The unstoppable Vernall have released “Fix”, a mini epic, taking you on a journey through contemplative, meditative formalism to adrenalin rush in 3 1/2 minutes of joy
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Vernall – Fix
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Vernall – Attic
The prolific Vernall’s latest release is “Attic”, a wonderfully understated piece featuring Gaelic vocals by Barbary Grant.
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Vernall: “Wounded”
They’re unstoppable. Yet another new track from gloom-mongers Vernall.
The prolific Vernall have released their fourth single in three months. Taking us on a journey from contemplative to euphoric, it’s a mini-epic…!
Following 2020’s triple Christmas action (Jesuses’s Birthday, Socks and Christmas Breakdown), the Non-Nonconformists celebrate this year’s festering season with So Chritmassy…This Christmas a reminder of 2020’s seasonal outpouring:
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Adam Wilson Hunter
Following this year’s Hiding From The Crowd EP, I’ve been mixing two new songs for Adam Wilson Hunter. I’ll post the link when they’re released.
New artists Vernall release their third single in two moths. Coincidence features Stina Wilson on flute.
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Soraia
I’ve been mixing two songs for US band Soraia, who are signed to Wicked Cool Records. Sulo has recorded the two songs with them in Stockholm: one of his own, Firebrand, and a cover of The Knack’s 1979 classic My Sharona.
Hot on the heels of O-U-O, Vernall release Hotdog
Two more. They’re prolific. And great.
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O-U-O by Vernall
New collective Vernall release their debut single O-U-O. An interesting and fun project for me.
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MMD and BEAM 2021
I’ve spent much of July and August editing and mixing songs for MMD and BEAM. BEAM will be held as a hybrid live event on 10th September at Hackney Empire. The songs were filmed by Bartek Podkova and recorded live in theatre spaces (mostly) by Oliver Schrecker, and will be used for pitches of new… Read more »
The steady stream of top-notch material from the Non-Nonconformists continues. I’m really enjoying mixing this stuff.
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Riding The Skyways
Swedish stomp-merchants Velvet Insane release the third single/video from their album Rock & Roll Glitter Suit
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Velvet Insane
Swedish glam-rockers Velvet Insane release their new album Rock n Roll Glitter Suit. Recorded in Sweden, I mixed the album in the UK, added a few parts and arrangements, and some backing vocals with the ever-excellent Aruhan Galieva. Very enjoyable. The songs were written by the band and Sulo, who produced the album.
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Adam Wilson Hunter
I’ve spent a very rewarding time mixing Adam Hunter’s latest oeuvre “Hiding From The Crowd”. A lockdown project, but not a shit one, he’s collaborated with all sorts of muses all over the planet, and, remarkably, has achieved a production that sounds like it was all recorded with a band in the studio. As always,… Read more »
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Crystal Gale!
Sulo has been at it again. He’s recorded a duet with Country legend Crystal Gale with a song of ours, Lonely Street Choir. Crystal, who was an absolute pleasure to work with, recorded her vocals with her producer Cristos Gatzimos in Nashville. Sulo recorded his vocal with Otto at Kingside Studio in Gnesta, Sweden. I’ve… Read more »
The first single from the forthcoming album. Recorded in Sweden; mixed and overdubbed by me. Additional BVs by Aruhan Galieva. Guest appearances by Dregen and Nicke Andersson.
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Waitin’
Another single from Stuart Matthew Price‘s Melodies and Motion album, Waiting’ features the rich, melodic tones of Tyrone Huntley.
I’ve written the theme for ARM’s new series of podcasts “Beyond The Now”, which focus on IoT issues. The host is David Maidment, Director, Secure Device Ecosystem at ARM. I’m really pleased to have the opportunity to write this music – especially as the brief essentially was to produce something that wasn’t naff… You can… Read more »
The Non-Nonconformists have released a follow-up single, Henley Regatta. Featuring their trademark razor-sharp lyrics and geniusly chaotic instrumentation, this might be the best of their tracks so far.
Sulo has released Live Again (Hold On Forever) with the fabulous Junior Giscombe. We had a great day tracking this with Junior at Baker Street Studios last July. This track is taken from Sulo’s upcoming album “Gathers No Moss”. More to follow.
