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President and co-founder of Arturia, Frédéric Brun, talks to Sam Inglis about the company's eventful history, taking in highlights such as the innovative MiniBrute, the epic PolyBrute and the company's first stage keyboard, the new AstroLab.
Chapters
00:00 - Introduction
01:52 - Storm & The Early Days Of Software Synthesis
02:53 - Emulating Classic Analogue Synths
07:23 - How To Approach An Emulation
08:24 - IRCAM And Physical Modelling
10:56 - Expanding Into Hardware
13:43 - The MiniBrute: Arturia's First Analogue Synth
18:16 - Synths For iPad & iOS
20:03 - The MatrixBrute
24:26 - The Importance Of User Feedback
26:48 - Development Time
28:53 - Moving Into Different Market Sectors
30:36 - Pigments: An Original Soft Synth
31:37 - The PolyBrute Morphing Analogue Polysynth
33:32 - AstroLab: Arturia's Stage KeyboardArturia Biog
Based in the French city of Grenoble, Arturia have built on their roots as pioneering developers of virtual instruments to become one of the world's leading manufacturers of analogue, digital and software synthesizers, controller keyboards and audio interfaces.Launched in 1999 by college friends Frédéric Brun and Gilles Pommereuil, the company initially started out by developing software that could accurately emulate retro analogue synths. In 2003 they started to work with some of the major manufacturers, turning out virtual versions of classic Moog, Roland, Yamaha and Sequential Circuits synths.
In 2012 they launched their first analogue synth, the MiniBrute, later followed by the MicroBrute, MatrixBrute and PolyBrute.
Celebrating their 25th anniversary this year, the company continues to grow and their product line now includes a wide range of soft synths, apps, controllers, audio interfaces and hardware synths.
Sam Inglis Biog
Editor In Chief Sam Inglis has been with Sound On Sound for more than 20 years. He is a recording engineer, producer, songwriter and folk musician who studies the traditional songs of England and Scotland, and the author of Neil Young's Harvest (Bloomsbury, 2003) and Teach Yourself Songwriting (Hodder, 2006). -
Alan Moulder, 2024 recipient of the Icon Of The Year Award from the Music Producers Guild, talks to Kevin Paul about his early years at Trident Studios and finding his specialist areas, plus tips on how aspiring producers and engineers can get started in the industry today.
Chapters
00:00 - Introduction
00:30 - Starting Out In Indie Rock
02:28 - The Route Into Trident Studios
04:50 - Going Freelance With Dave Stewart
06:48 - Learning To Mix On An SSL Desk
09:03 - Developing The Studio With Flood
09:42 - Hiring Studio Assistants
13:14 - Structured Working Methods
14:27 - Actively Promoting Studio Assistants
16:48 - Deciding How To Handle A Mix
19:21 - MIDI Mapping With Battery
20:38 - Adding Intensity To The Mix
23:49 - Favourite Pieces Of Kit
25:43 - What's On The MixBus
26:08 - Method For Creating Stems
28:13 - Things To Avoid
30:31 - Making Use Of The Reference MixAlan Moulder Biog
Alan Moulder is a leading global Mixer/Producer and Engineer. Working mainly in the UK and USA since the 1980âs, Grammy award winning Alan Moulder has been at the helm of some of rock musicâs most iconic records.
His production, engineering and mixing credits include Nine Inch Nails, The Killers, The Smashing Pumpkins, Foo Fighters, Then Crooked Vultures, My Bloody Valentine, The Jesus and Mary Chain, Arctic Monkeys, Led Zeppelin, Death Cab For Cutie, Ride, Queens of the Stone Age, Frank Carter and the Rattlesnakes, Suede, Interpol, Iggy Pop, Simple Minds, Ozzy Osbourne and Wet Leg. Alan also received the prestigious âIcon of the Yearâ award at the recent MPG Awards 2024.https://www.alanmoulder.com/
Kevin Paul Biog
Kevin Paul started his career as a DJ but quickly found his passion was sound engineering. His first audio job was at Soho Studios in 1991, moving to Konk Studios six months later, where he worked alongside successful producers and engineers such as Bob Clearmountain, Adam Mosley, Pascal Gabriel and Gil Norton, as well as bands such as The Kinks, Galliano, Terrorvision, UFO and Elastica.
After working on archiving the Depeche Mode back catalogue in 1994, he was offered an engineering role at Mute Recordsâ in-house studio, which eventually lead to a position as Head Engineer, which gave him access to the entire Mute Records roster. Highlights include mixing Goldfrappâs âFelt Mountainâ, David Bowieâs âHoursâ and Nick Caveâs âNo More Shall We Partâ. He also worked in 5:1, mixing Mobyâs âHotelâ, Goldfrappâs âBlack Cherryâ and more for DVD.In 2004 Kevin went freelance and re-mixed the entire Depeche Mode and Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds back catalogues for SACD/DVD. Since 2008, Kevin Paul has been in charge of mixing and remixing performances at the iTunes Festivals in the UK and Germany. He has mixed over 100 artists to date, including Adele, Ed Sheeran, Alicia Keys, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, The XX, Calvin Harris, Foo Fighters, Jack White, Linkin Park, Florence & The Machine, Deadmau5, David Guetta, Jessie J., Norah Jones, Oasis, Mumford & Sons, N.E.R.D., Lykke Li, James Blunt, KT Tunstall, Hot Chip, Paul Weller and many more.
He continues to record, engineer, produce and mix many projects in music and film, runs the mixing and surround mixing modules for the Masters Degree course at UKâs Westminster University and divides his time between London and Berlin. Recent works include the International selling new album by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds and mixing the latest album of Denmarkâs âDĂșnĂ©â with the first single premiering at the Danish Music Awards, plus the latest iTunes Music Festival.
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Producer and Engineer Tim Bran talks us through his early career at Island Records, being invited to tour as a session musician, recording London Grammar and setting up his own collaborative tech and studio projects.
