Paul McKercher
Origin Hobart , Tasmania, AustraliaGenres Pop, rock Occupation(s) Producer, engineer, teacher Instrument(s) Guitar, cello Years active 1991–present Website paulmckercher .com
Musical artist
Paul McKercher is an Australian record producer, audio engineer, sound mixer and multi-instrumentalist. He has received five ARIA Artisan Awards and has produced over 50 albums. McKercher has worked with Australian artists Josh Pyke , Bertie Blackman , Papa vs Pretty , Sarah Blasko , You Am I , Pete Murray , Motor Ace and Eskimo Joe . An avowed analogue fan, he specialises in the use of tape, although he also uses digital technologies.
Biography
Paul McKercher worked at national youth radio station, Triple J , for three years. In 1991 he and fellow audio engineer John Jacobs created the "JJJ News Theme" as a mix of McKercher's guitar playing, a scratch of N.W.A.'s "Fuck tha Police " and the orchestral ABC News theme, "Majestic Fanfare ", with the beat based on Prince's "Gett Off ".[ 1] [ 2] McKercher followed with seven years at ABC radio .[ 3] He has also worked as a free-lance record producer, engineer and mixer since 1992. For three weeks in 1993 McKercher recorded indie pop group Falling Joys ' third studio album Aerial (August 1993).[ 4] [ 5] Using three different eight-track machines , at an isolated house in Kangaroo Valley , he captured the band live-in-the-studio.[ 5]
In late 1997 Kercher was working at Woodstock Studios , Melbourne on pop rock band the Jaynes' extended play Dogbone (April 1998).[ 6] [ 7] He has written articles for Audio Technology Magazine .[ 3] McKercher's techniques were discussed by Zolton Zavos in May 2000 in part one of "Making Tracks" in Tharunka on his work at Megaphon Studios, Petersham .[ 8] Zavos acknowledged his "wonderful ear" when he worked as a producer, engineer and multi-instrumentalist.[ 8]
In 2010 he addressed the Face the Music Conference.[ 9] As from December 2016 he was a teacher at SAE Institute , Sydney delivering classes on "how to produce recordings" as well as continuing as a producer, engineer and mixer.[ 10]
List of technical works
Year
Artist(s)
Work
Role(s)
Ref.
1991
Triple J
"JJJ News Theme" (with John Jacobs)
Mixer , guitar
[ 1] [ 2]
1992
DAZYchains
Daze of Our Lives (EP )
Producer
[ 6]
Glide
Shuffle Off to Buffalo (EP)
Producer
[ 6]
The Apartments
Drift
Producer, engineer
[ 11]
1993
Clouds
Thunderhead
Producer, remastering
[ 6] [ 11]
Various artists
In Defence of Animals
Engineer
[ 11]
Falling Joys
Aerial
Producer
[ 5]
1994
Various artists
Jabberjaw Compilation
Engineer
[ 11]
1995
The Apartments
A Life Full of Farewells
Producer, mixer
[ 6] [ 11]
The Cruel Sea
Three Legged Dog
Producer, engineer, backing vocals
[ 6] [ 11]
Tumbleweed
Galactaphonic
Producer, engineer
[ 6] [ 11]
1996
Magic Dirt
Friends in Danger
Producer, engineer, mixer
[ 11]
Hoodoo Gurus
In Blue Cave
Engineer
[ 11]
Spiderbait
Ivy and the Big Apples
Producer
[ 6]
You Am I
Hourly, Daily
Engineer, cello
[ 11]
Tumbleweed
Return to Earth
Producer
[ 6]
1997
Pollyanna
Hello Halo
Producer, mixer
[ 11]
Screamfeeder
Closing Alaska (EP)
Engineer
[ 11]
Fini Scad
"Furious"
Producer
[ 12]
Sidewinder
Tangerine
Producer
[ 13]
1998
The Cruel Sea
Over Easy
Producer
[ 6]
The Jaynes
Dogbone (EP)
Producer
[ 6]
Primary
Vicious Precious (EP)
Producer
[ 14]
Hoodoo Gurus
Bite the Bullet
Engineer
[ 11]
The Superjesus
Sumo
Engineer, mixer
[ 11]
Cold Chisel
The Last Wave of Summer
Engineer
[ 11]
1999
Screamfeeder
Kitten Licks
Engineer
[ 11]
2000
Testeagles