I’ve had a very entertaining time mixing a very original new album by the mercurial Non-Nonconformists: Confusement. check it out on Spotify:
The latest single from Stuart Matthew Price‘s Melodies and Motion has taken off thanks to its home-made video. No-one Sings Higher Than Me, the comedy song on the album, has been watched by hundreds of thousands on various platforms within a week. It features the comedic vocal talents of Stuart, Ben Beechey, Richard J Hunt… Read more »
The third single from Stuart‘s Melodies and Motion album is released! Ready For You is sung by the amazing Natalie Weiss.
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She Played Guitar
The second single from Stuart Matthew Price‘s Melodies and Motion album, She Played Guitar originally featured in Stuart and Timothy Knapman’s 2018 NYMT Imaginary. This new version has vocals from Natasha Barnes and Lauren Samuels which were recorded at Baker Street by Danny Monk.
I’ve been mixing new tracks by Jay Tamkin. He’s made videos for two tracks. There’ll be more coming…
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If This Was A Movie
After a bit of a hiatus since last Summer’s recording sessions, we’re now mixing Stuart Matthew Price‘s album Melodies and Motion. Great to be working on this with the amazing talents of Stuart and Charlie Ingles. The first single If This Was A Movie features the beautiful voice of Rosalie Craig.
I’ve enjoyed mixing three tracks for Krissi (in Finnish). Moteli, Musta Vesi and Totuus are part of an ongoing collaboration with Aari Jaakko Savinainen, in a style they describe as “retrosound”. More to follow!
I’m really happy and privileged to have had the opportunity to revisit the Hiding In Public back catalogue, help curate this new collection, and recall every song to be re-mixed and receive additional instrumentation and vocals. It’s been fantastic to work on these songs again, remind myself just how insanely high the bar was for… Read more »
Pleased to have mixed this for Krissi Treganna, her latest collaboration with Samuel Aalto
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Kikki Danielsson
I mixed a new single for Swedish legend Kikki Danielsson. “Selling The Old House” was written by Sulo, recorded at Soundcontrol by Ken Skoglund, and features veteran Swedish rock n’ roll band The Refreshments.
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Iain and Frank McKay
It’s been lovely to work with old Berry Street Studio clients Iain and Frank McKay again, producing a contemporary take on some traditional Scottish songs. Recorded at Baker Street by Danny Monk.
We’ve finished the new Cockney Rejects single, 40 Years Undefeated, a hard-hitting track with a tremendous hooky chorus. I’ll let you know when it’s released. Meanwhile, it’s worth booking for their O2 gigs in December…
Sulo’s trip to the UK has seen us going into Baker Street to record a new single for The Crunch, Smoke and Mirrors. It was great to get back into the studio with these fellows…
I’ve been in the Phoenix Theatre with the team from Advision TV, who were filming the LCB’s 2019 production, Ballet Shoes. Working with Mark Watts, I swapped the MADI system I used last year for a Dante system with Lauten and Aston mics, and banks of Audient mic pres. Editing and mixing was done back… Read more »
Something unusual for me. I don’t generally get involved with live sound, but I was asked to provide some sound services for The Big Reveal‘s production of The Burning Of The Boats at Northbourne Park School. I set up the system, operated FOH, made SFX, and wrestled with the actors’ radio mics. None of this… Read more »
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The Clan
More recording at Baker Street with Danny Monk for Frank and Iain McKay, followed by a backing-vocal session and mixing in Canterbury.
I spent a great day in EC1 recording songs from Becoming Nancy for Stiles and Drewe. As always, some breathtaking talent on display.
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Indecent Proposal
We’ve been recording, mixing and mastering songs from Dylan Schlosberg and Michael Conley’s new musical of Indecent Proposal. Tracking at Baker Street with Danny Monk, and mixing in Canterbury.
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The Clan
Great to be working with Iain and Frank McKay again. They first came to Berry Street about fifteen years ago, and have been recording with me periodically since. Their high-end function band, The Clan, specialises in rousing modern versions of traditional Scottish songs, together with contemporary covers. Check out their YouTube page here.
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Mixing Diamond Dogs
I’ve just mixed five songs for Diamond Dogs, the Swedish Rock band, for their upcoming LP, Recall Rock n Roll and the Magic Soul. The songs were tracked at Strawberry Studios in Töreboda, mixed by me in Canterbury, and will join a collection of songs harvested from some of the band’s previous albums covering twenty… Read more »
Synthax Audio, one of the UK’s most respected pro-audio specialists, have posted an article about my recording of last year’s London Children’s Ballet production of The Canterville Ghost. It was the lead story of their New Year newsletter, and can be read here.
