The Studio

The studio was conceived by Justin Humphries who is an experienced sound engineer and accomplished musician of over 30+ years. Phoenix Sound Studios offer an inspirational and relaxed environment that is flexible to the needs of its clients. Management of all production stages from writing and pre-production to recording, mixing, and mastering, all under one roof can be taken care of. In addition, the facility offers a healthy mix of vacuum tube and solid-state equipment giving warmth, character, reliability, and flexibility.

Film and video production are now available with options to shoot in-house or on location.

Studio Features

The studio consists of three varied acoustic spaces. As a result, large bands and small chamber orchestral groups can be accommodated comfortably without feeling confined. Beautiful scenery and natural light combined with individual personal monitoring also make recording a joy. In addition, there is ample free and unrestricted off-street parking, making loading and unloading gear easy and stress-free.

Three different size rooms, all with visibility to each other.

LIVE ROOM (30’x 20′)
CONTROL ROOM (30’x 20′)
VOCAL / DRUM BOOTH (10’ x 8’)

Exceptional acoustics resulting in an incredible natural live sound

Large bands and small chamber orchestral ensembles can record live on up to 32 individual tracks simultaneously

Plenty of natural light and beautiful scenery for inspiration

Individual personal monitoring on up to 16 channels

Access to in-house instruments such as Yamaha Maple Custom and Recording Custom drum kits, Roland V drums, amps, and guitars is available

Owned and operated by an experienced sound engineer and musician with over 30+ years of experience

Phoenix Sound Studios offers the highest standard in audio and video production hardware and software

There is plenty of free and unrestricted secure off-street parking making stress-free and easy access load in

A range of specialised audio services such as mastering, audio restoration, audio archival, and forensic audio are also on offer

See the Samples page for our clients’ audio and music video examples

Equipment Brands

State-of-the-art recording equipment including NEVE preamps, Universal Audio 6176 preamps, Avalon 737 preamps, RME, Bellari, TASCAM preamps, Neumann, RODE, AKG, SHURE, BLUE, OPR and Audio Technica microphones, Yamaha and KRK Expose monitors, Sony, Auralex, Behringer, Beyer Dynamic, Canon, KORG, Furman, Meinl, LP, Sabian, Neutrik, Signex, Steinberg, Ibanez, Zhiyun.

Kevin Powe

January 31, 2024.

Justin is a consummate professional and an absolute joy to work with. Even though I have my own professional setup, I've used Phoenix Sound a number of times now for live-directed video game sessions, and it's made the whole process so much easier. Cannot recommend enough!

Tom

February 4, 2023.

Justin was the incredible! Top of the line equipment and an overall lovely guy with expert knowledge in his field to provide top quality recordings. He lets you have total control in your final product so you walk away completely satisfied. Definitely will visit again soon!

Warrick Middleton

January 23, 2023.

What a sensational experience I had with Justin at the studio. It had been a few years since I was behind a mic and Justin made the whole process fun, exciting and he got the best out of me. I highly recommend seeing the great facilities at Phoenix and working with Justin. Thanks

Ethan Calway

November 25, 2022.

Phoenix sound studio was an incredible experience. Justin was fantastic, and was able to help capture exactly what I wanted with my EP. He is a professional, and leaves heaps of space for the artist to do their thing. I highly recommend him to anyone looking to record a song, album or EP. Extremely good price to considering the high quality of the work he produces.

Qi Li

July 28, 2022.

It was such a great experience for our quartet’s first recording session! Justin is very professional and very organized, made our recording and filming session ran very smoothly!

Jonathon Mayes

July 14, 2021.

Everything to the location of the studio to the quality, friendliness and professionalism of Justins' work is immaculate and second to none. My goals were instantly understood and I was easily made to feel comfortable and focused on nailing the takes of my material. Justins' incredible knowledge and approach to working with different artists is of the highest professional standard I've come across in the greater Melbourne area. I look forward to working with Justin at Phoenix Sound Studios again in the near future.

Bradley Jansen

April 20, 2021.

I had the pleasure of having my 15 year old daughter Emily record her first 2 songs with Justin. This was a relaxed and welcoming environment. She was given lots of support and encouragement, making her experience exceed any expectations she ever had. Justin's professionalism, musical ideas, quality of sound, coupled with high end equipment, made for an amazing track production. We will be back without hesitation. Still can't get the smile off her face. Thanks Justin.

Becky Ting

March 12, 2021.

Absolutely wonderful experience! Justin is very professional, and really understands how to bring the best out of the sounds, but also really friendly and making the session extremely enjoyable! The studio is amazing with truly world class equipment! I would highly recommend this to any professional musicians but also anyone who just wants to experiment with their work!

Paaree Senguttuvan

August 5, 2020.

Throughout the years I've known Justin, he has been a great source of knowledge and expertise in audio production and engineering. His friendly and professional demeanour makes him a very easy person to work with, in a non-judgemental and relaxed atmosphere. Justin's set up at Phoenix Sound Recording Studios is excellent, and the space can cater for any type of musician. He has helped me with recording, mixing and production on a number of tracks and I have always been very happy with the result.