The new Fremantle recording studio ready to help the next Tame Impala or Spacey Jane

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Lemay-Conway, I. (2026, October 22). The new Fremantle recording studio ready to help the next Tame Impala or Spacey Jane. The Sydney Morning Herald. https://www.smh.com.au/national/western-australia/the-new-fremantle-recording-studio-ready-to-help-the-next-tame-impala-or-spacey-jane-20261022-p617vf.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

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The Sydney Morning Herald · collected 2026-10-22 · by Indigo Lemay-Conway

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A new $1.28 million recording studio at the Walyalup Fremantle Arts Centre is set to support emerging artists in Fremantle, a city known for nurturing successful musicians like Tame Impala and Spacey Jane. The facility includes a full-service recording studio and performance space designed specifically for community members and new creatives. Funding came from the federal government, state MLA Josh Wilson, and local council contributions totaling $1.28 million.
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The Walyalup Fremantle Arts Centre has opened a new $1.28 million recording studio designed to support emerging artists in Fremantle, Western Australia. The center aims to foster creativity by providing a space for local bands, independent musicians, and visual artists to collaborate and produce their work. Mayor Ben Lawver emphasized that the facility is tailored for up-and-coming artists rather than established stars, though he humorously invited Taylor Swift to use it as well. Fremantle-based musician Abbe May highlighted how such resources could have been beneficial when she was starting her career. The studio aims to continue the city's tradition of nurturing talent similar to that of bands like Tame Impala and Spacey Jane.

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Australia Fremantle Freo Western Australia the City of Fremantle

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Fremantle GPE · 9× Australia GPE · 2× Freo ORG · 2× Abbe May PERSON · 1× Ben Lawver PERSON · 1× Josh Wilson PERSON · 1× Spacey Jane PERSON · 1× Tame Impala PERSON · 1× Taylor PERSON · 1× the Taylor Swifts PERSON · 1×

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“From local bands and independent musicians to visual artists and performers, our community has an extraordinary track record of producing creative work that resonates far beyond Freo and Western Australia, and this project will help ensure that tradition continues for generations to come.
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🔮 “This is a space that is not for the Taylor Swifts of the world, although Taylor, if you’re listening, you’re more than welcome to come and record,” Fremantle mayor Ben Lawver said jokingly.
2026-10-22 · The Sydney Morning Herald
The new Fremantle recording studio ready to help the next Tame Impala or Spacey Jane · assertive framing

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From Spacey Jane to Tame Impala, Fremantle has churned out some of Australia’s best musicians, and now a new creative hub with a state-of-the-art recording studio is ready to help the next generation of artists. asserted
hub → churn → artists
The new $1.28 million hub built at the Walyalup Fremantle Arts Centre gives artists a place to create, collaborate, rehearse and record all forms of audio, from songs to podcasts. asserted
hub → build → podcasts
Designed for community members, emerging artists and creatives alike, the new space is dedicated to people taking their first steps in music and recording. asserted
space → design → music
“This is a space that is not for the Taylor Swifts of the world, although Taylor, if you’re listening, you’re more than welcome to come and record,” Fremantle mayor Ben Lawver said jokingly. asserted
Lawver → listen → world
“This is for those artists who are just starting out, who need that first step to have their vision, their ideas come to fruition and doing that here in Fremantle really is Freo.” asserted
doing → start → Fremantle
Fremantle musician Abbe May said recording studios like the one at the arts centre would have been a game changer when she was starting out in the industry. uncertain
she → say → industry
I spent my late teens and early 20s touring the country in the busted-up touring vans,” she said. asserted
she → spend → vans
“So I do know what it’s like to be a young artist, and I had the good fortune of basically being raised as a young artist in Fremantle in my late teens and early 20s. asserted
I → know → teens
“There were an enormous amount of challenges to face for anyone, but for me, it was things like trying to find spaces to rehearse that were decent. asserted
that → be → spaces
“Not only because there weren’t that many, but they were very expensive, and when you’re young, you don’t have so much access to this funding. asserted
you → be → funding
“These funds, recording spaces themselves were enormously out of reach, they often still are, and so spaces like this beautiful creative hub offer a kind of levelling of the playing field. asserted
spaces → record → field
The first-floor recording studio consists of a recording room, sound booth and control room, equipped with a full suite of recording equipment to support music and sound production. asserted
studio → consist → production
The ground-floor performance space features sound, lighting and audiovisual equipment for rehearsals and small performances, and technical connection to the recording studio. asserted
space → feature → studio
There is also a green room and accessible ground-floor workshop that provides additional areas for collaboration and community activities. asserted
that → be → collaboration
The project was jointly funded by a $1.26 million commitment by Fremantle MLA Josh Wilson and the federal government, as well as $30,000 from the City of Fremantle. asserted
project → fund → Fremantle
Wilson said creativity is a part of Fremantle’s identity and one of the reasons why he backed the investment into the arts. asserted
he → say → arts
“Fremantle has long been one of Australia’s great incubators of original artists, musicians and creative talent,” he said. asserted
he → say → artists
“From local bands and independent musicians to visual artists and performers, our community has an extraordinary track record of producing creative work that resonates far beyond Freo and Western Australia, and this project will help ensure that tradition continues for generations to come. asserted
tradition → have → generations
The hub already has residencies booked until March 2027 with artists Kobi Arthur Morrison, Susie Waller, Jemma King, Adriano Cappelletta, Willow Fearns and Soundtrakx (Ray Tanielu) among the first to use the new recording studio. asserted
hub → have → studio
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