2007
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(21st) - Nomination, Producer of the Year (
Kate Miller-Heidke -
Little Eve)
*
2007
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(21st) - Nomination, Engineer of the Year (
Operator Please
Operator Please were an Australian pop band, originating in the Gold Coast, Queensland, in 2005. Their final line-up consisted of vocalist and guitarist Amandah Wilkinson, drummer Tim Commandeur, keyboardist Chris Holland, bassist Ashley McC ...
-
Just a Song About Ping Pong
"Just a Song About Ping Pong" is a song by Australian rock band Operator Please. The song was first included on the band's debut extended play, '' On the Prowl'', in 2006. The band later re-recorded the song after signing with Virgin Records and ...
)
References
External links
Official Magoo WebsiteBlack Box Recording Studio
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Australian record producers
Australian audio engineers
ARIA Award winners
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)