Chapters
00:00 - Introduction01:22 - The Early Days At Island Records
04:58 - Musical Taste
06:33 - Informative Years In The Bunker
08:10 - Being Invited To Tour
10:40 - Rez Rocket Surfer - A Virtual Band
15:47 - Developing Artist Management Skills
21:17 - Being Diplomatic In A Team
24:20 - Taking Chances And Being Creative
26:10 - Working With Roy Kerr And London Grammar31:42 - Collaborative Projects And Learning New Techniques
38:07 - Being Respectful Of Other Talent In The Room
41:07 - Mixing During The Recording Process
45:17 - Dealing With Demo Love
47:14 - Favourite Hardware And Software
52:54 - Avoiding Dither And DelayTim Bran Biog
Tim Bran began his production career in his own studio in Guernsey where he grew up. He then worked in the legendary Fallout Shelter Studios at Island Records in London where he collaborated with artists such as Julian Cope, Mica Paris, Omar and ex-Big Audio Dynamite band Screaming Target (with whom he formed an alliance and created the seminal dub/ambient band Dreadzone later on). He toured for ten years then decided he needed to be in his home from home- the studio - so gave up touring and dedicated himself to production and writing.He co-produced London Grammarâs debut album If You Wait with his production partner Roy Kerr as MyRiot and has worked with artists such as Birdy, Paul McCartney, Rae Morris, La Roux, KT Tunstall, Halsey, The Verve, Imelda May and Primal Scream. Recently his work includes Haevn, Abby Sage, Axel Flovent and Wild Rivers.
Today, Tim Bran continues to make waves in the music scene, working with both established and up-and-coming artists. With each project, he brings a fresh perspective and a dedication to pushing musical boundaries, ensuring that his influence on the industry remains as vibrant as ever.
http://www.echobeachmanagement.com/artist/tim-bran/Kevin Paul Biog
Kevin Paul started his career as a DJ but quickly found his passion was sound engineering. His first audio job was at Soho Studios in 1991, moving to Konk Studios six months later, where he worked alongside successful producers and engineers such as Bob Clearmountain, Adam Mosley, Pascal Gabriel and Gil Norton, as well as bands such as The Kinks, Galliano, Terrorvision, UFO and Elastica.
After working on archiving the Depeche Mode back catalogue in 1994, he was offered an engineering role at Mute Recordsâ in-house studio, which eventually lead to a position as Head Engineer, which gave him access to the entire Mute Records roster. Highlights include mixing Goldfrappâs âFelt Mountainâ, David Bowieâs âHoursâ and Nick Caveâs âNo More Shall We Partâ. He also worked in 5:1, mixing Mobyâs âHotelâ, Goldfrappâs âBlack Cherryâ and more for DVD.In 2004 Kevin went freelance and re-mixed the entire Depeche Mode and Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds back catalogues for SACD/DVD. Since 2008, Kevin Paul has been in charge of mixing and remixing performances at the iTunes Festivals in the UK and Germany. He has mixed over 100 artists to date, including Adele, Ed Sheeran, Alicia Keys, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, The XX, Calvin Harris, Foo Fighters, Jack White, Linkin Park, Florence & The Machine, Deadmau5, David Guetta, Jessie J., Norah Jones, Oasis, Mumford & Sons, N.E.R.D., Lykke Li, James Blunt, KT Tunstall, Hot Chip, Paul Weller and many more.
He continues to record, engineer, produce and mix many projects in music and film, runs the mixing and surround mixing modules for the Masters Degree course at UKâs Westminster University and divides his time between London and Berlin. Recent works include the International selling new album by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds and mixing the latest album of Denmarkâs âDĂșnĂ©â with the first single premiering at the Danish Music Awards, plus the latest iTunes Music Festival.
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Guy Massey talks about his training at Abbey Road, how this gave him the confidence and experience to become freelance and how he enjoys blending new technology with traditional recording spaces.
Chapters
00:00 - Introduction
00:28 - Getting Into The Industry
03:51 - Learning At Abbey Road
05:12 - Studio Etiquette
06:58 - Being Sensitive To Artist Needs
10:44 - Blending Modern Technology And Traditional Spaces
14:08 - Learning To Be A Good Engineer
16:40 - Working With Constrained Budgets
18:00 - The Curiosity Of Experimentation
19:07 - Confidence In Your Abilities
23:26 - What Makes A Good Producer
27:40 - Fixing Self-Produced Tracks
29:03 - Time Taken To Do A Mix
33:13 - Recommended Practices
35:30 - Preparing For A SessionGuy Massey Biog
Hailing from Merseyside, Guyâs love of music started at an early age, fuelled by his grandparents musical heritage and siblings record collections. He played guitar in various bands in and around New Brighton and Liverpool during the 80âs and 90âs, falling in love with Indie guitar music. His love of playing was soon superseded by the actual recording of the bands he was in and his time at The University Of Manchester studying Geology happened to coincide with the vibrant Madchester scene, re-igniting his love of music.A move to Guildford to do a Diploma in Recording at The University of Surrey resulted in a placement at Abbey Road Studios in 1995, where he remained for 10 years, working with many great artists, engineers and producers. This experience gave him the confidence to go freelance in 2005 and set up his own room in North London in 2010.
Recent credits include the Kylie Minogue albums Tension including the song Padam Padam (which earned him a Grammy), Turin Brakes, the Score for Los Frikis, Lady Blackbird for Black Acid Soul, Rita Ora and The Divine Comedy.
https://www.guymmassey.co.uk/
Kevin Paul Biog
Kevin Paul started his career as a DJ but quickly found his passion was sound engineering. His first audio job was at Soho Studios in 1991, moving to Konk Studios six months later, where he worked alongside successful producers and engineers such as Bob Clearmountain, Adam Mosley, Pascal Gabriel and Gil Norton, as well as bands such as The Kinks, Galliano, Terrorvision, UFO and Elastica.
After working on archiving the Depeche Mode back catalogue in 1994, he was offered an engineering role at Mute Recordsâ in-house studio, which eventually lead to a position as Head Engineer, which gave him access to the entire Mute Records roster. Highlights include mixing Goldfrappâs âFelt Mountainâ, David Bowieâs âHoursâ and Nick Caveâs âNo More Shall We Partâ. He also worked in 5:1, mixing Mobyâs âHotelâ, Goldfrappâs âBlack Cherryâ and more for DVD.In 2004 Kevin went freelance and re-mixed the entire Depeche Mode and Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds back catalogues for SACD/DVD. Since 2008, Kevin Paul has been in charge of mixing and remixing performances at the iTunes Festivals in the UK and Germany. He has mixed over 100 artists to date, including Adele, Ed Sheeran, Alicia Keys, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, The XX, Calvin Harris, Foo Fighters, Jack White, Linkin Park, Florence & The Machine, Deadmau5, David Guetta, Jessie J., Norah Jones, Oasis, Mumford & Sons, N.E.R.D., Lykke Li, James Blunt, KT Tunstall, Hot Chip, Paul Weller and many more.
