Magoo (Australian producer)
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Magoo is the professional name of Lachlan Goold, a multi award-winning Australian music producer based in Brisbane
, Australia
. With his business partner Jeff Lovejoy, Magoo operates Black Box Recording, a Brisbane-based recording facility.
After working briefly in mechanical engineering, Magoo began producing local Brisbane bands such as Dreamkillers and Pangaea
in the early 1990s. By the mid-1990s Magoo had also produced music by Powderfinger
, as well as two EPs by Regurgitator
. He rose to prominence however with his production of the Regurgitator debut full-length album "Tu-plang
", which also earned him his first ARIA award
nominations in 1996.
In the late 1990s Magoo was engaged to produce or engineer for a number of high profile acts such as Midnight Oil
and Skunkhour
. In 1998 Magoo won the ARIA awards for both production and engineering, the former for his work on the Regurgitator album "Unit", and the latter as a collective award for his work with Midnight Oil, Regurgitator and Skunkhour.
In the 2000s Magoo established his own recording facility, "Black Box Recording" where he continues to work. He has since continued to work with high profile acts, such as Regurgitator
, Spiderbait
, Gerling
and Renee Geyer
. In 2007 Magoo received ARIA award nominations for his work with Kate Miller-Heidke
and Operator Please
.
awards and nominations:
Brisbane
Brisbane is the capital and most populous city in the Australian state of Queensland and the third most populous city in Australia. Brisbane's metropolitan area has a population of over 2 million, and the South East Queensland urban conurbation, centred around Brisbane, encompasses a population of...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. With his business partner Jeff Lovejoy, Magoo operates Black Box Recording, a Brisbane-based recording facility.
After working briefly in mechanical engineering, Magoo began producing local Brisbane bands such as Dreamkillers and Pangaea
Pangaea
Pangaea, Pangæa, or Pangea is hypothesized as a supercontinent that existed during the Paleozoic and Mesozoic eras about 250 million years ago, before the component continents were separated into their current configuration....
in the early 1990s. By the mid-1990s Magoo had also produced music by Powderfinger
Powderfinger
Powderfinger was an Australian rock band that formed in Brisbane in 1989. From 1992 until their breakup the band lineup consisted of vocalist Bernard Fanning, guitarists Darren Middleton and Ian Haug, bassist John Collins, and drummer Jon Coghill....
, as well as two EPs by Regurgitator
Regurgitator
Regurgitator are an Australian rock band from Brisbane, currently consisting of Quan Yeomans , Ben Ely and Peter Kostic . The band formed in 1994, its original line-up consisting of Yeomans, Ely and drummer Martin Lee...
. He rose to prominence however with his production of the Regurgitator debut full-length album "Tu-plang
Tu-plang
Tu-Plang was the first album released by Regurgitator after making two EPs. It was the band's only full-length work released in the USA.-Track listing:# "I Sucked a Lot of Cock to Get Where I Am"...
", which also earned him his first ARIA award
ARIA Music Awards
The Australian Recording Industry Association Music Awards is an annual series of awards nights celebrating the Australian music industry, put on by the Australian Recording Industry Association...
nominations in 1996.
In the late 1990s Magoo was engaged to produce or engineer for a number of high profile acts such as Midnight Oil
Midnight Oil
Midnight Oil , were an Australian rock band from Sydney originally performing as Farm from 1972 with drummer Rob Hirst, bass guitarist Andrew James and keyboard player/lead guitarist Jim Moginie...
and Skunkhour
Skunkhour
Skunkhour were a Sydney-based Australian band that was active in the 1990s, before disbanding in 2001.Formed in 1991, the band is named after a poem by Robert Lowell entitled "Skunk Hour"...
. In 1998 Magoo won the ARIA awards for both production and engineering, the former for his work on the Regurgitator album "Unit", and the latter as a collective award for his work with Midnight Oil, Regurgitator and Skunkhour.
In the 2000s Magoo established his own recording facility, "Black Box Recording" where he continues to work. He has since continued to work with high profile acts, such as Regurgitator
Regurgitator
Regurgitator are an Australian rock band from Brisbane, currently consisting of Quan Yeomans , Ben Ely and Peter Kostic . The band formed in 1994, its original line-up consisting of Yeomans, Ely and drummer Martin Lee...
