It’s been a long time between sessions, but the combined forces of Swedish trio Peter Bjorn & John, and producer Paul Epworth, have returned with the release of the band’s seventh studio album, Breakin’ Point. This fab four first made magic together a decade ago on what is undoubtedly PB&J’s most famous song, ‘Young Folks‘, and have reenlisted Epworth’s skills for their first album in five years, alongside fellow producers Emile Haynie and Greg Kurstin.
It was never much of a secret that the band and Paul were working together again at The Church thanks to their prolific social media updates, which began all the way back in September of 2014. Spanning Twitter, Instagram, Facebook and YouTube, we got many a sneak peek and exclusive preview of the sessions, the songs, and the fun times.
So to celebrate the release of Breakin’ Point, we thought we’d go back and take a look at almost two years’ worth of sessions that contributed so such a great album.
Peter Bjorn & John’s Breakin’ Point is out now on INGRID. Click to buy on iTunes, or to stream on Spotify. To find out more about the recording, read our release article here.
It all began with one picture…
#PBJ7 ‘Bjorn Yttling – keeping Antares in business’
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#PBJ7 Beats with @paulepworth #ExclusivePreview
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John laying down the beat at #ChurchStudios #PBJ7 #StudioTime #London pic.twitter.com/Q7uP8EQDzu
— Peter Bjorn and John (@PeterBjornJohn) November 29, 2014
Exciting things happening in the #Studio with #Peter
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#SneakPeak of Mr @paulepworth and Mr Peter Morén working on #PBJ7
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piano man ???????? head to youtube for the full video…http://bit.ly/1tOtKSN
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#PBJ7 pub listening party!!!! @paulepworth You can find the whole video on our YouTube Channel
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Björn playing around with some toys at Church Studios. #PBJ7 #Studio pic.twitter.com/U7anlSzk9L
— Peter Bjorn and John (@PeterBjornJohn) July 13, 2015
Putting the finishing touches to some new tracks in the incredible Church Studios. #PBJ7 #Studio
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Friend or Foe?? #Studio #PBJ7 pic.twitter.com/Y55OE9WUaO
— Peter Bjorn and John (@PeterBjornJohn) July 21, 2015
Björn and @paulepworth at Church Studios whilst working on the new album! ????✌ #pbj7 #Studio pic.twitter.com/pXEb5OIq5k
— Peter Bjorn and John (@PeterBjornJohn) August 10, 2015
Give us your best guitar face, Björn! ???? #Studio #PBJ7 pic.twitter.com/5w3BGbgyBk
— Peter Bjorn and John (@PeterBjornJohn) August 18, 2015
Taking in the beautiful scenery… #PBJ7 #Studio @ChurchStudios pic.twitter.com/llUzPObqte
— Peter Bjorn and John (@PeterBjornJohn) August 23, 2015
#backinchurch #pbj7 it’s a thing x
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#backinchurch pic.twitter.com/jSBLgWvvVK
— Peter Bjorn and John (@PeterBjornJohn) September 6, 2015
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#PBJ7 #PBJ7Tech The MS20 @ChurchStudios pic.twitter.com/SOYJBlFKYc
— Peter Bjorn and John (@PeterBjornJohn) September 16, 2015
#backinchurch Tracking Vox #PBJ7 pic.twitter.com/InhJp0fkv3
— Peter Bjorn and John (@PeterBjornJohn) October 4, 2015
#PBJ7 #BackInChurch #studiolife Peter & Paul pic.twitter.com/pAegB84mBF
— Peter Bjorn and John (@PeterBjornJohn) November 28, 2015
Xmas is Over – Hallelujah pic.twitter.com/w847vE7T96
— Peter Bjorn and John (@PeterBjornJohn) December 28, 2015
Back in Church – Synth Wall Pt.2 #PBJ7 #studiolife
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#TBT drumming at Church with @paulepworth
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Posted in Uncategorized |Working on ‘Dominos’ with @paulepworth at @ChurchStudios late 2015. #studiolife #pbj7nuggets pic.twitter.com/KSCE4bHiRt
— Peter Bjorn and John (@PeterBjornJohn) May 22, 2016
Another year done for The Great Escape, and what a year it was! The Miloco team were on the ground in Brighton for all three days scoping out the best new talent, meeting new people, and of course enjoying a free beer or two. We’ve tried to recall every detail of the three days to the best of our abilities, so here’s our recap of how the whole thing went down.
