New year, new gear! We didn’t mean for that to rhyme, promise.
The famous north London studio, Livingston 1, underwent a complete refurb in 2012 and like all our studios, benefits from constant upgrades and additions to instruments, gear and backline. This week has seen the addition of some special new pieces of gear to the racks, so all you music geeks out there (that includes us), feast your eyes on these…
Here we have the Urei 1178 stereo FET compressor, the stereo equivalent of the legendary Urei 1176. This is a fantastic overhead compressor that adds some real body to the room.
Underneath the Urei we have the EAR 600 mono compressor. This baby was hand built by Tim de Paravicini, it’s a similar design to the very rare (and expensive) Fairchild 660.
Next up is the 5 Calrec PQ 1161-02 mic preamps and EQs. Each module is a discrete mic pre and 3-band EQ and pass filters, with identical EQ points to a Neve 33122.
These are a pair of EAR 822Q EQs. Also hand built by Tim de Paravicini, they’re passive mono valve EQs based on the Pultec design. These guys are designed to be highly flexible, making them useful in any application.
Last but certainly not least is a Roland Juno-106 analog polysynth. This is a very popular analog synth and widely used due to its amazing sound a simple programming systems, and was one of the first Roland midi-equipped synthesisers.
All this added to an already impressive gear spec (check the full list here) truly makes Livingston one of the best tracking rooms in London and the birthplace of recordings by Hozier, The 1975, Björk and many more.
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2015 was a great year in the Miloco and partner studios here in London and around the world. We enjoyed working with every artist and on every project that has come through our doors, but we couldn’t let the year disappear completely without highlighting some of the extra special moments as voted by our staff in the Miloco 2015 Year In Review.
Foals record What Went Down at La Fabrique in Paris
Early in the year the Oxfordshire five-piece Foals travelled down to the south of France to record their fourth album, What Went Down, at the amazing residential recording studio, La Fabrique. Teaming up with producer James Ford and engineer Jimmy Robinson, the album was then mixed by Alan Moulder at Assault & Battery 1. Taking on some darker themes, but also revealing the band’s most beautiful pop songs, the album was a great success and received well by fans and critics alike.
Adele works on 25 at The Church
You can’t talk about the year in music without mentioning Adele and her chart-topping album 25. Recorded at various studios around the UK, Britain’s Queen Of Pop returned to The Church in north London where she has recorded much of her earlier work. She worked once again with serial collaborator and The Church’s driving force, Paul Epworth, on two of the album’s eleven tracks. The beautiful studio was also showcased in the video for her second single, ‘When We Were Young’.
Stephen Street works on Blur comeback
In February Miloco partner Stephen Street revealed he was involved in the making of Blur‘s comeback album – their first in 16 years – at a press conference hosted by BBC Radio 1’s Zane Lowe. In late 2014 Stephen was drafted by the band to work on The Magic Whip, which was worked on in The Bunker and released in late April 2015.
Paul Epworth wins Producer Of The Year at the MPG Awards
Another Miloco partner, Paul Epworth, won UK Producer Of The Year at the Music Producers Guild (MPG) Awards in February, his third time winning the award. As the award is sponsored by The Brits that also made Paul the first official Brit Award recipient of the year. Paul is the man behind The Church Studios, where he was worked with the likes of Coldplay, U2, Adele, Paul McCartney, FKA Twigs, Glass Animals and more.
Golfrapp wins Album Of The Year
Another big winner of February’s MPG Awards was Goldfrapp, who took home the coveted UK Album Of The Year award for Tales Of Us. The stellar album was mixed by engineer and producer Craig Silvey at Toast, a partnership studio between Craig and Miloco.
Florence + The Machine record How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful at The Pool
Florence + The Machine returned to Miloco’s The Pool to record their third LP, How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful. The album was recorded and produced by Markus Dravs in The Pool and mostly mixed by Craig Silvey at Toast. It was released in mid 2015 to rave reviews, before the band took to the road to tour the album at some of the biggest music festivals around the world. It has since appeared in almost every notable ‘Best Albums of 2015’ list.
