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Catherine Anne Davies, also known as The Anchoress, is a songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer. She in nominated in the category of Self Producing Artist at the Music Producers Guild Awards 2023.
Now in their 15th year, the MPG Awards celebrate the best British talent working behind the scenes in the music industry. The winners are announced at the MPG Awards on 27th April 2023.
Music Producers Guild
Chapters
00:00 - Introduction
00:29 - The Anchoress
02:02 - Self Producing Artist
02:51 - Keeping A Sense Of Discipline
04:27 - Self-Taught Engineer And Producer
05:14 - Learning Resources
06:39 - Continued Development
07:14 - Influenced By Older Recordings
08:14 - Time Restrictions And Deadlines
09:19 - Using Live Instruments
10:59 - Producing Other Artists
12:11 - Future Projects
Catherine Anne Davies Biog
Catherine Anne Davies (The Anchoress) is a songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer from Wales. From her early roots as a classically-trained flautist to her current obsession with vintage synthesizers, Davies has spent much of the last five years developing her writing and engineering skills, winning a PRS Writer/Producer award in 2019. She has previously collaborated with the London Philharmonic, Nitin Sawhney, Liam Howe (Jessie Ware, Marina), Paul Statham (Kylie, Dido) and has supported Manic Street Preachers, as well as duetting on their song ‘Dylan & Caitlin’.
Catherine joined the line-up of Simple Minds in 2014, appearing on the Big Music (2015) and Walk Between Worlds (2018) albums before departing in 2019. She released her debut solo album 'Confessions of a Romance Novelist' in 2016, a collaborative album 'In Memory of My Feelings' with Bernard Butlerin 2020 and her second solo release, 'The Art Of Losing', in 2021. The latter features guest performances from James Dean Bradfield (Manic Street Preachers) and Sterling Campbell (David Bowie, Duran Duran) and reached the #1 spot on iTunes.
Sam Inglis Biog
Editor In Chief Sam Inglis has been with Sound On Sound for more than 20 years. He is a recording engineer, producer, songwriter and folk musician who studies the traditional songs of England and Scotland, and the author of Neil Young's Harvest (Bloomsbury, 2003) and Teach Yourself Songwriting (Hodder, 2006).
Catch more shows on our other podcast channels: https://www.soundonsound.com/sos-podcasts
Mikko Gordon is a Grammy nominated mixing engineer and record producer based in London. This year he's nominated by the Music Producers Guild for Recording Engineer Of The Year and Album Of The Year along with Nigel Godrich for The Smile: ‘A Light for Attracting Attention’.
Now in their 15th year, the MPG Awards celebrate the best British talent working behind the scenes in the music industry. The winners are announced at the MPG Awards on 27th April 2023.
Music Producers Guild
Chapters
00:00 - Introduction
00:26 - Musical Background
01:07 - Getting Mentors
01:48 - Learning From Nigel Godrich
02:19 - Creative Engineering Decisions
03:52 - Hackney Road Studios
04:24 - Nominated Projects
05:27 - Other Projects
05:53 - Front-Of-House And Studio Engineering
06:38 - Forthcoming Projects
Mikko Gordon Biog
Over the course of his career, Mikko Gordon had the opportunity to work with many inspirational and talented bands and artists such as Thom Yorke and Jonny Greenwood (Radiohead), Arcade Fire, Idles, Gaz Coombes(Supergrass), Colouring and Island and sees his role as creatively facilitating them to hone their ideas into finished recordings. He's also worked with and been mentored by Radiohead Producer Nigel Godrich.
Mikko works out of his own studio, Hackney Road Studios, in Hoxton and lectures in music production at Goldsmiths, University of London where he designed the Goldsmiths Music Studios. Run by the music department, the studio operates as both an educational and commercial facility.
Sam Inglis Biog
Editor In Chief Sam Inglis has been with Sound On Sound for more than 20 years. He is a recording engineer, producer, songwriter and folk musician who studies the traditional songs of England and Scotland, and the author of Neil Young's Harvest (Bloomsbury, 2003) and Teach Yourself Songwriting (Hodder, 2006).
