Stanier Studios are located in Townsville, North Queensland. We use world class equipment which is fully portable. We also have a partnership with King Konz Music school in Townsville to use their staging area as our main recording space.
We record soloists, duos and bands, mainly focussing on the genres of rock, pop, folk and indie.
Stanier Studios have packages available which are listed below.
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RECORDING PACKAGES
Student Starter Package – $150
Perfect for first-timers, school projects, or music students wanting a studio experience.
Includes:
1.5-hour studio session
Up to 2 takes of one song (solo or duo)
Basic vocal/instrument recording
Light mixing and mastering
MP3 + WAV file delivery
Friendly walkthrough of the recording process
Great gift for young musicians or first-timers!
Songwriter Session Package – $300
For solo artists looking to lay down polished demos or creative tracks.
Includes:
3-hour studio session
Multi-instrument/vocal tracking
Pro mic + gear setup
Light production guidance (arrangement, layering)
1 professionally mixed + mastered track
Option to add live instruments (guitar, keys, percussion)
Files ready for streaming or submission
Extra mixing/mastering if required @$60 per hour
Ideal for demo reels, grant applications, or releases.
Band Builder Package – $600
For local bands ready to take it up a notch and walk away with a killer single.
Includes:
6-hour session (recording + mixing)
Up to 5 performers
Multi-track recording with pro gear
Mixing and mastering with 2 revisions
Consultation on release strategy (Spotify, YouTube, etc.)
Extra mixing/mastering if required @$60 per hour
Capture your sound in a high-quality, ready-to-release format.
Recording with Stanier Studios
To aid you in producing a world class product, Stanier Studios use an extensive range of cutting edge technology and equipment.
A wide range of microphones are available. These include:
Neumann U87i
Neumann KM81
Sennheiser MD441
Universal Audio Sphere
AKG C414
Shure SM7B
Shure SM57
Shure SM58
Shure Beta
Shure Beta 52a
We use Apple computers and have Logic and Ableton workstations. We have an extensive range of plugins from Universal Audio, Izotope and Plugin Alliance amongst others. We also use Melodyne and iZotope RX for vocal and restoration work.
A Short History…
In the early 1980s, in Western Australia, I saw performers using electronic backing for their gigs and I wanted to emulate them. I began with MIDI sequencing and progressed to computers; realising when CD’s came along that I could leave all my bulky gear at home and record the backing onto CD’s to use during live performances.
In the late 1990s computers were able to record audio reliably, and this led to me opening Townsville’s first all digital recording studio in a custom built room underneath my house in Wulguru. I recorded many of the local bands and also did some specialty recordings
I moved away from Wulguru in the mid 2000s and spent the next few years concentrating on live performance, however I kept a bedroom studio going to do small jobs and to continue producing tracks for my live work. Throughout the 2010s I moved around quite frequently - always setting up a small studio wherever I was, be it a bedroom or a shipping container. As technology improved and I moved around more an more I realised it would be possible, with the experience I had gained, to set up a completely portable recording studio that could produce a product far superior to the studio’s recordings of the early 2000s.