Stranded Recording Studios

27/03/2026

December 2020 - March 2026 .rec 💐It takes a lot to build a studio, and it takes a lot to pull one down. Thank you to all our amazing friends who helped build the space, to the hundreds of musicians and songwriters who donned a pair of headphones; to those that ever played a show in the warehouse and danced to the late night parties. Also thank you to all the other amazing people we got to share the space with, who also are now finding new places to continue their work. The brewers, painters, leather workers, ceramists, record purveyors, magazine makers and general lovely people to say the least. In due time we’ll let you know what Bowen and I are both up to and where our respective journeys are going. However for now, after about 45 days of straight deconstruction it’s time to have a day off. Thankyou everyone 🏹

21/11/2025

Holy heck. We have crunched the numbers over 20 full length records have been (somewhat) recorded at Stranded over the last four years! Some of these records like Jordan Irelands ‘Spirit Walking’ were just touched by the studio with some EQing at the end of the process while others like was nearly entirely a live record. There has been so many people involved in these records, from writing/recording sessions across some other amazing studios such as and , all the graphic designers, recording and mastering engineers, all the camera people, photographers and all the great independent record labels such as and to name a few that hve put these records out. Not to mention all the singles and EP’s of so many bands (will post another time).. so grateful to have had the chance for Stranded to be given the chance to work on some of Australia’s most beautiful records. What is your favourite of these records?!! We have so many!!

14/10/2025

Some recent happenings on and off and around .rec

09/09/2025

On this day four years ago we opened the doors to the public. . Babitha came in and recorded one of our favourite Australian records, ‘a brighter side of blue’. With wild ideas on the horizon, we look back at that record as a defining sound what we love to do in the studio. Here’s to many more, and to many more songs & ideas that are in the air ✨

24/08/2025

Illawarra songwriter came into the studio, he got the producers in to moonlight as a drummer and bass player, a 4 track ep over the last 3 days. ‘Peddlin steel Tim’ got some lines in, while Tom filled in the rest with guitar and the organ

21/08/2025

The things you find in an old jacket pocket.. Photos of the last 4 years at Stranded. Maybe we better have a birthday party and put all the photos on the wall ✨

31/07/2025

27/06/2025

has been documenting the Illawarra through many lovely photos. They have nearly taken over the memories of these occasions with more depth than the memory itself. Some b side pictures taken on an evening while we toiled and experimented around with a song or two recently

04/06/2025

This is the exact moment Bowen saw our Auditronics recording desk. Originally going for 90k USD in 1984, 37 years later we picked it for a mere pittance after it had sat broken in a shipping container for 15 years and then we spent 12 months fixing it up. All we had to do was drive to Queensland in the middle of lockdown pretending we were a shipping company with a Uhaul in tow and two friends (Charles, Giacomo) to pick it up. Little steps going towards. Still getting there

20/05/2025

Over the last four years we’ve had so many amazing artists come through.. taking bookings for Winter if you’d like to join the likes of Hockey Dad, Body Type, Caitlin Harnett & the pony boys to name just a few.. we want everyone to enjoy recording!

10/08/2023

Yeah Lady Lyon