Anna Laverty

Anna Laverty (née Webster) is a music producer who has been active in London and Australia since 2008. In 2018 she won the Studio Production Award at the Australian Women in Music Awards.

She has worked in a variety of roles including engineer, producer, mixer, and vocals engineer, working on award-winning recordings with artists such as Lady Gaga

History Laverty wanted to be a sound engineer from about the age of 15. She studied sound engineering at Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA). and Paul Epworth (Adele, Azealia Banks). In this time she assisted on a number of records with international acts including Florence and the Machine, Bloc Party, Depeche Mode, Travis and Jarvis Cocker.

Laverty has volunteered on projects such as Girls Rock!, which is a music camp for young females, trans and gender diverse people. She has also volunteered with the Audrey Recording Initiative, where young women can apply to have their first recording experience.

She worked as a producer for the SongMakers program run by APRA AMCOS, mentoring students who are interested in a career in music, in a program where they recorded and performed original songs.

In 2018 Laverty was a recording engineer for the Vast Project. Vast was a "collaborative project conceived in an historic desert settlement in the Western Australia Pilbara region, featuring music inspired by the landscape that celebrates the history and culture of the desert land." according to Double J.

In 2018 she won the Studio Production Award at the Australian Women in Music Awards.

Laverty managed Newmarket Studios for 6 months in 2019.

Awards and nominations Australian Women in Music Awards The Australian Women in Music Awards is an annual event that celebrates outstanding women in the Australian Music Industry who have made significant and lasting contributions in their chosen field. They commenced in 2018. 2018 Anna Laverty Studio Production Award Music Victoria Awards The Music Victoria Awards, are an annual awards night celebrating Victorian music. They commenced in 2005.

herself for Milk on Milk Best Producer

Anna Laverty Outstanding Woman in Music 2021 Anna Laverty Best Producer 2023 Anna Laverty Best Producer

Recordings Florence and the Machine - Lungs (2009) - Assistant. Lungs peaked at number 1 on the UK Albums Chart. Lady Gaga - "Born This Way" (2011) - Assistant. Kate Miller-Heidke - Nightflight (2012) - Engineer, Vocal Engineer, Additional Production. Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - Push the Sky Away (2013) - Assistant Engineer, Vocal Engineer, Recording Assistant. At the 2014 Ivor Novello Awards it won the Ivors Inspiration Award in the album category. Cut Copy - Free Your Mind (2013) - Engineer Tales was shortlisted for the 2014 Australian Music Prize. Courtney Barnett - New Speedway Boogie (2016) - Engineer, mixing, producer Various Artists - The Recording Studio. Winner of ARIA Award for Best Original Soundtrack 2019.