Paul Kosky

Paul Kosky (born 1967, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia) is a music industry professional based in Melbourne Australia. Kosky has been nominated in the final 5 for an ARIA award 4 times during his career and within 4 separate categories including: Australian Producer of the year, Australian Engineer of the year, Best Australian Music Video Director and Best Australian CD cover artist.

Kosky is currently co-founder/co-owner and A&R Director of Peak Music together with his business partner Eden Altman. Peak Music is a contemporary Music Label and Artist Management Company. Kosky is also the owner/operator of Peak Music Recording Studios - a private, large format, 58 Channel SSL 6000 E/G+ recording and mixing studio.
Music career
1980's
Kosky started his career in music at the age of 14 working the graveyard shift on Melbourne’s 3RRRFM. This led him to receive a one year government grant to produce a weekly youth radio program in Albury NSW on 2REMFM.
Returning to Melbourne, Kosky briefly worked at Crawford Productions as a music editor before accepting a position as an assistant engineer at Platinum Studios - Australia’s premier music recording facility at the time. Over the next two years he worked as an assistant engineer on releases for The Models, Kids In the Kitchen, The Machinations, Real Life, Pseudo Echo, Mondo Rock, Michael Hutchence, , Little River Band, Do Re Mi, Crowded House Noiseworks, Weddings,Parties,Anything and Blue Ruin.
At 19, Kosky was promoted to in-house engineer at Platinum Studios and over the next 2 years he recorded B-sides and demos for Crowded House, Boom Crash Opera, Nick Barker & the Reptiles, Cattletruck, James Rene, Uncanny X-Men, Kylie Minogue, Tim Finn, Men At Work & Ross Wilson.
Kosky went on to record releases for the Ricky and Pete movie soundtrack, Schnell Fenster & Japan’s Dual Dream. He mixed releases for TISM and New Zealand’s The Fan Club. Kosky co produced, recorded & mixed releases for Not Drowning Waving, David Hosking, Chain and Crashland and co produced & mixed the Proof movie soundtrack CD release.
1990's
In the early 90’s Kosky was commissioned to design and supervise the construction of Periscope Studio to prepare for the recording of the Finn Brother's album. This led him to record Crowded House’s Woodface album.
Recording releases for Big Pig, Real Life, Things of Stone & Wood, and Split Enz soon followed. Kosky then went on to co-produce and record releases for Weddings Parties Anything, Tim Finn & The Hot House Flowers and My Friend the Chocolate Cake. He co-produced, recorded and mixed releases for The Clouds, Andrew Pendlebury, Killing Time, Kate Ceberano, Deborah Conway, The Sharp, David Hosking and Chris Wilson. He Produced, recorded and mixed releases for Overnight Jones and recorded and mixed remixes for Crowded House, Real Life and Jenny Morris.
In 1996, Kosky accepted a position at Metropolis Audio as their Senior Music Producer/Engineer. There he recorded and mixed releases for Boys to Men, Dave Graney & The Coral Snakes, and The Electric Hippies. He co produced, recorded and mixed releases for Def FX, Neil Murray and Tiddas.
The following year Kosky was commissioned to design and supervise the construction of Kiss Music Recording Studios (formerly Platinum Studios) and accepted a position as General Manager & Senior Music Producer/Engineer. Whilst there he recorded releases for American bands Rage Against the Machine, The Fugees & Wyclef Jean. He also produced, recorded and mixed releases for Effigy and Non Intentional Lifeform (N.I.L.)
1998
In 1998, Kosky co-founded and became the A&R and creative director for a new music label and artist management company - Wah Wah Music. His first signing was a young teenage band Killing Heidi led by 14 year old Ella Hooper and 16 year old brother Jessy Hooper at the time. After signing the band Kosky spent the next 2 years full time developing their sound while producing, recording and mixing their hugely successful debut album Reflector. Kosky also co-managed the band, directed and/or produced the majority of their music video clips and designed their album and singles artwork for the album cycle of Reflector. With a completed album in place and after securing a label deal for Wah Wah Music with Roadshow Music (Village Roadshow) the band found immediate success across Australia. Killing Heidi's Reflector debuted at Number 1 on the Australian ARIA charts, sold over 110,000 copies in its first week of release and in all sold over 5 times platinum, winning 6 of Australia’s most prestigious awards from ARIA and APRA.
2003
He resigned as a director of Wah Wah Music and co-manager of Killing Heidi.
Present
Kosky recently co-founded a new Music Label and Artist Management Company - Peak Music Pty Ltd with his new business partner, key song writer and main vocalist Eden Altman.
Kosky and Altman have co-produced, recorded, and co-written a full length debut album together over the last number of years.

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