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John L Sayers (died September 2021) was a New Zealand-born Australian recording engineer, producer, and studio designer. Initially associated with Armstrong's Studios in Melbourne, he was later the owner of John Sayers Productions. He designed a great number of studios, both in Australia and abroad.

Early life

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John L. Sayers was born in New Zealand. The "L" was included in his website name as johnsayers.com was taken, but he does not use it for works credited to him.[1]

Career

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Music production

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Sayers moved to Australia in 1966, first to Sydney. After being interviewed in Sydney by Bill Armstrong, he moved to Melbourne in 1968 to work at Armstrong's Studios. He met British-born sound engineer Roger Savage there.[1]

Sayers became one of a number of producer-engineers associated with the Melbourne popular music scene of the 1960s and 1970s and in particular with Armstrong's Studios, where many of the most successful Australian pop/rock recordings of the period were recorded.[1]

Among his many recording credits, he recorded and mixed "The Real Thing" by Russell Morris.[1]

Studio design

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Sayers designed many recording studios, including Enmore Audio in Sydney[citation needed] and Music Farm Studio near Byron Bay in New South Wales.[2]

Other studios in Australia designed by him include the Music School Recording Studio for Australian National University in Canberra; the Beyond 2000 and Charles Sturt University facilities; Apocalypse Audio Post Studio; Hello Testing; Cloud Studios; Flying Fox Studios;[3] Wasteland Studio for Eskimo Joe in Fremantle, WA; Heliport Studios at Buderim on the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; Shockone in Perth; and WEFO Studio in Melbourne.[4]

Overseas, he was responsible for the designs of Bloom Road Recording Studio at Eagle River, Wisconsin, US; Nu Faith Studios in Cape Town, South Africa; Studio al Watan in Dubai; Rose Lane in Carpinteria, California; and ff studio (for classical music) and Heart Music, both in Taiwan.[4]

Other activities

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Sayers created the studio acoustics forum Recording Studio Design.[1]

Personal life and death

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Sayers died in September 2021.[3]

Recording credits

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Sayers' recording credits as either engineer or producer or both include:[5][citation needed]

1960s

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1970s

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1980s

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1990s

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  • Troy Cassar Daley - Beyond The Dancing (ARIA winner)
  • Cam Fletcher - Kickin Up Dirt
  • Jimmy Little - Yorta Yorta Man
  • Jade Hurley - Life - Wouldn't Be Dead For Quids
  • Tracey Fogarty - Playing to Win
  • Kerry McInerney - Fools Game
  • Spot The Dog - Drunk On The Moon
  • Olivia Newton-John - Ghia
  • The Spencer Band - This is Now
  • Rough Red - Living in Australia

2000s

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  • Kerry Leigh & Expresso Lane
  • Dave Cavanagh & Cavo

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Sayers, John (14 August 2020). "David Briggs chats with John Sayers" (audio (1:25:31)). The Production Workshop (Interview). Interviewed by Briggs, David. Retrieved 30 December 2024.
  2. ^ "The 10 most important Australian recording studios of the 20th century". Mixdown Magazine. 8 April 2021. Retrieved 30 December 2024.
  3. ^ a b Duxson, Eli (6 May 2022). "Sound Chronicles: Russell Morris 'The Real Thing'". Mixdown Magazine. Retrieved 30 December 2024.
  4. ^ a b "Home". John Sayers Productions. Retrieved 30 December 2024.
  5. ^ Holmgren, Magnus. "John Sayers". passagen.se. Australian Rock Database (Magnus Holmgren). Archived from the original on 1 September 2012. Retrieved 21 June 2014. [dead link‍]
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