He continues to record, engineer, produce and mix many projects in music and film, runs the mixing and surround mixing modules for the Masters Degree course at UKâs Westminster University and divides his time between London and Berlin. Recent works include the International selling new album by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds and mixing the latest album of Denmarkâs âDĂșnĂ©â with the first single premiering at the Danish Music Awards, plus the latest iTunes Music Festival.
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Catherine Marks talks to Kevin Paul about her traditional route into the industry as an assistant to Flood and Alan Moulder, plus her tips for how to approach a mix and get the best out of a track.
Chapters
00:00 - Introduction
00:29 - Getting Started In The Industry
04:22 - Working With Flood
08:50 - The Modern Studio Career Path
12:43 - Developing People Skills
16:21 - Working With Alan Moulder
18:57 - The Mixing Assistant Role
22:26 - Working With Poor Recordings
23:42 - Finding The Vibe Of A Track
29:00 - Mixing Hardware And Software
30:33 - Duration Of A Mix
31:44 - Getting Feedback From The Artist
33:16 - Checking The Mix
34:13 - Performance Over Quantisation
36:37 - Things To AvoidCatherine Marks Biog
Catherine Marks is an internationally renowned Producer and Mix Engineer, with over 17 years in the industry. Catherine won MPG Breakthrough Producer of the Year in 2016, MPG Producer of the Year in 2018, Heavy Music Awards Producer of the Year in 2020 and, in 2023, Catherine was named Producer of the Year at the MBW A&R Awards.Catherine produced and mixed Wolf Aliceâs GRAMMY nominated âMoaning Lisa Smileâ, mixed GRAMMY award-winning album âMASSEDUCTIONâ by St. Vincent, and has produced/mixed six Top 10 UK Albums, including âtherecordâ with supergroup boygenius in 2023, which achieved UK #1 album status and was nominated for 7 GRAMMYs.
Cementing herself as a global leader in production, Catherineâs credits include: Wolf Alice, Foals, Manchester Orchestra, boygenius, The Killers, St.Vincent, Oscar Lang, The Wombats, Palace, The Mysterines, Frank Turner, Frank Carter and The Rattlesnakes, Alanis Morissette and The Amazons.
https://www.catherinejmarks.com/
Kevin Paul Biog
Kevin Paul started his career as a DJ but quickly found his passion was sound engineering. His first audio job was at Soho Studios in 1991, moving to Konk Studios six months later, where he worked alongside successful producers and engineers such as Bob Clearmountain, Adam Mosley, Pascal Gabriel and Gil Norton, as well as bands such as The Kinks, Galliano, Terrorvision, UFO and Elastica.
After working on archiving the Depeche Mode back catalogue in 1994, he was offered an engineering role at Mute Recordsâ in-house studio, which eventually lead to a position as Head Engineer, which gave him access to the entire Mute Records roster. Highlights include mixing Goldfrappâs âFelt Mountainâ, David Bowieâs âHoursâ and Nick Caveâs âNo More Shall We Partâ. He also worked in 5:1, mixing Mobyâs âHotelâ, Goldfrappâs âBlack Cherryâ and more for DVD.In 2004 Kevin went freelance and re-mixed the entire Depeche Mode and Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds back catalogues for SACD/DVD. Since 2008, Kevin Paul has been in charge of mixing and remixing performances at the iTunes Festivals in the UK and Germany. He has mixed over 100 artists to date, including Adele, Ed Sheeran, Alicia Keys, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, The XX, Calvin Harris, Foo Fighters, Jack White, Linkin Park, Florence & The Machine, Deadmau5, David Guetta, Jessie J., Norah Jones, Oasis, Mumford & Sons, N.E.R.D., Lykke Li, James Blunt, KT Tunstall, Hot Chip, Paul Weller and many more.
He continues to record, engineer, produce and mix many projects in music and film, runs the mixing and surround mixing modules for the Masters Degree course at UKâs Westminster University and divides his time between London and Berlin. Recent works include the International selling new album by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds and mixing the latest album of Denmarkâs âDĂșnĂ©â with the first single premiering at the Danish Music Awards, plus the latest iTunes Music Festival.
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In this episode Kevin Paul talks to Record Producer and Mixer, Danton Supple who gives a fascinating insight into learning his trade at Sarm and Westside Studios during the 1980s and how he approaches the different roles of Recording Engineer, Producer and Mix Engineer.
Chapters
00:00 - Introduction
01:04 - Getting Started In The Business
07:47 - Technical Training
09:17 - Working in Different Countries
10:49 - The Move To Westside Studios
13:25 - The Art Of Engineering
19:06 - Working Alongside A Producer
23:10 - The Role Of A Producer
24:50 - Pre-Production Meetings And Rehearsals
33:20 - Visualising The Whole Project
34:59 - Working With Coldplay
37:07 - Preparing For The Mix
40:10 - The Process Of Mixing
43:13 - Preferred Monitors
44:16 - Getting A Mix To Work
45:28 - What's On The Mixbus
49:30 - How Long To Spend On A Mix
58:28 - Favourite Plug-ins
01:01:12 - Structuring A Recording Session
01:02:36 - Breaking Up Mixing SessionsDanton Supple Biog
Danton is a London based Record Producer and Mixer with almost 40 years experience in studios and studio production with a diverse and successful range of artists as engineer, mixer and producer including work on 3 Grammy Winning and 5 Grammy Nominated projects.Having trained as a recording engineer at the legendary Sarm Studios under producers Trevor Horn, Steve Lipson and Julian Mendelsohn he moved to Westside Studios to work with Clive Langer and Alan Winstanley. Going freelance in 1994 he worked with producers Phil Spector, Steve Lillywhite, Gil Norton, Mike Hedges, Steve Osborne, Flood, Ken Nelson, Paul Oakenfold, Brian Eno, Hugh Jones, Chris Hughes, Mark Saunders and Ian Stanley.
He moved into production and mixing soon after with projects including Amy MacDonald, Soulsavers, Coldplay, Ian Brown, Morrissey, Oceansize, Starsailor, Lucie Silvas, The Devlins, Kylie Minogue, Patti Smith, Electric Soft Parade and The Doves. Recent projects include Alabama 3, Skinny Living, The Horn, Autoheart, Canadian band Around Joshua, Glowie, Deco, Oh Baby and Waiting For Smith.
Danton is now based at RAK Studios (https://rakstudios.co.uk), St Johns Wood, London
@dantonsupple
https://www.dantonsupple.com/
Kevin Paul Biog
Kevin Paul started his career as a DJ but quickly found his passion was sound engineering. His first audio job was at Soho Studios in 1991, moving to Konk Studios six months later, where he worked alongside successful producers and engineers such as Bob Clearmountain, Adam Mosley, Pascal Gabriel and Gil Norton, as well as bands such as The Kinks, Galliano, Terrorvision, UFO and Elastica.