Non Comprehendus
Producer
[ 15]
Augie March
Sunset Studies
Producer, mixer, acoustic guitar
[ 6] [ 11]
Midnight Oil
The Real Thing
Engineer
[ 11]
2001
You Am I
Dress Me Slowly
Engineer
[ 11]
Motor Ace
Five Star Laundry
Engineer, mixer
[ 11]
2002
Augie March
Strange Bird
Producer
[ 6]
Monique Brumby
Signal Hill
Producer
[ 6]
You Am I
Deliverance
Producer
[ 6]
Knievel
The Name Rings a Bell That Drowns out Your Voice
Cello
[ 11]
Speedstar
Bruises You Can Touch
Producer
[ 11]
2003
Motor Ace
Shoot This
Engineer, mixer
[ 11]
Pete Murray
Feeler
Producer
[ 16]
The Anyones [ nb 1]
The Anyones
Engineer, mixer
[ 11]
2004
Eskimo Joe
A Song Is a City
Producer, engineer
[ 11]
Butterfly 9
Butterfly 9
Mixer
[ 11]
Hoodoo Gurus
Mach Schau
Engineer
[ 11]
Little Birdy
BigBigLove
Producer, engineer, mixer
[ 18]
2005
Motor Ace
Animal
Engineer
[ 11]
Jimmy Barnes
Double Happiness
Producer, engineer, mixer
[ 11]
Daughterboy Jao
Simple Matters
Producer, engineer, mixer,effects , piano , Fender Rhodes
[ 11] [ 19]
Gear
The Gear (EP)
Producer, mixer
[ 11]
Paul Greene
Reset
Producer, engineer
[ 20]
2006
Augie March
Moo, You Bloody Choir
Producer, engineer, mixer
[ 11]
Sarah Blasko
What the Sea Wants, the Sea Will Have
Engineer
[ 11]
The Cops
80 in the Shade
Producer
[ 21]
2007
Something for Kate
The Murmur Years
Engineer
[ 11]
2008
Josh Pyke
Chimney's Afire
Producer, engineer, mixer
[ 11]
Melanie Horsnell
Complicated Sweetheart
Producer, mixer, guitar
[ 11]
Kara Grainger
Grand and Green River
Producer, mixer
[ 11]
Chasing Bailey
Long Story Short
Producer, mixer
[ 11]
2009
Jen Cloher & the Endless Sea
Hidden Hands
Producer
[ 22]
2011
Sierra Fin
Cautionary Tale of the Beautiful Blackout
Producer, engineer, mixer
[ 11]
Papa vs Pretty
United in Isolation
Producer, engineer
[ 23]
Bayonets for Legs
The Coloured Air (EP)
Mixer
[ 24]
2014
The Vines
Wicked Nature
Producer, mixer
[ 11]
Augie March
Havens Dumb
Mixer
[ 25]
Andy Bull
Sea of Approval
Engineer, mixer
[ 26]
2015
Art vs. Science
Off the Edge of the Earth and Into Forever, Forever
Engineer, mixer
[ 11]
Sarah Belkner
Humans (EP)
Vocals producer
[ 27]
2017
The Go Set
One Fine Day
Engineer
[ 11]
Awards and nominations
ARIA Music Awards
Notes
^ For the US market The Anyones (and their 2003 self-titled album) were renamed as the Everyones due to a naming conflict with Los Angeles band Anyone .[ 17] Consequently AllMusic has the release as The Everyones by the Everyones, in 2004.[ 11]
References
^ a b Nuttall, Lyn. "ABC News Theme (excerpt from The Majestic Fanfare ) – Queen's Hall Light Orchestra (1952)" . Pop Archives – Sources of Australian Pop Records from the 50s, 60s and 70s. Retrieved 18 October 2020 .
^ a b Smith, Lucy (interviewer); McKercher, Paul (interviewee); Jacobs, John (interviewee). "Audio Interview" . 30 Years of Triple J: News Theme . Archived from the original on 22 February 2006. Retrieved 18 October 2020 .
^ a b "Speakers and Artists: Paul McKercher" . Song Summit (APRA AMCOS ). 26 May 2012. Archived from the original on 4 March 2014. Retrieved 18 October 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
^ McFarlane, Ian (1999). "Encyclopedia entry for 'Falling Joys' " . Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop . St Leonards, NSW : Allen & Unwin . ISBN 1-86508-072-1 . Archived from the original on 21 August 2004.
^ a b c "CD Review: Aerial Falling Joys" . The Times . Vol. 89, no. 4, 178. Victor Harbor, SA . 5 November 1993. p. 11. Retrieved 18 October 2020 – via National Library of Australia .
