I Guess It Was Nowhere
Above, Below / Album / 2026
Produced · Engineered · Mixed · Mastered
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Producer · Engineer · Mixing · Mastering
JacobWilkes
I'm a heavy music producer and mixing engineer in Sydney. I write, sing, produce, engineer, mix and master records. The last one hit number 35 on the ARIA chart, self-released.
ARIA #35 · #5 Australian · #6 Vinyl · 5 Client Artists · Sydney
One creative
thread, from the
first demo to the
final master
Produced, engineered, mixed and mastered by Jacob Wilkes. I Guess It Was Nowhere, Above, Below, self-released 20 February 2026.
I Guess It Was Nowhere · ARIA #35 · #5 Australian · #6 Vinyl · 2026
01 — Selected work
Records that hold together
02 — For other artists
Records I've made for other bands
Above, Below is my band. These are not. Five artists, fourteen releases, across metalcore, alt-rock, punk and country. As an Australian metalcore producer most of the work is heavy, but the process travels.
Blindsight
Producer · Mixing · Mastering
Sydney, heavy
Four releases across three years, including the album.
- Black Box (album, 2022)
- Sever (single, 2023)
- Arbiter (single, 2024)
- Invader (single, 2024)
Machine on a Break
Producer · Mixing · Mastering · Composer
Alt / heavy
Two EPs, three years apart. I'm also credited as a co-writer on several tracks.
- Afraid of the Dark (EP, 2023)
- Finding the Moon (EP, 2026)
Worthless Earth
Producer · Mixing · Mastering
Heavy
A full album, produced, mixed and mastered start to finish.
- Buried (album, 2021)
Flow Kobra
Producer · Mixing
Wollongong NSW
Loud, fast and deliberately rough around the edges. Not every record wants to be polished.
- GUNDA (single, 2025)
- Roll It Over (single, 2025)
- Fly To The Sky (EP, 2025)
Craig Woodward
Producer · Bass · Piano · Programming
Australian country
Country, not metal, and I played on most of it. The job is the same: work out what the song is doing and get out of its way.
- MY WAY HOME (album, 2025)
03 — Who I work with
Heavy, broadly interpreted
PROGRESSIVE METAL·METALCORE·POST-HARDCORE·HARDCORE·ALTERNATIVE·ATMOSPHERIC HEAVY·EXPERIMENTAL HEAVY·AND WHATEVER YOU'D CALL THE COUNTRY RECORD
If the guitars are heavy but the record needs space, dynamics and ideas, we'll probably get along.
What others said
Outside voices
"Their use of space and more subdued moments is refreshing and captivating."
"The mixing is superb."
"A level of craftsmanship with all aspects of their sound."
04 — What I do
01
Production
Arrangement, structure and performance. Most of the work happens before anything is recorded.
02
Engineering
Drums want a proper room, so those happen in person. Guitars, bass, vocals and everything after can be tracked wherever you are.
03
Mixing
Balance, space and dynamics. Loud is easy. Records that hold up on the fortieth listen are the hard part.
04
Mastering
When I've mixed it too, mastering becomes the last expression of decisions made much earlier. When you'd rather have fresh ears, that's a good call and I'll work with them.
05 — The chain
Nine years, one link at a time
| Role | 2017The Sowers of Discord | 2019The Lotus Chapters | 2021Melting Amber | 2026I Guess It Was Nowhere |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Produced | The Sowers of Discord, produced by Jacob Wilkes with Nicholas Page. | The Lotus Chapters, produced by Jacob Wilkes with Nicholas Page. | Melting Amber, produced by Jacob Wilkes. | I Guess It Was Nowhere, produced by Jacob Wilkes. |
| Engineered | The Sowers of Discord, engineered by Nicholas Page. | The Lotus Chapters, engineered by Nicholas Page. | Melting Amber, engineered by Jacob Wilkes. | I Guess It Was Nowhere, engineered by Jacob Wilkes. |
| Mixed | The Sowers of Discord, mixed by Brian Hood. | The Lotus Chapters, mixed by Nicholas Page. | Melting Amber, mixed by Randy Leboeuf. | I Guess It Was Nowhere, mixed by Jacob Wilkes. |
| Mastered | The Sowers of Discord, mastered by Brian Hood. | The Lotus Chapters, mastered by Nicholas Page. | Melting Amber, mastered by Randy Leboeuf. | I Guess It Was Nowhere, mastered by Jacob Wilkes. |
| Produced | The Sowers of Discord, produced by Jacob Wilkes with Nicholas Page. |
|---|---|
| Engineered | The Sowers of Discord, engineered by Nicholas Page. |
| Mixed | The Sowers of Discord, mixed by Brian Hood. |
| Mastered | The Sowers of Discord, mastered by Brian Hood. |
| Produced | The Lotus Chapters, produced by Jacob Wilkes with Nicholas Page. |
|---|---|
| Engineered | The Lotus Chapters, engineered by Nicholas Page. |
| Mixed | The Lotus Chapters, mixed by Nicholas Page. |
| Mastered | The Lotus Chapters, mastered by Nicholas Page. |
| Produced | Melting Amber, produced by Jacob Wilkes. |
|---|---|
| Engineered | Melting Amber, engineered by Jacob Wilkes. |
| Mixed | Melting Amber, mixed by Randy Leboeuf. |
| Mastered | Melting Amber, mastered by Randy Leboeuf. |
| Produced | I Guess It Was Nowhere, produced by Jacob Wilkes. |
|---|---|
| Engineered | I Guess It Was Nowhere, engineered by Jacob Wilkes. |
| Mixed | I Guess It Was Nowhere, mixed by Jacob Wilkes. |
| Mastered | I Guess It Was Nowhere, mastered by Jacob Wilkes. |
- Jacob did this
- Shared with another producer
- Someone else did this
I learned this chain alongside two very good engineers, then took it over. The last column is why the record sounds like one idea instead of four.
06 — Hear the difference
The record I made on my own
I Guess It Was Nowhere · Above, Below · Produced, engineered, mixed and mastered by Jacob Wilkes
Every decision on this record is mine, which makes it the fairest thing to judge me on.
See what actually changesI Guess It Was Nowhere
Above, Below · Album · 2026
One pair of hands, from the first riff to the final master.
- Produced
- Jacob Wilkes
- Engineered
- Jacob Wilkes
- Mixed
- Jacob Wilkes
- Mastered
- Jacob Wilkes
- Released
- 20.02.2026
- Chart
- ARIA Albums #35 · Australian Artist Albums #5 · Vinyl #6
- Label
- Independent
Breathe in the moon, decay in its hue.
Melting Amber · 2021
The person you'd be working with
This is the room. That's me in it.
Nine years, most of them in here. If we make a record together, this is where a lot of it happens.
Send me three reference tracks and the roughest demo you have. I'll tell you what I think the record wants to be.
No charge. No obligation. I'll have listened properly.