Catch more shows on our other podcast channels: https://www.soundonsound.com/sos-podcasts
Manon Grandjean is a freelance Mix Engineer who has previously won three Music Producers Guild awards. In 2023 she's nominated for Mix Engineer Of The Year for her work with artistsFlo, Fyfe & Iskra Strings and Milk & Bone.
Now in their 15th year, the MPG Awards celebrate the best British talent working behind the scenes in the music industry. The winners are announced at the MPG Awards on 27th April 2023.
Music Producers Guild
Chapters
00:00 - Introduction
00:37 - Specialising As A Mix Engineer
01:49 - Mixing External Projects
02:39 - Having A Distinctive Sound
03:42 - Combining Outboard With In-The-Box
05:36 - Improving An Existing Mix
06:10 - Mastering Your Own Mixes
07:55 - Nominated Projects
10:06 - Working In Different Genres
11:22 - Following Music Trends
12:20 - Developing As A Engineer
Manon Grandjean Biog
Manon Grandjean is a French award-winning engineer and mixer based in London.
Manon has been building up her career in the music industry for the past 13 years, working initially freelance in renowned studios across London, and then for multi award winning songwriter/producer Fraser T Smith. During their 5 year partnership, Manon has worked on Brit winning and chart topping albums such as Stormzy’s 'Gang Signs & Prayer' and Dave’s 'Psychodrama'.
In 2017, Manon received the award for MPG Breakthrough Engineer Of The Year at the prestigious Music Producer Guild awards, and went on to receive the award for MPG Engineer Of The Year in 2018.
Since 2020, Manon is freelance mixing and mastering in her studio at The Qube in London, working with a wide range of artists across genres such as AJ Tracey, Nao, Flo, Cat Burns, Fredo.. and had the honour to receive the award for MPG Mix Engineer of The Year in 2022.
So far Manon has been involved in 6 UK number 1s and 17 top 10s.
https://www.manongrandjean.com/
Sam Inglis Biog
Editor In Chief Sam Inglis has been with Sound On Sound for more than 20 years. He is a recording engineer, producer, songwriter and folk musician who studies the traditional songs of England and Scotland, and the author of Neil Young's Harvest (Bloomsbury, 2003) and Teach Yourself Songwriting (Hodder, 2006).
Catch more shows on our other podcast channels: https://www.soundonsound.com/sos-podcasts
Cecil (Adam) Bartlett is a London-based producer. In this interview Sam Inglis talks to him about his career so far and being nominated in this year's Breakthrough Producer Of The Year award for his work on 'Here Is Everything' by The Big Moon.
Now in their 15th year, the MPG Awards celebrate the best British talent working behind the scenes in the music industry. The winners are announced at the MPG Awards on 27th April 2023.
Music Producers Guild
Chapters
00:00 - Introduction
00:43 - Route Into Music Production
01:33 - Working At Flood Studio
02:11 - Working Your Way Up
03:16 - Nominated Projects
05:21 - Recording The Big Moon
06:32 - Vocal Production
07:27 - Receiving Mentorship
09:14 - Pending Projects
Cecil (Adam) Bartlett Biog
Hailing from West Yorkshire and now based in London, producer Cecil has spent the last decade engineering for producers such as Flood, Catherine Marks and Rich Costey on records including, PJ Harvey’s 'The Hope Six Demolition Project' and EOB's ‘Earth’ the debut solo album by Radiohead’s Ed O’Brien.
He has been involved in both Grammy and Mercury Prize nominated records as well as music for television and theatre including BBC’s ‘Peaky Blinders’ and PJ Harvey’s score for Ivo van Hove’s production of ‘All About Eve’.
In recent years Cecil has taken his wealth of talent and experience and turned his hand to production, developing exciting new acts such as Props as well as working with more established bands like The Big Moon on their recent album ‘Here is Everything’, scoring them their first top ten.
Cecil is a nominee for Breakthrough Producer of the Year at the Music Producers Guild Awards 2023.
https://cecilisntmyname.co.uk/
Sam Inglis Biog
Editor In Chief Sam Inglis has been with Sound On Sound for more than 20 years. He is a recording engineer, producer, songwriter and folk musician who studies the traditional songs of England and Scotland, and the author of Neil Young's Harvest (Bloomsbury, 2003) and Teach Yourself Songwriting (Hodder, 2006).