After working on archiving the Depeche Mode back catalogue in 1994, he was offered an engineering role at Mute Recordsâ in-house studio, which eventually lead to a position as Head Engineer, which gave him access to the entire Mute Records roster. Highlights include mixing Goldfrappâs âFelt Mountainâ, David Bowieâs âHoursâ and Nick Caveâs âNo More Shall We Partâ. He also worked in 5:1, mixing Mobyâs âHotelâ, Goldfrappâs âBlack Cherryâ and more for DVD.In 2004 Kevin went freelance and re-mixed the entire Depeche Mode and Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds back catalogues for SACD/DVD. Since 2008, Kevin Paul has been in charge of mixing and remixing performances at the iTunes Festivals in the UK and Germany. He has mixed over 100 artists to date, including Adele, Ed Sheeran, Alicia Keys, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, The XX, Calvin Harris, Foo Fighters, Jack White, Linkin Park, Florence & The Machine, Deadmau5, David Guetta, Jessie J., Norah Jones, Oasis, Mumford & Sons, N.E.R.D., Lykke Li, James Blunt, KT Tunstall, Hot Chip, Paul Weller and many more.
He continues to record, engineer, produce and mix many projects in music and film, runs the mixing and surround mixing modules for the Masters Degree course at UKâs Westminster University and divides his time between London and Berlin. Recent works include the International selling new album by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds and mixing the latest album of Denmarkâs âDĂșnĂ©â with the first single premiering at the Danish Music Awards, plus the latest iTunes Music Festival.
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Roland Lamb talks to Nick Rothwell about the inspiration behind the ROLI Seaboard, the challenges faced when creating a new type of instrument and the three product ranges from ROLI, the Seaboard, Block System and LUMI.
See the Show Notes for further details.Chapters
00:00 - Introduction
00:40 - The Origins Of ROLI
07:41 - Part Of The Keyboard Family
12:26 - Challenges Of Constructing The Seaboard
17:34 - The First Products Launched
18:12 - From Integrated Sounds To Controllers And Soft Synths
22:59 - Standardising MIDI Polyphonic Expression
25:32 - The ROLI Block System
28:33 - LUMI for Education And Performance
30:30 - Improving Playability With The Seaboard Rise 2
33:08 - The Next Generation Of BlocksRoland Lamb Biog
Roland Lamb, CEO of Luminary ROLI and inventor of the Seaboard, is a trailblazer in music technology. The Seaboard, blending a keyboard's familiarity with advanced digital capabilities, redefined musical expressiveness. Lamb's leadership at ROLI focuses on innovating music creation tools, merging artistry with technology. His groundbreaking work, recognized through various awards, continues to influence the music industry, shaping new ways musicians interact with instruments and expanding the horizons of musical expression.
https://roli.com/Nick Rothwell Biog
Nick Rothwell is a composer, performer, software architect, coder and visual artist. He has built media performance systems for projects with Ballett Frankfurt and Vienna Volksoper, composed sound scores for Aydın Teker (Istanbul / Kapadokya), AWA Dance, Luz&Mannion Dance (Flamenco) and Undercurrent Theatre, programmed physical media sculptures with Simeon Nelson and Rob Godman, live coded in Mexico and in Berlin with sitar player Shama Rahman, collaborated with the body>data>space collective in Prague, Paris and Dresden, written software for Studio Wayne McGregor, the Pina Bausch Foundation and Nesta's FutureFest, and developed algorithmic visuals for large-scale outdoor projections in Poland, Estonia, Cambridge Music Festival and Lumiere (London / Durham).
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In the first part of the brand new Kevin Paul MixBus Series, Kevin chats to producer engineer Gareth Jones about his impressive career at Mute Records and Hansa Studios in Berlin, working with bands such as Depeche Mode, Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds, Erasure and Goldfrapp.
Chapters
00:00 - Introduction
01:16 - The Studio
02:14 - Getting Started As A Mix Engineer
05:19 - Innovative Recording Techniques
08:01 - Keeping Clients Happy
10:24 - Mute Records and Depeche Mode
16:12 - Recording Andy Bell
18:01 - Mixing In The Box
23:13 - Current Analogue Kit
24:20 - Recording The Leisure Society
25:59 - Working With Rough Mixes
27:50 - Listening To Music And Working In 96kHz
32:34 - Music Industry Education
38:00 - Workflow
41:18 - Favourite Studio Gear
42:36 - Things To AvoidGareth Jones Biog
British Music Producer, Mixer and Engineer Gareth Jones has been a pioneer in the use of digital equipment, combining digital tools with analogue recording techniques and synths since the 80âs. Jones has produced five albums for electro-pop pioneers Depeche Mode and six albums for synth-pop superstars Erasure as well as multiple titles for Wire, Einsturzende Neubauten, Diamanda GalĂĄs and more.Trained at the BBC, Jones launched his career during the New Wave era, mixing early singles for Madness and John Foxx. Moving to Berlin in 1983, he worked at the legendary Hansa Studios for 10 years recording and mixing Depeche Mode, Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds, Wim Wenders soundtracks and more. More recently Jones has remixed tracks for Erasure and Goldfrapp among others.
His production room is now located at Strongroom Studio in London. A Logic Pro guru, Modular Synth geek, Ableton Live enthusiast, and a JAMES assessor, Jones was a frequent lecturer for the Red Bull Music Academy and has appeared at Moog Fest. His own musical projects include ElectroGenetic, Nous Alpha, Spiritual Friendship, Sunroof and QUINQUIS
http://www.garethjones.com/
Kevin Paul Biog
Kevin Paul started his career as a DJ but quickly found his passion was sound engineering. His first audio job was at Soho Studios in 1991, moving to Konk Studios six months later, where he worked alongside successful producers and engineers such as Bob Clearmountain, Adam Mosley, Pascal Gabriel and Gil Norton, as well as bands such as The Kinks, Galliano, Terrorvision, UFO and Elastica.
