Confessions of a Studio Owner by the Compressor The Compressor is Big Brother I once had to shift piles of stuff in my garden for my Grandad, and used a wheelbarrow with a wheel that squeaked so loudly, it made your teeth itch. I asked for some oil to lube the wheel to which he [...]
THE COMPRESSOR SEES THE LIGHT…. HALLELUJAH
February 24, 2010 By Leave a Comment
THE COMPRESSOR SEES THE LIGHT…. HALLELUJAH God put me on earth to accomplish a certain number of things. Right now I am so far behind, I will never die! The more you complain, the longer God lets you live. Life is what happens while you are making other plans. Don’t knock procrastination. It saves lots [...]
Compressor Week: The Compressor gets Philosophical
February 22, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Confessions of a Studio Owner by The Compressor THE COMPRESSOR GETS PHILOSOPHICAL Monthy Python: ‘Immanuel Kant was a real pissant who was very rarely stable, Heidegger, Heidegger was a boozy beggar who could think you under the table’ Many moons ago I was a geezer….a bit of a lad. After too many ales, I insisted [...]
Photo of the Week – Real World Studios
February 21, 2010 By 2 Comments
This is a snap that we took of the amazing Big Room at Peter Gabriel’s Real World Studios, UK. This has to be one of the largest control rooms on the planet, maybe there are larger, please comment back at the foot of this page is you know of a larger control room. Photo nerds [...]
Abbey Road up for sale – lend us a tenner,eh? Fran Ashcroft
February 19, 2010 By 3 Comments
Abbey Road up for sale – lend us a tenner,eh? By Fran Ashcroft So, Abbey Road is to be sold off against EMI’s massive debts. The story got plenty of media coverage this week, which is guaranteed to attract the wealthiest and most inappropriate buyers. Let’s see, Macca of course will be sniffing around but [...]
York Street Studios, New Zealand. Video feature
February 19, 2010 By 1 Comment
We’ve waited years to get a tour around one of the World’s best studios – York Street Studios, New Zealand – and now here it is! Thanks to ace recording engineers Clint Murphy and Captain Hook. The footage, hot off the plane from New Zealand, was quickly spliced together to bring one of our favourite [...]
Doug Trantow – Producer interview at LA Sound Gallery
February 17, 2010 By Leave a Comment
We’re delighted to at long last bring the Doug Trantow Music Producer Video Interview shot at LA Sound Gallery. Doug is best known for his work with Nine Inch Nails but increasingly has been working on film soundtracks and TV series such as CSI Miami. Special thanks to everyone at LA Sound Gallery for the [...]
Mike Bennett – Music Producer Video – Part 1
February 15, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Mike Bennett is one of those producers that when you meet you wonder why you hadn’t met him before. A truly larger than life character with some refreshing ideas and techniques that we soaked up during a recent interview at the fab Far Heath Studios in the UK. (Mike Bennett Photo Gallery) This is Part [...]
Photo of the Week – Paul Epworth
February 13, 2010 By Leave a Comment
This week’s Photo of the Week: Paul Epworth. Paul won the MPG Producer of the Year at the 2010 MPG Awards and we have a full photograph series here and we hope to follow up Paul with a proper video interview for RP in the near future.
The Compressor Rips up the Rule Book
February 11, 2010 By Leave a Comment
THE COMPRESSOR RIPS UP THE RULE BOOK ‘Politeness costs nothing’ is one of the business principles that The Compressor has written down in his little black book. Amongst others are: If there is a raging elephant and a cockroach in the room…run! Actually, that’s not quite right…you should kill the elephant first…meaning…if you have a [...]
