Mastering & Copywriting, Winchester

Hello there,
I’m pleased to announce that I will shortly be taking delivery of a new parametric EQ for my mastering room. It’s an Avalon Design AD2055, and it’s a thing of beauty. It’s also a very good eq.

The geeky amongst you might want to take a look at some information ::here::

Hello there,
I had a short time back in the studio after my holiday and then I was off around the UK and out to Austria with Scarlet Soho, but now I’m back again. Pictures will follow.

I’ve been able to move to a larger studio space recently and soon this will be equipped with a selection of new and upgraded gear for my mastering work. The first band to get material mastered in my new room will be the excellently named ‘From the Deep’, who hail from the North East. I’ll be recording a session with them and then mixing it at Valley Studios with their new outboard and monitoring facilities, before mastering it in my new mastering room.

Hello again,
Well it’s been a while, but I’m back in the Studio now after a holiday in France and it’s good to be home. Last week I was in house for a great show from the ex Green on Red Guitarist Chuck Prophet supported by Richmond Fontaine’s wonderful Willy Vlautin and Paul Brainard.

Bank holiday Monday saw a packed outdoor show at the Hobbit in Southampton headlined by Miles Hunt and Erika Nockals, and soon I’m off to the newly opened Tower at Kings’ (formerly the Tower Arts Centre) in Winchester for some prep in my role as Technical Manager.

Take a look at the Tower at Kings’ new website ::here::

- Richmond Fontaine’s MySpace ::here::

- Miles Hunt’s MySpace ::here::

Hello there,
I found this article from Alan Wilder (ex Depeche Mode) recently. I think he makes some very pertinent points about the direction modern recording is heading in..

If you’d like, you can read more :: here ::

DW

Hello there,
I just found out that the Head of Steam ep I recorded, mixed and mastered for Polly and the Billets Doux has entered the indie charts at number 27. This is a significant achievement for the band, and I’m pretty pleased about it too!

Take a look at the evidence :: here ::

Hello there,
A friend of mine runs SUGAR Web Development, and as they’ve helped me build this blog, I’m taking the liberty of telling you about them. If you or your company is in need of a website, read on..

Find out more :: here ::

DW

Hello there,
The Scarlet Soho tour has finished and I’m back Hampshireside. It was a great experience and I’m looking forward to doing it again. Many thanks to Cymon and Robbie from the Delays crew. Now it’s back to the studio for more Mastering…

:: check out Scarlet Soho here if you fancy! ::

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A complete rig build and a day of front of house and monitor work was in store last Saturday. It was a long and rewarding day doing sound for the Tower Arts Centre’s battle of the bands 2008. 6 bands played on the day, including the 4 winners from each previous heat, broken down by age. The night was topped of with the excellent guest bands Hellcyon and Idiot 3, providing a great example of how good bands can get with application and effort.

Hello there,
Scarlet Soho played another sell out show with Delays last night at the Bodega (previously the social). The band were really happy with their performance and the crowd’s response was great.. Here are a couple of pics for you.

Also big thanks to Tom, the Bodega’s in house engineer, for his help on the night.