Anna Laverty (née Webster) is a music producer who has been active in London and Australia since 2008. In 2018 she won the Studio Production Award at the Australian Women in Music Awards.[1]
Anna Laverty | |
|---|---|
| Born | Anna Webster |
| Occupation | Music producer |
| Years active | 2008–present |
| Awards | Studio Production Award at the Australian Women in Music Awards 2018 |
| Website | www |
She has worked in a variety of roles including engineer, producer, mixer, and vocals engineer,[2][3] working on award-winning recordings with artists such as Lady Gaga[3][4] and Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds.[3][5] She was the recording engineer on the 2019 TV show The Recording Studio, which won the 2019 ARIA Award for Best Original Soundtrack.[6][7]
History
editLaverty wanted to be a sound engineer from about the age of 15.[8] She studied sound engineering at Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA).[8]
On graduating she travelled to London where she worked in various roles including at a record store, running indie club nights, and starting a record label.[9] She secured a job as assistant engineer at Miloco Studios[8] where she worked with Ben Hillier (U2, Blur, Elbow)[10] and Paul Epworth (Adele, Azealia Banks).[11] In this time she assisted on a number of records with international acts including Florence and the Machine, Bloc Party, Depeche Mode, Travis and Jarvis Cocker.[8][3]
She returned to Australia and freelanced at Sing Sing Studios in Melbourne.[9] Laverty was the assistant to Adam Rhodes and Steven Schram, before getting her own gigs.[9]
Laverty has volunteered on projects such as Girls Rock!, which is a music camp for young females, trans and gender diverse people.[12] She has also volunteered with the Audrey Recording Initiative, where young women can apply to have their first recording experience.[13]
She worked as a producer for the SongMakers program run by APRA AMCOS, mentoring students who are interested in a career in music, in a program where they recorded and performed original songs.[14]
In 2018 Laverty was a recording engineer for the Vast Project.[15] Vast was a "collaborative project conceived in an historic desert settlement in the Western Australia Pilbara region, featuring music inspired by the landscape that celebrates the history and culture of the desert land." according to Double J.[16]
In 2018 she won the Studio Production Award at the Australian Women in Music Awards.[1]
In 2019 Laverty appeared on the ABC television program The Recording Studio as the sound engineer for every episode.[17]
Laverty managed Newmarket Studios for 6 months in 2019.[18]
Awards and nominations
editAustralian Women in Music Awards
editThe Australian Women in Music Awards is an annual event that celebrates outstanding women in the Australian Music Industry who have made significant and lasting contributions in their chosen field. They commenced in 2018.
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018[19] | Anna Laverty | Studio Production Award | Won |
Music Victoria Awards
editThe Music Victoria Awards, are an annual awards night celebrating Victorian music. They commenced in 2005.
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | herself for Milk on Milk | Best Producer | Nominated | [20][21] |
| Anna Laverty | Outstanding Woman in Music | Nominated | ||
| 2021 | Anna Laverty | Best Producer | Nominated | [22] |
| 2023 | Anna Laverty | Best Producer | Nominated | [23] |
Recordings
edit- Florence and the Machine - Lungs (2009) - Assistant. Lungs peaked at number 1 on the UK Albums Chart.[24]
- Lady Gaga - "Born This Way" (2011) - Assistant.[3] "Born This Way" peaked at number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100. It won the 2011 MTV Europe Award for Best Song.[4]
- Kate Miller-Heidke - Nightflight (2012) - Engineer, Vocal Engineer, Additional Production.[3] Nightflight peaked at number 2 on the ARIA charts.[25]
- Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - Push the Sky Away (2013) - Assistant Engineer, Vocal Engineer, Recording Assistant.[3] Push the Sky Away reached number 3 in the UK Albums Chart.[26] At the 2014 Ivor Novello Awards it won the Ivors Inspiration Award in the album category.[5]
- Cut Copy - Free Your Mind (2013) - Engineer[3]
- The Peep Tempel - Tales (2014) - Engineer.[27] Tales was shortlisted for the 2014 Australian Music Prize.[28]
- Courtney Barnett - New Speedway Boogie (2016) - Engineer, mixing, producer[29]
- Various Artists - The Recording Studio.[7] Winner of ARIA Award for Best Original Soundtrack 2019.[6]
References
edit- ^ a b "2018 Winners & Finalists | Women In Music Awards". Retrieved 22 February 2020.
- ^ "The Change Makers". Sound On Sound. September 2023. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Anna Laverty | Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
- ^ a b "Lady Gaga steals show at MTV Europe Awards...again". Reuters. 8 November 2011. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
- ^ a b "The Ivors 2014 Winners Announcement". www.prsformusic.com. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
- ^ a b "Aria Awards". www.ariaawards.com.au. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
- ^ a b "So you want to be a sound engineer?". ABC Radio. 16 April 2019. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
- ^ a b c d Walker, Greg (19 December 2018). "PRODUCER PROFILE: ANNA LAVERTY". AudioTechnology. 53: 50–52.
- ^ a b c O'Connor, Xanthea (24 July 2018). "10,000 Hours With Anna Laverty". Around the Sound. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
- ^ "Ben Hillier | Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
- ^ "Paul Epworth | Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
- ^ Starr, Phebe (30 March 2017). "One Artist, One Producer: Phebe Starr interviews Anna Laverty". The Industry Observer. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
- ^ "Audrey Recording Initiative – Audrey Studios | Melbourne Australia". audreystudios.com. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
- ^ "Music workshop a hit". Hills Gazette. News Corp. 15 April 2016.
- ^ McMillen, Andrew (10 November 2018). "Laying tracks to a ghost town". Weekend Australian.
- ^ J, Double (3 October 2018). "Paul Dempsey, Bernard Fanning, more Aussie all-stars unite for collaborative project Vast". Double J. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
- ^ "Anna Laverty Goes Behind the Music". Double J. 17 May 2019. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
- ^ "Anna Laverty". Retrieved 26 November 2019.
- ^ "2018 Recipients Finalists". women in Music Awards. October 2018. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
- ^ "Previous Nominess". Music Victoria. Archived from the original on 19 September 2020. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
- ^ "Previous Winners". Music Victoria. Archived from the original on 31 July 2019. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
- ^ "Kylie Minogue, Pierre Baroni, to be inducted into Music Victoria Hall of Fame at upcoming awards". The Music Network. 8 October 2021. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
- ^ "Nominees, Hall of Fame Inductees Announced for 2023 Music Victoria Awards". Music Feeds. 14 September 2023. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
- ^ "Florence & The Machine | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
- ^ "Aria Charts" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
- ^ "push the sky away | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
- ^ "The Peep Tempel - Tales". Discogs. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
- ^ "2014 - Shortlist". Australian Music Prize. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
- ^ "Day of the Dead - Various Artists | Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
External links
edit- Official website
- Anna Laverty discography at Discogs
