Fran Ashcroft: Paint It Black I have my first session in a brand new studio next week. The live room is beautifully proportioned, with a musical, pleasant sonic. A very comfortable space for musicians to work in. No problem there. And although the control room is similarly well appointed, and the gear is fine, I [...]
Dean Street Studios – New video feature
June 25, 2010 By Leave a Comment
At long last we are delighted to bring a video feature shot at Dean Street Studios, click here to watch the video. Dean Street Studios have a long history having been the site of Tony Visconti’s Good Earth Studios where a ton of huge records were made. The studio still retains much of what was [...]
Metal Producer Andy Sneap talks production with Russ Russell
June 24, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Here’s the prequel to the upcoming full interview with top metal producer Andy Sneap. Andy was working with producer Russ Russell on a top secret project when we caught up with them to find out more about the much talked about metal producer. Andy has just started to instal his new console in the studio [...]
Fran Ashcroft: ALO, ALO, ALO
June 17, 2010 By 1 Comment
FRAN ASHCROFT: ALO, ALO, ALO I just finished reading the first two volumes of 60s wunderkind Andrew Loog Oldham’s autobiography. At 19, he was managing and producing the Rolling Stones, after already having worked for for The Beatles as a plugger. The books open an unexpectedly candid window into the seamy side of the institutionalised [...]
Confessions of a Studio owner, The Compressor Part 24, Stand Up
June 17, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Confessions of a Studio owner, The Compressor Part 24 The Compressor does Stand Up Guitarist Jokes Q: How can you tell a guitarist is at your door? A: By the Dominos Pizza hat. Q: What do a guitar solo and premature ejaculation have in common? A: You know it’s coming and there’s nothing you can [...]
Remastered archive producer video of the week: Greg Penny
June 17, 2010 By 3 Comments
Greg Penny first featured on RecordProduction.com way back in 2003 in an interview shot at Sphere Studios, London. We’ve re-crunched the video to a larger size but we also recorded a follow up video with Greg at his studio in California about 18 months ago, that video is here. This photo was taken at his [...]
Confessions of a Studio Owner Part 23: Waiting for Bono.
June 11, 2010 By 1 Comment
Confessions of a Studio Owner : The Compressor is Waiting for Bono. It’s a crazy business. In theory, a producer books for a few weeks. That should mean one invoice….I count the money and wait for the next booking. How can it be so time consuming being a studio manager? Well of course, firstly I [...]
Producer Photo of the week: Chris Porter
June 11, 2010 By Leave a Comment
We were lucky enough to be asked to take Chris Porter’s photograph’s for Resolution magazine at the studio complex that he shares with Hugh Padgham (Stanley House Studios) and as usual filmed the interview which is here. Chris is a very unassuming person and you’d never know that he’s produced an amazing array or fantastic [...]
Fran Ashcroft: Answers on a Postcard, Please….
June 11, 2010 By 1 Comment
Fran Ashcroft returns after a short break with his intelligent, analytical and clear-thinking column: Answers on a Postcard, Please…. Where have I been the last couple of months? Well, on video partly, you’ve seen those. More are upcoming, but meanwhile I’m dusting off the old pen and getting back to some overdue scribbling. After a [...]
The Compressor – Part C22 of his amazing saga – Fate
June 4, 2010 By 1 Comment
