The home studio has been very busy leading into the 2020s and beyond. Here's a round-up of recent projects:

TRIPLE ENGINE

The debut single from a brand new band formed during WA's Covid-19 isolation period was released in 2020.

Two follow-up singles were released in 2020 and 2021, with the debut album due for 2023 release. 

REFRACTORY ROAD

Tracking for a new song, 'Less Hiding'.

SOUNDBAKER SESSION WORK

Guitar solos tracked at Noise-a-thon for two Soundbaker song projects at the request of producer Rob Agostini.

GRACIE B

First EP recorded and produced by Noise-a-thon with a second in the works for 2023 release.

ADELINE & EDWARD

All demos for songs from this original musical written by Rob Garton-Smith have been recorded at Noise-a-thon.

JACEY BROWN

Jacey's debut single 'Change', a powerful statement on domestic violence, was recently released to all digital platforms. 

ALLI BUTLER

Alli has recorded a fresh version of her song 'Call On Me' from her Fringe-worthy comedy/music show '40 Year-Old Popstar'.

Keep an eye and ear out for the song on Alli's socials.

NELLA NIKNOT

A project from budding musician and radio host (Tonk'n Along With Tonks on Voice of The Avon 101.3FM), 'Fools of Dereliction' harnesses the spirit and simplicity of 70s punk bands for a political song on climate change. Up and coming WA artist Gracie B provides the lead vocals, with guest guitar from Chris Gibbs.

THE INDIAN PACIFIC

Originally premiered on ABC TV fifty (that's right, fifty!) years ago, 'The Indian Pacific' has been re-recorded by Chris Gibbs under the supervision of the song's original composer, Rob Garton-Smith to commerate half a century since the famous cross-country train made its first journey across the Nullabor.

DENNY THAKRAR

Having contributed numerous guitar parts to Denny's projects over the years, Chris was very excited to once again record guitars for a new Bollywood-style single and remix. 

WINTERFOLD

In conjunction with Troy Nababan at Hammerspace Recordings, Chris has co-produced the debut from new Perth act Winterfold, which happens to feature Chris' nephew Will Gibbs on lead guitar. If 70s-90s era hard rock is your thing, check this one out when it drops in a couple of months.

Keep an ear out for new music from Chris Gibbs & The Transmission. Chris has been writing steadily since moving to York, a regional town east of Perth. Two brand new songs were recently performed live on Triple M Avon Valley in Northam on Breakfast with Terry Siva. The two songs, 'Tried and True' and 'Dirt and Twang', will serve as centrepieces for a new EP due for release early 2020.

Keep an ear out for the debut EP from The Skelton Collective, due out in May. The vocals and saxophone parts were engineered by Chris at Noise-a-thon. Chris Gibbs & The Transmission will support the band at the video launch for Children of God, the first single from the EP, at The Paddo on May 13th, along with rising local talent Mitchell Martin.

After a big 2017, Noise-a-thon is gearing up for several projects this year.

Vocal engineering for the debut EP from The Skelton Collective will commence in February.

Pre-production demos for the new Chris Gibbs & The Transmission album will be completed in March.

Graphic Fiction Heroes launched the new EP 'Dreams Of A Libertine' over the weekend at a very well-attended Indi Bar in Scarborough with help form Sister Switchblade and The Craig Skelton Collective.

The launch was a huge success and the band (Chris Gibbs, Mat Ferguson, Joe Southwell and special guest Craig Skelton on keys) was very appreciative of everyone who came down to support the launch.

In other GFH news, the band charted for the first time ever over the weekend with the new EP peaking at 93 on the iTunes rock charts.

The EP is available now from in the Noise-a-thon STORE.

Released on April 15th 2017, 'News Of The Day' from Chris Gibbs & The Transmission has provided a career-first for Chris Gibbs and Noise-a-thon Records: the EP peaked at No.28 on the iTunes Rock charts!

The EP is available now from iTunes, CD Baby and associated partners, or direct from Noise-a-thon.

