INDEPENDENT MUSIC STUDIO
WEST WOLLONGONG

xAzarael is: Finley Ford

Drummer and Producer based in West Wollongong

Hello. I operate a music studio out of my basement in West Wollongong. Here I play and record my drums, record and mix for bands, and produce my own music.

I’ve been recording and mixing songs for 2 years now. My focus is on getting a good live drum sound. I like natural sounding recordings which feel good.

My aim is to use the space which I have been blessed with to offer affordable recordings to local bands. We can do demo quality tracks or polished songs ready for release from start to finish.

Check out some of my recent songs to get a handle on what kind of quality you can expect.

About the studio

I’ve got the drum room.
As a drummer that’s my biggest joy.

I like to record guitars and bass by micing up the amps where possible.
You can bring your drumkit or use mine.

Gear // Microphones

house drum kit 80s tama with remo/evans heads house bass cab ashton with ashton head house guitar amp vox

DAW: reason studios
Interface: behringer u-phoria UMC1820 Monitors: Pioneer DJ and a TDK sub 🙂

MY DRUM MIC SETUP:
  1. sm57 -dynamic
  2. stadium livemic -dynamic
  3. shure beta 52a -dynamic
  4. AKG P120 -condenser
  5. SM-99a -dynamic
  6. stadium livemic -dynamic
  7. Rhode M5 – condenser
  8. Rhode M5 – condenser
  1. SNARE TOP (ST)
  2. SNARE BOTTOM SB)
  3. KICK OUT (KO)
  4. KICK IN (KI)
  5. RACK TOM (RT)
  6. FLOOR TOM (FT)
  7. OVERHEAD LEFT (OHL)
  8. OVERHEAD RIGHT (OHR)

Pricing

Limited Time Offer!

Mixing & Mastering

$75 per song

1 day of studio recording

$200

Client testimonials

Hear what my past clients have to say!

Finley always puts maximum effort into the recording and mastering of the songs while simultaneously creating a laid back and inviting environment. Absolutely exceptional at the price point and loved working with him!

Finn Packer
Claimsmake

BEST BASEMENT STUDIO IN THE ILLAWARA, LOVELY PRODUCER TO WORK WITH TOO!!

Renzo
Claimsmake

My Music

Current Projects:

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xAzarael

my solo adventures into synthesis songwriting and production.
melodic dreamcore, hypnotic trance, delightful and sorrowful.

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The Milk Incident

exciting and soulful. 2022-now

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Past Projects:

Gradient

One of my old bands. HARDCORE SHOEGAZE. Screaming guitars, dreamcore vocals, awesome bass, and crazy drums. Me on drums for this one. Gradient got me into recording music. It was a dream-nightmare scenario. Feverish mixing, burning passion, crazy songwriting. It was awesome.

  • DEEP (single)
  • LOVE IS WITHIN REACH (ep)
  • SPEARHEAD (ep)

Poloni's Pizza!

A studio project with me and the bass player from Gossika, Marcus. He wanted to experiment with some material that wouldn't fit his death metal band. With his riffs and my drumming we're unstoppable. This was a fun project for us both to branch out creatively, and to see what we could do with the studio.

  • Order up! (ep)

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