Not The Gear But The Ear

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Awards
Many records Nao worked for has been nominated or won some awards, or top ARIA chart over the years.
Here are just some examples.

-Laura "We Should Keep This Secret" (single of the year 2004 in Beat Magazine)
-Tripod "For The Love Of God" (nominated in ARIA Awards Best Comedy Release 2009)
-Emily Wurramara "Milyakburra" (nominated in ARIA Awards Best Blues & Roots Album 2018, won Air Awards 2019 and QLD Music Awards 2017,2018 & 2019)
-The Teskey Brothers "Live at Forum" (won ARIA Awards Best Blues & Roots Album 2020, #1 in ARIA chart for the 1st time as live album since AC/DC)
-The Teskey Brothers with Orchestra Victoria "Live at Hamer Hall" (nominated in ARIA Awards Best Blues & Roots Album 2022)
-Mildlife "Live From South Channel Island" (won ARIA Awards Best Jazz Album 2022)
-Cash Savage and The Last Drinks "So This Is Love" (nomoinated in ARIA Awards Best Blues & Roots Album 2023, won Music Victoria Awards Best Album 2023)
-Missy Higgins "Total Control" (nominated in ARIA Awards Best Adult Contemporary Album 2022)
-Missy Higgins "The Second Act" (ARIA Album #1 September 2024)
-CLAMM "Care" (nominated in Music Victoria Awards Best Rock Or Punk Work 2023)
-Simona Castricum "Sink" (nominated Music Victoria Awards Best Electronic Album 2024)
-The Belair Lip Bombs "Lush Life" (won Music Victoria Awards Best Rock OR Punk Work 2024)

Also Nao Anzai himself has been nominated Music Victoria Awards Best Producer 2024 and MPEG (Music Producers and Engineers Guild) Awards Recording Engineer Of The Year 2025.
Nao's city base Rolling Stock Recording Rooms has won MPEG Awards Studio Of The Year 2025.

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​Nao's Work in Streaming
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Apple Music Playlist "Nao Anzai Most Works"
​Most of Nao's works are in this playlist if you like to check. Warning! Total more than 40 hours!
Nao Anzai Most Works — Naomune Anzai

Sorry I no longer use Spotify. If you like to know why, please see my FB post.

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Service Information and Links
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Reel 2 Real Mix Master is Nao Anzai's business name as a sound engineer.
His work includes:
-Mastering
-Recording
-Mix Down
-Producing
-Sound Track Making
-Sound Editing for Videos
-Live Sound Mixing
-Production Management
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Toys of Noise is Nao Anzai's artist name as an experimental synth programmer / noiser.

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Reel 2 Real Facebook Page:
https://www.facebook.com/Reel-2-Real-Mix-Master-502935839796007/

Nao Anzai Facebook Page:
https://www.facebook.com/naomune.anzai

Toys of Noise Bandcamp:
https://toysofnoise.bandcamp.com/

Rolling Stock Recording Rooms :
rollingstockrecordingrooms.com/

Nao has two main studios:
-Reel 2 Real Mix Master, Ballan Vic
(Mastering, Mix Down, Over Dub)
-Rolling Stock Recording Rooms, Melbourne Vic
(Recording, Over Dub, Mix Down - now with 1" 24tr tape machine)
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Nao also frequently uses:
-Sound Park Studio (Northcote)
​-Head Gap Studio (Preston)
-Newmarket Studio (North Melbourne)
These three studios have working condition 2” 24tr tape machines. Nao usually uses them for basic rhythm recording.

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​Nao's Recent Client List
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Studio: alphabetical order
-Bear the Mammoth
-The Belair Lip Bombs
​-Bowlines
-Breckin (Heather Marsh)
-Bush Walking
-Cash Savage and the Last Drinks
-Child
-CLAMM
-Cong Josie
-Christine Anu
​-Danny Walsh Band
-David Bridie
-Deaf Wish
-Double Vanity
​-Dr Sure's Unusual Practice
-Emily Wurramara
-Empat Lima
-Floodlights
-Fourteen Nights At Sea
-Frank Yamma
-Harmony Byrne
-Jim Kane
-Laura
-Low Tide
-Maes
-Mildlife
-Missy Higgins
-No Zu
-OGOPOGO
​-Plaster Of Paris
-Radical Son
-Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever
-Salary
-Simona Castricum
-Sui Zhen
-The Teskey Brothers
-TTTDC
-Vampillia​
and countless more