Day One:
We ‘escaped’ London Thursday morning and arrived in Brighton bright-eyed and bushy-tailed ready for all the festival action. We took a few wrong turns but managed to get ourselves registered, picked up our passes/tote bags, and maybe a few too many bags of promotional pop chips. After experiencing a few panic-inducing minutes of the hotel reception trying to find our reservation at the Queen’s Hotel we then braved their luggage storage room, which looked like a game of suitcase Jenga gone wrong, and set off to start day one in earnest.
• Kicking it off (very) locally we travelled all the way downstairs at The Queen’s to catch French duo HER. The set was a fun mix of funk and R&B, but was slightly off-putting to be in a fully lit venue that had a distinct conference room vibe – not the most conducive environment for live music
• We then dove into an Aussie double header with Methyl Ethyl followed by Northeast Party House (pictured, above) at the Sounds Australia showcase at Komedia. The opposite to downstairs at Queen’s, Komedia is so dark that if you walk in there from the 3pm sunlight you will go blind for a few minutes. NEPH were definitely a highlight of the day with a fun, high energy set
• Taking full advantage of our delegate passes the team hit up the annual Audio Network party at Kooks bar. Our summary: great people, great music, great fish and chips and the best house red this side of Tuscany
• Down by the seaside Connie Constance wowed at The Arch, a voice as raw and beautiful as that should come with a warning
• Following an uncharacteristically civilised dinner, next up was singer songwriter Alec Benjamin at Patterns who played old favourites and tracks from his upcoming album
• Hightailing it to the other side of the action i the rain we hit up Cloves’ (pictured, below) set at Brighthelm. Unfortunately the venue was a bit too cavernous for the size of the audience, but her rich bluesy tones managed to reach to every corner of the room nonetheless
• Michael Kiwanuka at St George’s Church (pictured, top) was a definite highlight of the day. He treated us to crowd favourites and tracks from his album, which is out this Friday
• We tried (and failed) to get into Craig David’s TS5 set at Wagner Hall, trying every trick in the book to slip one over on the bouncer with his watertight guest list. Was worth a shot though, right?
• After all that it was back to The Queen’s to join what felt like every person in Brighton for a nightcap… one which ended at 4am with us trying to get to our rooms by stepping around people doing an impromptu yoga class in the hallway
Day Two:
We began Friday just a touch less fresh than the day before – nothing a burger and a bloody mary couldn’t fix! After some precision planning and gig coordination we donned our lanyards and obligatory sunglasses and began day two.
