Genelec coaxial monitors equip artist Guy Sebastian's new studio

These point-source near-field monitors take center stage in the singer-songwriter's new home studio., which are added to the two 1034B models that it already used.

Coaxial monitors 8341A from Genelec are proving to be as important as all recording equipment vintagein the new studio that the Australian singer and songwriter Guy Sebastian has in his house and that he recently acquired through Studio Connections, distributor in Australia of the manufacturer, and which now occupy a place of honor along with a pair of main monitors 1034B that I already had.

Sebastian stood out for the first time in 2003 as the first winner of the program Australian Idol. Since then, His career has been strengthened with platinum records in the United States and Australia., and sold-out tours around the world. This success has allowed him to create a purpose-built recording space in his new home, to work on new projects at all times.

The architectural design for the studio has been created by acoustic designer John Sayers, with Sebastian taking responsibility for the interiors. “This house is like a concrete bunker - explains the artist- and very resistant black steel, so I wanted the studio to have a slightly more modern feel.. I wanted to keep it pretty monochrome., with a really minimalist and clean look”.

Technology connoisseur and follower, Sebastian owns a collection of old microphones; His studio is filled with some of the best historical recording equipment, including a fully restored Siemens Sitral console, and in juxtaposition, The avant-garde pair of Genelec 8341A monitors is now available in white.

“They are beautiful,” says Sebastian., who also took advantage of Genelec's GLM calibration software to help calibrate the speakers to the space-. It was great to use GLM technology to fit them perfectly; with just some small frequency corrections, but it was very interesting and useful”.

On the contrary, Sebastian's 1034B main monitors were purchased several years ago. “I've had them for a while in Los Angeles. When you listen to big monitors, unless you do it at a very high level, it's hard to feel punch, and these are super impressive and very clear, even at low levels”.

The results in their new study have been very good. “It was an investment for me., but it's already been worth it in the amount of time I've spent here and how much I've used it on tour and in my recordings. I am the musical director of my band, so I will put all the tracks together and other elements for the live. “I do a lot of pre-production in the studio and rehearsal here because everything is where you need it.”.