After joining the informal Tuesday Night Conversation Club (which mainly involved imbibing copious quantities of ale) with Steve and a few mates including Gordon Jackson, Mike Kellie and Bill Hunt of the Ancient Order Of Froth Blowers, Steve asked me to man the recordings for this album. It was a return to form for Steve, with him playing organ, singing and simultaneously doing the bass parts with the organ pedals – amazing skills! I engineered all the recording in his newly built Wincraft Studio, an enormous barn with the control room down some stairs and with no sight lines, but a good selection of microphones. There was no conventional desk, this was an early experience of using outboard preamps and Pro Tools for me, instead of an old fashioned analogue desk and tape machine. We had catering and often after dinner there would be a bit of a jam session – Steve would play mandolin, bass, guitar, anything to hand – such an amazing musician!
Steve Winwood
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Lisa Stansfield
Credits / CV, Mixing, Recording
Coldcut continued their run of launching other artists’ careers with hit singles with Lisa Stansfield’s collaboration, People Hold On...
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Mixing and Mastering for Ambient Jazz Ensemble – Colin Baldry’s uplifting Jazz, Classical, Electronic Music ensemble
Credits / CV, Latest Work, Mastering, Mixing
Ambient Jazz Ensemble Colin Baldry, the genius behind the Ambient Jazz Ensemble, first approached me to mix the 2014...
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Slade
Credits / CV, Mixing, Recording
Slade descended to my old Bank Cottage studio thanks to a recommendation from Bill Hunt who had co-written some...
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Singing For Seafarers – Producing the “Sailing” charity single and more
Credits / CV, Latest Work, Mastering, Mixing
Out Now! Buy on iTunes: https://music.apple.com/gb/album/sailing/1573887761?i=1573887764 Donate: https://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/fundraiser-display/showROFundraiserPage?userUrl=singforseafarers&pageUrl=1 Interview in Tradewinds: https://www.tradewindsnews.com/interviews/sailing-through-the-headwinds-how-ince-put-together-charity-single-in-a-pandemic/2-1-1029666 Stop Press! Book your tickets for the...
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My Life Story
Credits / CV, Mixing, Recording
With my cello playing credentials, I was considered for producing MLS who’d previously worked with Giles Martin. With multitudinous...
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Lauren Ray Returns for Mastering
Credits / CV, Latest Work, Mastering
New Single! Lauren Ray was a regular visitor to my old Bank Cottage studio and we recorded some fabulous...
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Blur
Credits / CV, Mixing
I remember getting the last minute call for this session at about midday on a rainy Sunday when I...
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Ancoats Lad featuring DLJ – Additional Production, Mixing and Mastering for David Lee Johnson
Credits / CV, Latest Work, Mastering, Mixing
David Lee Johnson David is a Manchester-based singer-songwriter who had recorded a bunch of songs but wasn't entirely happy...