It’s December, therefore exorbitant numbers of journalists, bloggers and pub philosophers are separating this year’s worthwhile records from the woeful ones. Here is one list which will rightly spark a fruitful debate or two, the NME Track of the Year. So it comes with much glee to announce that a 100% Miloco-made track has scaled higher than any other up the taste-making walls of Britain’s favourite music weekly to grab the title for 2010.
Foals’ ‘Spanish Sahara’, from the Mercury-nominated album Total Life Forever, was recorded in Assault & Battery 2 by Daniel Rejmer, and mixed in Assault & Battery 1 by Alan Moulder. It saw off stiff competition from Grinderman’s ‘Heathen Child’ (also recorded in Assault & Battery 2), Arcade Fire’s ‘We Used To Wait’ and Gorillaz’s ‘Stylo’.
The NME’s Luke Lewis describes his admiration for the song: “‘Spanish Sahara’ is subtle, mysterious, cryptic – it creates a filmic world of its own that you want to crawl inside.”
The Top 10 tracks of 2010 as voted by the NME are:
1. Foals – Spanish Sahara
2. MIA – XXXO
3. Janelle Monae – Tightrope
4. Kanye West – Power
5. Arcade Fire – We Used To Wait
6. Gorillaz – Stylo
7. Surfer Blood – Swim (To Reach The End)
8. Grinderman – Heathen Child
9. Zola Jesus – Night
10. The Fall – Bury Pts 2+4
The nominees for the 53rd Annual Grammy Awards, to be held in Los Angeles on 13th February 2011 have been announced, and Miloco are thrilled to reveal that 5 of our clients are in amongst the shortlisted few for some of the top awards on the night.
With a staggering 109 different award categories, it is safe to say that the world’s most famous Music Awards Ceremony is certainly one of the longest too. It also contains some of the lengthiest and most mouth-filling categories you could think of; alas, Miloco representatives in the ‘Best Zydeco Or Cajun Music Album‘ there are not. However, here’s what we can boast about this time around…
Our friend and business partner at The Garden Studios in Shoreditch, Craig Silvey, heads the list of Miloco Grammy Nominees, for his work mixing the Arcade Fire’s The Suburbs. The Canadian band’s magnificent third album is gunning for three of the big gongs in February: ‘Album of the Year’, ‘Best Alternative Music Album’ and ‘Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals’ for track ‘Ready To Start’.
Miloco have two clients nominated for the ‘Best New Artist’ award. The first is Florence and the Machine, whose Miloco-made debut album Lungs stormed both sides of the Atlantic throughout 2009/2010. Mumford & Sons, whose debut album Sigh No More was partly-recorded with us, will be going head-to-head with Florence & co.
The Recording Academy have paid tribute to the exceptional return of Sade, whose album Soldier of Love, which was recorded at Miloco’s El Cortijo, is shortlisted for the ‘Best R&B Performance By A Duo or Group With Vocals’. Lastly, past winners The Chemical Brothers will be looking to expand on their collection of Golden Gramophones having been voted for ‘Best Electronic/Dance Album’ for 2010’s Further, which was mixed in Miloco’s Engine Room by Steve ‘Dub’ Jones.
We wish all nominees the best of luck on the night!!
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Prince Fatty is one of the monikers of Miloco’s good friend and business partner Mike Pelanconi. The second Prince Fatty album features 11 tracks of collaborations with the likes of Winston Francis, Little Roy and Horseman. Features the track ‘Dry Your Tears’, which was made iTunes Single of The Week in early December.
Mike Pelaconi recorded and mixed Super Size in The Ironworks Studios in Brighton.
Posted in Miloco Clients, Mixing Studios, New Albums, Record Producers, Recording Studio Engineers, Tracking Studios, UK Recording Studios | Tagged Dry Your Tears, iTunes Single of the Week, Mike Pelanconi, Prince Fatty, Super Size |
Comedian, Actor and performance poet Tim Key, who was the 2009 winner of the Edinburgh Comedy Award, has been spending some time down at Lightship95 Studios in the London Docks. Tim has been making an album of poetry called ‘Tim Key. With A String Quartet. On A Boat’. Here is a video recording of his performance of track ‘Waterloo’. Stay tuned on the Miloco blog for more information about the new album of poetry from Tim Key.
The 4th album from Roll Deep sees them cross the boundaries of underground grime and mainstream pop, as illustrated by the Miloco-made single ‘Green Light’, which is Winner Stays On’s number 1 blockbuster hit…
Parts of Winner Stays On were recorded and mixed at various Miloco studios. Interface engineer Matt Foster was heavily involved in the making of the album…
(Released 8th November 2011)
Posted in London Recording Studios, Miloco Clients, New Albums, Record Producers, Recording Studio Engineers | Tagged Interface Producer Engineer management, Matt Foster, miloco studios, Roll Deep, Winner Stays On |
You’ll be excited to hear that we have purchased a new Focusrite ISA428 MkII for The Bridge Studio in London, SE1.
The ISA428 MkII is new to Focusrite’s renowned ISA range of pro audio hardware. It is a premium four-channel mic preamp supporting an optional eight-channel A-D converter.
The ISA428 MkII features four of Focusrite’s classic ISA preamps, originally developed for the legendary Forté console. It supports the same professional eight-channel A-D converter option used with the ISA828. The A-D converter accepts four line inputs in addition to the signals passing through the main channels of the ISA428 MkII, creating eight high-quality digital streams with a superb 122dB dynamic range. Thanks to its convenient 25-pin D-Type connector, the A-D converter option integrates seamlessly with most digital workstations, including Pro Tools HD.