Wolf Alice record My Love Is Cool at Livingston 1 with Mike Crossey
British four-piece Wolf Alice recorded their debut album My Love Is Cool in Livingston 1 with Gotham producer Mike Crossey in London’s Livingston Studio 1. The album was released mid 2015 and quickly climbed the charts, earning the band nominations for the 2015 Mercury Prize, 2016 NME Awards and 2016 GRAMMYs.
Everything Everything record Get To Heaven at Angelic Studios
Another amazing album to be recorded in a Miloco studio this year was Everything Everything‘s Get To Heaven. Once again teaming up with engineer and friend, Tom Fuller, alongside producer Stuart Price the album was largely recorded at Angelic Studios where the band had also recorded their 2013 sophomore album Arc.
Bring Me The Horizon record That’s The Spirit at Black Rock
The stunning Black Rock Studios in Santorini played home to Bring Me The Horizon for two months while they recorded their fifth studio album That’s The Spirit. Miloco-managed engineer Al Groves holed up with the band to record the project in the luxurious studio – check out band member Jordan Fish talk about the band’s experience recording here.
Matt Wiggins & Riley McIntyre win at the Pro Sound Awards
Two Miloco engineers, Matt Wiggins and Riley Mcintyre fared well at the Pro Sound Awards in September, both taking home awards for their work in the field. Matt, who has previously worked with the likes of Paul McCartney, Coldplay, Adele and Foster The People, won Studio Engineer of The Year, while Riley took home the Rising Star Award following his excellent work with Florence + The Machine, Lianne La Havas and Nadine Shah.
Bastille record ‘Hangin’ at The Pool with Mark Crew and Jon Sagis
In September Bastille released a new song ‘Hangin” which featured on the FIFA ’16 game soundtrack, and is slated to be on their upcoming LP. Songwriter, producer and mixer Mark Crew recorded the song at The Pool earlier in 2015 with engineer Jonathan Sagis, who is managed by Miloco.
Launch of The Red Room London
In December 2015, after weeks of preparation and keeping things hush hush, Miloco launched the brand new mix room The Red Room London. In collaboration with Swiss mix engineer Philippe Weiss the room was completely refurbished in Miloco’s Bermondsey HQ, getting a new 56 Channel SSL G+ Console, new monitors and outboard and a whole lot more. It’s now fully up and running and is sounding incredible!
The new year brings a new lease on life, and now it could bring you a new lease on a studio! One of our London long term let studios, The Yard in Highbury & Islington is available in 2016.
The Yard is conveniently located next to Highbury and Islington tube station and is a great space for producers, writers and artists/bands to set up camp to work on their albums. It has a booth, air conditioning and alarm system, comes with cleaning 5 days a week, internet and TV. There is also a kitchen and rec room shared with other rooms in the building. The studio is hired without equipment, and will be available from February 1, 2016.
For any further enquiries about any of these studios, contact the Miloco office.
Posted in Uncategorized |When you think of the most vibrant and creative area of London, nothing comes close to Shoreditch in East London, and Rooftop studio is lucky enough to be located right in the middle of it. A recent addition to the Miloco fold, Rooftop is a writing studio within The Premises Studios complex – a creative hub for musicians and the ideal environment for making great music.
Sitting atop Hackney Road, Rooftop makes you feel like king of the castle, with a private balcony that opens out directly from the control room, which is particularly lovely during balmy summer nights. This position also provides plenty of natural light which isn’t always easy to come by in city studios. The control room is stocked with couches for 10, a custom-built workstation and user-friendly computer interfacing. The comprehensive gear list features a range of mics, converters, amps, monitors and software from the likes of Neve, Sony, Focusrite, Avalon, Logic and Yamaha.
The Rooftop | London | “Life at the top”
Rooftop was created by Alex ‘Cores’ Hayes to provide a comfortable and relaxed creative environment for writers, producers, artists and engineers and he has designed the studio as such to provide clients with great vibe, comfort and sound. And if ever you need help to get your creative juices flowing, within a stone’s throw of the studio are the coolest cafes, bars, clubs and live music venues the city has to offer.
Check out our other East London studios here.
Posted in Uncategorized |World class recording studio? Check.
Amazing modern and antique accommodation options? Check.
