There is nothing Nic is more passionate about than music and sound. Whatever he is working on, be it a comercial, short film, documentary or feature film, Nic won't stop until it is perfect.

Nic has experimented with a vast array of recording material and devices to produce original and provocative soundscapes that take audiences to new worlds. Nic’s inventiveness has led to the discovery of more affordable and unique aural sources including a condom-cum-microphone suspended in water that enabled him to capture an original Hydrophonic ambience.

As a musician Nic has performed around Australia winning particular acclaim with a place in the Australian Songwriters Association Awards for Everything I Said, from his self produced album More Than I Did. Nic has been nominated for the Ruby Brandsma Award for Songwriting Excellence and his classical training, mastery of strings and acrylic artistry on anything from the ukelele to the mandolin allow him to cater for all musical tastes.

Nic holds a Graduate Diploma in Media Arts Production, a Degree in Visual Media and has gained invaluable experience with major post-production facilities in Sydney. He has two feature films under his belt and has worked on commercials for brands such as LG, Olympus and Dilmah.

Cutaway studios, with Nic at the helm, assure you the Swarovski treatment at a competitive price.

With over 25 years composing and music production experience Takeshi’s work has been used in advertising, multi-platinum selling records, android/i-phone apps and feature films. Having established himself in Japan as a session guitarist and composer, Takeshi has produced music for brands such as Coca Cola, Mitsubishi, Vodafone and Mcdonalds. As a youth he received a scholarship for the exclusive Berklee college of music for jazz guitar.

Takeshi has produced music for several successful artists. Most notably the album “Saimin” which was produced for Japanese pop artist TINA sold over 200,000 copies. Takeshi has also produced and composed for the band Incognito, with their track “Shadows on the Sun” reaching number 4 on the HMV music charts.

With a background in the Japanese and broader Asian market, new digital platforms and a real talent for music production, Takeshi provides an different perspective.

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With a professional musician for a father, Jamie was immersed in all kinds of sounds from a very young age.

Jamie went on to complete a degree in business from Macquarie Uni and his broad professional experience ranges from project management, teacher, client service and live musician.

On weekends you often find him mixing tunes on his turntables in some of Sydney's hotspots. It always amazes us how he can front up to work Monday mornings looking fresh and ready to go.

Jamie is the organised one on the team. He manages the studio and ensures all work is completed at the highest possible standard. He's the kind of guy who pairs his socks, irons his handkerchiefs and alphabetises his DVD collection.

Jamie often wears socks with open toe sandals as if this were a completely reasonable thing to do.

Since he put on his first pair of headphones at age 5, Rob has loved sound. Starting out as percussionist through school Rob furthered his studies and completed a Bachelor of Music in performance playing the drums at the Sydney Conservatorium. After performing for many years in Sydney and a 2 year stint in the UK Rob decided to make his interest in sound formal and returned to the Con to completed a Masters of Music in Sound Production. Since then Rob has worked on a variety of projects as a producer, composer and engineer. Some of these credits include: Music production for various TVC's including Goulburn Valley. Sound design and audio mix for Fisherman's Friend TVC. Producing library music heard on radio and TV shows including The Project, Better Homes and Gardens and ABC 702 Music production and mix for short film. Recording and mixing the 2010 to 2012 Kinetic Jazz Festival CD's. Producing tacks for songwriter YunYu. Rob continues to perform live and is currently touring as the drummer for Grease the Musical. Previous gigs include being a dep for musicals Jersey Boys and Hairspray, Sister2Sister, Craig Calhoun and the Brothers of Oz, The Baker Boys, Tall Pop Syndrome, Ani Kiko, Waldo Fabian and many more.

After studying at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, Tom spent several years as a session guitarist, performing on a variety of TV themes, soundtracks and jingles, before moving into music production and composition.

As a composer Tom has contributed music to some of the most successful shows on Australian and International television including Myth Busters, Getaway, McLeod's Daughters and Better Homes and Gardens. He has also composed jingles for some of Australia's leading brands such as Pizza Hut and Castlemaine. His passion is to make authentic and engaging tracks that complement visual productions.

As a performing musician Tom has played with the likes of George Washing Machine, Nissan Cedrics and Ignatius Jones.

With his mastery of audio production and his talent for music composition Tom is an invaluable member of the Cutaway creative team.

Lars achieved A-grade status in his Master of Music from the University of Oslo and has gone on to make a valuable contribution to music on the international market. He has worked as a composer for television and advertising projects and several short films. He recently wrote a score for the Australian feature film released The Backpacker – 2010 Embassy Pictures, and is currently based in Norway.

He has learnt many lessons from a life led lasciviously as drummer and songwriter with the Norwegian Thrash Band Imbalance. The band has been hugely successful, regularly touring throughout Europe.

The critics can't get enough of their debut album Period Three Implies Chaos with Heaymetal.no saying "This is some of the best thrash I've ever heard! 10/10" and Pul Magazine, "This is aggressive, varied and clearly performed by skilled musicians with their hearts in a chest of metal". Bravewolds.com wrote a review of the album saying "This is the soundtrack to Armageddon 9.5/10" - which was apparently meant as a compliment.

Lars is a virtuosic drummer and multi-instrumentalist, with an ear for detail; allowing him to compose with precision in any genre.

Put your heart in his hands and remember… what Lars Welle, ends well!