Catch more shows on our other podcast channels: https://www.soundonsound.com/sos-podcasts
Francine Perry is an artist, producer and mix engineer. In this interview she talks with SOS's Sam Inglis about her career so far and being nominated in the Rising Star category for her work with Beth Orton, Erasure and HAAi while based at Mute Studio.
Now in their 15th year, the MPG Awards celebrate the best British talent working behind the scenes in the music industry. The winners are announced at the MPG Awards on 27th April 2023.
Music Producers Guild
Chapters
00:00 - Introduction
00:24 - Rising Star Nomination
01:10 - Career So Far
02:49 - La Leif and ORKA
03:16 - Electronic Music
03:45 - Analogue Synths and Modular
04:29 - Projects at Mute
05:24 - Nominated Projects
06:09 - Working With Beth Orton
07:38 - Being Multi-Skilled
09:03 - The Omnii Collective
Francine Perry Biog
Francine Perry is an artist producer/mixer based in London. She was in-house engineer at Mute Studio working on projects including Erasure, Desire Marea, Visionist/Louis Carnell and KÁRYYN. More recently Francine has set up a studio with HAAi and is working on her own production and mix projects. Her more recent projects include Beth Orton’ album ‘Weather Alive’ (engineer and synths), HAAi’s album Baby We’re Ascending (mix and additional production) and Keeley Forsyth’s album Limbs (mix).
In 2018 she received the Oram Award which celebrates innovation in music, sound and related technology and she also co-founded the Omnii collective which aimed to inspire women, trans and non-binary sound enthusiasts to operate in all aspects of audio production. Francine works in many different capacities including live set up / musical directing (HAAi, Romy, Elkka), live performance of her artist tracks (La Leif and ORKA), production, mixing, co-writing and additional production.
Sam Inglis Biog
Editor In Chief Sam Inglis has been with Sound On Sound for more than 20 years. He is a recording engineer, producer, songwriter and folk musician who studies the traditional songs of England and Scotland, and the author of Neil Young's Harvest (Bloomsbury, 2003) and Teach Yourself Songwriting (Hodder, 2006).
Catch more shows on our other podcast channels: https://www.soundonsound.com/sos-podcasts
Daniel Moyler is a freelance mix engineer who was awarded Engineer Of The Year at the MPG 2020 Awards and won a 2021 Grammy for his engineering work on Dua Lipa's album Future Nostalgia. In this interview Sam Inglis talks to him about his career so far and being nominated in the Breakthrough Producer Of The Year category for the 2023 Music Producers Guild Awards.
Now in their 15th year, the MPG Awards celebrate the best British talent working behind the scenes in the music industry. The winners are announced at the MPG Awards on 27th April 2023.
Chapters
00:00 - Introduction
00:19 - The Secret To Success
00:51 - Breakthrough Producer
01:47 - The Route To Success
03:23 - Memorable Projects At SARM
04:34 - Working As A Freelancer
06:27 - Specialising In A Genre
07:54 - Staying Up-To-Date
08:34 - A New Studio
09:48 - Nominated Projects
12:21 - Bringing An Artists Vision To Life
13:27 - Forthcoming Projects
Daniel Moyler Biog
Daniel started out at Trevor Horn's SARM Studios learning his trade under the world-class engineers and producers that came through the door. He went on to work with mix engineer Ruadhri Cushnan assisting on records by Ed Sheeran, Half Moon Run and Foy Vance as well as the Grammy Album of the Year ‘Babel’ by Mumford and Sons. After that he worked at Miloco Studios with artists including Rudimental, FKA Twigs and Bjork.
Daniel became the ‘go to’ engineer for producers such as Matt Hales, Cam Blackwood and Joel Pott and worked records for a wide range of artists including Frank Carter & the Rattlesnakes, Lianne La Havas, Tom Walker and Freya Ridings. Earning him a 2020 MPG Award for Engineer of the Year and 2021 Grammy for his engineering work on Dua Lipa's album 'Future Nostalgia'. More recently he moved into a new studio and has focussed on production and mixing having had releases with George Ezra, Olivia Dean, Kawala, Biig Piig, Banners, Seafret, Venbee and Jack Savoretti.