Things have been heating up here at Noise-athon over the summer. We are very happy to announce that tracking on the long-awaited Graphic Fiction Heroes EP 'Dreams Of A Libertine' is COMPLETE! Troy Nababan will be handling the co-production and mixing; early draft mixes are sounding awesome. The EP will include the 2016 single 'Vicious Valentine' along with four brand new tracks: 'The Great Divide', 'The Dream', 'Our Libertine' and 'Bundle Of Joy'. For the most part, the EP was written by Chris Gibbs and Mat Ferguson, with arrangement by the whole band including current bassist Joe Southwell, who makes his recording debut with GFH on this EP. The EP is due for a May 2017 release.

In other news, final mixes are complete for the new Chris Gibbs & The Transmission EP, 'News Of The Day'. This EP takes five of the most popular tracks from Gibbs' 2014 album 'Big Appetite', with added drums by Joshua Gallagher, extra guitars parts by Chris and Nic Di Rosso, and a brand new mix and master by Chris at Noise-a-thon. The EP will be launched at Henhouse Live on April 15th with special guests Jackson Koke.

Finally, demos have already commenced for the next CG&TT release, to be an as-yet-untitled full length album. Chris is aiming for a December release, making three release for Noise-a-thon in one calendar year.

Chris has been hard at work in the Noise-a-thon studio, edging closer to completion on several current projects.

The re-worked Chris Gibbs & The Transmission EP, tentatively titled 'Bigger Appetite' has reached final mixing stage. The EP features five of the most popular songs from the 2014 album with enhanced tracking and mixing, including live drums from Josh Gallagher. The band are aiming for a spring release to coincide with an appearance at the Sundown Spring Music Festival in Tammin.

Kerry B Ryan is recording a two-track single at Noise-a-thon, scratch guitars and vocals have been recorded, drum tracks built, and Kerry and his bassist will return to Noise-a-thon soon to commence tracking.

The Graphic Fiction Heroes recording is shaping up nicely, current tracks nearing completion are the next two singles: 'The Great Divide' and 'The Dream'. 

Lee Musto's long-awaited debut EP has been re-energised, with new guitar parts completed and new lead vocal parts to come. The project is sounding even better than the earlier versions of the recording. Lee is aiming to complete recording before spring, after which all tracks will be sent to Glenn Musto in Melbourne for final mixes.

In other studio news, Chris recently collaborated with Rob Agostini at Soundbaker, laying down some of his cleaner, bluster work on a track for emerging artist Jowe. Keep an ear out for Chris' work on Jowe's debut soon!

As more and more community radio stations show their support for the latest single 'Vicious Valentine', Chris, Mat and Joe from Graphic Fiction Heroes are hard at work finishing the recording of the other four songs which will make up the new EP. Lead guitars are nearing completion, next up is lead vocals and harmonies, with the final touches of keys and percussion scheduled for mid-March. Two front-runners have been tagged as potential next singles, at the moment for the band it's a close call between 'The Great Divide' and 'The Dream'. 

In the meantime, check out the REVIEWS section for Josh Atkinson's review of the recent single launch at The Astor Lounge.

'Vicious Valentine', the new single from Graphic Fiction Heroes, has made the AMRAP Regional Chart in Australia. This chart reflects the most popular song downloads which community radio stations in Australia obtain for airplay.

The song will be officially released through CD Baby, iTunes and other quality digital outlets on January 8th.

Long-running independent music show 'The Twilight Zone' on Fremantle's 107.9FM will be the first radio show to play the new Graphic Fiction Heroes single 'Vicious Valentine' tonight from 8pm WST. Chris and Mat from the band will be in the studio to chat about the launch too. The show will be hosted tonight by Glen Oliver who was in fact the first ever DJ to interview Chris on radio, way back in 1993 with the earliest line-up of F.U.L.L., so there's plenty of history there! Tune in and rock out!

2013 WAM Song Of The Year Country category winners (First & Last) Graphic Fiction Heroes return to their rock roots with a brand new digital single Vicious Valentine, scheduled for a January 8th release on iTunes, CD Baby and all good digital outlets.

The band will launch the single at The Astor Lounge, with support from RAGDOLL, NEVSKY PROSPEKT and MIDNIGHT BOULEVARD.

$10 entry to the launch includes a download of Vicious Valentine, which was written by current members Chris Gibbs and Mat Ferguson along with original bassist Gareth Hughes. In an interesting case of circularity, Hughes will also be playing with the band at the launch whilst on a return visit to Perth from his new home in the UK, filling in for current bassist Joe Southwell who is currently contracted to play music internationally and has spent much of 2015 abroad.

