Four Hundred Acres

About

Four Hundred Acres Recording Studio is a versatile recording and music production space ideal for tracking acoustic or electronic instruments, vocals and ensembles, as well as mixing and mastering your tracks.

With air conditioning throughout, amenities, kitchenette, barbecue facilities and surrounding parkland, Four Hundred Acres Recording Studio is a comfortable and inspiring environment for a wide variety of artists and a range of project styles, 30 minutes from the Melbourne CBD.

Clients may use our in-house engineers, Rohan Sforcina and Robert Vasey, or may choose to bring in an external engineer for their session. Four Hundred Acres Recording Studio also welcomes freelance engineers looking for a space to track, mix and/or master their clients' projects.

Engineers at Four Hundred Acres

Rohan Sforcina:

A well liked and approachable engineer and producer with a background as a professional musician gives Rohan a great understanding of what its like to be on the other side of a session. He prides himself on quality of work and attention to detail as well as comfort, enjoyment and creative output for artists. Cutting his teeth at Cloud City Sound in Portland, Oregon under the guidance of the excellent and experienced sound engineers on hand has yielded collaborations with Pallbearer, Dune Rats, Gold Class, Agalloch, Little Ugly Girls, Slow Dancer and Elliot Knapp.

Taking the helm at Four Hundred Acres for 2016 we are excited to have someone of Rohan's calibre to cater to all aspects of recording and production. Rohan can track, mix, produce and/or master your next project. Graduating from the Victorian College of the Arts with a Bachelor of Music Performance (improvisation) in Melbourne, 2005 Rohan is an endorser of Mapex drums and Soultone cymbals. Please get in touch to talk about your next project via the contact page where you can leave a message, or give us a call.

You can also see Rohan's full discography at "rohansforcina" website

Robert Vasey:

Rob is widely known for having performed as a touring drummer throughout Australia and abroad with the likes of Owl Eyes, Lisa Mitchell, Clubfeet, Chela, Chet Faker, Gossling and many others. In 2010 Robert acquired this studio space in Melbourne and has since engineered a host of recordings and online content for artists such as Lanie Lane, Clare Bowditch, DXHeaven, Josh the Cat and Phia. Rob enjoys electronic synthesis and programming, filming live performances and is always keen to hear about your next project.

With an enthusiasm for learning Robert holds a bachelor's degree in contemporary music from Southern Cross University and is currently an undergraduate student of electrical and electronic engineering at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology.