OUR STORY:

OPERATING SINCE 2001

LEE PREBBLE

FOUNDER I ENGINEER I PRODUCER

Established and operated by Dr. Lee, The Surgery is a recording studio quietly tucked away in Omāoro, Newtown, Wellington.

Featuring: a 50 sqm live room with 4m stud; a 25 sqm control room, plus isolation booth; large kitchen/dining/living area.

The studio is packed to the gunnels with vintage microphones, outboard equipment and all sorts of random music making devices.

We’ve been home for many of New Zealand's most beloved musicians for over 20 years.

DR. LEE

(Not an actual doctor, a fully fledged audio surgeon )

Dr. Lee Prebble has established himself as one of New Zealand’s finest engineers and producers, and has worked with bands such as The Black Seeds, The Phoenix Foundation, L.A.B, Trinity Roots, Dave Dobbyn, Mel Parsons, Fly My Pretties and The Nudge. He began his career studying sound engineering at The NZ Broadcasting School and then spent 4 years as an audio engineer at Marmalade Audio in Wellington before setting up The Surgery over two decades ago.

Lee has engineered over 18 Gold selling albums in New Zealand, many of which have reached Platinum sales.

• All 6 L.A.B albums 5 of which have reached multi Platinum sales

• 5 of The Black Seeds albums, 2 of which have sold double Platinum

• All 7 Phoenix Foundation albums, 3 of which have reached Gold sales

• 3 Trinity Roots albums, two of which reached Platinum sales

• All 8 Fly My Pretties albums most of which went Gold.

• Mixed Dave Dobbyn’s albums ‘Available Light’ which sold double Platinum and ‘Harmony House’.

Dr. Lee has also won numerous TUI New Zealand music awards for his engineering and producing and has played in various bands. He also loves tinkering, building and eating apples.

drlee@surgerystudios.co.nz