Secret Basement Studio

End of an era. For personal reasons, Secret Basement Studio is shutting down. I'd like to sincerely thank everyone who came through here for recording, mixing, rehearsing, strange album release parties and the occasional pre-gig dram. It's been an amazing experience running the studio and I'm extremely proud of the work I've done and the releases that have came out of this place. Some great ones still to come out! (I'll keep you posted here).

This, btw, is not the end of my saga as an engineer. The long term plan is start a new studio, but in the meantime I'll be doing some on location recording and continuing mixing. I'll also be starting an MSc in sound design and producing some more music and sound art myself. So feel free to continue following this account and I will soon turn it into a more personal engineering/musician account rather than the studio account.

Big shout outs to the folk who've helped with the studio or been absolute banging friends/customers


And of course for putting up with it all.

Just the one saxophone it'll be an easy setup... excited to have the amazing in the studio for noisey droney saxey goodness

This wonderful song was recorded a short while back. It was all done in a day and it was great fun to do. Felt like a really positive creative process between the 3 of us in the studio (myself, Sarah and Jon who played drums and possibly other instruments I think we've all forgotten who played what on the recording now) adding layers and building the track up from the initial guitar and vocals. I'm really happy Sarah chose to release this song, especially with such a great video to accompany it.

Cut Loose Written and directed by: Sarah MacGillivrayVideo Performance Artist: Lynette GrayCinematography: Yustil Hoyo Diaz MartinezEditor: Imara Lenders Music:Vocals ...

Had a great weekend tracking and mixing the debut album of blackened stoner 2-piece Melted Messiah! Relentlessly noisy and loud - good times! So happy with the sound, I felt we really managed to capture the energy of them just thrashing out their songs. Other than vocals there were no overdubs all just played and captured live!