Secluded location, breathtaking views, eco-friendly and energy efficient? Check check check.
In case you didn’t get it already, Guilford Sound has it all. Tucked away in the woods of southern Vermont on 300 acres of private land, this stunning residential recording studio was designed and built with its natural environment in mind, operating as a low-impact and energy-efficient facility, using natural materials and finishes, and plenty of windows to blend in with its surroundings and take full advantage of its beauty.
The dream child of Dave Snyder, Guilford Sound was built by the team and Francis Manzella Design with an enormous live room complete with Yamaha C7 grand piano, four isolation booths with bring floated slabs for optimal isolation, and control room with 64-input API Legacy console. All this plus a long list of equipment and backline, which can be viewed in full here. Each of the rooms are clad in wood, with plush carpets, warm colours and comfortable furnishings to create the most inviting environment for artists to record in.
On the grounds you can choose between two accommodation options. The Earth House is a beautifully designed ‘modern rustic’ house that has five bedrooms and can sleep up to ten people, and is complete with solar heating and a living roof! Ashworth House is an historic 1790’s farmhouse full of New England antique charm, which is open three seasons of the year. It too has five bedrooms and two bathrooms, and includes a lovely outdoor amphitheatre perfect for Summer evening barbecues.
The surrounds offer the most incredible view and access of the colour-changing landscape, with plenty of walking trails on the studio grounds.
With amazing studio spaces, a comprehensive high-end equipment spec, and beautiful accommodations, if the studio doesn’t take your breath away then the views certainly will!
Posted in Uncategorized |With so many skyscrapers, you can imagine it would be hard to claim the title of highest anything in New York City. Yet Dubway Studios has managed to do just that, boasting the title of ‘highest studio in NYC’.
Above the clanging bells of the stock exchange and the throngs of suits headed to Wall Street sits Dubway Studios, on the upper floors of a finance district high-rise building. This is the newest site for Dubway, who have been providing music production, audio post and remote recording services to the broadcast, film, internet and music industries for over 30 years.
With a large main floor and penthouse mezzanine it has one large tracking room, four control rooms and three sound rooms, which are interlinked via audio and video for ease and flexibility. The penthouse mezzanine is a beautiful tracking space that can cater for large ensembles, and the main floor studios, built by Mike Crehore, together form an ergonomic and versatile multi-room experience. These are wonderful acoustic spaces stocked with the most impressive digital and analogue gear, providing almost every recording capability a client could need.
With a team that has decades of experience between them, the Dubway Studios team of staff and engineers are able to bring unparalleled creativity and expertise to every project. This experience now spans media arts, gaming and apps as well as music recording and production.
We’re so pleased to welcome Dubway to the Miloco family, and our roster of great New York studios. Just stay away from the windows if you’re afraid of heights!
Posted in Uncategorized |Miloco has been pretty busy in the land of the stars and stripes recently are pleased to announce we have added another Los Angeles studio to our roster with The Ship.
Located in the up and coming Eagle Rock neighbourhood in east LA, the retro nautical-themed studio is owned and run by Aaron Espinoza from the band Earlimart. As an artist himself, this gives Aaron and The Ship a unique understanding of recording artists’ needs and processes.
At over 1,000 square feet the studio is home to a large control room, a comfortable live room with high ceilings, an isolation booth and a small iso/office. This provides plenty of space for all manner of projects, but retains the cosy laid-back vibe Aaron and his team have crafted so well.
Gear wise The Ship is a harmony of digital and analogue with an emphasis on the latter, centred around a modified ADM console with all the bells and whistles, and full to the brim with outboard gear, Pro Tools, a wide range of mics, vintage drums, guitars and amps, keys – the list goes on. Check out the comprehensive spec here.
Getting all this, and in such a cool studio setting in a vibrant part of LA it’s no wonder The Ship has seen the likes of Glass Animals, Flosstradamus, Clams Casino, Shamir, Kimbra and She and Him pass through their doors. Take a virtual tour through The Ship here and get ready to set sail!
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Christmas has come early at Miloco as we have just received a pair of Augspurger Duo-8 Mini-Main monitors for demoing, which have been temporarily set up in The Red Room London.
