Stuart Stuart is a
Brisbane
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-based, ARIA-nominated
record producer
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,
songwriter
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,
mixer and
mastering engineer
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. His recording studio i
Analog Heart Records and based in
Brisbane
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,
Australia. His credits include
Sheppard,
The Veronicas
The Veronicas is an Australian pop duo from Brisbane. The group was formed in 2004 by identical twin sisters Lisa and Jessica Origliasso.
In 2005, the Veronicas released their debut studio album, titled '' The Secret Life of...'', which peak ...
,
Dean Lewis
Dean Lewis Grant Loaney (born 21 October 1987) is an Australian pop singer-songwriter. He is best known for his 2016 single "Waves", which was certified 7× platinum in Australia in 2019, and his 2018 single " Be Alright", which reached number ...
and
Lee Kernaghan
Lee Kernaghan OAM (born 15 April 1964) is an Australian country music
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.
He
produced
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,
mixed and
mastered the debut album for Sheppard, including the global hit, "
Geronimo
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", which was a number 1 single in Australia, and a top ten hit in 16 countries. The single has been certified six-times platinum (420,000 sales) in Australia and platinum (one million sales) in the US. Stuart also produced the Sheppard EP (2013), which has been certified as double platinum, and contains the hit "
Let Me Down Easy". Sheppard have now sold more than 4 million singles and albums worldwide. The band has signed deals with
Michael Chugg
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,
Scooter Braun
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,
Kobalt Music Group
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,
Universal Music Group
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,
Decca Records
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and the
Mushroom Group (
Michael Gudinski
Michael Solomon Gudinski AM (22 August 1952 – 2 March 2021) was an Australian record executive and promoter who was a leading figure in the Australian music industry. Born and raised in Melbourne to Jewish Russian immigrants, Gudinski forme ...
). In 2017, Stuart produced "
We Belong" and "
Coming Home" for the band, which was
certified Gold
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by ARIA. He also has worked on many songs from their second album, ''
Watching the Sky'', which debuted at number 1 on the ARIA charts, June 16, 2018. Stuart mastered
On My Way (Sheppard song), which was a competing entry in Australia's Eurovision - Australia Decides.. The song reached #1 on the
Australian Independent Record Labels Association
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singles chart in February, 2019. Stuart has done vocal production, mixing and mastering on Sheppard's 2020 releases.
Stuart's work also helped The Veronicas secure a multimillion-dollar deal with
Warner US. He has credits on the second Veronicas album ''
Hook Me Up'', and has worked with the twins on subsequent vocal production and songs for
soundtrack
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s.
Stuart produced, mixed and mastered the album, "Spark", for
Golden Guitar Award winner,
Amber Lawrence
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. It debuted on #1 on the Australian Country Albums ARIA chart on the 22nd of June, 2019. The album was nominated for a Golden Guitar in 2020, and was the second highest selling country album of 2019. Stuart has worked with numerous country artists, including
Lee Kernaghan
Lee Kernaghan OAM (born 15 April 1964) is an Australian country music
Country (also called country and western) is a genre of popular music that originated in the Southern and Southwestern United States in the early 1920s. It primarily deri ...
,
Brad Cole,
Caitlyn Shadbolt
Caitlyn Shadbolt is an Australian singer and songwriter. Shadbolt rose to fame after placing fifth on the sixth season of '' The X Factor Australia''. She released her debut extended play in 2015, which peaked at number 50.
Ear ...
,
James Johnson James Johnson may refer to:
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, Cass Hopetoun,
Christie Lamb
Christie Lamb (born 1992) is an English-born, Australian country singer-songwriter. Lamb has released four studio albums.
Early life
Lamb was born in England and moved to Australia at 6 years of age. She found her love for the stage through da ...
and Mitch Thomas (
Seaforth (band)
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Career 2017-2021: Career Beginnings
Tom Jordan and Mitch Thompson grew up together in the Sydney, Aus ...
). Stuart produced the Jody Direen album, ''Shake Up'', which won the Tui Award for Best Country Album at the
2017 New Zealand Music Awards.
As a
songwriter
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and
producer, Stuart has credits with artists as diverse as
Dean Lewis
Dean Lewis Grant Loaney (born 21 October 1987) is an Australian pop singer-songwriter. He is best known for his 2016 single "Waves", which was certified 7× platinum in Australia in 2019, and his 2018 single " Be Alright", which reached number ...