, Spiderbait
Spiderbait
Spiderbait are an Australian alternative rock band formed in Finley in 1989 by bass guitarist Janet English, singer-drummer Mark Maher , and guitarist Damian Whitty. In 2004 the group's cover version of the 1930s Lead Belly song "Black Betty" reached number one on the ARIA Singles Chart...
, Gerling
Gerling
Gerling were an alternative guitar and electronic act from Australia. They formed in 1993, and are based in Sydney.-History:The band formed in 1993 with the line-up of Darren Cross , Presser and Brad Herdson...
and Renee Geyer
Renée Geyer
Renée Rebecca Geyer is an Australian singer who has long been regarded as one of the finest exponents of jazz, soul and R&B idioms. She had commercial success as a solo artist in Australia, with "It's a Man's Man's World", "Heading in the Right Direction" and "Stares and Whispers" in the 1970s and...
. In 2007 Magoo received ARIA award nominations for his work with Kate Miller-Heidke
Kate Miller-Heidke
Kate Miller-Heidke is a singer-songwriter from Brisbane, Australia. Although classically trained, she has followed a career in alternative pop music. She is signed to Sony Australia, Epic in the US and RCA in the UK.-Career:...
and Operator Please
Operator Please
Operator Please are an Australian pop band, originating on the Gold Coast of Queensland, in 2005. Their current lineup consists of vocalist and guitarist Amandah Wilkinson, drummer Tim Commandeur, keyboardist Chris Holland, Ashley McConnell on bass guitar, and violinist Taylor Henderson.The...
.
Awards and nominations
ARIAAustralian Recording Industry Association
The Australian Recording Industry Association is a trade group representing the Australian recording industry which was established in 1983 by six major record companies, EMI, Festival, CBS, RCA, WEA and Universal replacing the Association of Australian Record Manufacturers which was formed in 1956...
awards and nominations:
- 1996ARIA Music Awards of 1996The 10th Australian Recording Industry Association Music Awards was held on 30 September 1996 at the Sydney Convention & Exhibition Centre...
(10th) - Nomination, Producer of the Year (RegurgitatorRegurgitatorRegurgitator are an Australian rock band from Brisbane, currently consisting of Quan Yeomans , Ben Ely and Peter Kostic . The band formed in 1994, its original line-up consisting of Yeomans, Ely and drummer Martin Lee...
- Tu-plangTu-plangTu-Plang was the first album released by Regurgitator after making two EPs. It was the band's only full-length work released in the USA.-Track listing:# "I Sucked a Lot of Cock to Get Where I Am"...
) - 1996ARIA Music Awards of 1996The 10th Australian Recording Industry Association Music Awards was held on 30 September 1996 at the Sydney Convention & Exhibition Centre...
(10th) - Nomination, Engineer of the Year (RegurgitatorRegurgitatorRegurgitator are an Australian rock band from Brisbane, currently consisting of Quan Yeomans , Ben Ely and Peter Kostic . The band formed in 1994, its original line-up consisting of Yeomans, Ely and drummer Martin Lee...
- Tu-plangTu-plangTu-Plang was the first album released by Regurgitator after making two EPs. It was the band's only full-length work released in the USA.-Track listing:# "I Sucked a Lot of Cock to Get Where I Am"...
) - 1998ARIA Music Awards of 1998The 12th Australian Recording Industry Association Music Awards was held on 20 October 1998 at the Sydney Convention & Exhibition Centre...
(12th) - Winner, Producer of the Year (Regurgitator - UnitUnit (album)This was the second, and last, Regurgitator album to be pressed on vinyl until 2011 when SuperHappyFunTimeFriends was released.- Singles :The singles from this album in Australia are:* "Everyday Formula"* "Black Bugs"* "Polyester Girl"...
) - 1998ARIA Music Awards of 1998The 12th Australian Recording Industry Association Music Awards was held on 20 October 1998 at the Sydney Convention & Exhibition Centre...
(12th) - Winner, Engineer of the Year (Jointly for Midnight OilMidnight OilMidnight Oil , were an Australian rock band from Sydney originally performing as Farm from 1972 with drummer Rob Hirst, bass guitarist Andrew James and keyboard player/lead guitarist Jim Moginie...
