record producer and recording engineer george shilling at his recording studio

This Saturday! 10am-5pm:

An exciting opportunity to learn techniques in a unique one day workshop by George Shilling (Steve Winwood,  Ocean Colour Scene,  Primal Scream,  Coldcut,  The Corrs,  Soup Dragons,  Yazz,  OperaBabes,  Mike Oldfield,  Bernard Butler,  Teenage Fanclub,  James Brown,  Blur,  Texas,  Gabrielle,  Porcupine Tree,  Paul van Dyk)

As well as covering the technical aspects, George will cover the processes he uses in the real world to achieve great mixes by the most direct route, plus an introduction to mastering techniques

George has previously lectured at SAE Oxford, and at University of Westminster, Leeds Met and Plymouth University in association with J.A.M.E.S.

“I can honestly say that I got plenty more than I expected to get.  I can only suggest you increase you price maybe to £150 for the amount of knowledge you give out!”

George
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This is a 5 minute extract of the drum recording session with Grammy nominated and MPG winning engineer James Towler.  This was filmed at the last drum recording masterclass.

James takes a look at the ways to record live performances and uses his experience recording many Eric Clapton and Steve Winwood gigs over the last few years.

 

SORRY – FULLY BOOKED  -  THE NEXT ONE IS COMING SOON!

record producer sean genockey at modern world studios uk

Recordproduction.com would like to invite you to a unique 2 Day Production Master Class with Sean Genockey on the 27th & 28th March at Modern World Studios, UK, featuring the exciting new band Robot Disaster.

The key aspects of the recording process will be covered including pre-production and session planning, studio set-up for tracking, mic placement, overdubs, mixing (both in-the box & using an SSL Duality desk), delivery, and archiving. This will also include effective use of studio tools: microphones, analogue & digital equipment, outboard effects and plug-ins, plus detailed stereo & multichannel mixing techniques. In other words, an entire recording and mixing session, from start to finish, with one of the UK’s leading recording specialists.

Sean (Genockey) cut his teeth as guitarist with critically acclaimed band Moke and as well as being an expert musician and songwriter, has gone on to engineer, mix and produce for the Manic Street Preachers, Suede, Starsailor, Kula Shaker, Baddies, Tom McRae and Iko, and is currently mixing the new Futureheads album.

Itinerary

The Master Class will cover 6 sessions and accommodation and catering will be included in the rate.

Saturday 27th March 2010

10:00 AM   Continental breakfast, Registration, Welcome & Orientation
10:30 AM – 1:00 PM   Morning Sessions
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM   Lunch Break and Group Discussions
2:00 PM – 6:00 PM   Afternoon Sessions
6:00 PM   Group Discussion followed by dinner
8:00 PM close

Sunday 28th March

10:00 AM   Continental breakfast, Welcome & Orientation Day Two
10:30 AM – 1:00 PM   Morning Sessions
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM   Lunch Break and Group Discussions
2:00 PM – 6:00 PM   Afternoon Sessions
6:00 PM   Group Discussion, Photos,
7:00 PM Close

Accommodation on the 27th March will be at Modern World Studios Apartment adjacent to the studio. If additional accommodation is required on the 26th or the 28th, a small additional charge will be required, and notice must be given in order to ensure availability!

The master class will be open to all, but please note delegate numbers will be strictly limited in order to get the best out of this amazing opportunity. If you are a studio owner, engineer, producer or recording musician, are studying audio engineering, or simply interested to find out more about recording and mixing, then this will be a unique opportunity to study the workings in a world-class facility under the tutelage of one of the most in demand new producers around. We have aimed to keep the charge to a minimum and will be offering the two day seminar, all accommodation and catering for £425 ex vat. This covers the cost of studio, accommodation, meals, artist fees, producer fees etc.

A video of the 2 day course plus a selection of photographs will be supplied to people that attend as a record of their weekend at no cost.

Reserve your place quickly as demand will be high. Please contact info@modernworldstudios.com to make sure that you’re not going to miss out!

- For a video tour of Modern World Studios please click here
- For a full bio on Sean please click here
- For more info on the band Robot Disaster please click here

 

Part Two of our first Drum Recording Masterclass:  Sean Genockey talks about how to prepare for recording, choosing the right drums and a lot more even before putting a microphone up.

This is only a short extract of the session, more will follow in later editions.

Special thanks to everyone that attended, Sean Genockey, Simon Turner, George ShillingJames Towler and Greg Haver. Special thanks also to everyone at Modern World Studios for making us so welcome that we want to come back and do more of these!

 

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A number of leading recording engineers and record producers gathered at Modern World Studios in the UK countryside mid January 2010 to record a series of drum recording masterclass videos. Each contributor covered drum recording, microphone placement, drum tuning and much more from their point of view and experience.

This video features George Shilling. George is a successful record producer, recording engineer, musician and journalist writing for leading music industry magazines. In this video George takes the ‘recording on a budget’ perspective.

Special thanks to everyone that attended, Sean Genockey, Simon Turner, George ShillingJames Towler and Greg Haver. Special thanks also to everyone at Modern World Studios for making us so welcome that we want to come back and do more of these!