Friday 17 January 2014

2014 buzzing already

Hi Mike Cooling here, Skyhook Studios in-house engineer and producer...in the control room the temperature is rising, the magic's in the air, the guitar amp valves are glowing brightly and 2014 has only just begun.

Matt Brawley (Red Thread) was in yesterday doing pre-production work for his forth-coming album project. I hear snippets of punk revival, Kings of Leon and the Vaccines blended with a genuine soulfulness in Matt's songs. We can't wait to get working on the drum tracks shortly. Matt also works with Zebra Fish Media in film and video production and carries around an amazing aura of creativity.
Matt Brawley in pre-production work


This Saturday is an open creative session with Cas Frazer and brazilian singer Celina, we are just going to load up the samples, open the faders and see what comes out.... I'm thinking Daftpunk meets Caro Emerald and being a huge Nile Rodgers fan hoping to get some funky guitar grooves going.......it's a blank canvas and it's going to be fun :)


Stroud based Singer and Songwriter David Ireland is hopefully coming on board for a co-produced album as a follow up to his previous work 'A Twist of time' (available on iTunes)

here's a link to David's own website


David with Andy Butler (dB studios)
David in xmas video shoot 

Cosmic Glue
I love the depth and thought that David puts into his lyrics and songs from a colourful life of experience... touches of quirky comedy, observant documentary and heartfelt melancholy.... I am deeply in thought as to the sound design and recording styles we can use to help David make this next project his best....


On technical notes I'm working on Logic Pro X and getting into the nitty gritty of the software which is both brilliant and frustrating at times, it's a great match with our Allen and Heath GS-R24m console which I'm loving...... the preamps are great and the valve channels are awesome.
My own little synth the Novation Ultranova is a dream and is going to get a hammering on Saturday for some electronica vibes

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