• First up was Miloco staff pick Declan McKenna’s acoustic set at the Vevo stage at Wagner Hall
• Ten Fé at Sticky Mike’s Frog Bar (best named-venue, hands down) was one of our highlights of the entire festival. So much so we doubled up on their shows
• Brighton native Louis Mattrs lured us back down to Coalition for his early evening set of smooth R&B. Funnily enough he actually used to work at that venue… but got fired (lol)
• Further along the shore at Patterns we caught one of Anna Of The North’s (pictured, below) many TGE sets. We can see why they needed to schedule multiple as the duo wowed with their dreamy synth pop from start to finish
• Going from one extreme to the other, next up were Bristol rockers, and Miloco staff pick, Idles (pictured, below). Four word review: high energy, high volume
• Friday was the key day for grime and urban artists at the beachfront venues and we managed to catch back to back sets by emcees Nadia Rose & Yungen at Shooshh who got the crowd jumping
• Next up (and next door) was electronic producer Salute at The Arch. We were already a fan of his tunes, but his live set impressed with the addition of live bass and percussion from band members Craig & Sam. It was a great set that packed out the venue
• We had a lot of fun speaking like Germans every time we said we were going to HAUS at Sticky Mike’s. Novelty aside we really enjoyed the set from the homegrown indie five-piece
• Stopping via Spiegeltent for yet another bloody mary pick-me-up we tried in vain to see Black Honey (followed by Eagulls) at Horatio’s. They inexplicably closed the pier leaving a crowd of annoyed would-be audience members shaking their fists at security. At one point even the band were barred and had to convince the bouncer they were, in fact, supposed to be on stage in a few moments
• To wrap up the night we checked out Transgressive act and hotly tipped teenage duo Let’s Eat Grandma at Latest Music Bar for their 1am slot, which was surely past their bedtime. It was…interesting and at one point featured a recorder and the two girls playing some kind of schoolyard clapping game?
• Capping off the night it was back to The Queen’s lobby once more to squeeze past all the delegates trying to network and hand out business cards with a drink in each hand
Day Three:
“Okay last day, we can do this,” we woke up chanting internally, secretly wondering if we could possibly eat one more piece of free pizza or drink one more G&T. The Great Escape is a marathon, not a sprint after all, and this is what we’d been training for.
• Following a superb eggs benedict to kick off the day right, we plunged back into the midday darkness at Komedia for The Big Moon. An absolute crowd favourite, these girls were just so good. It’s not easy to be one of the first slots of the last day when hangovers are raging and attention spans are waning. Their set was fun, high energy and included an excellent rendition of Madonna’s ‘Beautiful Stranger’ from the Austin Power’s soundtrack
• Another Miloco staff pick, and fans of recording in The Pool, The HUNNA were next up at Brighthelm. It’s very obvious to us now why these guys have such an avid fanbase worldwide
• Not realising exactly how far away Concordia 2 was we journeyed down to the Aussie BBQ for some snags and Fosters (really) where we managed to catch The Rubens and Gang Of Youths (pictured, below). Sidetone: Gang Of Youths lead singer Dave has some killer moves. We’re talking Beyoncé ‘Single Ladies’ video moves, bravo.
• Keeping in the Antipodean theme, a few of the team managed to score tickets to Temper Trap’s (pictured, below) Amazon Prime Front Row Live secret show at The Old Market. They played a few classics, the new singles and tested out some unreleased tracks from their upcoming album, which got great response from the crowd
• Next up was German-born, LA-based singer songwriter Bibi Bourelly at The Arch. She’s got the smoky tone of Amy Winehouse with more of an R&B vibe and a hell of a lot of attitude. That attitude was put to good use when she wrote Rihanna’s ‘B*tch Better Have My Money’
• Walking the whole 20 metres or so to Coalition next door we caught back-t0-back sets from Arydn and Liss, the latter of which was a clear favourite with their brand of R&B, disco-y pop
• Last up for the day was back to the Vevo sponsored Wagner Hall for Scottish songstress Kloe. You only have to hear one song to understand the outrageous lengths it took to actually get in the venue (to be honest it was easier to watch from the beer garden outside, which had some unsurprisingly impressive AV from the Vevo folks)
With all the gigs, meetings and seminars done and dusted it was finally time to let our hair down, which to be honest we’d been doing already anyway. By this time the crowds had thinned, the floor in the bar at The Queen’s was like walking on duct tape, and the expense receipts were climbing higher so we thought it might be time to call it a night.
Ultimately it was yet another great year of the festival, superbly run by The Great Escape team and all the venue staff. Congratulations to every artist that played both on the main bill and at The Alternative Escape. Bring on The Great Escape 2017 – we’ll see you there!
