Smash'n'Sound

08/06/2022

https://alia.com.au/rock-the-house-with-smasha/

Touring throughout May, Rock The House featured John Paul Young, Ross Wilson, Glenn Shorrock, Brian Cadd, Russell Morris and Ella Hooper who, together, have a combined total of over 80 Top 40 hits.…

21/07/2021

Nice to chat to Cat Strom @ ALIA [Australian Live Industry Alliance] regarding the 2021 Apia Good Times Tour - or at least the bit of the tour that dodged Covid shutdowns!

FOH Engineer Michael ‘Smasha’ Pollard has mixed audio for seven of the eight Apia Good Times Tours. Indeed for the past five tours, most of the crew has been the same, which brings unity to the pro…

25/05/2021

JPY get’s the crowd wave’n @ QPAC APIA Good Times Tour.

28/03/2021

Good day back on the faders with some classic music and classy players.

16/09/2019

Meg Mac was joined on-stage by Didirri & created a magical version of an already powerful song. 'Hope'

Meg Mac and special guest Didirri perform 'Hope' live at triple j's One Night Stand. Subscribe | http://bit.ly/2FYj5jC

13/06/2019

Stands to deliver - Apia Good Times Tour 2019

17/05/2019

Fader Friday Apia Good Times Tour

28/04/2019

I am truly love'n my fader time on the Meg Mac tour - some evidence of Megs talent & some nice words on my mix from Meg Mac show in Auckland NZ.

"I usually only discuss the technical end of the spectrum when it comes to finding faults, trying to balance out the gushing praise I have for the music. So here’s some more gushing praise instead, for how Mac and co.’s mix felt perfectly balanced, allowing each instrument to occupy its space without a power struggle. Even the drums and synth basses, tuned to the typical pop boom, were clear enough to highlight each rolling tom to fill and heart-rattling melody. Nothing felt out of place, nary a mistake to be heard. Hyperbole like “flawless” needs a commitment from the author to truly be credible, so let the records show I’m committing fully to my belief that Meg Mac had a flawless sound this night."

MEG MAC

Full review here...

Sydney born singer-songwriter shares new songs from forthcoming new LP, Hope.

08/04/2019

Lovely review of Meg Mac @ Enmore - 1st show of tour sold out and a treat to push faders on.

Comparisons between Adele and the 28-year-old Sydneysider are not just hype.

14/03/2019

Check out the conversation I shared with John Baxter on his Podcast - Indie Confidential - in Episode 28 John poked and prodded my sound career for tips, advice and insights to share with emerging industry peeps.

Download past episodes or subscribe to future episodes of Indie Confidential by John Baxter for free.

04/02/2019

Pony Face has released a bootleg of their sublime Nebraska show @ Caravan Club on 16th November 2018 - audio from the night courtesy of Smash'n'Sound desk mix.
Testament to a fabulous band and the great setup of this venue featuring the all analog production installed by Brett Doig.

11 track album