Live: alphabetical order
​-Acid Mothers Temple
-Alice Skye
-Angie McMahon
​-Cash Savage and The Last Drinks
-CLAMM
​-David Bridie
-Laura Jean
-Leo Sayer
-No Zu
-Ross Wilson
​-Sun Ra Arkestra
-The Teskey Brothers
-Tripod
-Tropical Fuck Storm
and countless more

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​Videos
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-Cash Savage & The Last Drinks- So This Is Love: Produced by Nao Anzai, Nick Finch and Cash Savage
www.youtube.com/watch?v=R9KxiOwJjbg

-Cash Savage & The Last Drinks- Push: Produced by Nao Anzai, Nick Finch and Cash Savage
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0W6D5fkE9Ms

-Cash Savage & The Last Drinks- Keep Working At Your Job: Produced by Nao Anzai, Nick Finch and Cash Savage
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yr2whvPI1tA

-The Belair Lip Bombs- Say My Name: Produced by Nao Anzai & The Belair Lip Bombs
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hmhq_PJeP20

-The Belair Lip Bombs- Gimme Gimme: Produced by Nao Anzai & The Belair Lip Bombs
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zHKlKvF4YZI

​-Angie McMahon- Letting Go (Live at Forum): Mixed and Mastered by Nao Anzai
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kzmx90s8_8A

-Missy Higgins- A Complicated Truth: Mixed and Mastered by Nao Anzai
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ArFp5uyD06w

-Missy Higgins- You Should Run: Mixed and Mastered by Nao Anzai
www.youtube.com/watch?v=YSnNhLaRjZQ

-No Zu- Liquid Love : Recorded, Mixed and Mastered by Nao Anzai
www.youtube.com/watch?v=qxjAVGwIGHQ

-The Teskey brothers with Orchestra Victoria- Vault Sessions (Full) : Recorded, Mixed and Mastered by Nao Anzai
www.youtube.com/watch?v=u52Uc5ZqFq4

-The Teskey Brothers- Hold Me (Live at Forum): Mixed by Nao Anzai
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=86DAAATkTUA

-Cash Savage & The Last Drinks- Fun In The Sun: Recorded, Mixed and Mastered by Nao Anzai
www.youtube.com/watch?v=htKHivrVe8I
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-Cash Savage & The Last Drinks- Pack Animals: Produced by Nick Finch and Nao Anzai
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZrZu_SpKZu4

​-Cash Savage & The Last Drinks- Rat A Tat Tat : Mixed and Mastered by Nao Anzai
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ngsd6mWAWBU

-No Zu- Talking To A Stranger : Recorded, Mixed and Mastered by Nao Anzai
www.youtube.com/watch?v=paJIqR_D8n0

-NO ZU- Spirit Beat: Recorded, Mixed and Mastered by Nao Anzai
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J0HuwgoandM

-Emily Wurramara- Lady Blue : Produced by David Bridie with Nao Anzai, Mastered by Nao anzai
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fSoozjg9Fvk

-Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever- Cars In Space: Mastered by Nao Anzai
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G93J8FKmrn0
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-Danny Walsh Banned- Rakin' It In: Recorded, Mixed and Mastered by Nao Anzai
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ClRc7bOyCog

-Dr Sure's Unusual Practice- How Can AnyBody Be Sober These Days : Recorded and Mixed by Nao Anzai
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ybey_zeMA90
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​-Double Vanity- Escalator: Recorded, Mixed and Mastered by Nao Anzai
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cjk6dMZ9dBE

-Floodlights- Matter of Time: Recorded and Mixed by Nao Anzai
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SytsaNZPjcw

-Breckin- The Story Bridge: Mixed and Mastered by Nao Anzai
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=p66K9QN46qQ&feature=emb_logo

-Jim Kane- The Home Front: Mixed and Mastered by Nao Anzai
https://www.facebook.com/157956879773/videos/572823709832404/

-OGOPOGO- Foot In Mouth: Recorded, Mixed and Mastered by Nao Anzai
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3U-rSknaFEs

-Missy Higgins- Edge Of Something (from the TV series "Total Control"): Recorded, Mixed and Mastered by Nao Anzai
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nxpd6aSsWv4

-Mildlife- Live From South Channel Island (full video): Recorded, Mixed and Mastered by Nao Anzai
www.youtube.com/watch?v=md-ZW7I1ido

-CLAMM- Something New: Recorded and Mixed by Nao Anzai
www.youtube.com/watch?v=v5Ad0q7K7sI

-CLAMM- Monday: ​Recorded and Mixed by Nao Anzai
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oK1432VoxYI