If you’re an artists that payed at The Great or Alternative Escapes, check out our special artist offer on studio bookings here.
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We’re still buzzing after yet another fantastic The Great Escape festival in Brighton this past weekend. Between all of us at Miloco that attended we covered a lot of ground and were simply blown away by the talent on display.
So to do our bit in supporting the next generation of artists, we have a special offer for all artists who performed at The Great Escape and The Alternative Escape 2016!
Here’s all the info you need to know:
• 20% off full studio rates, including an assistant, engineers will be charged at normal rates, if required
• Available for bookings in The Pool, The Bridge, The Red Room London, Livingston 1, Livingston 2 and Assault & Battery 2
• Applicable for all bookings in the above studios for sessions of up to three days
• Offer applies to bookings made prior to August 31st, 2016
Contact our team at bookings@miloco.co.uk or call on 020 7323 0008 for all enquiries and bookings.
Posted in Uncategorized |Like you needed any reminding that The Great Escape festival begins today! The Miloco Team have just touched down in Brighton for the tenth year running to get amongst it all – the gigs, the talks, the parties, and who could forget the free food and drinks!
If there’s one thing we’ve learned over the years becoming the season TGE veterans we are today, it’s that you can’t just run head first into the fray, arms flailing in wild excitement about the next three days of music and madness. So gather round children and listen/read to our pearls of wisdom.
First, download the app. Let’s face it, no matter how organised you think you are, after the third welcome party where you take a little too much advantage of the free beer and pizza, your mind will be a bit cloudy. You’re unlikely to remember how to get back to your hotel, let alone when and where you were supposed to see Kiko Bun on night number one.
It’s free and this year is a much better incarnation than its predecessors – for iTunes download here, Android here.
Ok you’ve got the app, but have you got all the other essentials vital for this musical marathon? We’re talking dark sunglasses, a portable phone charger, industrial strength Panadol and enough business cards to cover the floor of the Wagner Hall. You never know who might pick up one of those bad boys – they could be your newest LinkedIn connection, or using it for a roach, who knows? That’s half the fun.
Use the app to organise your gig line-up with the kind of military precision Churchill would be proud of and get yourself out there. Be realistic about the gigs you’ll be able to make – it’s not Glastonbury after all and most venues will take you a considerable time to travel between, what with all the people you’ll inevitably stop and chat with along the way and brag about who you’re going to see next.
Alright now you’re there, it’s time to get your bearings. Find your hotel room and pray to god you remember the number before you end up banging on some poor A&R Coordinator’s door at 4am because you can’t get in to ‘your’ room. Then get yourself down to registration for your delegate wristband that you will flash as ostentatiously as possible so that all the punters will know how very busy and important you are because you’re in “the biz”.
This is where the real work begins: it’s time to mingle. There are a smorgasbord of events around town for delegates to meet, chat and simultaneously be pried/bribed with free food and alcohol. All jokes aside, these are really great events – especially on the Thursday when everyone is still excited and fresh-faced, the looming hangover just a blip on the horizon.
One insider tip: the food at the Audio Network party is good, so good that you can’t stop yourself eating three of the lamb and mint burgers in one sitting. Trust us, it leads nowhere you want to be.
Actually, two inside tips: Try not to get too slaughtered at the cocktail van, you might will end up busting out some dance moves best reserved for 2am at Infernos. Or so we’ve heard…
Getting into gigs can sometimes be more difficult than anticipated. For delegates there’s often a ‘fast-track’ lane for entry which is what your well-spent pounds went towards to ease the process. Keep in mind that for the Spotlight shows you will need to go to registration at 9am on the morning of the gig and be first-in-best-dressed to nab one of the tickets to each of the sold out shows on Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights. Get ready to throw out some elbows to get to the front of the queue, this is the time of year Brighton turns into the musical equivalent of The Hunger Games – you’ve been warned.
