Miloco’s North London studio, Livingston 1, saw the arrival of a brand new house drum kit yesterday.
The studio’s renowned stone drum room is now equipped with a brand-spanking new Ludwig Hollywood 1966 drum kit with a 1968 Ludwig 400 snare making it the perfect place for drum tracking.
You can take a look at the rest of the equipment spec here.
The new kit will be available to use on sessions at a cost. Please call or email the bookings team on 02072320008 or bookings@miloco.co.uk to enquire.
Posted in London Recording Studios, Recording Studio Equipment, Tracking Studios | Tagged 1968Ludwig 400 Snare drum, drum kit, Livingston 1 Studios, Ludwig Hollywood 1966, Miloco, New gear, North London |
There has been lots of interesting activity going on down at Brighton’s Retreat Recording Studios, a residential writing and recording facility based in the beautiful village of Ovingdean, just outside Brighton.
First of all the team at Retreat has been working hard to improve the acoustics in live rooms 1 and 2. Meanwhile, the main studio’s control room acoustics have been overhauled using the latest Vicoustic technology to give the space better detail when overdubbing. It also allows clients to mix in the control room if they wish to.
There has been some new equipment added to the main recording studio, too. The control room has benefited from new Genelec monitoring; and we’ve added two new JZ Black Hole microphones to the mic collection and will acquire a third CP12 valve mic shortly
Over in the separate mixing studio, the guys at AudioCircus have been tuning the room as well as adding new subs with crossovers for the midrange monitoring – the results are speaking for themselves with some exceptional mixes now coming out of that room.
Looking to the future, Retreat Recording Studios has some really exciting developments on the horizon, including some extensions to the studio spaces and new accommodation facilities. More on that later – stay tune on the Miloco blog for further updates.
You can view the full equipment spec in the main recording studio at Retreat here.
To view the mix studio’s equipment spec, click here.
Tonight is MPG Awards night, and we’d like to wish everyone on the shortlists the best of luck.
Special mentions go to Gotham Producers’ Matt Wiggins who has been nominated for the Breakthrough Engineer of the Year Award. Matt’s work with Paul Epworth over the last year has included credits on the latest Paul McCartney album and Adele’s James Bond single, ‘Skyfall’ which has been nominated for Single of the Year.
A shout out to Paul himself who will be hoping for repeat success at the MPGs in the UK Producer of the Year award, a shortlist which he is joined on by our partners over at Battery Studios, Flood and Alan Moulder for their masterful production on Foals’ ‘Holy Fire’. The album which was recorded in Miloco’s Assault and Battery 2 and mixed in Assault and Battery 1 has been nominated for Album of the Year, with the single ‘My Number’ up for Single of the Year. Flood and Alan have also earned a nomination of Mix Engineer of the Year, and Catherine Marks, who recorded the album is on the shortlist for both Engineer of the Year and Breakthrough Engineer of the Year. So there’s potential for huge success over in the Foals camp…
Lastly, the Everything Everything single ‘Kemosabe’ from the band’s second album, which was partly-recorded in Angelic with Mo Hausler and Tom Fuller on engineering duties, is nominated for Single of the Year.
Good luck to all the nominees at the 2014 MPG Awards.We look forward to seeing as many people there as possible.
Find out more on this year’s MPG Awards at www.mpgawards.com.
Posted in Miloco Clients, Record Producers, Recording Studio Engineers | Tagged 2014, Miloco nominees, MPG Awards, nominees, Shortlist |Four-piece, Warpaint, are back with their second full-length album after three years in the making.
The self-titled record is a familiar continuation of their well-loved trip-hop style, but with a dark twist owing to heavier riffs and production, thanks to the help of super-producer Flood. It’s certainly an intriguing offering and well worth the wait.
Warpaint was part-recorded at Miloco’s Assault and Battery 2 studios by our very own Drew Smith, Cecil Bartlett and Flood. The record was then mixed at Assault and Battery 1 studio by Flood, with the help of Miloco’s John Caitlin and the band.
Read the full review here.
Posted in London Recording Studios, Miloco Clients, Mixing Studios, Neve Recording Studios, New Albums, Record Producers, Tracking Studios, UK Recording Studios | Tagged Album Release, Assault and Battery Studios, Drew Smith, flood, london, miloco studios, mixing, Producer, recording, Warpaint |Congratulations to Brett Shaw over at 123 Studios in Shoreditch who has scored his first number one single by recording the vocals on Clean Bandit’s “Rather Be” featuring Jess Glynn. Debuting at number one on the UK charts and a non-mover in its second week, “Rather Be” is the fastest selling UK single so far in 2014, and the fastest selling January single since Babylon Zoo’s ‘Spaceman’. Remember that one?
Co-written by Clean Bandit and Jimmy Napes of Disclosure, the track features a compelling mix of deep house and classical music samples, a ‘baroque pop’ for 2014 if you like, or just simply ‘classical-dance’. A simple but very effective foot-tapper that we’ll be hearing for many months to come. Check out the video below…
View Brett Shaw’s CV here. You can find out everything you need to know on Brett’s Shoreditch recording studio, 123 Studios here.
