With my cello playing credentials, I was considered for producing MLS who’d previously worked with Giles Martin. With multitudinous string players, choral parts, ambitious arrangements and a sore-throated Jake Shillingford (with his oddly long surname!) we rocked up at RAK Studios early in 1996 to record 6 or 7 songs, somehow finishing them all in the space of 5 or 6 days, including tracks which would end up on The Golden Mile. During the recordings (including the tracking of Strumpet)the band had a meeting with a producer I considered in a league way above me – Gary Langan. So when Sally Oldfield booked me for a month to do her album I keenly inked it in my diary. However, MLS and Parlophone came back to me, remarkably deciding they’d like me to finish the album! Unfortunately I was now committed to the Oldfield sessions so all I had time to do was a few days in Miloco whacking down the terrific 12 Reasons Why I Love Her (not forgetting the extended version with a few more reasons).
My Life Story
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McAlmont & Butler
Credits / CV, Recording
As Bernard’s regular engineer for both of his solo albums, I’d sometimes continue to work with him in his...
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The Corrs
Credits / CV, Mixing
I worked with remix team K-Klass in their incredible nuclear bunker studio in Wales engineering the mix for Lifting...
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Alfie & The Avalon: “Good Old Days”… mastering for this fantastic band
Credits / CV, Latest Work, Mastering, Mixing
Alfie & The Avalon This wonderfully fresh and inspired indie rock / folk four piece are from Huddersfield. They...
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Sam Lee – mastering the Mercury Prize nominated folk singer, conservationist, song collector, and activist
Credits / CV, Latest Work, Mastering
Sam Lee Two years ago I was honoured and delighted to be asked to master the extra tracks to...
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Cathal Coughlan – Mastering new material (with Luke Haines on bass) from the man from Microdisney and Fatima Mansions
Credits / CV, Latest Work, Mastering
My Grief On The Sea Before his sad demise, Cathal Coughlan was in touch with me again regarding a...
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Album Mastering for the brilliantly daft Luke Haines
Credits / CV, Mastering
Luke Haines has released music under different band names like The Auteurs, Baader Meinhof and Black Box Recorder. He...
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The Black Skies – Additional Production, Mixing and Mastering for the exciting duo from York
Credits / CV, Latest Work, Mastering, Mixing
The Black Skies These guys are from York. This terrific band started up in 2020. I was alerted to...
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Primal Scream
Credits / CV, Mixing, Recording
I got drafted in to add some overdubs and mix a few songs for Vanishing Point, including the hit...