If you’re really desperate to get into the Stormzy show but slept through your three alarms and missed out on a ticket, then you could always try say you’re the manager/tour manager/sweat towel carrier to get in the door. I mean, what’s the worst that could happen?
Now it’s late, you’re about 17 pints deep and in need of a feed before you race the sunrise to bed. Word on the street is Brighton institution Market Diner is the best place for all-night fry ups to fill you up, just try make sure you keep it all down.
Alright, we’ll get to the reason you’re all really here: the hangover cure. Aside from the obvious: pace your drinks, drink lots of water, don’t mix alcohol – blah, blah, yeah we know – there are a few gems we couldn’t live without come morning (midday?) when we crawl out of bed looking like Russell Brand circa 2007.
Billies: Known as ‘the perfect hangover cure’ spot there’s nowhere better for a big breakfast. Cheap, cheerful, and with everything from Full English to Eggs Benedict and the best hashes in town. The most expensive thing on the menu is £8 so it’ll help your head as well as your pocket.
Small Batch Coffee: You’ll find these dotted around town (the one on Jubilee Street is the closest to the action/easiest to crawl to), and serve the best coffee in Brighton, the elixir of life
Oatopia: Spot these flapjack food vans around town for a perfect breakfast on the go
Bills: You know, if you want to be a bit fancy about it. Smoothies, rostis and breakfast boards galore
Pho: The name of the restaurant is pretty self explanatory. These are the best in Brighton and can be a good substitute for a greasy full English to help you get back to a somewhat functioning human being
Alternatively you could always go for a refreshing run along the seashore and try your best to sweat out all the alcohol and regret, but if all else fails then a bloody mary and cheesy chips on the shore always go down a treat.
There you have it, now go forth and conquer. We’ll see you on the other side.
Posted in Uncategorized |A studio that needs no introduction to many, The Premises in Shoreditch has just come on board Miloco as our newest partner! The Premises Studio A is part of one of the most popular recording & rehearsal facilities (and cafés!) in Shoreditch, located on Hackney Road. As the world’s first solar-powered recording studio, we are very excited to be partnering with such a forward thinking studio and team that not only facilitate the creation of great music, but are completely eco-friendly and energy efficient, giving more energy back to the grid than they actually consume.
Given their unique solar-power capabilities, it comes as no surprise then that the studios themselves receive a tonne of natural light all the way down to the control and live rooms, which are bright and stylishly decorated, giving a great impression from the moment you walk in the door.
The studio is comprised of a large control room with SSL console, vocal booth, a beautiful wood-floored live room, and an additional drum room at the rear with glass doors allowing clients to choose an open plan or more isolated drum sound when recording. All this and a private indoor/outdoor rooftop conservatory that comes with couches, a TV and a large balcony. See for yourself in the studio floorplan here.
The Premises provides the best in digital and analogue recording and mixing, with the control room based around a 24 channel SSL console, a huge range of plug-ins, modern and vintage outboard compressors and EQs, over 20 additional mic preamps and a collection of vintage handwired amps, percussion and microphones. Browse the impressive equipment list here.
Providing the absolute best in service, gear, space and location, it comes as no surprise that The Premises has been a studio of choice for the likes of Gladys Knight, FKA Twigs, Lapsley, Arctic Monkeys, Lana Del Rey and Gregory Porter for over 30 years.
Last month we announced that one of the studios in our Wood Green complex, Livingston 2, would be undergoing a refurbishment, getting a load of new gear and a nice new makeover. Now after weeks of hard work by the team at Livingston and Miloco Builds, we can finally unveil the finished product!
