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Romi Wrights - Shine Your Light. Killer single from .wrights out on Aotearoaโ€™s hardest working label .recordings ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ”ฅRelea...
03/12/2025

Romi Wrights - Shine Your Light.

Killer single from .wrights out on Aotearoaโ€™s hardest working label .recordings ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ”ฅ

Released 27 November 2025

Written by: Lisa Wright & Matt Hunter
Produced by: Kenny Sterling
Composed by: Matt Hunter
Additional Composition: Navakatoa Tekela-Pule, Francesca Parussini, Jack Thirtle, JY Lee
Vocals: Romi Wrights
Guitar, Bass, Percussion, Glockenspiel, Organ: Kenny
Sterling
Bass: Navakatoa Tekela-Pule
Drums: Julien Dyne
Congas: Paul Taylor
Tenor Saxophone: Francesca Parussini
Alto Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone, Flute: JY Lee
Trumpet: Jack Thirtle
Violin: Dave Khan
Vibraphone: Finn Scholes
Backing Vocals Iris Little & Lila Crichton

Engineer: De Stevens
Assistant Engineer: Maison Fairey
Additional Recording & String Engineer: Kenny Sterling
BV Vocal Engineer: Tony Douglas
Mixing Engineer: Kenny Sterling
Levelling Mix Engineer: De Stevens
Mastering Engineer: Josh Llewellyn

Recorded at Roundhead Studios NZ
Cover Photo: Lisa Wright
Photo Editing: Tony Douglas & Matt Hunter
Graphics: Dylan Cook & Matt Hunter

Troy Kingi Present: Night Lords. Respect to the MCs and the players of instruments. Top production and solid engineeri...
03/12/2025

Troy Kingi Present: Night Lords.

Respect to the MCs and the players of instruments. Top production and solid engineering from ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ”ฅ

Released 28 November 2025.

Written & Produced by Troy Kingi
Recorded & Mixed By Ben Lawson
Mastered By Josh Llewellyn
Album Art Abe Mora
Guitar and Vocals Troy Kingi
Drums Trey Liu
Bass Marika Hodgson
Keys Forrest Thorpe and Leonardo Coghini

Nick Sefakis - In Time. Big vibes working on new album with on the mix ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ™Mastering Engineer: Co Producer & Guitar: Co...
03/12/2025

Nick Sefakis - In Time. Big vibes working on new album with on the mix ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ™

Mastering Engineer:
Co Producer & Guitar:
Co Producer & Drums:
Keyboards:
Bass:
Percussion:
Horns: .gotthardt
Lead Vocal Features:

Recorded at:
Additional Harmonies:
Violin:
Artwork:

-Jupiter ft. ๐Ÿ‘Œ๐Ÿฝ๐Ÿ”ฅMix Mastered here at DownbeatVocals - Iva LamkumKeys - Andrew SpraggonGuitar - Kenji Iwamitsu-Holdawa...
20/11/2025

-Jupiter ft. ๐Ÿ‘Œ๐Ÿฝ๐Ÿ”ฅ

Mix
Mastered here at Downbeat

Vocals - Iva Lamkum
Keys - Andrew Spraggon
Guitar - Kenji Iwamitsu-Holdaway
Synth Bass - Andrew Spraggon
Electric Bass - Kenji Iwamitsu-Holdaway
Beats & Percussion - Andrew Spraggon

Troy Kingi - Afters (Ft Mฤ€) Written & Produced by Troy Kingi Recorded & Mixed By Ben Lawson Mastered By Josh LewellynA...
15/11/2025

Troy Kingi - Afters (Ft Mฤ€)


Written & Produced by Troy Kingi
Recorded & Mixed By Ben Lawson
Mastered By Josh Lewellyn
Album Art Abe Mora
Guitar and Vocals Troy Kingi
Drums Trey Liu
Bass Marika Hodgson
Keys Forrest Thorpe and Leonardo Coghini

