
simon austin | Songwriter & Producer


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Simon Austin is a Songwriter and Producer/ Mixer based in Toronto, Canada who specializes in Indie Rock/Pop Punk and Alternative music.
He began to write and record his own songs in 2009, and attended Seneca College for music production in 2015. He was the founding member of the band Incase We Crash whose songs have received millions of streams and charted on iTunes. He has been active in the world of songwriting and audio engineering for the last ten years, with his approach revolving around the tried-and-true motto that "the song comes first".
Since beginning his journey in the music industry he's amassed over 6,500,000 streams worldwide and received radio play across Canada and Australia on his credited works. He's also had the opportunity to work with Juno-nominated artists, and engineered live sessions for America's Got Talent.
He currently works out of Metrolab Recordings, a 1000sq ft professionally built facility in downtown Toronto near Dundas West Station. The studio is equipped with a spacious live room, vocal iso booth and dedicated control room, all to flexibly cater to an artist's music production needs.
Recent Works:
Engineered:

Interfaces, Preamps & Outboard:
API 3124+
Antelope Orion 32
Audient ASP880
Chameleon Labs 7602 (x2)*
Chameleon Labs 7720
Daking Fet Compressor
Dbx 160A
Empirical Labs EL8X Distressor x2
Milennia Stereo Pre
Orban 672 EQ*
Neve 1073LB*
SSL SiX CH500 (x2)
Universal Audio 4-710d
Vintech 473
Warm Audio 412
Warm Audio TB12*
*Available upon request
Software/ Monitoring
Neumann KH310's + KH750 Sub
Yamaha NS10's
Sonar Referenceworks
Pro Tools 2020
Steinberg WaveLab
+ Various Plugins from Waves, Fabfilter, Soundtoys, Steven Slate, oeksound and more.

Microphones:
PERSONAL COLLECTION:
Antelope Edge Note (x3)
Coles 4038 (x2)
Neumann U87
Sennheiser E602
Shure Beta 57
Shure Beta 58
Shure Sm57
Shure Sm7b w/ Anser Mod
STUDIO COLLECTION:*
AEA R84 (x3)
AKG D112
Audio Technica AT4043 (x2)
Audio Technica AT4047
Neumann KM184 (x2)
Neumann M149
Neumann U89
Lauten FC357
Shure Beta 52
Shure Sm57 (x2)
Shure Sm7b (x2)
Shure Sm81 (x2)
Sennheiser 421 (x2)
SE Electronics VR1 (x2)
*Available for sessions at Metrolab Recording

Instruments:
ELECTRIC GUITARS:
- Epiphone Les Paul 'Slash' w/ Evertune
- Epiphone Olympic 1967
- Fender MIM Telecaster w/ Evertune
- Fender Jaguar
- Fender P Bass MIJ
- Harmony Rocket
- Squier P Bass
ACOUSTIC GUITARS:
- Gibson LG-2
- Yamaha Acoustic
- Fender Acoustic
AMPS:
- Ampeg 8x10" Cab
- Ampeg B15
- Ampeg SVT Modern
- Fender Deluxe Reverb
- Fender Super Champ
- Fender Pro Junior
- Marshall Plexi
- Avatar 2x12
- Silvertone Twin Twelve
DRUMS:
- 1960's Ludwig Sparkle Kit
- 1970's Ludwig Supraphonic Snare
- Yamaha Omar Hakim Signature Snare
- YC Custom Kit (22 x 16 x 13)*
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