A potential recording location that interests me is by the Yarra River, north of The Tan in South Yarra. It is under the arch of the Morell Bridge which was built in 1899 but was closed to motor vehicle traffic in the late 1990’s. Being by the Yarra and tucked away in its natural sound baffle, it is a bucolic setting; there are sounds of wildlife, rowers, cyclists, joggers… and barely a hint of the hustle and the bustle of the busy city which is just minutes away.
I ride under this bridge very time I commute to the city, every time I do, I nearly always click my bike gears as I pass underneath it because of its pleasing natural reverberation and slap delay facilitated by its smooth curved parabolic arch on the underside.
I would like to record a musician here, perhaps a solo artist, and produce it dry to get a sense of this sonically organic space.
The Stonnington Council Recording Permission information is at…
