The title of this blog is fitting, in the sense that it has been non-stop studio recording/rehearsing/gigging/mixing/pre-production/meetings - over and over and over and over. Today is my first day off and I am enjoying a coffee in Googies whilst updating this, ahhh...
The new Chutes single is now recorded and mixed and is absolutely fantastic! I think this song will make a real impact on people when they hear it. It's catchy, with great vocals, great lyrics, it's a good length for a single and ticks all the boxes, good luck guys and gal!
Thursday this week sees the laying down of some guide guitars/bass at Simon's flat for the new Magnets EP - we're recording the majority of it in an awesome Church/Theatre over the next month, better get the old Ipod touch out for some HD filming of that...
Thursday and Friday NEXT week will see me heading down to Brighton for the initial drum recordings for the new Phoria EP, again in some church, they seem to be the way to go!
The new Great Ancestors songs have now been mixed, and they're off to be mastered in the next couple of weeks by Andy Jackson, of Pink Floyd fame - these new songs are awesome, and really energetic. I guess that's what you get when you let a band record at gig volume in the same room together!
I am still offering one to one Music Production/Mixing/Recording tuition. You can either come to me at the studio, or I can come to you.
I will teach everyone from beginners to people who are advanced in the field - You may want to just learn the basics of recording, or you may want to brush up on polishing up your mixes, learn about advanced EQ/Compression techniques, mic positioning on a drum kit etc. If you have a home/project studio I can come along and show you how to make the most out of your mics/gear.
I am very experienced within this field, and currently very active within it - my recordings have been played on BBC Radio One, KMFM, and are played weekly on BBC Kent Introducing.
I charge £15 per hour, and you can hear some of my work/read about my musical background at www.anchorbabyrecordings.com - it'd be wise to check this out as you don't want to be learning from someone who's recordings you don't like the sound of!
Contact details are on the website.
More news as and when it happens!
Wednesday 20 April 2011
Tuesday 5 April 2011
Spilling not only my coffee, but my latest news too...
My Mother had a nickname for me when I was a kid, I won't repeat it - but it was based on me spilling everything I drank/ate. At 28 I haven't changed, and have managed to spill half of my coffee on my laptop before I've even taken a sip. So if this update ends short, it means the coffee has seeped through to the circuit board and my charred and skeletal corpse, hair sticking up even further than usual, is sitting in the corner of Googies ;)
I've had a really busy few weeks, ridiculous in fact, hence the lack of updates. Burning the candle at both ends doesn't quite cut it!
So what's been going on? I've been working on this Gospel album, with an extremely talented MD by the name of Ira Jackson. Unfortunately though we had a bit of a nightmare with the musicians on this project, and it took twice as long as it should have. But it's done now, and has been mastered by Andy Jackson, Pink Floyd's head engineer.
10 days ago I was fortunate enough to spend the day in Brighton with Phoria, doing some live demo's as pre-production for their forthcoming mini-album. We set up in their house and tracked everything live with the help of a Tascam US1800 (16 channel USB audio interface which sounds just great) and my laptop. Then we spent the rest of the evening planning out where to do the proper recording, and looks like we've narrowed it down to a lovely church hall and a cool wooden-floored apartment with high ceilings! The plan is to start work on that next week, which is something that I can't wait for. The new songs are great, very dark and have an even more textural vibe going on than last years EP 'Yourself Still'.
Also taking place next week will be the finalising of dates for the Magnets EP, another record that is going to change people's lives this Summer ;)
On Sunday 10th we will be finishing off the new Great Ancestors recording (seriously dirty!) and on Monday 18th it's the recording of the new Chutes single.
On top of all of the above Jairus have some recordings for the near future once the new song is finished, and for all of you in Brighton please be sure to check us out at the Green Door Store on Friday 8th April with the fantastic Run, Walk! We are also please to be performing at the Westcoast Bar on April 12th with Piano's Become The Teeth and Monarch, be there!
I've had a really busy few weeks, ridiculous in fact, hence the lack of updates. Burning the candle at both ends doesn't quite cut it!
So what's been going on? I've been working on this Gospel album, with an extremely talented MD by the name of Ira Jackson. Unfortunately though we had a bit of a nightmare with the musicians on this project, and it took twice as long as it should have. But it's done now, and has been mastered by Andy Jackson, Pink Floyd's head engineer.
10 days ago I was fortunate enough to spend the day in Brighton with Phoria, doing some live demo's as pre-production for their forthcoming mini-album. We set up in their house and tracked everything live with the help of a Tascam US1800 (16 channel USB audio interface which sounds just great) and my laptop. Then we spent the rest of the evening planning out where to do the proper recording, and looks like we've narrowed it down to a lovely church hall and a cool wooden-floored apartment with high ceilings! The plan is to start work on that next week, which is something that I can't wait for. The new songs are great, very dark and have an even more textural vibe going on than last years EP 'Yourself Still'.
Also taking place next week will be the finalising of dates for the Magnets EP, another record that is going to change people's lives this Summer ;)
On Sunday 10th we will be finishing off the new Great Ancestors recording (seriously dirty!) and on Monday 18th it's the recording of the new Chutes single.
On top of all of the above Jairus have some recordings for the near future once the new song is finished, and for all of you in Brighton please be sure to check us out at the Green Door Store on Friday 8th April with the fantastic Run, Walk! We are also please to be performing at the Westcoast Bar on April 12th with Piano's Become The Teeth and Monarch, be there!
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