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About
Mark Woods

Sound engineer. Producer. Mixer.
Working professionally since 1978.

Mark Woods has spent over four decades recording music and mixing live sound for Australian and international artists, from local pubs to the world’s biggest stages. His work spans rock, pop, folk, blues, jazz, bluegrass, punk, country, and experimental music, across studio recording, live touring, festivals, and archival restoration.

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​What connects it all is a simple focus. Make it sound right. Make it feel right.

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Notable artists and projects include:

Notable artists and projects include:

Notable artists and projects include:

Notable artists and projects include:

Notable artists and projects include:

Career Highlights

Notable artists and projects include:

Men At Work
Tina Turner
Midnight Oil
Models

Brian Jonestown Massacre

Cat Power

James Morrison
Stephen Cummings
Paul Kelly
Archie Roach
TISM
Crowded House
Jimmy Barnes
Concrete Blonde
David Bowie (guest performances)​

These sit alongside hundreds of recordings, tours, and live performances across Australia, the UK, the US, and Europe.

Live Sound Experience

Touring, Festivals, and Regular Events.

Mark has mixed front of house for thousands of shows, ranging from intimate venues to large scale tours and festivals.

Major touring credits include:

  • Men At Work (All Australian and international tours 1982-1983)

  • Tina Turner (international tours, 1984–1987)

  • Midnight Oil (SE Australian tour 1982, Stop the Drop - Myer Music Bowl 1987)

  • Models (All Australian shows 1979-1981, UK tour 1982, occasional shows since,
    most recent 2025)

  • Frente (Australian and UK/Europe tours 1993-1995)

  • Archie Roach (Australian and US tours 1992)

Festival and long-term event work includes:

  • Maldon Folk Festival

  • Mountain Grass

  • Castlemaine Idyll

  • Castlemaine Jazz Festival

  • Castlemaine State Festival

  • Castlemaine Documentary Film Festival

  • Foggy Mountain Bluegrass

  • Guildford Banjo Jamboree

  • Chopped Rod & Custom

  • Theatre Royal Castlemaine (house engineer since 2004)

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Recording, Mixing, and Mastering

Studio work from tape to digital.

Mark has recorded, mixed, and mastered music continuously since the late 1970s. His recording work spans vinyl, cassette, reel to reel, CD, and modern digital formats.

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From 2003, Bald Hill Music Studio operated as a full recording studio and is now focused on mixing, mastering, and archival audio work.

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This body of work includes full albums, EPs, demos, live recordings, and remasters for independent artists and established acts alike.​

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Philosophy and Approach

Good sound starts with listening.

Mark is there to help. He looks after the acts by creating a technical environment that
allows the artist to produce their best. His sound is the sound of the act he is mixing
but larger than life, everything can heard, the vocals are clear, the song is the journey.

Beyond the Stage and Studio

Mark has been a regular contributor to Audio Technology (audiotechnology.com)
since 2007. His reviews of mixers, microphones and speakers are based on using
the gear in real-life situations.


He is also an active contributor to the Australian Road Crew Association Desk
Tape Series, helping preserve live recordings while supporting road crew welfare.

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