After working on archiving the Depeche Mode back catalogue in 1994, he was offered an engineering role at Mute Recordsâ in-house studio, which eventually lead to a position as Head Engineer, which gave him access to the entire Mute Records roster. Highlights include mixing Goldfrappâs âFelt Mountainâ, David Bowieâs âHoursâ and Nick Caveâs âNo More Shall We Partâ. He also worked in 5:1, mixing Mobyâs âHotelâ, Goldfrappâs âBlack Cherryâ and more for DVD.In 2004 Kevin went freelance and re-mixed the entire Depeche Mode and Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds back catalogues for SACD/DVD. Since 2008, Kevin Paul has been in charge of mixing and remixing performances at the iTunes Festivals in the UK and Germany. He has mixed over 100 artists to date, including Adele, Ed Sheeran, Alicia Keys, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, The XX, Calvin Harris, Foo Fighters, Jack White, Linkin Park, Florence & The Machine, Deadmau5, David Guetta, Jessie J., Norah Jones, Oasis, Mumford & Sons, N.E.R.D., Lykke Li, James Blunt, KT Tunstall, Hot Chip, Paul Weller and many more.
He continues to record, engineer, produce and mix many projects in music and film, runs the mixing and surround mixing modules for the Masters Degree course at UKâs Westminster University and divides his time between London and Berlin. Recent works include the International selling new album by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds and mixing the latest album of Denmarkâs âDĂșnĂ©â with the first single premiering at the Danish Music Awards, plus the latest iTunes Music Festival.
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Xylo Aria talks to Caro C about her personal journey as a music artist and how it gave her the incentive to create Music Production for Women (MPW), providing online music industry training for female musicians across the globe and the opportunity to interact in forums and at events.
Chapters
00:00 - Introduction
02:20 - The Inspiration Behind MPW
06:47 - Getting Set Up
13:15 - The Courses On Offer
16:16 - Building The Team
21:56 - The Joys And The Challenges
30:48 - Future Plans
33:25 - How To Get InvolvedXylo Aria Biog
Xylo Aria is an artist, producer and the founder of online learning platform, Music Production for Women (MPW). Through MPW, she is determined to break down barriers women face when approaching music tech by creating a supportive and safe learning space. Since launch in 2019, MPW has taught in excess of 7,000 women from over 120 countries, partnered with global brands and earned Xylo a Top 50 East London Innovator of 2020 award, a finalist place in the 2022 Australian Business xCellence Awards and a place on the SheSaidSo Top 100 Alt Power list. In addition to her work with MPW, Xylo produces music which ties in her Indian Carnatic roots with contemporary downtempo moods.
https://www.xyloaria.com/
https://musicproductionforwomen.com/Caro C Biog
Caro C is an artist, engineer and teacher specialising in electronic music. Her self-produced fourth album 'Electric Mountain' is out now. Described as a "one-woman electronic avalanche" (BBC), Caro started making music thanks to being laid up whilst living in a double decker bus and listening to the likes of Warp Records in the late 1990's. This 'sonic enchantress' (BBC Radio 3) has now played in most of the cultural hotspots of her current hometown of Manchester, UK. Caro is also the instigator and project manager of electronic music charity Delia Derbyshire Day.URL: http://carocsound.com/
Twitter: @carocsound
Inst: @carocsoundFB: https://www.facebook.com/carocsound/
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In celebration of the 75th anniversary of the Audio Engineering Society, President Bruce Olson talks to Hugh Robjohns about their history, their role in developing standards across the industry and entrance requirements for new members.
Chapters
00:00 - Introduction
00:27 - A Brief History
01:33 - Who The Society Is For
02:46 - Entrance Requirements
04:16 - Bruce Olson Background
07:54 - Developing Standards
11:15 - Membership Benefits
15:16 - Attending Conferences
18:37 - Job And Training Opportunities
20:26 - A Fast-Moving Industry
21:48 - The Future Of Audio
24:13 - Encouraging Diversity
26:30 - AES MembershipBruce Olson Biog
Bruce C. Olson is the founding member of Olson Sound Design LLC, a consulting firm specializing in acoustical and technical systems design for music and theatre facilities.As the President of the Audio Engineering Society, Chairman of the AES Standards Committee, and having served as the Chairman of AES SC-05-05, Vice-Chairman of AES TC-EMC, AES Governor, President of his local ASA chapter, Chairman of his local AES chapter, Bruce is actively involved in the latest technology in audio and acoustics. As the Founder and President of AFMG Services North America LLC, his invaluable knowledge and over 20 years of involvement with AFMG make him the number-one expert for AFMG programs on the American continent.
Mr. Olson continues as an active musician and is a member of the Bend In The River Big Band. He is a member of AES, ASA, IEEE, SMPTE, Syn-Aud-Con, and has been an invited speaker for sessions, workshops, and seminars for the AES, AIA, ASA, InfoComm, NAMM, NSCA, Syn-Aud-Con, and USITT.
https://aes2.org/
http://olsonsound.com/Hugh Robjohns Biog
Hugh Robjohns has been Sound On SoundÂŽs Technical Editor since 1997. Prior to that he worked in a variety of (mostly) sound-related roles in BBC Television, ending up as a Sound Operations Lecturer at the BBCÂŽs technical training centre. He continues to provide audio consultancy and bespoke broadcast audio training services all over the world, lectures at professional and public conventions, and occasionally records and masters acoustic and classical music too! -
Doug Rogers is President of EastWest, the Soundsonline website and owner of EastWest Studios. Here he chats to Sam Inglis about what it takes to develop their award winning sample library releases and how you can access everything via their subscription service, ComposerCloud+.
00:00 - Introduction
00:35 - The Beginnings Of ComposerCloud+
05:19 - The Scale Of Production
08:24 - Benefits Of Subscription Services
10:48 - Individual Sounds On Demand
13:24 - Developing OPUS
18:08 - The Orchestrator Tool
20:40 - The Development Of MIDI
23:59 - AI And The Musician
28:00 - Anyone Can Make Music
31:36 - Working With Top Engineers
36:46 - OutroDoug Rogers Biog
Music producer and EastWest founder Doug Rogers is the recipient of many industry awards, including "Recording Engineer of the Year". The Art of Digital Music named him one of "56 Visionary Artists and Insiders".
In 1988 he founded EastWest, a sampled instruments library who have to date received over 120 international industry awards. The early releases were co-produced with Bob Clearmountain and in 1991, Rogers released the first collection to include MIDI driven drum loops. The first multi-velocity sampled piano collection, Ultimate Piano Collection, was released in 1995, followed by GigaSampler in 1997, a collaboration with Nemesys that pioneered the use of streaming from hard drives.
