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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Mike Oldfield
Credits / CV, Mixing
After working with Sally Oldfield and Henry Jackman for a number of weeks at Mike’s studio in Chalfont, Mike...
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Recording with The Wannadies: having fun in the studio with the lovely Swedish pop geniuses
Credits / CV, Mixing, Recording
I produced, engineered and mixed a bunch of recordings with these lovable Swedes in the 1990s. We went to...
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McAlmont & Butler
Credits / CV, Recording
As Bernard’s regular engineer for both of his solo albums, I’d sometimes continue to work with him in his...
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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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Rhythms del Mundo
Credits / CV, Mixing
This project was the brainchild of my near neighbour the lovely late Kenny Young, co-writer of Under The Boardwalk,...
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Dirty Slippers and Lobó-Szalóky Lázár – Collaborating with Hungarian Rock Royalty
Cello / Strings, Credits / CV, Latest Work, Mastering, Mixing
Above is the excellent and brand new video for the latest song by Dirty Slippers, with additional production, mixing,...
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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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Bernard Butler
Credits / CV, Mixing, Recording
While working on Teenage Fanclub’s album, newly signed labelmate Bernard came to hang out with us at AIR Studios...