With my cello playing credentials, I was considered for producing MLS who’d previously worked with Giles Martin. With multitudinous string players, choral parts, ambitious arrangements and a sore-throated Jake Shillingford (with his oddly long surname!) we rocked up at RAK Studios early in 1996 to record 6 or 7 songs, somehow finishing them all in the space of 5 or 6 days, including tracks which would end up on The Golden Mile. During the recordings (including the tracking of Strumpet)the band had a meeting with a producer I considered in a league way above me – Gary Langan. So when Sally Oldfield booked me for a month to do her album I keenly inked it in my diary. However, MLS and Parlophone came back to me, remarkably deciding they’d like me to finish the album! Unfortunately I was now committed to the Oldfield sessions so all I had time to do was a few days in Miloco whacking down the terrific 12 Reasons Why I Love Her (not forgetting the extended version with a few more reasons).
My Life Story
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Paul Van Dyk
Credits / CV, Recording
After I had produced a number of tracks with Vega 4 they set about a collaboration with dance music...
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Porcupine Tree / Steven Wilson
Credits / CV, Recording
After working with amazing drummer Gavin Harrison on another project, he recommended me to Steven Wilson and I was...
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James Passey – Limited Edition CD E.P. out now featuring my piano, cello and production
Cello / Strings, Credits / CV, Latest Work, Recording
James Passey I have been producing tracks for James Passey for a few years. We recorded a fantastic song...
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Marc Almond
Credits / CV, Mixing
I engineered two mixes with Marc and Martyn Ware (formerly of Human League, Heaven 17) at Strongroom Studios in...
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Ocean Colour Scene
Cello / Strings, Credits / CV, Mixing, Recording
Steve Cradock and Simon Fowler came to my Bank Cottage Studio around 2009 to record and polish up demos...
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Recording and Mixing sessions with Texas at RAK and Olympic Studios
Credits / CV, Mixing, Recording
Although I was busy carving a path as a producer in 1990, I couldn’t turn down the opportunity to...
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Sam Lee – mastering the extra tracks for the fabulous Old Wow+ album
Credits / CV, Latest Work, Mastering
Sam Lee Last year's fabulous Old Wow album produced by my old mate Bernard Butler has been received with...
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Mastering Calum MacColl’s beautiful rendition of Colin Vearncombe aka Black’s “In A Heartbeat”
Credits / CV, Latest Work, Mastering
Colin Vearncombe aka Black The late Colin Vearncombe was an incredible musician and songwriter. He had a huge hit...