In 2003 he co-produced with Nick Phoenix the first surround sound virtual orchestra, Symphonic Orchestra, engineered by 11-time Grammy nominated classical recording engineer Keith Johnson, and recorded in a state of the art concert hall and followed that release with Symphonic Choirs. This and its predecessor, Voices of the Apocalypse, were the first music software products to enable users to type in words for the choirs to sing. This was followed in 2007 with EastWest/Quantum Leap Pianos, that was also produced in surround sound.
In 2005 Rogers established a software development division for EastWest and released the first 64-bit virtual instruments that became the new standard. More recent releases have featured top engineers and co-producers, including Shawn Murphy for the Hollywood Orchestra series, David Fridmann for The Dark Side and Fab Four with Beatle's engineer Ken Scott.
https://www.soundsonline.com/Sam Inglis Biog
Editor In Chief Sam Inglis has been with Sound On Sound for more than 20 years. He is a recording engineer, producer, songwriter and folk musician who studies the traditional songs of England and Scotland, and the author of Neil Young's Harvest (Bloomsbury, 2003) and Teach Yourself Songwriting (Hodder, 2006). -
Peter Wade talks to Paul White about his route into the industry, from starting out as an electronics engineer through to running his own valve amp repair company, Revalver.
Chapters
00:00 - Introduction
00:19 - Route Into The Industry
02:36 - Setting Up Revalver
03:36 - Problems With Valve Amps
04:36 - Preferred Technology
05:37 - Re-Biasing
07:00 - Classic Vox Amps
07:48 - Problematic Repairs And Schematics
08:48 - Valve vs Modern Tech
11:24 - Current Projects
12:41 - The Future Of Valve AmpsPeter Wade Biog
Peter Wadeâs interest in/obsession with valve amplifiers and the valve sound formed in his teens, playing in a host of local bands. His first proper job was repairing band equipment for a musical instrument importer and he then became a partner in âEverbimes,â importers of Randall amplification and the original and sole importer of Leo Fenderâs G&L guitars.Moving into the computer industry, he worked on âDECâ Mainframe Computers, large company Intranets and Operating Systems. He gained a Masters degree in Interactive Multimedia Production from Huddersfield University in 2000.
Peter then worked as AMS Neveâs London Engineer with clients including Abbey Road, Air, Pinewood and the BBC. He has now moved full circle, from cutting edge network and computer technology back to valve equipment. He runs his own business in West Yorkshire, UK âRevalver,â specialising in repairs and modifications to valve guitar amplifiers.
When not in his workshop, Peter can usually be found in his home studio playing guitar, keyboards and drums - to his own satisfaction!
https://www.revalver.co.uk/Paul White Biog
Paul White joined the Sound On Sound team in 1991 where he became Editor In Chief, a position he held for many years before recently becoming Executive Editor. Paul has written more than 20 recording and music technology textbooks, the latest being The Producerâs Manual.Having established his own multitrack home studio in the 1970s heâs worked with many notable names including Bert Jansch and Gordon Giltrap. Heâs played in various bands over the years and currently collaborates with Malvern musician Mark Soden, under the name of Cydonia Collective. Paul still performs live claiming that as he has suffered for his music he doesnât see why everyone else shouldnât too!
http://www.cydoniacollective.co.uk/
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Ricky Damian is a Grammy Award-winning Engineer/Producer whoâs worked with artists such as Mark Ronson, Lady Gaga, Sam Smith, Adele, Dua Lipa, Yebba, Jorja Smith and Sampha. Ricky has been nominated for Breakthrough Producer Of The Year at the Music Producer Guild Awards 2023.
Now in their 15th year, the MPG Awards celebrate the best British talent working behind the scenes in the music industry. The winners are announced at the MPG Awards on 27th April 2023.
Music Producers GuildChapters
00:00 - Introduction
00:46 - Musical Background
03:43 - The Move To London
05:45 - Working At Tileyard
08:21 - Going Freelance
09:50 - A Wide Range Of Skills
13:11 - Breakthrough Producer NominationRicky Damian Biog
Born in Treviso, Italy and already a musician from age 6, Ricky Damianâs career started at age 15, when he began assisting at the biggest studio in town, learning to use analog gear and tape machines while producing his own projects on the side.
At the age of 19, he moved to London to further pursue his career in music production and while attending SAE Institute he started working for legacy producer Mark Ronson as his in-house engineer, working very closely on hundreds of projects across over 8 years.
Professional of choice for artists like Sam Smith, Jorja Smith, Yebba, Sampha, Damon Albarn, Ezra Collective, Ibeyi and many others, Rickyâs multifaceted skillset allowed him to accumulate an incredibly diverse discography, multiple Grammy Nominations, a Grammy win and several Platinum certifications.
http://riccardodamian.com/
Sam Inglis Biog
Editor In Chief Sam Inglis has been with Sound On Sound for more than 20 years. He is a recording engineer, producer, songwriter and folk musician who studies the traditional songs of England and Scotland, and the author of Neil Young's Harvest (Bloomsbury, 2003) and Teach Yourself Songwriting (Hodder, 2006).https://www.soundonsound.com
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Catherine Anne Davies, also known as The Anchoress, is a songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer. She in nominated in the category of Self Producing Artist at the Music Producers Guild Awards 2023.
Now in their 15th year, the MPG Awards celebrate the best British talent working behind the scenes in the music industry. The winners are announced at the MPG Awards on 27th April 2023.
Music Producers GuildChapters
00:00 - Introduction
00:29 - The Anchoress
02:02 - Self Producing Artist
02:51 - Keeping A Sense Of Discipline
04:27 - Self-Taught Engineer And Producer
05:14 - Learning Resources
06:39 - Continued Development
07:14 - Influenced By Older Recordings
08:14 - Time Restrictions And Deadlines
09:19 - Using Live Instruments
10:59 - Producing Other Artists
12:11 - Future ProjectsCatherine Anne Davies Biog
Catherine Anne Davies (The Anchoress) is a songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer from Wales. From her early roots as a classically-trained flautist to her current obsession with vintage synthesizers, Davies has spent much of the last five years developing her writing and engineering skills, winning a PRS Writer/Producer award in 2019. She has previously collaborated with the London Philharmonic, Nitin Sawhney, Liam Howe (Jessie Ware, Marina), Paul Statham (Kylie, Dido) and has supported Manic Street Preachers, as well as duetting on their song âDylan & Caitlinâ.
