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 |Following on from Friday’s blog post featuring drummer/producer Timmy record and engineer Ben Thackeray discuss the recording of Drumdrops’ ‘Royal Drops’, the guys are back – this time talking us through the mixing process on the album.
Find out everything you need to know on Royal Drops here.
Posted in Drumdrops, London Recording Studios, Mixing Studios, Record Producers, Recording Studio Engineers, SSL Recording Studios, UK Recording Studios | Tagged drum multi tracks, drumdrops, royal drops, soul drumming |Last week Drumdrops released their latest multi-track drum tracks album, ‘Royal Drops‘, an awesome collection of 15 sweet soul drum trakcks recorded in Miloco’s The Square SSL recording studio in London. Here is a video of drummer/producer Timmy Rickard and sound engineer Ben Thackeray discussing how they went about making ‘Royal Drops’. It was filmed at The Square.
www.drumdrops.com/recording/royal-drops
Posted in Drumdrops, London Recording Studios, Mixing Studios, SSL Recording Studios, Tracking Studios, UK Recording Studios | Tagged ben thackeray, drum multi tracks, drumdrops, drummer, Producer, royal drops, soul drumming, sound engineer, timmy rickard |
In 2013 we have bolstered our offering of London recording studios with another seven terrific rooms. We’ve got everything covered in the capital – studios North, East, South and West for all projects and budgets.
Of course with all of our many recording studios in London comes a fantastic array of recording and mixing consoles: the highest-end Neve and SSL desks; rare, vintage boards with rich histories of their own; as well as some great desks for writing and smaller scale projects, such as the acclaimed Audient series of consoles.
Here we are giving you a rundown of 20 different consoles we provide across 20 London recording studios…
123 Studios in Shoreditch, London offers this SSL X desk with the SSL X-panda desk expansion.
The Audient ASP 8024 Console at Arcadium Writing and Production studio in West London.
Assault & Battery 1‘s world class SSL SL407 G Series console has 72 channels with G+ computer and Ultimation (24 E-channels, 44 G-channels and 4 stereo channels). It has been used by Alan Moulder and Flood to mix countless huge records by the likes of Foals, Killers, Nine Inch Nails, Arctic Monkeys, White Lies and many more.
The Neve VR60 at Assault and Battery 2 recording studio in London has 60 channels, Flying Faders, Total Recall and Events Automation.
The Bridge Writing Studio in London, SE1 boasts this great Audient ASP4816 console in its luxurious control room.
We have an Audient Zen 16MPMF with Mic Pre’s and moving faders in The Bunker programming studio in London’s Bermondsey. A great little desk for the smaller space.
There is another Audient Zen 16MPMF in The Cabin writing and recording studio in North London (Kings Cross).
This SSL 4056G+ console in The Engine Room mixing studio in London used to live at the legendary but now defunct Olympic Studios.
Ilkatron Studios in Clapham boasts this very rare Sphere Eclipse C 32-Channel 32-Bus inline console. Beaut!
A recording studio on a boat, Lightship95 recently acquired this great API 1608 console.
The stunning SSL AL4072 G series 72 Channel console with Ultimation at Livingston Studio 1 in North London. It has 16 Black EQs, 8 Orange EQs, 8 Brown EQs and the rest are G-series EQs.
Musikbox writing and mixing studio in Kentish Town has this pristine Neve VR60 console.
This is the Neve 5305 24 Channel console based at Perry Vale Studios in South East London. Hard to come by these days…
Producer Ben Hillier picked up this rare EMT A100 30 Channel desk in Germany and drove it back to The Pool recording studio in London where it now resides.
Legendary producer Hugh Padgham has long been associated with SSL, so it makes perfect sense for this beautiful SSL 4064G+ 64 channel console to live at his Sofa Sound recording studio in West London.
The less common SSL 4044 E Series console at Soho Sound Kitchen, a new 5.1 recording studio based in Kings Cross, London.
The original Miloco studio in Hoxton, The Square has had many desks over the years. It currently houses one of the early Olympic Studios SSL G Series desks.
A real gem – the vintage Neve 8026 console at producer Craig silvey’s Toast Studios in Ladbroke Grove, West London. It contains 24 vintage Neve Mic Pre’s/EQs and has recorded the likes of Nirvana, Neil Young and REM in its long history.
They pop up all over Miloco’s London recording studios, mainly because they are so darn popular! Here’s another SSL 4048 G Series console with G+ computer which lives at Westpoint Studios in West London.
Lastly, something completely different – the Digidesign C24 Control Surface at The Yard, a specialist Live Mixing Studio in Highbury run in partnership between Miloco and DMZ Live.
To find out more on all of Miloco’s rooms in London visit our London Recording Studios page.
Posted in London Recording Studios, Mixing Studios, Neve Recording Studios, Recording Studio Equipment, SSL Recording Studios, Tracking Studios, UK Recording Studios, Writing Studios | Tagged audient, emt, London Recording Studios, mixing consoles, neve, recording consoles, SSL |
Christmas has come early over at The Square in Hoxton…
We have just rolled a beautiful Feurich Model 122 “Universal” Upright Piano into the original Miloco recording studio in East London.
As its name suggests, this stunning piano is designed for players from all genres; classical to jazz to rock and more.
This award-winning piano has such a strong and rich tone that some pianists have gone on record saying it even out-performs many baby grands. Originally launched in 2003, Feurich redeveloped the 122 “Universal” range in 2010/11 to enhance its sound quality even further, so we are delighted to now be offering one to our clients. Why don’t you head on over there to check it out…. www.miloco.co.uk/square.
Merry Christmas from Miloco to all you pianists, and everyone else too!
Posted in London Recording Studios, Recording Studio Equipment, SSL Recording Studios, Tracking Studios, UK Recording Studios | Tagged east london, feurich 122, hoxton, Hoxton studio, the square recording studio, upright piano | ← Older posts Newer posts →
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