Amamelia โ€“ SummerlongNew single out now on Sunreturn.nz .vProduced by Amelia Berry Mixed by: Amelia BerryMastered by: Do...
15/11/2025

Amamelia โ€“ Summerlong
New single out now on Sunreturn.nz .v

Produced by Amelia Berry
Mixed by: Amelia Berry
Mastered by: Downbeat Mastering
Artwork: Joe Locke

Darren Watson sings John Hiatt โ€” The album out now on Lamington Records. ๐Ÿ‘Œ๐ŸฝMusiciansDarren Watson - vocals, acoustic gui...
15/11/2025

Darren Watson sings John Hiatt โ€” The album out now on Lamington Records. ๐Ÿ‘Œ๐Ÿฝ

Musicians
Darren Watson - vocals, acoustic guitar, resonator guitar, bass guitar, percussion, pump organ, melodica, Hammond organ.
Steve Moodie - double bass .moodie.insta
Chris Armour - electric guitar
Delia Shanly - drums, percussion
Matt Hay - harmonica

Produced, recorded, and mixed by Darren Watson Recorded and mixed at Lamington Recording
Mastered by Josh Llewellyn at Downbeat Mastering

Photograph by Clive Copeman Photography
All songs written by John Hiatt

Joe Kaptein - Pool SharksBeautiful album from the wizard ๐Ÿ‘Œ๐ŸฝOut on .records โ€” a fresh new imprint out of Aotearoa. ๐Ÿ”ฅEngi...
07/10/2025

Joe Kaptein - Pool Sharks

Beautiful album from the wizard ๐Ÿ‘Œ๐Ÿฝ

Out on .records โ€” a fresh new imprint out of Aotearoa. ๐Ÿ”ฅ

Engineered & Mix Andrew Isdake
Mastered here โค๏ธ

Players .frater

Cover ๐Ÿ“ท .chen

Alpha & Omega โ€“ Voice in the Wilderness [2025 Reissue] (LP) โ€œRecorded in London and first released by Greensleeves in 19...
06/10/2025

Alpha & Omega โ€“ Voice in the Wilderness [2025 Reissue] (LP)

โ€œRecorded in London and first released by Greensleeves in 1996, this heavyweight UK dub classic is finally back โ€“ remastered and reissued for the first time since the 90s. Widely regarded as one of the most influential and essential albums in UK dub history.โ€

This album is part of the A&O reissue series, released on imprint and lovingly re-mastered here at Downbeat โค๏ธ

Crystal Chen - You can call me CCBig album .chen ๐Ÿ’Ž๐Ÿš€๐Ÿš€๐Ÿš€๐Ÿ’ŽProduced by Crystal Chen, Joe Kaptein & Kenny SterlingArranged by ...
06/10/2025

Crystal Chen - You can call me CC

Big album .chen ๐Ÿ’Ž๐Ÿš€๐Ÿš€๐Ÿš€๐Ÿ’Ž

Produced by Crystal Chen, Joe Kaptein & Kenny Sterling
Arranged by Joe Kaptein
Mixed by Andrew Isdale (except Love Letter mixed by Kenny Sterling & Kiss It Better mixed by Christoph El Truento)
Mastered by Josh Llewellyn at Downbeat Mastering
Band tracks recorded at Roundhead Studios and engineered by De Stevens



Additional recording at Hansa Studios, Big Fan, The Wine Cellar, Bucklands Beach Botanical Gardens, and The Pit.

Made in Tamaki Makaurau, Aotearoa.
Musicians:
Crystal Chen: vocals, percussion
Harrison Chau: harp
Francesca Parussini: saxophone, flute
Jack Thirtle: trumpet
Joe Kaptein: keyboards, synthesisers, guitar, bass
Ruby Walsh: congas Adam Tobeck: drums
Holly Webster: bass
Kenny Sterling: guitar, bass, percussion
Hank Trenton: upright bass
Dave Khan: violin
Elijah McPherson: guitar
Julien Dyne: drums

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