Mirroring the feature set of the original, each ISA428 MkII channel has a variable impedance circuit allowing you to perfectly match the preamp with any microphone, or to use different settings creatively to shape the sound of the microphone. Adjustable high-pass filters as well as phantom power and phase reverse controls are easily accessible on the front panel.
To view The Bridge’s official webpage, click here: www.miloco.co.uk/bridge
Posted in London Recording Studios, Mixing Studios, Recording Studio Equipment, Tracking Studios, UK Recording Studios, Writing Studios | Tagged Focusrite ISA428 MkII, Mic Pre-amp, Miloco spec, The Bridge Studio |
Just a quick message to continue to spread the good word of London punk band, Fearless Vampire Killers.
The band are giving away an MP3 and video of their new record ‘Palace In Flames’, to people who buy a S.O.P.H.I.E. wristband, with all profits going to the Sophie Lancaster Foundation.
The foundation was set up after the tragic murder of Sophie Lancaster in 2007, after she was attacked by a group of youths provoked by their prejudice towards Sophie’s, and boyfriend Robert Maltby’s alternative fashion sense.
Set up by Sylvia Lancaster, Sophie’s mother, the aims and objectives of the Charity are as follows:
• To create a lasting legacy to Sophie.
• To provide educational group-works that will challenge the prejudice and intolerance towards people from alternative subcultures.
• To campaign to have the UK Hate Crime legislation extended to include people from “alternative subcultures” or “Lifestyle and Dress”.
To download the the MP3 and video of the single, please follow this link:
www.fearlessvampirekillers.co.uk/sophie
Many thanks!
Posted in Miloco Clients, New Albums | Tagged Fearless Vampire Killers, Sophie Lancaster Foundation |
As part of our brand new studio launch – The Red Room Studio in Paris – we hooked up with Philippe Weiss, co-owner of the studio and one of the top producers and mixers in France, to interview him on this exciting new project.
The Philippe Weiss interview is now published on the Miloco website. It comprises Philippe’s ideas behind the The Red Room and an insight into some of the incredible equipment he has collected over the years, which now lives at the studio.
He also tells us about his illustrious career to date – from his early days as a DJ in Switzerland right through to becoming a top producer/mixer. Plus he gives us his thoughts on the modern day industry, its pro’s, its cons and the rest..!
To read this fantastic interview with Philippe, please click the following link: miloco.co.uk/studios/redroom_philippe_weiss_interview.php.
Posted in European Recording Studios, Mixing Studios, Record Producers, Recording Studio Engineers, SSL Recording Studios, Tracking Studios | Tagged miloco studios, Philippe Weiss, producer interview, The Red Room studio |
As the cold winter nights roll in, we thought wouldn’t be nice to head a little further south towards the equator – and that’s exactly what we’ve done..!!
This November we are thrilled to announce another groundbreaking new studio launch at Miloco. We have joined forces with producer / mixers Philippe Weiss and Jean-Francois Delort to run their incredible Paris-based SSL mix room, The Red Room. This hugely exciting new mix room sees Miloco Studios set foot in France for the very first time.
The Red Room is one of Paris’ great mix rooms. Philippe and Jean-Francois have created a world class mix environment designed to fully optimise your mixes to sound nothing less than incredible. The centre-piece of the studio is an SSL 4056 G+ console, featuring 24 E-Series and 32 G-Series EQs, and which has been modified to really push the boundaries of your mix. The desk is complemented by a custom TAD monitor system and an assortment of other speakers, and there are racks of top-end analogue outboard to choose from. A live room comprising a good collection of microphones is also on hand for those who may wish to track.
The Red Room epitomises the no-expense spared ethos. Everything has been designed to produce the highest quality sound: from having the best acoustics to the shortest cabling. The interior design is cool, modern and clean creating an enticing and inspiring vibe. It features a red decor, atmospheric lighting and plenty of personal touches such as Philippe and Jean-Francois’ enormous collection of vinyl.
This amazing studio is the very first in France to be operated by Miloco. Located in Suresnes, a Western suburb of Paris, you have all the attractions of one of the great world cities on your doorstep. The Red Room offers Miloco’s clients a whole new studio experience… Vive la différence!!
To find out more on The Red Room, please contact the Miloco office on 0207-232-0008, or email info@miloco.co.uk.
Posted in European Recording Studios, Mixing Studios, Record Producers, Recording Studio Engineers, SSL Recording Studios, Tracking Studios | Tagged Jean-Francois Delort, Miloco, Paris Mix Room, Paris Recording Studio, Philippe Weiss, The Red Room studio |
The much hyped debut solo effort from Carl Barat has arrived. The Libertine and former Dirty Pretty Things frontman takes a new angle on his new material, moving away from the quintessential indie rock of his previous bands to a more complex singer-songwriter feel with plenty of strings brass arrangements.
Carl Barat was recorded in The Square in 2010 by producer Leo Abrahams and Interface engineer Oliver Wright.
Posted in London Recording Studios, Miloco Clients, New Albums, Record Producers, Recording Studio Engineers, Tracking Studios, UK Recording Studios | Tagged Carl Barat, Dirty Pretty Things, Leo Abrahams, Libertines, Miloco The Square, Oliver Wright | ← Older posts Newer posts →
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