HeartBeat
Mixed a wonderful track today for Jayney Klimek - a reworking of a track we already worked on together. Beautiful.
PUSH arrives from Ableton
Tue, Nov 19 2013 12:45
| Music, Recording, Studio, Technology
Had a great demo of this device from Nick Hook and now I have my own. Feeling excited and inspired by it!, and looking forward to making more time to practise.
I am looking for occasional Assistant - must be down with Logic
Wed, Mar 7 2012 07:37
| Studio
This is not a full time job, rather VERY part time.
David's Lyre in the Pool
Great session with Paul in the Pool Studio (Thanks to Miloco) yesterday recording the songs that he has been performing live. Just Vocal and Electric Guitar. A real session with filming (videoing?) too. Coming your way soon we hope.
Mixing Outside the Box - how and why
I know I keep banging on about this month's thrill - coming out of the box for the Sons and Daughters record. So I thought I would explain my thinking (and feeling). The project was beautifully recorded onto "One Inch" 16 track Analogue Tape. I wanted to integrate my usual "In the Box" mixing method into the whole process. I have fallen in love with the working method of setting up mixes and adjusting them later after input from Band, Producer, Record Company. Letting the mixes grow and be inspired by different tunes and mixes across the album is a method I really value, as a way of navigating the route to the best possible result, especially when I am not mixing the whole time with the band.
So I put together a "white room" for a month at Strongroom, initially with my rig, Apogee Ensemble and Metric Halo ULN-8 convertors, and a rented Fat Bustard. This has enabled me to work alone, and with Scott from Sons and Daughters and Keith (the producer). Recall on the Fat Bustard is very simple (most of the controls are notched), and everything else is recalled with the session and so the album has been taking shape nicely.
Finally I have rented an Ampex ATR 102 for a day at the very end of the session, so when all the mixes are approved I shall be able to print the whole album to half inch tape at 30 ips, as well as back into Logic at 96k.
So I put together a "white room" for a month at Strongroom, initially with my rig, Apogee Ensemble and Metric Halo ULN-8 convertors, and a rented Fat Bustard. This has enabled me to work alone, and with Scott from Sons and Daughters and Keith (the producer). Recall on the Fat Bustard is very simple (most of the controls are notched), and everything else is recalled with the session and so the album has been taking shape nicely.
Finally I have rented an Ampex ATR 102 for a day at the very end of the session, so when all the mixes are approved I shall be able to print the whole album to half inch tape at 30 ips, as well as back into Logic at 96k.
Aggregate Audio Issues in my World - a simple solution
Sat, Dec 18 2010 05:17
| Mix, Studio, Technology
I came out the box for the Sons and Daughters LP Mix, and it was a new experience for me. I have successfully tracked in the past with my ULN-8 and my Ensemble at 44.1k so I was hoping for a simple and stable solution again - though this project was 96k. I had quite a few problems - interfaces not being recognised, terrible glitchy audio, no audio, Logic complaining about wrong sample rate and more. I had to replace the firmware on the ULN-8 and the Ensemble although both were already at latest firmware and latest drivers when I started the project, it seemed they became corrupted. Shutdowns did not always solve the problem, and though I was enjoying the project, the music, the audio and the challenge I found it very frustrating at times, and wondered if my system would be more stable with 2 Ensembles or 2 ULN-8s instead (though I would still have to aggregate). I also considered (and am still very interested in) a non aggregate 16 output system using an Aurora 8 hooked up to my ULN-8.
After reinstalling the firmware on the Ensemble I followed the instructions exactly and switched on the computer before powering up the Interface. This made me think that switch on order might be important, so from then on I booted the computer before switching on any Audio Interfaces. This seems to work very much better, and now my system seems to be stable and very useable.
After reinstalling the firmware on the Ensemble I followed the instructions exactly and switched on the computer before powering up the Interface. This made me think that switch on order might be important, so from then on I booted the computer before switching on any Audio Interfaces. This seems to work very much better, and now my system seems to be stable and very useable.
Mixing LP for Noam Rotem
Had fun mixing an LP for Noam Rotem at The Crescent. Stormy in London, Sunny in Tel Aviv. Communicating with Dropbox and Skype.
The Producers - Red Bull & VBS 6 part series
Fri, Nov 12 2010 03:01
| Music, Studio, Technology
Wild Palms LP
Recording Finished. Pop Up Studio dismantled. Mixing next month.
Wild Palms LP
Sat, Jun 12 2010 11:15
| Studio
2 weeks into recording and everything sounding fresh and exciting. Next week - vocals, acoustic guitars, strings and final percussion plus a couple of electric guitars. Then mix!
Video Footage at Hansa Meistersaal
Footage of our De-Re-Construction Time Again event on youtube
Alan and I after the show in Hansa Studios MeisterSaal

