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I’m thrilled to announce that The Ben Drake Collective’s ‘Still Alive’ EP is now available for general consumption. This recording is the culmination of many hours of work between the band and myself at SoundARC Recording Studios, and features (in my opinion) some of Ben’s strongest material to date. It can be purchased and streamed through all the usual channels (including iTunes and Spotify). Below is a preview of the title track.
Following hot on the heels of this post detailing the final day of the Soundcraft Series 1600 at SoundARC, I’m very excited to announce that the AMEK TAC Scorpion is now sitting pride of place in the control room. Fitting, wiring, and testing happened over the period of a week, and I’ve now had the pleasure of running my first tracking session with it (continuing the recording of Ben Drake’s latest EP). The desk sounded great, and although I was sad to see the old one go, it’s clear that this is a huge upgrade to the studio’s sound. With …
Where does the time go?!! Seems like only yesterday I was detailing October’s goings on, and now we’ve reached the end of November! Anyway, the month started off with a couple of studio sessions from Ben Drake and Speedshot, then it was into a week of web development, concluding with an acoustic session with the lovely Kayleigh Moss and Harry Wade. Week 2 saw more web development for my good friend Leonard Burton over at Atomworks, finishing with a couple of weekend sessions back at SoundARC with FS1E and Bowfinger. Week 3 saw yet more web development, and studio sessions …
Well it’s always nice to be doing things, but this month ‘things’ have happened with such frequency that I’ve not had chance to post about any of them! The month started off with The Piano & Cello Duo recording three tracks live as part of the SoundARC Sessions, the results of which can be seen (and heard) below. Next up came news of a new exciting web development commission for a brand-new start-up, who wish to sell their goods through a couple of online channels. I’ll be able to share more info once the project kicks off proper. Mid-month I …
Just finished a busy four day recording and mixing stint at SoundARC, with a real mixed bag of musical projects. Friday morning saw Roy Lendor return to continue work on his début RnB/pop-tinged album. We’re just over half way through the mixing process now, and things are sounding really sweet. Friday afternoon saw Ben Drake pop in to track bass, lead guitar and keys to his soon-to-be-released single titled ‘Forever’. Got a little bit of editing to do now before we can track vocals, which are currently pencilled in to be tracked in a couple of weeks. Sunday was a …
I’m writing this post in a kind of post-shock state, as after 25 days of continuous work, many cups of coffee and energy drink, and a monumental 14 hour final day, Ben Drake’s album has finally been mixed and sent off to be mastered. Over the last month, I seem to have spent more time at SoundARC than anywhere else, but it’s time that’s paid off; I’m extremely pleased with what we’ve managed to come up with, and is a recording that will hopefully do Ben proud.