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Studio and Lab Manager:
DCMS://STAFF/Dave_Hackett
(Certificate and Diploma Graduate from School of Audio Engineering, Sydney)

Telephone: (612) 9850-8720
Room: W6A 603
E-mail: david.hackett@humn.mq.edu.au

Academic Profile

Summary CV

David Hackett is Studio and Laboratory manager for the DCMS a nd manages the Department's recording studio, midi / audio labs, field recording units, Department server and all technical/equipment facilities and requirements.

Summary CV

Certificate and Diploma in Audio Engineering from School of Audio Engineering, Surry Hills, Sydney 1985.

Field recordist and recording engineer/producer, music technologist.

Research assistant for Lord Howe Island recordings and interviews 2002 resulting in the publication of the research publication Hearing the Call: Music and Social History on Lord Howe Island, written Philip Hayward [2003])

Sound Co-ordinator -The Lord Howe Island 2003 and 2004 Music Festivals.

Master of Recording Arts – Technical and Engineering support. Designed and fitted MRA studio 2005/6.

DCMS CD engineering and production credits:

Sounds of the DCMS : various artists, mastered and produced 1999

Pitcairn Songs - Meralda Warren: remixed / mastered 1999

Teach me how fer lew (EP) – Kath King: Co-recorded and produced, mastered 2000

Songs from Lord Howe Island – various: recorded / mastered and co-produced 2001

Pilli Lornga N.I . - George ‘Toofie’ Christian: recorded and co-produced /mastered 2001

Tide Lines : various artists: re-mastering and production 2001

Born an Aussie Son - Herb Patten: co-produced and recorded 2002

Island Morning - Bruce and Mick Thompson: produced and recorded 2003

Sunset Palms – Erik Damberg with Ruth Wilson: co-produced and recorded 2003

DCMS and BCA 2004 (DVD) - various artists, co-produced and engineered 2004

DCMS compilation 2004 – various artists: mastered 2004

Flan Atlantic – Flan Atlantic: recorded and mastered 2005

Avapxm - DCMS student compilation: mastering 2005

Bushland Yodel (EP) - Andrew Pleffer: co-produced and recorded /mastered 2005

Love Needs Us (EP) - Cuthbert & the Night Walkers: mastered 2006

+ various audio restorations, archiving and CD transfers for the Department’s research activities.

Current projects :

White Rose - George ‘Toofie’ Chistian CD – co-produced for 2006 release.

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