Dr Lachlan Goold is a recording engineer, producer, popular music educator, researcher, and senior lecturer at the University of the Sunshine Coast. His research focuses on practice-based music production approaches, theoretical uses of space, regional music scenes and the music industry. He co-authored Regurgitator’s Unit for Bloomsbury’s 33 1/3 series in 2022 and, professionally, he is known as Australian music producer Magoo, a two-time ARIA award winner.
Professional memberships
- Art of Record Production (ARP)
- International Association for the Study of Popular Music (IASPM)
- Australian Performing Rights Association (APRA)
Awards and Fellowships
- Australian Postgraduate Award, 2015-2017
Professional Social Media
Potential Research Projects for HDR and Honours Students
- Music production
- The recording studio and home-based recording studios
- Drugs, alcohol and the music industry
Research areas
- DIY recording practice
- perceiving distortion in music production
- Queensland’s lock-out laws legislation
Lachlan's specialist areas of knowledge include the recording studio, music production practice, and government legislation affecting the music industry.