Here’s what’s gone down in Studio 2:
• The live rooms have all been re-fabriced
• Miloco’s signature HUE customisable lighting system has been installed throughout, meaning clients can control the ambience and lighting colour scheme direct from their phone
• The control room has received a brand new Custom Series 75 console, powered by Neve, from Miloco Gear who are the newest UK distributors of these amazing desks
• New monitoring was supplied by Miloco Gear, featuring a new pair of Augspurger Duo-8 monitors with 12″ subs for the bigs, Genelec 1031’s for the mids and Yamaha NS10’s for the near fields
• Installed a Pro Tools HDX Rig (With UAD card), and a Studer A80 2″ machine
• The entire equipment spec has been overhauled with new gear and backline, check out the full list here
Sessions can be booked in Studio 2 for £400 (+VAT)/12 hour day, which includes an assistant, and for a limited time bookings of 5 days or more will be £350(+VAT)/12 hour day with an assistant. For enquiries contact out bookings team at bookings@miloco.co.uk.
For more information about studio builds, the Custom 75 Series console powered by Neve, or Augspurger monitors, contact Miloco Services.
Have a scroll through the ‘after’ photos below (here’s the ‘before’ shot) and for more info and to view the full studio page, click here.
There’s just one week to go until The Great Escape and the Miloco Team are getting excited! It’s no secret that this is one of our favourite annual UK festivals, and we have a long history of attending the festival and supporting the brilliant acts that play there. Read more about it here.
While there are lots of acts we are keen to discover and hear for the first time, there are some favourites we’re totally fan girl/boy-ing over. Working day in, day out in studios means we hear a lot of music, but in our opinions (and ears) these are the best of the bunch.
Check out the Great Escape Miloco staff picks below:
Imogen, Scout
Idles: Bristol five-piece band with some really energetic tracks. They’re a must-see live!
The Hunna: These guys have only be releasing music since October and have already made everyone’s ‘ones to watch list’, including mine. They’ve come in to record at Miloco on a few occasions and had a great time
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Isaac Gracie: London based artist that does emotional, raw singer/songwriter vibes over delicate guitar
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Alec Benjamin: Singer-songwriter Alec Benjamin I think is in for a big 2016. His debut album is out on Columbia sometime this year
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Sam, Bookings
Banfi: London solo act turned three-piece that do the ever-popular dreamy indie pop really well
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Declan McKenna: Like a teenage Jamie T, he’s only released a few tracks so far, so I’m looking forward to seeing him live and hearing more
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Kate, Bookings
Band Of Skulls: Not exactly newcomers, but I’ve been a fan of these guys for a while and am looking forward to seeing them play TGE (yet again!)
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Eagulls: Feels like Eagulls have played every major festival over the past two years and deservedly so. Their music is fun and unapologetically so, perfect for festival slots. I’m looking forward to their new album which was mixed by Craig Silvey at Toast
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Kiko Bun: I mean, who doesn’t like a reggae show when down by the seaside?
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Siobhan, Studio Manager
Amy Yon: I love the interesting texture her voice has, it’s soft but powerful all at once and she pairs it with great songwriting. She’s worked with Brett Shaw at 123 Studios before so it will be good to go support at her show.
Shura: Another artist that’s come in to Miloco to record a lot, but I’m not being biased, I promise. It’s hard to stand out in the world of dreamy synth pop, but Shura manages to do it better than others.
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Georgie, Marketing Manager
Connie Constance: I can’t even begin to tell you how much I love Connie Constance. Just listen to the song below, it’s just so honest and beautiful and heartbreaking all at the same time.
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Elf Kid: I’m a massive hip-hop fan and Elf Kid is high on my list of emcees to check out at TGE, ‘Golden Boy’ is an absolute tune.
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Jagwar Ma: I mean, what kind of Australian would I be if I didn’t like Jagwar Ma?
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Her: This French duo really intrigue me. They mix R&B/Soul with the type of synth-funk reminiscent of Jungle. Will be good to see what they’re like live.
