2025 - 07: Emily Lubitz hits No.1 – recorded at Mix Artist Studio!

Jan 'Yarn' Muths
Jul 29
3 min read

Updated: Jul 30

Jan 'Yarn' Muths at Mix Artist Studio, Mullumbimby — *Local artist Emily Lubitz's album "Two Black Horses" went to no 1 (recorded at Mix Artist Studio)*

Mix Artist Studio Newsletter July 2025

Dear Artists and Music Creators,

This month, we'd like to celebrate a humongous musical achievement:

Congratulations, local artist Emily Lubitz, for surpassing the likes of The Wiggles and Keith Urban and soaring straight to No 1 on the Australian Country Album Charts!

Emily Lubitz: "Two Black Horses" Album 2025

Emily Lubitz' long-awaited album "Two Black Horses" is making a huge splash in the Australian music scene, with glowing reviews everywhere.

Please support local Mullumbimby artist Emily Lubitz by purchasing a physical album (12" vinyl or CD) from her Bandcamp store.

Two Black Horses feels like a bridge between a modern album and a throwback to another time. Her songs are rich and immersive, with one foot in tradition and the other in the here and now. Emily’s voice carries you through it all with a lot of feel, like she’s telling you stories you didn’t know you needed to hear.

It’s one of those records that lands with a quiet confidence. It doesn’t shout. It just draws you in, holds you there, and stays with you long after the last note. Dolly and Slim would be into it!

Emily Lubitz Recorded at Mix Artist Studio

At Mix Artist Studio, Emily Lubitz recorded her band with Jan 'Yarn' Muths engineering the sessions. Multi-instrumentalist Harry James Angus (The Cat Empire) produced the album while playing keys live with the band. Emily and Harry utilised Mix Artist Studio's capability to record an entire band live while maintaining perfect acoustic separation. Freyja Hooper played the drums in the large live room, with the acoustic panels flipped to the reflective side to capitalise on the renowned acoustics of the room. Rod Coe played the double-bass in the mid-sized live room, which has controlled acoustics with a tight and powerful low end, while Darren Hanlon played the guitars in the small live room. Harry played the piano in the front room, and Emily sang and played guitar in the control room. The musicians were on separate headphone sends and had customised sounds in their cans. Bump-in and sound-check took just about four hours, thanks to the musician's meticulous preparation. By the end of the first day, the band had already recorded a song. And it was smooth sailing from there on. The band's phenomenal level of professional musicianship made the recordings feel effortless, and the creative juices were flowing freely - while Jan 'Yarn' Muths drove the analogue console and the Pro Tools HD rig, capturing countless magical moments.

Emily Lubitz & band at Mix Artist Studio: front left to right: Rod Coe [double bass], Darren Hanlon [guitar], Emily Lubitz [vocals, guitar], Freyja Hooper [drums] - back: Harry James Angus [Producer, keys]

"I always try to stay a few steps ahead of the band, being prepared for whatever they may need next. Musicians should be able to focus 100% on their performance, and my job is to ensure the technology never interrupts their creative flow."

Jan 'Yarn' Muths [Mix Artist Studio]

Credited for recording additional overdubs (strings, horns...) are Harry James Angus and Gideon Preiss. The album credits also include credits for mixing by US engineer Adam Selzer and mastering by Lachlan Carrick in Melbourne.