Catherine joined the line-up of Simple Minds in 2014, appearing on the Big Music (2015) and Walk Between Worlds (2018) albums before departing in 2019. She released her debut solo album 'Confessions of a Romance Novelist' in 2016, a collaborative album 'In Memory of My Feelings' with Bernard Butlerin 2020 and her second solo release, 'The Art Of Losing', in 2021. The latter features guest performances from James Dean Bradfield (Manic Street Preachers) and Sterling Campbell (David Bowie, Duran Duran) and reached the #1 spot on iTunes.
http://theanchoress.co.uk/Sam Inglis Biog
Editor In Chief Sam Inglis has been with Sound On Sound for more than 20 years. He is a recording engineer, producer, songwriter and folk musician who studies the traditional songs of England and Scotland, and the author of Neil Young's Harvest (Bloomsbury, 2003) and Teach Yourself Songwriting (Hodder, 2006).https://www.soundonsound.com
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Mikko Gordon is a Grammy nominated mixing engineer and record producer based in London. This year he's nominated by the Music Producers Guild for Recording Engineer Of The Year and Album Of The Year along with Nigel Godrich for The Smile: âA Light for Attracting Attentionâ.
Now in their 15th year, the MPG Awards celebrate the best British talent working behind the scenes in the music industry. The winners are announced at the MPG Awards on 27th April 2023.
Music Producers GuildChapters
00:00 - Introduction
00:26 - Musical Background
01:07 - Getting Mentors
01:48 - Learning From Nigel Godrich
02:19 - Creative Engineering Decisions
03:52 - Hackney Road Studios
04:24 - Nominated Projects
05:27 - Other Projects
05:53 - Front-Of-House And Studio Engineering
06:38 - Forthcoming ProjectsMikko Gordon Biog
Over the course of his career, Mikko Gordon had the opportunity to work with many inspirational and talented bands and artists such as Thom Yorke and Jonny Greenwood (Radiohead), Arcade Fire, Idles, Gaz Coombes(Supergrass), Colouring and Island and sees his role as creatively facilitating them to hone their ideas into finished recordings. He's also worked with and been mentored by Radiohead Producer Nigel Godrich.
Mikko works out of his own studio, Hackney Road Studios, in Hoxton and lectures in music production at Goldsmiths, University of London where he designed the Goldsmiths Music Studios. Run by the music department, the studio operates as both an educational and commercial facility.
https://www.mikkogordon.com/Sam Inglis Biog
Editor In Chief Sam Inglis has been with Sound On Sound for more than 20 years. He is a recording engineer, producer, songwriter and folk musician who studies the traditional songs of England and Scotland, and the author of Neil Young's Harvest (Bloomsbury, 2003) and Teach Yourself Songwriting (Hodder, 2006).https://www.soundonsound.com
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Manon Grandjean is a freelance Mix Engineer who has previously won three Music Producers Guild awards. In 2023 she's nominated for Mix Engineer Of The Year for her work with artists Flo, Fyfe & Iskra Strings and Milk & Bone.
Now in their 15th year, the MPG Awards celebrate the best British talent working behind the scenes in the music industry. The winners are announced at the MPG Awards on 27th April 2023.
Music Producers GuildChapters
00:00 - Introduction
00:37 - Specialising As A Mix Engineer
01:49 - Mixing External Projects
02:39 - Having A Distinctive Sound
03:42 - Combining Outboard With In-The-Box
05:36 - Improving An Existing Mix
06:10 - Mastering Your Own Mixes
07:55 - Nominated Projects
10:06 - Working In Different Genres
11:22 - Following Music Trends
12:20 - Developing As A EngineerManon Grandjean Biog
Manon Grandjean is a French award-winning engineer and mixer based in London.
Manon has been building up her career in the music industry for the past 13 years, working initially freelance in renowned studios across London, and then for multi award winning songwriter/producer Fraser T Smith. During their 5 year partnership, Manon has worked on Brit winning and chart topping albums such as Stormzyâs 'Gang Signs & Prayer' and Daveâs 'Psychodrama'.
In 2017, Manon received the award for MPG Breakthrough Engineer Of The Year at the prestigious Music Producer Guild awards, and went on to receive the award for MPG Engineer Of The Year in 2018.
Since 2020, Manon is freelance mixing and mastering in her studio at The Qube in London, working with a wide range of artists across genres such as AJ Tracey, Nao, Flo, Cat Burns, Fredo.. and had the honour to receive the award for MPG Mix Engineer of The Year in 2022.
So far Manon has been involved in 6 UK number 1s and 17 top 10s.
https://www.manongrandjean.com/
Sam Inglis Biog
Editor In Chief Sam Inglis has been with Sound On Sound for more than 20 years. He is a recording engineer, producer, songwriter and folk musician who studies the traditional songs of England and Scotland, and the author of Neil Young's Harvest (Bloomsbury, 2003) and Teach Yourself Songwriting (Hodder, 2006).https://www.soundonsound.com
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Cecil (Adam) Bartlett is a London-based producer. In this interview Sam Inglis talks to him about his career so far and being nominated in this year's Breakthrough Producer Of The Year award for his work on 'Here Is Everything' by The Big Moon.
Now in their 15th year, the MPG Awards celebrate the best British talent working behind the scenes in the music industry. The winners are announced at the MPG Awards on 27th April 2023.
Music Producers GuildChapters
00:00 - Introduction
00:43 - Route Into Music Production
01:33 - Working At Flood Studio
02:11 - Working Your Way Up
03:16 - Nominated Projects
05:21 - Recording The Big Moon
06:32 - Vocal Production
07:27 - Receiving Mentorship
09:14 - Pending ProjectsCecil (Adam) Bartlett Biog
Hailing from West Yorkshire and now based in London, producer Cecil has spent the last decade engineering for producers such as Flood, Catherine Marks and Rich Costey on records including, PJ Harveyâs 'The Hope Six Demolition Project' and EOB's âEarthâ the debut solo album by Radioheadâs Ed OâBrien.
He has been involved in both Grammy and Mercury Prize nominated records as well as music for television and theatre including BBCâs âPeaky Blindersâ and PJ Harveyâs score for Ivo van Hoveâs production of âAll About Eveâ.
In recent years Cecil has taken his wealth of talent and experience and turned his hand to production, developing exciting new acts such as Props as well as working with more established bands like The Big Moon on their recent album âHere is Everythingâ, scoring them their first top ten.
Cecil is a nominee for Breakthrough Producer of the Year at the Music Producers Guild Awards 2023.
https://cecilisntmyname.co.uk/
Sam Inglis Biog
Editor In Chief Sam Inglis has been with Sound On Sound for more than 20 years. He is a recording engineer, producer, songwriter and folk musician who studies the traditional songs of England and Scotland, and the author of Neil Young's Harvest (Bloomsbury, 2003) and Teach Yourself Songwriting (Hodder, 2006).https://www.soundonsound.com
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Francine Perry is an artist, producer and mix engineer. In this interview she talks with SOS's Sam Inglis about her career so far and being nominated in the Rising Star category for her work with Beth Orton, Erasure and HAAi while based at Mute Studio.
