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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Put simply, Anna Laverty is one of Australia's leading music producers. She is a straight shooter but humble, a great talker but measured and, above all, she talks and walks it. In this new episode of The Producers, I talk to Anna about everything from cutting her teeth in London (having worked under uber producers Paul Epworth and Ben Hillier) to mental health and to her appreciation of classic songwriting.

Her timing was spot on too. The latest record she worked on - Missy Higgins' The Second Act- had just hit Number One on the Australian ARIA chart and it seems that Anna has, rightfully and professionally, a knack for being in the right place at the right time. Listen in and find out why!

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Season 4 kicks off today with a new series; THE PRODUCERS. And the first supernova cab to leave the rank is a revered and celebrated giant of the Australian music production landscape. Francois Tetaz is arguably one of the most successful producers in our history. His work with Gotye alone- which has amassed millions upon millions of streams/sales & every award imaginable (including 3 Grammy Awards)- has put Franc in a stratosphere all of his own. He has also made some of the most interesting albums with some of the most eclectic artists of our generation- Architecture In Helsinki, Lior, Kimbra and Bertie Blackman to name but a few. Then he has his composer and songwriting side and his work on soundtracks such as 'Wolf Creek', on theatre shows like 'Chunky Move' and documentaries such as 'Underground; The Julian Assange Story', all of which add another layer of accomplishment and achievement to his story.

Record Producer, Composer, Songwriter, Visionary- who is Francois Tetaz and why is he so important to the history of Australian Music production?

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Welcome to the second instalment of Vinyl Tap's live panel sessions as part of the BIG THINKERS series. In this fresh episode , we didn't ask a question as such but my special guests and I discussed the state of the live music industry in Australia. Joining me on the panel on the night were; Travis Banko from Laneway Festival (and co-manager of Baker Boy) , Bec Young from Collective Artists, Nic Greco from Untitled Group (home to Beyond the Valley and Wildland Festivals), Guven Yilmaz, MD of the Mushroom Booking Agency and Desiree Venuto from Lonely Lands Agency. Star studded if I say so myself! So what's the music festival landscape looking like? How difficult is it to tour a new developing act in this climate? What are some of the challenges and, on the flip side , some of the positives that the live music sector is experiencing right now? And where to for the domestic touring scene from here?

*Disclaimer- please excuse the audio quality of this episode. We had a challenging night, which will not be repeated ever again *

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Paul Wiltshire is somewhat of a music maverick, in the most positive ways of course. He started his music career as a pop writer and music producer amassing an impressive 12 Number One hits and a further 28 Top 20 hits with the likes of Delta Goodrem, Vanessa Amorossi, Human Nature and The Backstreet Boys. Even more impressive is the fact that he has made an album with Engelbert Humperdinck, but I digress here!

He then went and made a massive U-Turn and pivoted to music tech and boy what a change it has been. His company, Songtradr, has in a relatively short period of time managed to raise a staggering $180 million US! No mean feat for anyone, let alone a pop music producer from Australia. What is Songtradr and where does it fit in within the global music landscape? And why did they buy Bandcamp? Further to this, why did they invest in the Vinyl Group, an Australian based music and multi-media company that houses Jaxta (the IMDB of the music publishing industry), Brag Media (home to Rolling Stone Magazine and The Music Network) and Vampr (a social network platform that connects musicians globally). So many questions, all of which will be answered by Paul in this week's BIG THINKER episode.

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