Congratulations to Larz Kristerz, whose album “Get Gå Bra Nu” has just been nominated for a Swedish Grammy. The album was recorded in Sweden during January and February, and mixed by me in the UK in March of this year. Thanks to Sulo Karlsson for involving me in the project.
“Fanatical – a sci-fi convention musical” is due to open this month at The Playground. Over the last few years I’ve worked at various stages of this musical, which was developed by The Stable (of which I’m a board member). – most recently recording a newly-cast Sophie Powles. It’s a great show. Good luck to it!… Read more »
SimG have released “Imaginary” a live concert recording of the NYMT’s 2017 production, which I’ve edited, mixed and mastered during the first half of 2018. Imaginary is a moving, funny and inspiring new musical about the wonder of childhood, and the struggle to hold on to that wonder as you grow up. Chaotic, open-hearted and… Read more »
London’s Forget The Down have released Faith, Hope and Love – an EP I recorded, mixed and mastered in the first half of 2018. True to form, it’s a cracking EP: recorded at Baker Street, Emeline Studios and RYP.
Brilliant Outsiders, the album of duets which Sulo and I created in 2016, is having another lease of life after its disastrous initial release by Universal. Cargo records is releasing it as part of a two-album package with Nightshift, Sulo’s latest album. Brilliant Outsiders features duets with Bellamy Brothers, Chris Spedding, Clare Teal, Idde Schultz, Janis… Read more »
Los Pacaminos have released their live album, Viva!, on Recado Records. I edited, mixed and mastered the album, which was recorded in Harrogate in 2017. We were very keen to make sure that the energy of the performances made it onto the album, and it’s gratifying to see that the early reviews all mention this… Read more »
After the buzz of Canning Town Beach, Sulo, Jeff and I spent a great couple of days recording the next New Deal song, Life on the Island, with Ian at Emeline Studio in Whitstable on the 18th & 19th July. We followed this up with a day out in Dymchurch, where we enjoyed the beach,… Read more »
Misty Music have released Canning Town Beach as a CD single on 8th June. Signed copies are available. Email me if you’re interested.
Larz-Kristerz’s new album Get Går Bra Nu was released on 1st June on Playground Music. I mixed the album during March. The launch gig in Älvdalen was apparently quite an event. The first single, En Pilsner i Juni, has been receiving good radio play in Sweden. En Pilsner i Juni: https://open.spotify.com/track/3xx1OgKwodqlw4dDW5wF94 The album: https://open.spotify.com/album/1y05ok1PU9yqWBUqbLQd4d?si=QIL9ZmZaTZ6Rs9-gSTWGHw
We’ve been having too much fun editing and mixing the recordings made at Warehouse in Harrogate last September. The new Pacs live album and video is set for release this Summer.
Scaramanga Silk has contributed to Bill Drummond’s The 400 Remix Project with this track, I’m Losing Kontrol – which I mixed and mastered at the end of April. The 400 Remix Project is raising money for The Natural Death Centre Charity and The Florrie ADP/NYC fund.
The first single from The New Deal is receiving good press and radio play (including national radio play) in the UK. Expect more this year. The New Deal ‘Canning Town Beach’ Single & Video The New Deal (Featuring Jeff Turner Of The Cockney Rejects) – Canning Town Beach – Single Review
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Riches
Over the last few months I’ve mixed three tracks for Canterbury artists Riches, featuring Richard Navarro and Nicholas Thurston. The first single, For The Moment, was released in late April, and is currently receiving good radio play. Two more, Winner and Let Them Fall, are scheduled for release over the next few months … Read more »
Emma and the Fragments have released a 6-track EP (mini-album?), Sanity. Recorded in September 2017 in Baker Street, I mixed it in Canterbury, & they’ve subsequently made lovely videos fo the songs.
