Wondering what to do in the downtime between gigs at this year’s Great Escape Festival? Why not check out the studios on offer across the city? Or how about searching for the next addition to add to your guitar collection, or even get a bit of practise in for your next gig? Brighton can offer it all!
Recording studios:
What: Loopmasters and Drumdrops present this incredible sounding recording studio based in the North Laines. It is the brainchild of producer and engineer, Mike Pelanconi.
Clients: Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, The Skints, Manu Chao, Nick Cave.
Where: Blackman Street, Brighton, BN1 4GD
What: A centrally located, beautifully designed and yet affordable recording studio in the City of Brighton. Its fantastic sounding double-height live room is the stunning centrepiece of this recently completed studio, based around an Amek Media 51 console with inbuilt Neve preamps and EQ, Pro Tools HD, Apogee AD/DA, with Genelec 1030A and Yamaha NS10 monitoring. An extensive selection of analogue and valve outboards is at your disposal, along with a great backline and a large collection of microphones.
Clients: The Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster, Orbital, McFly, Lucy Rose.
Where: 3 Freehold Terrace, BN2 4AB
What: A vintage analogue recording studio located on Brighton’s famous seafront and home to producers Pablo Clements and James Griffith (UNKLE). This boutique recording studio has been devised and assembled in a unique and inspiring way, packed full of great gear. It rightly claims the largest collection of vintage synths and recording equipment in town – a collection of kit impressive enough to rival specs at some of the UK’s very best studios.
Clients: Nick Cave, Band of Skulls, Dark Horses, Grinderman.
Where: 360 Kingsway, BN3 4PD
What: Brighton Electric’s flagship tracking & mixing studio featuring a 70’s Neve 5316 console & full complement of high end pre’s & mics. With Protools 9HD, ATC SCM100A, NS10’s., a stunning high ceiling live room makes it an impressive choice. Need a rehearsal room quick sharp? Brighton Electric can sort you out!
Clients: Mumford and Sons, British Sea Power, Bat For Lashes, Foals, Wedding Present, Laura Marling.
Where: Tramway House, 43-45 Coombe Terrace, BN2 4AD
What: Tracking, mixing and mastering facility, also known as the home of the Levellers. Having been an established commercial recording studio for over a decade, they can accommodate any budget and project.
Clients: Electric Soft Parade, Levellers, Asian Dub Foundation.
Where: 55 Canning Street, BN2 0EF
Music Shops:
If you haven’t been to GAK before, you don’t know what you’re missing! Any musician walking into this shop will think they’ve died and gone to heaven. I remember spending hours in here, just taking it all in, trying out guitars and watching other shoppers play their very best riffs in the middle of the shop floor.
It’s a one-stop shop for Musical Instruments, Guitars, Amplifiers, Pro Audio, Drums, Live Sound and DJ Equipment. Stocking everything from Fender, Gibson, Epiphone, Marshall, Roland, Yamaha, Line 6, Ibanez, Boss, Alesis, Peavey and more, you can browse (and buy) to your heart’s content!
FX Rentals are a true godsend. Name any piece of gear, instrument or DJ Equipment – they’ve got it! Open 24/7, these trusty guys are ready for any gear-related disaster, saving recording sessions and producers’ necks since 1992 and are now Europe’s leading audio rental company, supplying the recording, post production, film and live industries across the UK and Europe. Although London based they will be providing hire and gear for the Great Escape Festival, so if you get stuck short and need to rent something at short notice then call them on 020-8746-2121.
Got some other top spots to tell us about in Brighton? Tweet us at @milocostudios! For more information about any of the studios, email bookings@miloco.co.uk.
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