I began “engineering” by plugging stuff directly into the mic port of the motherboard on my Pentium II desktop in the late 90s and opening sndrec.exe
Thankfully, things have advanced significantly since then.
My own projects notwithstanding, I've been lucky enough to be trusted to work on a number of incredible projects of varying sizes, either as an assistant or as the leading hand, spanning a wide variety of genres from Dungeon Synth, Ambient and Electronic music, to Power Pop, to Avant-garde Progressive music, Jazz Fusion to Brutal Death Metal. We all got the same notes, and I don't discriminate.
You can find a list of some of the things I've been up to on this page. I'll try to keep it up to date.
If you have a project you'd like to work with me on, email me at bwsloan@gmail.com or find me via one of the buttons below. I'd love to hear from you.
Rhythm and Bass guitars reamped by Brendan Sloan @ Thomson St
Produced and mixed by Brendan Sloan @ Thomson St
Mastered for 12" Vinyl, Digital and CD by Brendan Sloan @ Thomson St
Composed and performed by Defacement 2024/25
Drums (2, 3) engineered + recorded by Gabriele Gramaglia @ Crepuscular Sound
Drums (5, 6, 8) engineered + recorded by Federico Ferretti @ Dark Wave
Convulsing - All releases 2016 - Present
All albums written, performed, recorded, mixed and mastered by Brendan Sloan at various locations.
See individual album credits for more details.
Altars - Ascetic Reflection (2022)
Recorded January 2023 by Lewis Fischer and Brendan Sloan at Twin Earth, Glenelg SA
Drums and vocals produced by Brendan Sloan at Overland
Guitars and layers produced by Lewis Fischer at Williamstown
Mastered for Digital, CD and 12“ vinyl by Brendan Sloan at Overland
Stellagen - From Dying Stars (2022)
Mixed by Brendan Sloan at Overland
Rhythm, Lead and Bass guitars reamped by Brendan Sloan at Overland
Mastered for Digital and 12“ Vinyl by Brendan Sloan at Overland
A pandemic project by Phil Brown and his brother Jimmy. Shredding Neoclassical Thrash Metal in the vein of Wintersun, Stratovarius, Firewind, Adagio etc. All instruments as many notes as possible!
Also features Robin Stone on drums.
Pitiless Gaze - The Last Messiah (2021)
LJ - Music, RV - Vocals
Mixed and Mastered for Digital by Brendan Sloan at Overland
BUCKO - crushing/crushed (2020)
Hannah Fairlamb - Songs, Guitars & Voice, Co-Production, Co-Mixing
Recorded in 2016/17 in various locations by Alister Madeley and Hannah Fairlamb
Supplementary recordings by Brendan Sloan and Hannah Fairlamb
Mixed and Mastered for Digital and 12“ Vinyl by Brendan Sloan at Overland
Dumbsaint - Another Scene (2017)
Written and performed by Dumbsaint
Guitars and bass recorded by Brendan Sloan at Top End Sound Studios, Sydenham NSW AU.
Drums recorded by Brendan Sloan at Adversary Studios, St Peters NSW AU, assisted by Dylan Mitrovich.
Mixed and Mastered by Brendan Sloan at Nambucca Place
Bonestorm - Demo (2011)
Music composed and performed by RC & Bonestorm.
Recorded by Brendan Sloan at Wentworth Ave, Sydney in October 2010.
Mixed and Mastered by Brendan Sloan at Nambucca Place, November 2010.
No traces of this band or this release exist anymore, but a long long time ago I recorded their 5 song demo for them in an afternoon at a project studio in Sydney. I really like the way it sounds — particularly the present bass guitars and snare sound - so I've included one of the faster songs here. They were all absolutely razor tight, particularly the drummer.
I'll leave them all anonymous out of respect for their privacy.