Recording and sessions

Vocals, electric and acoustic guitars, drums, ensembles and choirs, on location or in the studio.

In the studio

Getting it right at source means the take carries the record, rather than needing patched up later. Vocals, electric and acoustic guitars, drums, percussion and full ensembles. I engineer the session, shape the sound as we go, and keep things moving.

Relaxed, but the standard is high. People perform better when they're comfortable, and that's usually where the moment you actually want comes from.

Artists come to the studio in Leeds for vocal sessions, and to track drums, guitars, bass, sax and synths, either for a single day or across a few sessions as the record comes together.

Studio photographs

  • Max Greaves at the keyboard while an artist records a vocal at the microphone behind him, both in headphones.

    Vocal session

  • A drummer in headphones playing a kit with microphones positioned around the cymbals and snare.

    Drums

  • Two musicians at the studio desk, one playing a keyboard and one with a bass guitar, working through a part together.

    Working out parts

On location

Leeds Male Voice Choir performing in a church, seen past a laptop running the multitrack recording session, with a microphone stand between the desk and the choir.
Leeds Male Voice Choir, recorded on location

Jazz bands in halls, rock bands in basements, pop acts in expensive studios, live bands at concerts, and a sixty-piece choir in a church.

A choir blends in the air between the singers and the space, not at the desk afterwards. Working with an organisation rather than one artist changes things too: schedules and turnaround matter more, and more people are relying on the result.

If the space matters to the record, we go to the space.

Case study

Leeds Male Voice Choir

Sixty singers, recorded on location in a church, then edited and mixed back at the studio.

Read the case study

What the sessions are like

  • Our sessions are always relaxed and full of laughter, but we also get ideas down super quickly… he has a real knack for bringing out my best performances.
    kisakyeArtist · Leeds, UK
  • Thank you so much for all your work, care and the speed of turnaround. So pleased with these, and really hope to work with you again in the future.
    Rob ButlerLeeds Male Voice Choir · Leeds, UK

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An artist in headphones laughing between takes in the vocal booth, lit in deep blue, with a reflection filter and pop shield in front of them.