Rockinghorse Studios

01/05/2026

Guess who turning 30!
And releasing red and black vinyl
Hell yeah.
When you do your recording right the first time every media release is available to you.

Can't wait to hear this on the turn tables !

11/02/2026

One thing people forget about music. The work is put in long before it's shared to the world.
Can't wait to have you back in the studio

22/01/2026

13/01/2026

Gear up and plug in. 🎛️🎸 Whether you're mixing a track, laying down vocals or jamming with your band, our fully equipped music studio is your sanctuary in the hills.
🏡 Private. Professional. Peaceful.
Enquire now to secure your date.
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04/06/2025

Single release from Recorded and mixed by here at Rockinghorse Studios Byron Bay 🌴🌴🌴

19/04/2025

Always love sunsets
2025 you pulled off stunning weather.
The crowd is buzzing, and music pumping
Can't wait for 2026!

13/04/2025

A Console with Stories in Its Circuits

You might not notice it at first — the Neve V-Series console sitting quietly at the heart of Studio A. But this isn’t just any desk. It’s a piece of recording history, its faders touched by decades of music made in the Byron hinterland.

When Rockinghorse changed hands in 2015, there was no thought of replacing it. Instead, it was sent to audio craftsman Rob Squire in Adelaide — where every channel was meticulously restored, rewired, and rebuilt. The result: a modern rack-mounted console with its vintage soul intact.

Today, it works in perfect tandem with cutting-edge digital systems: multi-touch production screens, updated monitoring control, and pristine digital routing. Analogue warmth meets digital precision — the best of both worlds.

This isn’t nostalgia for its own sake. It’s a commitment to craft.

And in that blend of old and new, Rockinghorse continues to make music that feels timeless.

11/04/2025

When the city noise fades, the real work begins.

In 1992, Rockinghorse Studios opened its doors in the Byron Bay hinterland — a fully equipped, residential recording studio surrounded by forest, sky, and the kind of quiet that sharpens focus.

At the time, it was a bold move. Most artists still felt tethered to big-city studios in Sydney or Melbourne. But Rockinghorse offered something different: isolation, space, and complete creative freedom. No distractions. Just you, the gear, and the sound.

And it worked.

By the mid-90s, records made at Rockinghorse were climbing charts and shaping the sound of Australian music. Spiderbait’s Ivy and the Big Apples, Grinspoon’s Guide to Better Living — these weren’t side projects. They were career-defining albums made far from the spotlight.

Over 30 years later, that ethos still defines Rockinghorse. The iconic analogue console has been rebuilt, the digital systems are state-of-the-art, and the studio continues to offer artists something rare: the chance to go deep, uninterrupted.

If you’re looking for a space where the outside world fades away and the music gets your full attention —
this is where it happens.

07/04/2025

What Happened at Rockinghorse...
Stays somewhere in the trees, or the reverb.

In the early ‘90s, long before it was a name whispered in studio circles, Rockinghorse was something wilder.

Built by Alan De Vendra and Murray Burns on a hillside outside Byron, it wasn’t just a studio — it was a world of its own. One where creativity moved on its own clock, and late-night sessions had a habit of drifting into dawn.

There are stories.
Of hallway drum kits, of amps dragged out onto verandahs, of legendary players who came for a weekend and stayed a week. Of jams that began after dinner and ended with the sun.

No schedule. No PR. Just music, chasing itself through the trees.

Some say those nights gave the studio its soul —
not just the gear or the rooms, but the energy that still lingers when everything else goes quiet.

You don’t always need to know the full story.
You just need to feel what’s been left behind.

Sharing with you the first time, a birds eye view inside the studio

17/03/2025

Great having in last month with and working on some tunes 🔥🔥🔥