Thanks to Sulo Karlsson, who recommended me for the job, I’ve had a huge amount of fun spending the end of February and much of March mixing this great album by Swedish band Larz Kristerz. Recorded by Sven Lindvall at Strawberry Studios and Otto Welton at Kingside Studio in Sweden, it’s all killer & no filler…. Read more »
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Tony Van Frater
I’m really pleased to have finished mixing the album that Tony Van Frater was working on when he tragically died last year. Locating and collating all the files, and finishing off the last few bits of tracking has been done piecemeal over the last few months. Thanks to Micky Geggus, who’s been the driving-force behind… Read more »
Imaginary is a new musical by Stuart Matthew Price and Timothy Knapman, commissioned by National Youth Music Theatre and premiered at The Other Palace in August 2017. https://www.facebook.com/events/1853276504999856/ I’ve been editing and mixing the live recordings made by Danny Monk for the Live Cast Album. Release TBA. http://www.jonathanbaz.com/2017/08/imaginary-review.html Imaginary at The Other Palace |… Read more »
A real treat to spend a great few days recording and mixing new versions of songs for Stiles and Drewe’s Soap Dish, which is set to have its premiere in London in 2018. The recordings were made in London and in New York. Lovely to be working with two of my favourite people again.
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Sulo’s Full English
Sulo has released an album of new material “Sulo’s Full English” on Cargo Records. Packed full of excellent songs, it sounds like a slice of early/mid-seventies English rock. The drums, bass, acoustic guitar and lead vocals were recorded in Sweden, and keys, electric guitars, lap- and pedal-steel, brass, BVs etc etc were arranged and added… Read more »
I’ve been recording a new EP’s-worth of material with Emma and the Fragments. Recorded at Baker St Studio with Danny Monk, it was mixed & mastered at home – SSL all the way for recording and mixing. There’s a taster video made by Doug Rimmington here.
Adam Wilson Hunter has released three EPs simultaneously, representing three distinct projects. Always a unique pleasure to work with Adam, I recorded, mixed and mastered much of this material back in February.
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Wigmaker
I’m on the Advisory Board of The Stable, an organisation that commissions, develops and produces original musical theatre. We’ve just spent a couple of days reading Wigmaker, a new musical in development by Douglas Hodge and Bryony Lavery at Jerwood Space. The second day included a reading to potential partners. The cast was truly A-List,… Read more »
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The New Deal
The New Deal is a new project: Sulo, Jeff Turner (Cockney Rejects) are writing and singing: I’m producing, arranging & playing instruments. We’ve just had a very good couple of days in Emeline Studios in Whitstable, with Ian behind the desk. This will feature all of us as you’ve never heard us before. As you’d… Read more »
Cockney Rejects have released “Chapecoense”, a portuguese-language adaptation of last year’s “Goodbye Upton Park”. All proceeds will go towards the dependants of the victims of the Chapecoense tragedy. We tracked the vocals at Emeline Studios in Whitstable. I’ve produced, mixed and mastered the track.
It’s been a long time coming – we first recorded this material in 2014 – but I’ve finally mixed and mastered Dave Castell’s Piano Album, and it’s been released on Furlongs Media. Some beautiful songs on this – just piano and vocals. I’m very happy with the material, and with my input.
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Shag Nasty
Rob Godfrey has turned detective and found some unreleased Shag Nasty material on 2″ tape. He’s had a transfer done, and I’ve managed to mix and master a single out of it!
The Gala Performance of Robert J Sherman’s Bumblescratch took place on 4th September, with a great cast. I recorded the show & mixed and mastered the recordings in stereo and 5:1 for video, which was shot by Advision TV.
I’ve been mixing and mastering a Cheryl Baker EP of Joni Mitchell songs, with a second EP and album planned for late 2017. Produced by Jamie Moses, who’s provided multi-instrumental skills.
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Wind In The Willows
I’ve been mixing a couple of tracks for publicity on Wind In The Willows. The show, by Stiles and Drewe and Julian Fellowes is scheduled for the London Palladium this summer. I’ve been a minor cog in the Wind In The Willows machine from the beginning, having recorded various versions of songs, and read-throughs, at… Read more »
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Before After
We’ve had a very stimulating time at Baker Street with Stuart Matthew Price recording his studio cast album of Before After. Written by Stuart and Timothy Knapman, this is a two-hander featuring Caroline Sheen and Hadley Fraser. Danny tracked the vocals, and I’ve mixed and mastered the album. Released by SimG Records.
A quick session with the lovely Emma and the Fragments results in a new EP. Recorded at Baker Street with Danny Monk behind the desk, this will be their last recording with current guitarist Tom who is relocating to the USA.