Posted in London Recording Studios, New Albums, Record Producers, Recording Studio Engineers, Tracking Studios, UK Recording Studios, Writing Studios | Tagged 123 studios, brett shaw, clean bandit, Disclosure, rather be |
This month we are bringing you a brand new residential recording and writing studio, Lake Malvik, in Northern Sweden. Located just a two hour drive north of Stockholm, Lake Malvik offers a truly idyllic creative retreat that is still easily accessible from the Swedish capital.
Based in a large farm house in Runemo, Lake Malvik is surrounded by pine forests, fishing lakes, mountains, rivers and wilderness with the sea also not far away. Inspiration is everywhere, and you can channel it all into your recording and writing projects which will be based in an excellently equipped recording studio featuring a large control room, live room and various other interesting recording spaces spread across three floors of the farmhouse.
There is a great selection of outboard and instruments which makes Lake Malvik particularly ideal for writers and musicians. You can check out the healthy choices of microphones, guitars, bass guitars, synths, amplifiers and outboard gear on the Lake Malvik equipment spec.
Living here is equally enjoyable. There are three luxurious double rooms for guests to make their own, and the magnificently relaxing lifestyle of Runemo is on your doorstep – fishing, country walks, beautiful local towns and villages, friendly bars and music venues, you can even try your hand at ice hockey at a nearby location.
To find out more on Lake Malvik, visit www.miloco.co.uk/lakemalvik where you can read upon the studio and accommodation, the full equipment spec, view image galleries and floorplans and find out about the location.
Welcome to Lake Malvik – ‘The Great Nordic Getaway’.
It has been one hell of a week over at The Church Recording Studios in London. This epic space, which leading UK producer Paul Epworth is reopening in 2014, is being transformed into London’s most exciting new recording studio complex in years, and last weekend we moved into the main recording room a very special piece of kit.
Introducing London’s only vintage EMI Neve console. Comprised of two halves – one which once lived in Abbey Road and recorded hits such as ‘Wish You Were Here’ by Pink Floyd, and the other from the famous Pathe Marconi studio in Paris – this is one hell of a desk. Under the guidance of Neve tech maestro Blake Devitt, we have spent the last seven days commissioning this stunning EMI Neve which has taken centre stage in what will be The Church’s main recording room – The Church Studios 1.
The installation of this classic vintage EMI Neve console is just one of many amazing developments taking place during the rebuild of The Church. You can keep up with all progress being made at this incredible London recording studio on churchstudios.tumblr.com.
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We’ve beefed up the microphones selection over at The Pool recording studio in London with a a selection of juicy additions!
First of all, we’ve bought a pair of legendary AKG C414s, the longest-lived C 414 model combining proven reference quality, leading-edge technology and state-of-the-art components. Find out more on the AKG C414 here.
We also have a pair of Brüel & Kjaer 4006s, one of the most popular types in the DPA microphone range and is a worldwide reference thanks to its precise, detailed and natural reproduction. Find out more here.
You can view the full spec at The Pool by visiting www.miloco.co.uk/studios/the-pool/equipment/.
Posted in London Recording Studios, Recording Studio Equipment, Tracking Studios, UK Recording Studios | Tagged akg c414, bruel & kjaer 4006, london, microphones, recording studio, the poo |
There’s been a mini equipment splurge up in Kings Cross at producer Tom Fuller’s The Cabin writing/recording studio. Tom has purchased a Korg MS-20 Mini, an amazing sounding re-model of Korg’s classic MS-20 monophonic synthesiser, reproducing that authentic analogue synth sound in a body shrunk to 86% of the original’s size, but still flaunting that vintage MS-20 look.
The MS-20 Mini is the latest addition to an ever-expanding collection of analogue synths and backline at this great recording and writing studio based at the Tileyard Studio complex in Kings Cross. Find out more on The Cabin at www.miloco.co.uk/cabin.
Posted in London Recording Studios, Record Producers, Recording Studio Equipment, Tracking Studios, UK Recording Studios, Writing Studios | Tagged kings cross, korg, london, ms20 mini, recording, the cabin, writing studio |
This January we have some new studio activity in west London. The good news for anyone in this part of town is that we have just partnered with writer/producer Paul Draper (ex-Mansun) at his studio, The Kitchen, which is based in the same building as Sofa Sound on the Chiswick/Acton border.
The Kitchen is now available for producers, writers, artists, engineers and musicians to use when Paul isn’t in there working on his own projects. This is the perfec west London recording studio for writing, over-dubbing, editing, vocal recording and programming.
Fitted out with an excellent Pro Tools rig and a comprehensive list of classic outboard gear, vintage guitars and amplifiers, as well as virtual instruments, the room offers a fantastic experience for a large range of projects. Paul’s collection of classic guitars and guitar amps are a particular highlight on his spec.
The studio is based in the vibrant Stanley House, which is where Hugh Padgham’s beautiful SSL recording and mix studio, Sofa Sound is based, as well ten production rooms, a large kitchen and lounge area and a roof terrace with views across west London. The cosmopolitan Chiswick High Road is a short walk south of the Studio, and central London is not far on public transport. Stanley House provides a secure car park for tenants.
All the information you need on The Kitchen is now live on the Miloco site. Find out more at www.miloco.co.uk/kitchen and contact bookings@miloco.co.uk for all enquiries.
Posted in London Recording Studios, Miloco Clients, Record Producers, Tracking Studios, UK Recording Studios, Writing Studios | ← Older posts Newer posts →
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