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
Vernall – Attic
The prolific Vernall’s latest release is “Attic”, a wonderfully understated piece featuring Gaelic vocals by Barbary Grant.
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:
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.
Hot on the heels of O-U-O, Vernall release Hotdog
Two more. They’re prolific. And great.
O-U-O by Vernall
New collective Vernall release their debut single O-U-O. An interesting and fun project for me.
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.
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 always love mastering Delicasession’s tracks. I think it’s because they’re so good. Here’s the latest: X2
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.
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 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
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.
I’ve been mastering a few tracks for old friends Maxdmyz, who were recording in Northampton this Summer. As soon as there’s a release date, I’ll post it.
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…
It’s always a great day when I get new Delicasession material to master. They’re the kings of electronica. Check out Die Reise here.
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.
Following the vinyl master of The Glass Bead Game I made for Breathless earlier in the year, I’ve mastered the album for digital formats this week for immediate release. The mastering was all analogue, using SSL compression, Neve 551 and Zähl EQ1 EQs.
I spent a great day in EC1 recording songs from Becoming Nancy for Stiles and Drewe. As always, some breathtaking talent on display.
I’ve hugely enjoyed mastering Steve Hamilton‘s new album “Hamland”, which is one of the funkiest albums I’ve heard in a long time. Highly recommended for any fans of rare groove, funk, soul, jazz-funk, r’n’b and hip-hop. I’ll post when there’s a release date for the album.
I’ve re-mastered the Emerald Sabbath album “Ninth Star”. The original album was released last year. Two or three tracks have new mixes, and there are a couple of new vocals on this version of the album, which features many members of Black Sabbath.
I’ve just been lucky enough to have mastered 8 tracks for Delicasession, including this stunning contemplative piece, Blindfolded
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.
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.
a nice end-of-year project: mastering “The Glass Bead Game” for vinyl at Baker Street. Originally released on vinyl in 1986, The Glass Bead Game was Breathless’s first album. The original masters were unavailable, so I used the subsequent CD master as the basis for this release. I judged that the audio was slightly harsh and… 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 »
Nightshift
I’ve been mastering “Nightshift”, Sulo’s new album, which was recorded by Otto at Kingside Studios, Sweden
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 »
Dulcie May Moreno
I’m very happy to have mastered the Dulcie May Quintet album, which was recorded and mixed at Anchor Baby Recordings. Dulcie and the band have delivered some tremendous performances on this.
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 »
Had fun mastering this gorgeous slab of electronica from Delicasession.
Misty Music have released Canning Town Beach as a CD single on 8th June. Signed copies are available. Email me if you’re interested.
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
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.
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 »
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.
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 »
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.
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!
Bumblescratch CD
A Bumblescratch studio cast recording has been produced by SimG Records. Recorded by Niall Acott at Angel Studios, I’ve mastered it using an analogue/digital combination of Neve & SSL hardware, & Dangerous & BX plugins.
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.
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.