- White Skin / Black Heart, Regurgitator - Unit, SkunkhourSkunkhourSkunkhour were a Sydney-based Australian band that was active in the 1990s, before disbanding in 2001.Formed in 1991, the band is named after a poem by Robert Lowell entitled "Skunk Hour"...
- Another Childish Man Breathing Through My Eyes Opportunist Pulse) - 1999ARIA Music Awards of 1999The 13th Australian Recording Industry Association Music Awards was held on 12 October 1999 at the Sydney Entertainment Centre...
(13th) - Nomination, Producer of the Year (Automatic - "Pump It Up") - 1999ARIA Music Awards of 1999The 13th Australian Recording Industry Association Music Awards was held on 12 October 1999 at the Sydney Entertainment Centre...
(13th) - Nomination, Producer of the Year (CustardCustardCustard is a variety of culinary preparations based on a cooked mixture of milk or cream and egg yolk. Depending on how much egg or thickener is used, custard may vary in consistency from a thin pouring sauce , to a thick pastry cream used to fill éclairs. The most common custards are used as...
- Loverama) - 1999ARIA Music Awards of 1999The 13th Australian Recording Industry Association Music Awards was held on 12 October 1999 at the Sydney Entertainment Centre...
(13th) - Nomination, Producer of the Year (Not From ThereNot From ThereNot from There is an Australian indie rock band formed in 1991 in United Kingdom, but relocated to Brisbane, Queensland by 1992. They had success in the late 1990s with their 1998 single, "Sich Offnen", featured on radio station Triple J's Hottest 100 and their debut album, Sand on Seven winning...
- Sand On Seven) - 1999ARIA Music Awards of 1999The 13th Australian Recording Industry Association Music Awards was held on 12 October 1999 at the Sydney Entertainment Centre...
(13th) - Nomination, Engineer of the Year (Automatic - "Pump It Up") - 1999ARIA Music Awards of 1999The 13th Australian Recording Industry Association Music Awards was held on 12 October 1999 at the Sydney Entertainment Centre...
(13th) - Nomination, Engineer of the Year (Midnight Oil - Redneck WonderlandRedneck WonderlandRedneck Wonderland is an album by Midnight Oil that was released in 1998 under the Columbia Records label. The title of the album was inspired by a wall graffiti, a picture of which can be seen in the promotional Oil Rag Vol...
) - 2002ARIA Music Awards of 2002The 16th Annual Australian Recording Industry Association Music Awards were held on 15 October 2002 at the Sydney SuperDome.-ARIA Awards:...
(16th) - Nomination, Producer of the Year (GerlingGerlingGerling were an alternative guitar and electronic act from Australia. They formed in 1993, and are based in Sydney.-History:The band formed in 1993 with the line-up of Darren Cross , Presser and Brad Herdson...
- When Young Terrorists Chase The Sun) - 2003ARIA Music Awards of 2003The 17th Annual Australian Recording Industry Association Music Awards were held on 21 October 2003 at the Sydney Superdome.-ARIA Awards:*Album of the Year**Powderfinger – Vulture Street...
(17th) - Nomination, Producer of the Year (Gerling - Bad Blood!!!) - 2007ARIA Music Awards of 2007The 21st Annual Australian Recording Industry Association Music Awards were held on 28 October 2007 at the Acer Arena at the Sydney Olympic Park complex. Rove McManus was the host of the event...
(21st) - Nomination, Producer of the Year (Kate Miller-HeidkeKate Miller-HeidkeKate Miller-Heidke is a singer-songwriter from Brisbane, Australia. Although classically trained, she has followed a career in alternative pop music. She is signed to Sony Australia, Epic in the US and RCA in the UK.-Career:...
- Little Eve) - 2007ARIA Music Awards of 2007The 21st Annual Australian Recording Industry Association Music Awards were held on 28 October 2007 at the Acer Arena at the Sydney Olympic Park complex. Rove McManus was the host of the event...
(21st) - Nomination, Engineer of the Year (Operator PleaseOperator PleaseOperator Please are an Australian pop band, originating on the Gold Coast of Queensland, in 2005. Their current lineup consists of vocalist and guitarist Amandah Wilkinson, drummer Tim Commandeur, keyboardist Chris Holland, Ashley McConnell on bass guitar, and violinist Taylor Henderson.The...
- Just A Song About Ping Pong)