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Nick, Managing Director
Oh Wonder: These guys came in to shoot a few of their videos in The Pool recently and were really great. Their music is soft and understated, but captivating nonetheless
Michael Kiwanuka: This guy is a soul singer from North London with the most incredible voice. He’s done a few sessions in The Square and Livingston 1 working on his album and I’ve heard he’s great to work with
Cloves: Another Miloco regular we’ve had the pleasure of working with. She comes across as this sweet Australian girl, which she is, but when she sings she has this incredibly mature, bluesy sound that you don’t expect. See what I mean in the video below she recorded at The Church for ‘Don’t You Wait’
Posted in Uncategorized |This week Miloco has added our first studio in Mississippi, USA – “the birthplace of America’s music”. Malaco Studios was founded in 1967 and has become without a doubt the most prestigious recording facility in Jackson, Mississippi, with a rich history of producing excellent blues, soul and gospel records.
Malaco Studios has provided recording facilities and services for a variety of artists, and the TV and film industries for the past 50 years, working with the likes of The Pointer Sisters, Paul Simon, Lucinda Williams and Dorothy Moore. Classic songs such as Anita Ward’s number one single “Ring My Bell”, Jean Knights “Mr. Big Stuff” and King Floyd’s “Groove Me” were all recorded at Malaco Studios. Unfortunately a 2011 tornado caused extensive damage to the original studio structure, leading to a ground up rebuild in 2012, which gave the studios the opportunity to modernise further with new rooms and technologies.
The studio couples is made up of a comfortable control room centred around an API Legacy console, large live room with high ceilings, three isolation rooms. In addition to this there is the mastering room, video editing suite and machine room.
In addition to the high-end outboard racks you’d expect from such a studio, Malaco’s extensive equipment spec includes an array of vintage tune and solid-state gear, Studier analog tape machines, ProTools HD and Nuendo systems, and a large collection of vintage microphones. Their stock of instruments come courtesy of brands such as Fender, Marshall, Hammond and Yamaha.
When it’s time to take a break, you can wander through the studio’s history via the photograph lined hallway to the kitchen area that looks more like a professional diner than studio kitchen. It can seat 24 and comes equipped with every amenity for preparing meals, or to simply enjoy them in a relaxed dining atmosphere should you choose to have Malaco organise catering for your team.
Explore the Malaco Studios full page here.
We announced a few weeks ago that one of our north London studios, Livingston 2, would soon be undergoing a major refurbishment. Well the time has arrived as yesterday the hard work began, removing monitors, windows and fabric to create a blank canvas and be able to start the refurbishment and makeover in earnest!
Check out the photos below in our Day 1 Recap:
– We’ve removed the old Westlake monitors
– The windows have been taken out to clean up the fabric
– All fabric in the live rooms has been removed
– New lighting panels have arrived in preparation for our signature customisable hue lighting
Re-writing the north London music scene is our newest partner studio, Script Studios, located in Kings Cross’ creative hub, Tileyard Studios. A brand new facility it is home to world-class tech, equipment and gear and being in Tileyard is surrounded by a neighbourhood of songwriters, artists, producers and composers.
Designed by Chris Walls from Level Acoustic Design, the space consists of a large live room for tracking that can comfortably accommodate a band or medium sized string section and a booth large enough for vocals, and can even fit an upright piano. The live space comes complete with an envy-inducing array of keyboards, Fender guitars, bass and amps.
The adjacent control room is centred around a 32 in/out Protools rig in addition to a great selection of analogue pre amps by Heritage Audio, API, Chandler and more, as well as compressors, EQs and a Neve mixer to allow maximum flexibility between analogue and digital signal paths.
As a great live space for tracking and an excellent mix room, Scrip Studios can truly take a project from start right through to final mixes at the finish.
In addition to having the rejuvenated Kings Cross on its doorstep, now full of cool cafes, restaurants and bars, Script has a spacious private lounge for breaks which is well serviced by Tileyard’s Vinyl Cafe.
With all this it’s no surprise Script Studios has hosted the likes of Mike Skinner, Gilles Peterson and Kele Okereke of Bloc Party as well as an array of film and TV composers.
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