Now in their 15th year, the MPG Awards celebrate the best British talent working behind the scenes in the music industry. The winners are announced at the MPG Awards on 27th April 2023.
Music Producers GuildChapters
00:00 - Introduction
00:24 - Rising Star Nomination
01:10 - Career So Far
02:49 - La Leif and ORKA
03:16 - Electronic Music
03:45 - Analogue Synths and Modular
04:29 - Projects at Mute
05:24 - Nominated Projects
06:09 - Working With Beth Orton
07:38 - Being Multi-Skilled
09:03 - The Omnii CollectiveFrancine Perry Biog
Francine Perry is an artist producer/mixer based in London. She was in-house engineer at Mute Studio working on projects including Erasure, Desire Marea, Visionist/Louis Carnell and KĂRYYN. More recently Francine has set up a studio with HAAi and is working on her own production and mix projects. Her more recent projects include Beth Ortonâ album âWeather Aliveâ (engineer and synths), HAAiâs album Baby Weâre Ascending (mix and additional production) and Keeley Forsythâs album Limbs (mix).
In 2018 she received the Oram Award which celebrates innovation in music, sound and related technology and she also co-founded the Omnii collective which aimed to inspire women, trans and non-binary sound enthusiasts to operate in all aspects of audio production. Francine works in many different capacities including live set up / musical directing (HAAi, Romy, Elkka), live performance of her artist tracks (La Leif and ORKA), production, mixing, co-writing and additional production.
https://linktr.ee/Laleif
Sam Inglis Biog
Editor In Chief Sam Inglis has been with Sound On Sound for more than 20 years. He is a recording engineer, producer, songwriter and folk musician who studies the traditional songs of England and Scotland, and the author of Neil Young's Harvest (Bloomsbury, 2003) and Teach Yourself Songwriting (Hodder, 2006).https://www.soundonsound.com
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Daniel Moyler is a freelance mix engineer who was awarded Engineer Of The Year at the MPG 2020 Awards and won a 2021 Grammy for his engineering work on Dua Lipa's album Future Nostalgia. In this interview Sam Inglis talks to him about his career so far and being nominated in the Breakthrough Producer Of The Year category for the 2023 Music Producers Guild Awards.
Now in their 15th year, the MPG Awards celebrate the best British talent working behind the scenes in the music industry. The winners are announced at the MPG Awards on 27th April 2023.
Music Producers Guild
Chapters
00:00 - Introduction
00:19 - The Secret To Success
00:51 - Breakthrough Producer
01:47 - The Route To Success
03:23 - Memorable Projects At SARM
04:34 - Working As A Freelancer
06:27 - Specialising In A Genre
07:54 - Staying Up-To-Date
08:34 - A New Studio
09:48 - Nominated Projects
12:21 - Bringing An Artists Vision To Life
13:27 - Forthcoming ProjectsDaniel Moyler Biog
Daniel started out at Trevor Horn's SARM Studios learning his trade under the world-class engineers and producers that came through the door. He went on to work with mix engineer Ruadhri Cushnan assisting on records by Ed Sheeran, Half Moon Run and Foy Vance as well as the Grammy Album of the Year âBabelâ by Mumford and Sons. After that he worked at Miloco Studios with artists including Rudimental, FKA Twigs and Bjork.
Daniel became the âgo toâ engineer for producers such as Matt Hales, Cam Blackwood and Joel Pott and worked records for a wide range of artists including Frank Carter & the Rattlesnakes, Lianne La Havas, Tom Walker and Freya Ridings. Earning him a 2020 MPG Award for Engineer of the Year and 2021 Grammy for his engineering work on Dua Lipa's album 'Future Nostalgia'. More recently he moved into a new studio and has focussed on production and mixing having had releases with George Ezra, Olivia Dean, Kawala, Biig Piig, Banners, Seafret, Venbee and Jack Savoretti.
Sam Inglis Biog
Editor In Chief Sam Inglis has been with Sound On Sound for more than 20 years. He is a recording engineer, producer, songwriter and folk musician who studies the traditional songs of England and Scotland, and the author of Neil Young's Harvest (Bloomsbury, 2003) and Teach Yourself Songwriting (Hodder, 2006).https://www.soundonsound.com
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Will Purton is a London-based recording engineer, mixer and producer, and an in-house engineer at RAK Studios.
In this interview Sam Inglis talks to him about his career so far and being nominated in this year's Rising Star category for the 2023 Music Producers Guild Awards.Now in their 15th year, the MPG Awards celebrate the best British talent working behind the scenes in the music industry. The winners are announced at the MPG Awards on 27th April 2023.
Music Producers GuildChapters
00:00 - Introduction
00:24 - Getting Started In The Industry
01:51 - Training At LIPA
02:48 - Going Straight Into A Studio Job
04:23 - Helping To Develop Local Bands
05:05 - The Shift To London Studios
06:19 - Working At RAK Studios
09:03 - The New Atmos Room
10:17 - Recent Projects
11:51 - Recording Liam Gallagher
14:35 - Processing During Recording
16:17 - Creative And Technical Decisions
18:33 - Recent ProjectsWill Purton Biog
Will Purton is an engineer for RAK Studios and enjoys capturing great performances tastefully and without fuss, helping artists to get their music to sound as good as it does in their imagination. With a musical ear and a calm attitude, Willâs aim is to make every session a calm and enjoyable process for his clients.After almost a decade spent working in studios, 2021 and â22 saw a number of high profile releases which Will recorded, the biggest being Liam Gallagherâs Câmon You Know which debuted at Number 1 in the album charts. Chelsea Carmichaelâs The River Doesnât Like Strangers and Con & Kwakeâs Eyes In The Tower have both been making waves in the jazz world too, marking the start of a continuing collaboration between Will and producer Shabaka Hutchings for his Native Rebel Recordings label.
https://www.willpurton.com/
Sam Inglis Biog
Editor In Chief Sam Inglis has been with Sound On Sound for more than 20 years. He is a recording engineer, producer, songwriter and folk musician who studies the traditional songs of England and Scotland, and the author of Neil Young's Harvest (Bloomsbury, 2003) and Teach Yourself Songwriting (Hodder, 2006).https://www.soundonsound.com
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