Initially recorded by Rob Agostini at Soundbaker (drums) utilising prize money and free recording time from the 2013 WAM win, all other tracking was completed at Gibbs’ home studio Noise-a-thon (guitars, vocals, percussion, keys) along with the bass parts having been completed somewhere off the coast of Iceland in a cruise ship cabin. The final mix was produced at Soundbaker and mastering was completed by Simon Struthers at Forensic Audio.

Keep January 8th 2016 in your rock 'n' roll diary. Graphic Fiction Heroes will be releasing a new digital single, 'Vicious Valentine', on CD Baby, iTunes and more. For Perth Fans, the launch takes place at The Velvet Lounge in Mt. Lawley, with support from Ragdoll, Nevsky Prospekt and Midnight Boulevard.

The single is again being produced by Rob Agostini at Soundbaker, with the majority of recording happening at Noise-a-thon. The song was written by Chris Gibbs, Mat Ferguson and original bassist Gareth Hughes, who will also play at the launch as part of his brief return to Perth shores from his new home in the UK. Current bassist Joe Southwell plays on the track itself.

The single serves as a forerunner to the new EP, scheduled for a March 2016 release.

As 2014 comes to a close, Noise-a-thon is in full swing, finishing off projects for Jess Lawrence (final mixes) and Lee Musto (tracking) before commencing work on Tessa Hutchinson's debut EP.

Added to that the new Graphic Fiction Heroes EP is being worked on as well as the new Axe Cane EP.

The line-up for the Chris Gibbs Band has been solidified after several gigs in 2014, each with a different line-up. Chris will announce a new band name for the band in early 2015, and plans are afoot for both stdio and live recordings in the coming year.

Things are warming up at Noise-a-thon for Spring, with several projects in the works.

This week there are ongoing recording project sessions booked at Noise-a-thon for Mike Nayar, Lee Musto and Jess Lawrence, as well as continuing work on the new Graphic Fiction Heroes EP.

Don't forget that all current Noise-a-thon releases are available on iTunes and at CD Baby.

In the meantime, Chris Gibbs' solo project is moving along in leaps and bounds, with a full band gig scheduled at The Indi Bar in Scarborough later this month, as well as solo support slots with Ragdoll and the east coast's Claude Hay.

Visit the GIGS page for full details.

There's never a dull moment at Noise-a-thon! Currently Chris Gibbs is gearing up to track guitars and bass for the new GFH EP. Also in the works are the next stages of Lee Musto's debut EP, with Noisea-thon having received the bass recordings back from Glenn Musto's Melbourne studio last week. Then there's Jess Lawrence's mixes for her debut EP, which are ongoing.

All three projects are scheduled for a 2014 release, we'll keep you posted!

GFH entered Soundbaker Studios last weekend to commence recording of a new EP. The five-track recording will be worked on over the next few months to accommodate each member's hectic schedule. The recent surprise departure of keys player Dan Toal has not affected the timeline of the recording, but the band are currently deciding whether to source a new keys player or to revert to their original power trio format for live gigs. Stay tuned!

Chris Gibbs recently launched his new album 'Big Appetite' to an enthusiastic audience at Perth's legendary Indi Bar. Supports acts China Doll, Why Georgia? and Amy Sugars were also very well received.

The album has been receiving excellent review thus far, check out the reviews section of this site for details.

The album is available now at CD Baby and on iTunes.

Chris Gibbs' new album 'Big Appetite' is finished and is currently being pressed for a March 30 release date. The album was completely recorded, mixed and mastered at Noise-a-thon. There are ten bluesy / acoustic - electric / electro tunes on the album and several guest performances from the WA music scene. Preview tracks up soon!

Chris' new solo album 'Big Appetite' is shaping up nicely, with GFH members Dan Toal and Mat Ferguson visiting the Noise-a-thon studio this week to lay down some final parts. That just leaves the most important part: SOLOS!

Chris has been trying out a few guitars from his collection including his trusty Godins to get just the right tone for each track.

Watch for info on hearing some preview songs from the album soon!