MSqaured Productions are a very successful Melbourne based music production duo who have been able to seamlessly transition to and traverse between many music genres throughout their 12 year journey together.

Michael De Lorenzis and Michael Paynter started out as the 'go-to' guys for mainstream pop production and artist development and over the course of the last few years have managed to cleverly pivot and buck pigeon holes. They have been working with artists from the EDM world, the urban pop world and, more recently, the every growing country music space. You only need to look at their CV in order to get a sense of how far they have come- Aloe Blacc, TKay Maidza, Charlie Collins, Tina Arena, Budgerah, Casey Barnes and James Johnston are just some of the names that have helped them amass upwards of 200 million streams across their vast catalogue. The scary thing is you just get the sense that they are just warming up and that there is still a long way to go before this rocket ship finds its ultimate destination. Lets find out all about the MSquared mission and where it's at on this next instalment of Vinyl Tap; The Producers.

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I call Alice Ivy 'The Heiress' for good reason! She is at the forefront of modern music production, not just in Australia but she is also starting to make some serious noise on the international stage. I'd even go as far as saying that she's destined to be our next big superstar producer!

Her production work has evolved so beautifully since she announced her arrival with her brilliant debut album 'I'm Dreaming' in 2018. The way Alice can effortlessly guide and negotiate her way through various genres- Electro Funk, Soul and Pop (indie and otherwise)- is so genuinely exciting to hear. Her latest collaboration with Josh Teskey (of the Teskey Brothers of course) " Do I Need To Know What Love Is" is absolutely sublime and is testament to how far she has come as a force in record making. In this latest episode in The Producers series, I speak with Alice about everything from the importance of community in the music industry to how she actually crafts her songs to her Top 3 albums of all time. Please meet the wonderful Alice Ivy....

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Jan Skubiszewski is somewhat of a journeyman producer. I first met Jan when he was cutting his production teeth at Marlon Studios in Prahran, Melbourne some 20 odd years ago. At the time, he was working with a slew of up and coming soul and urban acts and making ground breaking music with the likes of Daniel Merriweather (who went on to sign to Mark Ronson) and pioneering local MC, Phrase.

Fast forward to more recent times and you can find Jan's fingerprints all over albums by The Cat Empire, John Butler and Dan Sultan. all of which had significant critical and commercial success.

And much like his celebrated father Cezary (a legend in his own right), Jan is also an accomplished songwriter, musician and a soundtrack/score composer. His work on soundtracks such as 'Two Hands', "Brand Nue Day' and Red Dog to name a few have earned him many awards and accolades. Then there's his TV work too on HBO's 'Picnic At Hanging Rock' and the award winning 'Lille J and Big Cuz' which have also helped propel him to new heights in such competitive terrain.

There's no slowing him down at the moment so lets find out what actually makes Jan tick in this engaging new episode in The Producers series.

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