Photo by Britt
Sleepy Sun have done a great version of The Chain
I have had the pleasure of mixing Sleepy Sun's live version of The Chain recorded at ATP vs The Fans last year.
Tip Top Audio z8000
Tue, Mar 2 2010 08:33
| Music, Studio, Technology
Alphaville
Alphaville: Interesting afternoon in the studio with Marian and Martin working on arrangements and vocals for a new song. Replacing, reducing, editing, enhancing, focusing. Enjoyed supper afterwards in Teddington. Followed by a good phone conversation with Pete, (who is currently in NY) about ideas and ways of working. .
Wild Palms
Fri, Feb 12 2010 12:00
| Studio
Enjoyed a great day in the Limehouse Studios with Wild Palms recording A and B sides for a single.
Pics.
Pics.
Mackintosh Braun Mixing
Wed, Feb 3 2010 01:09
| Studio
Mackintosh Braun Mixing is now underway. Uploads of multitracks to iDisk working fine. Laying out songs into Logic.
Vantage Point
Thu, Jan 28 2010 10:36
| Studio
Launchpad
Mon, Jan 25 2010 08:26
| Studio, Technology
Novation Launchpad arriving tomorrow! :-) I like the look of that.
MPG awards
Thu, Jan 14 2010 10:30
| Studio
I was invited to British Grove Studios to be one of many judges for the MPG awards 2010. It was a really interesting and challenging experience. I took some pics.
Grizzly Bear
Mon, Dec 7 2009 11:47
| Studio
Veckatimest (which I mixed) is a Rough Trade Album of the Year
We Have Band
Sun, Nov 29 2009 09:48
| Studio
Modern Drift
Sun, Nov 22 2009 10:34
| Studio
“Modern Drift” a taster of the new Efterklang album, “Magic Chairs”, available here.
My Mix. Check it out!

My Mix. Check it out!

Panico LP
Sat, Nov 21 2009 01:11
| Studio
Next week I am mixing an album for Panico. They have been recording in Glasgow and Paris. I shall be mixing in London. The parts for the first song have arrived.
Assault and Battery 2
Mon, Nov 16 2009 07:00
| Studio
Had an interesting visit to Assault and Battery. The evening was introduced by a couple of REAL professionals - Flood and Alan Moulder - both looking well and relaxed (and younger than I remember!)
Nick Young followed with an overview of the Miloco empire and then Jim Motley from SSL gave an interesting talk about the history of the company, as well as a slick demo of the Matrix.
Very interesting interview with Flood and Alan here
Nick Young followed with an overview of the Miloco empire and then Jim Motley from SSL gave an interesting talk about the history of the company, as well as a slick demo of the Matrix.
Very interesting interview with Flood and Alan here
Panico Rehearsals
Thu, Oct 29 2009 12:41
| Studio
Off to Paris for a couple of days in rehearsal with Panico. Then they record in Glasgow and I mix later in November.
Efterklang LP
Mon, Oct 19 2009 10:02
| Studio
After a month in Strongroom and an intensive 4 days with Mads tweaking (and the rest of the band all listening remotely via uploads) the new Efterklang LP is pretty much ready for Mastering at Sterling Sound with Greg Calbi
Golden Ear Award
Mon, Sep 14 2009 10:38
| Studio
Awarded a “Golden Ear” at Sound Edit 2009 in Łódż
for “Visionary and Pioneering Solutions in Music Production”
for “Visionary and Pioneering Solutions in Music Production”

Grizzly Bear
Thu, Jun 4 2009 11:05
| Studio
S.C.U.M.
Thu, May 21 2009 07:36
| Studio
The track I made with SCUM - Warsaw Signal - is No 1 in the list of 10 tracks you have to hear according to NME this week.