Songwriting & Performance Coach
Andrew Herft
ARTIST DEVELOPMENT | PRODUCER
PERFORMANCE COACH | TEACHER
My passion for music has led me to acquire specific skill sets that provide artists with the opportunity to grow and achieve to their highest potential, businesses and bands with the access to create beautiful and polished music, and event organisers to match their brand with memorable sounds.
I love what I do, browse the site and get connected to see what You can do.
Testimonials
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"An incredibly dedicated and supportive teacher on top of a ridiculously talented musician. In the 5 years of playing guitar my improvement has skyrocketed just in the 2 years of knowing Mr Herft." - Koya Evans
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"Andrew generously helped me with a project of mine. He has a fantastic recording studio and is a great teacher." - Sid P
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"Andrew is without a doubt, the most understanding, encouraging and inspiring music mentor I've come across. Not only is he productive and highly skilful musically, but he has perfected his communication when teaching to create a harmonious and exciting atmosphere. My entire perspective of music has developed into a whole new world after my HSC years, and for that I am eternally grateful." - Ruby Draper
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"An extremely talented and patient person, super understanding and professional, 10/10 best experience! "- Andrew Back
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"Mr Herft is an incredible teacher, wonderful guitar player in all genres and has a great passion in what he does, as he greatly helped me through my HSC Music 2 and Extension Music - I would recommend." - Dylan F.
What can I help you with?
Browse my 3 core services below
Artist Development
SA.MAY // Sarah Bird // Nick Murray
Develop goals suited to your style. Receive coaching on performance, songwriting, recording and advertising.
Clients have previously worked on song arrangements, performance/instrumental technique, stage presence, and used the recording facilities to develop their music.
Sessions are spaced in relation to your goals, this means that we might have a session a few weeks apart, or closer if you are preparing for a recording session, tour or audition.
Recording Studio
Georgie Lyons // Dial Denial // Sarah Bird
Feel comfortable knowing that you'll have a polished product when you record at Herft Studio's.
Artists have recorded live music videos, acoustic singles, full band ep's, and full albums.
I'm available as a producer and engineer who can mix and master a release ready product. All in the comfort of a relaxed and spacious recording room with high end equipment and a breakout rehearsal room with video games and amenities.
Contact me for more information and to book a session.
Guitar Teacher
(NO AVAILABILITY 2023)
BMusEd (Classical Guitar) - Sydney Conservatorium of Music
*Guitar Tuition available for Senior School students and above
Learn how to fluently play any style of music
with a methodology focussed on technique.
20 Years Teaching Experience
Every HSC guitar student has achieved Band 5/6
Dedicated students have achieved Encore Nominations & successfully auditioned for the Sydney Conservatorium of Music and AIM.
ALL MY TEACHING SPOTS ARE FULL!
No more spots left for 2023
How It Works
Recording at Herft Studios
1Face-to-Face Recording
Hours purchased from online store and session time booked by email
Flat rate of $80 per hour
2Mixing & Production
Roughly 1-2 weeks and free of charge.
Any face-to-face mixing/production costs $80 per hour
3Draft Mix
Artist makes notes on changes to arrangement/mix (take a few days)
4Final Mix
Artist to approve mix. Any additional changes costs $80 per hour
5Final Master
Artist receives radio ready tracks with a suggested distribution plan and a 20 second teaser track for social media.
Session Packages
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Gaia Ludwig
A rising talent on the northern beaches with an indie sound. We have developed Gaia's original songs and recorded for streaming distribution. Be sure to follow her work below!
DIAL DENIAL
Recent winners of the Rockfest Competition 2021 with their single 'Amalgamation' from their EP 'Goodnight'. The boys came to the studio and we recorded their 2021 EP 'Goodnight' over a few days. Check them out below!
SA.MAY
A talented DJ on the Northern Beaches, Sammy initially started out with guitar lessons, but the sessions quickly morphed into artist development and we worked on original songs and her arrangements. Check out her latest track and visit her site below!
NICK MURRAY
Nick was already an accomplished musician when he approached me. He came to me for a specific focus and we developed concrete goals to work towards. We did a lot of work on musicality, as well as developing improvisation skills. Check out more of his work below!
GEORGIE LYONS
Georgie is a rising talent in the singer songwriter scene and has been developing her songwriting and performance skills. Follow her songs below!
SARAH BIRD
Sarah recorded her full album 'Break or Bend' at the studio back in 2015. A beautiful singer now based in Germany, check her website below.
THE ALPHA EXPERIMENT
These talented bunch of boys came to the studio for a quick demo recording session. They've been winning competitions left right and centre, watch these guys climb the ladder!
ASH TREE
I've recorded with Emma since the beginning! We've recorded Ep's and demo's together with an original, world style.
HERFT STUDIO'S
We take great pride in providing a vibrant and relaxed environment, away from the corporate nature of a regular studio so the best quality can be achieved.
Herft Studio's is a recording studio located in North Narrabeen.
The studio is available as a professional resource for artists to record live performances, singles, ep's or albums throughout the year. Bespoke equipment and plugins have been sourced for the best product to be created.
Record your sound in a relaxed environment.
As a Music Producer, I work with artists to engineer, mix, perform, create or influence the sound of your work. Make pieces even more beautiful with unique arrangements by adding subtle backing vocals or including a full and rich orchestration. Full amenities provided with an adjacent breakout room for rehearsing or relaxing with video games while bandmates record in the studio.
Have pieces arranged in any style, for any musician, to play easily.
All arranging is done on Sibelius, so printing off parts for musicians is simple and easy. Finally you can have accurate transcriptions of recorded music - clearly and quickly.
CONTACT ME
Book a Performance. Set up a Recording Session. Schedule a Lesson.
Instagram
Follow me at @andrew.herft for the latest content!
ARTIST
New Album 'Golden Child' Out Soon
Golden Child will be available for download on iTunes
The Official Andrew Herft SoundCloud Page
'NATALIA'
ANTONIO LAURO
Lauro composed Natalia while touring with 'Trio Cantores del Trópico' in Ecaudor from 1938-1940. After publishing it, he named it after his daughter. 'Natalia' is by far the most famous of the four Venezuelan Waltzes, and one of my favourites to play.
'STAY WITH ME'
ANDREW HERFT
Live & Acoustic, 'Stay With Me' was a piece developed in 2012 with the help of another composer, Peter Aoun.
CONTACT ME
Book a Performance. Set up a Recording Session. Schedule a Lesson.
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