As the sole official Augspurger distributor in Europe, we have the ONLY pair in the whole of the UK available for you to take for a test run. The only other known pair in the country are housed in the studio of Coldplay producer, Rik Simpson.
Completely customisable, the Augspurger Duo-8’s have over 200 different amp and configuration options and either a two-way main monitor system or a three-way with a sub. Being software driven it’s able to be completely tuned to your environment and has the clearest sound that truly goes down to 20Hz.
Sound isn’t the only customisable aspect, with numerous design options to choose from. There are 200 base colours and finishes, including the beautiful maple wood finish seen on this pair. As each pair of monitors are customised and made to spec they can be installed in your studio, home or vehicle, with many additional automotive options.
A favourite brand of heavyweight hip-hop producers and artists such as Timbaland, Jay-Z and Snoop Dogg because of its impressive bass, the Augspurgers’ versatility means they also work well for pop, EDM, rock and jazz.
To come in to The Red Room London for a listening session, or to enquire about arranging a demo in your own studio, contact Miloco Gear on +44 (0) 207 232 0008.
Just look at how they compare to the Barefoots – and wait until you hear them!
After keeping our lips sealed for a while now, we are so excited to introduce our new mix studio, The Red Room London. In collaboration with Swiss mix engineer Philippe Weiss, the room is housed in the Orinoco complex in SE1 near Tower Bridge, which is also home to writing studios The Bridge and The Bunker, our large tracking studio The Pool, and Miloco HQ!
This studio is an audiophile’s dream and everything has gone into making this arguably one of the best mix rooms in London.
For all you techy types, get a load of this: the console is a 56 Channel SSL G+ Console with ultimation and total recall, which comes loaded with 24 E-Series EQs and 32 G-Series EQs. Monitoring is controlled by a Cranesong Avocet and there is a choice of Barefoot MicroMain 27’s, Adam S3A’s, Dynaudio BM15’s, Genelec 1031’s, Yamaha NS10’s and trusty Auratones. The big monitors are customised Munro M4’s tuned by acoustician Nick Whitaker.
The outboard has been carefully selected by Philippe and provides engineers with a great selection of hardware tools all connected via magami cabling. You’ll find many of the usual suspects here, from brands such as EMI Chandler, Urei, DBX, Focusrite, Neve, AMS, Manley, Pultec, GML and much sought after gear from the likes of EAR, EMT, AKG, Manley, Neumann and Langevin amongst others. The DAW is an Avid HDX rig with 48 outputs running Pro Tools 11 and a full complement of plug-ins with a UAD-2 card. Outputs are provided by Avid HD I/O’s or Apogee DA-16X convertors.
And if that’s not enough to impress you, over the years this space has provided three UK #1 albums: Lana Del Ray’s ‘Born To Die’, Keane’s ‘Strangeland’ and Plan B’s ‘The Defamation of Strickland Banks.’ Other albums to have been mixed here over the room’s history include Oasis’ ‘What’s The Morning Glory’ and ‘Be Here Now’, most of the Chemical Brothers albums, plus other successful albums by Wild Beasts, Foals, Villagers and Everything Everything.
Check out the links below for more info and get in touch with our booking team if you want to take it for a spin!
Visit The Red Room London on Miloco Studios
Browse The Red Room London’s full equipment spec
Read here for more information on Philippe Weiss
Miloco are please to once again partner with Sentric Music for The Next Big Sync Track! The competition is open to all Sentric artists – bands, artists and/or songwriters that have music that they think has the potential to be the perfect musical pairing for ads, films, and games in 2016.
Sentric will comb through the submissions and select one lucky artist to work alongside their professional sync team to develop, record and market their song to their global sync network. BUT unlike previous Sentric competitions Miloco are also offering a 30% discount on studio time in select Miloco studios for the top ten finalists, which Sentric will also judge.
To enter all you need to do is sign up or sign in right here and in your profile go to the ‘opportunities’ section, follow the instructions and complete your submission before 31st December 2015.
For more information on Sentric head to their website, or watch the below video to find out how your music could benefit from being a part of the Sentric catalogue.
Good luck!
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