^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Holmgren, Magnus. "Paul McKercher" . Australian Rock Database . Archived from the original on 29 November 2004. Retrieved 17 October 2020 .
^ "Let's Go Out: Raw Summer Energy at the Hotel Crown" . The Times . Vol. 93, no. 17. Victor Harbor, SA. 8 January 1998. p. 17. Retrieved 18 October 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
^ a b Zavos, Zolton (2 May 2000). "Making Tracks: The Recording Process" . Tharunka . Vol. 46, no. 5. New South Wales, Australia. p. 37. Retrieved 19 October 2020 – via National Library of Australia. Note: article includes a photo of the artisan.
^ "Speaker: Paul McKercher, Producer/Engineer/Mixer/Musician" . Face the Music Conference . 2010. Archived from the original on 27 November 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2020 .
^ staff writers (21 December 2016). "Scenestr of the Day – Paul McKercher" . Scenestr . Archived from the original on 7 April 2017. Retrieved 18 October 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq "Paul McKercher | Credits" . AllMusic . Retrieved 17 October 2020 .
^ McFarlane, 'Fini Scad' entry. Archived from the original on 3 August 2004. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
^ Sidewinder (1997). "Tangerine " . Polygram. Retrieved 18 October 2020 .
^ McFarlane, 'Primary' entry. Archived from the original on 9 August 2004. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
^ McFarlane, 'Testeagles' entry. Archived from the original on 15 June 2004. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
^ Murray, Pete (2003), Feeler , Sony Music, retrieved 19 October 2020
^ "The Anyones are The Everyones" . Metropolis Audio Studios . 2003. Archived from the original on 31 August 2004. Retrieved 19 October 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
^ Little Birdy (2004), BigBigLove , Eleven /EMI , retrieved 31 October 2020
^ "Entertainment :: Book Review" . Air Force News . Archived from the original on 22 October 2015. Retrieved 19 October 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
^ Greene, Paul (2005), Reset , Paul Greene : ACMEC records [distributor], retrieved 31 October 2020
^ Cops ; Mckercher, Paul; Carter, Simon (2006), 80 in the Shade , Inertia Recordings, retrieved 19 October 2020
^ Cloher, Jen ; Endless Sea (2009), Hidden Hands , Sandcastle Music : MGM , retrieved 31 October 2020
^ Papa Vs Pretty (2011), United in Isolation , EMI Music Australia , retrieved 31 October 2020
^ Bayonets for Legs (2011), The Coloured Air , Perth , WA: Bayonets for Legs/ Green Media/MGM , retrieved 31 October 2020
^ Augie March (2014), Havens Dumb , retrieved 31 October 2020
^ Bull, Andy (2014), Sea of Approval , Universal Music Australia, retrieved 31 October 2020
^ Belkner, Sarah (2015), Humans , Free Energy Device Studios, retrieved 31 October 2020
^ "Winners by Year 1995" . Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Archived from the original on 26 September 2007. Retrieved 19 October 2020 .
^ O'Grady, Anthony. "The 9th Annual Aria Music Awards" . Australian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original on 16 December 2000. Retrieved 20 October 2020 .
^ "Winners by Year 1996" . Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Archived from the original on 14 December 2007. Retrieved 3 December 2013 .
^ "ARIA Awards – History: Winners by Year 2001: 15th Annual ARIA Awards" . Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Archived from the original on 26 September 2007. Retrieved 19 October 2020 .
^ "ARIA Awards – History: Winners by Year 2003: 17th Annual ARIA Awards" . Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Archived from the original on 26 September 2007. Retrieved 19 October 2020 .
^ "17th Annual ARIA Awards" . Australian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original on 22 February 2004. Retrieved 19 October 2020 . Note: User may be required to access archived information by selecting 'The History', then 'By Award', 'Producer of the Year' and 'Option Show Nominations'.
^ "ARIA Awards – History: Winners by Year 2004: 18th Annual ARIA Awards" . Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Archived from the original on 4 March 2008. Retrieved 19 October 2020 .
^ "ARIA Awards – History: Winners by Year 2005: 19th Annual ARIA Awards" . Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Archived from the original on 28 July 2020. Retrieved 19 October 2020 .
^ "Winners by Year 2006" . Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Archived from the original on 12 December 2007. Retrieved 30 October 2020 .
^ "ARIA Awards – History: Winners by Year 2007: 21st Annual ARIA Awards" . Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Archived from the original on 18 November 2007. Retrieved 20 October 2020 .
^ "2014 ARIA Awards Winners by Year" . Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 9 October 2014 .
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