,
Damien Leith
Damien Leo Leith (born 18 January 1976, in Dublin) is an Irish- Australian singer–songwriter. He was the winner of the Network Ten music contest '' Australian Idol 2006''. Since winning the title, Leith has released nine studio albums, four of ...
,
Brendan Maclean
Brendan Maclean is an Australian singer-songwriter and actor.
Music
Brendan Maclean's debut EP, ''White Canvas'', was uploaded to iTunes March 2010. In January 2014 he released a second EP, ''Population'', produced by Paul Mac. The lead singl ...
, Honlly Isaac (
PNG),
Fatman Scoop
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He is known for the song " Be Faithful", which topped the c ...
(
US),
Tkay Maidza
Takudzwa Victoria Rosa "Tkay" Maidza ( ; born 17 December 1995) is a Zimbabwean-born Australian singer-songwriter and rapper.
Biography
Maidza was born in Harare, Zimbabwe. Her parents are metallurgists. In 2001, her family moved to Australia ...
,
The Butterfly Effect (band)
The Butterfly Effect are an Australian rock band from Brisbane formed in 1999. The band released a self-titled debut EP in 2001, and then three full-length albums afterwards; '' Begins Here'' in 2003, ''Imago'' in 2006, and ''Final Conversatio ...
,
Joel Adams (singer)
Joel Adams (born 16 December 1996) is an Australian pop/soul singer-songwriter and producer, popularly known for his hit debut single, " Please Don't Go" in 2015. On 5 October 2018, Adams' single, "Fake Friends" was released. He released his sel ...
,
Hands Like Houses
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,
Massad (
NZ), Luke Million,
Marvin Priest,
Tyrone Noonan (formerly of
George),
Casey Donovan (singer)
Casey Donovan (born 13 May 1988) is an Australian singer, songwriter, actress, theatre actress and author, best known for winning the second season of the singing competition show ''Australian Idol'' in 2004. She won the competition at age 16, ...
,
Thom Crawford (
Thundamentals
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) and
Sinead Burgess.
Stuart has also worked on music for numerous theme parks including
Universal Studios Singapore
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and
Universal Studios Japan
is a theme park located in Osaka, Japan. Opened on March 31, 2001, it is one of six Universal Studios theme parks worldwide and was the first to open outside the United States. The park is owned and operated by a wholly owned subsidiary of NBCU ...
. He was the musical director for the
Universal Studios Singapore
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show celebrating the 50th Anniversary of
Sesame Street
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in 2018.
In 2007, Stuart worked with Brisbane band
Small Mercies. Stuart co-wrote their ARIA-nominated single "Innocent" (which was featured in the TV show ''
Prison Break
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''), and follow up single, "Sorry", and helped the band secure a record deal with Sony Music. Stuart has multiple writing credits on the Small Mercies album, ''
Beautiful Hum''.
Music produced by Stuart has been featured in shows such as
''The Voice'',
''The Block'', ''
Gossip Girl
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'', ''
Packed to the Rafters
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'', ''
Bondi Rescue'',
''NCIS'', ''Rock of Ages'', ''The Giver'', ''
My Kitchen Rules
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'', ''
800 Words'', ''
Married to Rock'', a
Subway ad campaign, a Tourism NZ ad campaign, ''
Keeping Up With the Kardashians
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'',
''Offspring'', ''
Bad Girls Club
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'', ''
Teen Mom
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'', ''Extreme Clutter'' and ''
American Pickers
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''.
Stuart was nominated for
ARIA
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producer of the year in 2014. Sheppard were also nominated for 6 ARIA Awards at the 2014
ARIA Awards
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, including album of the year. The band won best group in the same year.
Stuart is active as an
audio engineering educator, and has given lectures at
Queensland University of Technology
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,
School of Audio Engineering and Music Industry College,
Brisbane
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. In 2015, he was a panelist on the "Producer Panel" at the annual BigSound conference. He is accredited as an
iTunes mastering engineer
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, and has been interviewed i
Audio Technology Magazine He has also been featured in a
YouTube
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series featuring pro users of audio software,
Cubase
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.
Stuart
Bill Silva Entertainment
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and keyboard player, and plays all instruments
Instrument may refer to:
Science and technology
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on many of the songs he produces.
References
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Australian record producers
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)