Sam Inglis Biog
Editor In Chief Sam Inglis has been with Sound On Sound for more than 20 years. He is a recording engineer, producer, songwriter and folk musician who studies the traditional songs of England and Scotland, and the author of Neil Young's Harvest (Bloomsbury, 2003) and Teach Yourself Songwriting (Hodder, 2006).
Catch more shows on our other podcast channels: https://www.soundonsound.com/sos-podcasts
Will Purton is a London-based recording engineer, mixer and producer, and an in-house engineer at RAK Studios.
In this interview Sam Inglis talks to him about his career so far and being nominated in this year's Rising Star category for the 2023 Music Producers Guild Awards.
Now in their 15th year, the MPG Awards celebrate the best British talent working behind the scenes in the music industry. The winners are announced at the MPG Awards on 27th April 2023.
Chapters
00:00 - Introduction
00:24 - Getting Started In The Industry
01:51 - Training At LIPA
02:48 - Going Straight Into A Studio Job
04:23 - Helping To Develop Local Bands
05:05 - The Shift To London Studios
06:19 - Working At RAK Studios
09:03 - The New Atmos Room
10:17 - Recent Projects
11:51 - Recording Liam Gallagher
14:35 - Processing During Recording
16:17 - Creative And Technical Decisions
18:33 - Recent Projects
Will Purton Biog
Will Purton is an engineer for RAK Studios and enjoys capturing great performances tastefully and without fuss, helping artists to get their music to sound as good as it does in their imagination. With a musical ear and a calm attitude, Will’s aim is to make every session a calm and enjoyable process for his clients.
After almost a decade spent working in studios, 2021 and ’22 saw a number of high profile releases which Will recorded, the biggest being Liam Gallagher’s C’mon You Know which debuted at Number 1 in the album charts. Chelsea Carmichael’s The River Doesn’t Like Strangers and Con & Kwake’s Eyes In The Tower have both been making waves in the jazz world too, marking the start of a continuing collaboration between Will and producer Shabaka Hutchings for his Native Rebel Recordings label.
Sam Inglis Biog
Editor In Chief Sam Inglis has been with Sound On Sound for more than 20 years. He is a recording engineer, producer, songwriter and folk musician who studies the traditional songs of England and Scotland, and the author of Neil Young's Harvest (Bloomsbury, 2003) and Teach Yourself Songwriting (Hodder, 2006).
Catch more shows on our other podcast channels: https://www.soundonsound.com/sos-podcasts
This year marks the 30th birthday of one of the world’s leading manufacturers of synths, samplers and hardware controllers. In this podcast, Novation Product Specialist Chris Calcutt looks back over three decades of innovation and explores the key products, technologies and partnerships behind a British music technology success story.
Chapters
00:00 - Introduction
00:26 - 30th Anniversary
01:02 - The First Product
03:24 - The Launchpad
06:58 - Automap
09:25 - Friendly Relations
13:08 - The BassStation
17:50 - Hands-On Control
19:07 - Analogue Sound Modelling
21:41 - The Resurgence Of Analogue
30:43 - From The Rack To The Desktop
34:33 - Moving Away From Computers
38:02 - The Focusrite Group
45:25 - 40 Years of MIDI
Novation Biog
In 1992, Ian Jannaway and Mark Thompson founded Novation Electronic Music Systems and created the MM10, a keyboard controller designed to be used with the Yamaha QY10 music workstation. BassStation was launched in 1993 and was used by many top artists of the day. ASM (Analogue Sound Modelling) technology was introduced in 1995 and designer Chris Huggett joined the team full-time in 1998, with the popular Supernova synth being released that year.
30 years later, while still creating grooveboxes, controllers and synths, Novation is now part of The Focusrite Group, along with ADAM Audio, Focusrite and Sequential.
Chris Calcutt Biog
Chris Calcutt has been the Product Specialist at Novation for over a decade. Despite coming from a more traditional background of classical music composition and playing the trombone, Chris has always been heavily involved and passionate about music tech.
As a kid, Chris would play with synthesizers and a four-track on the living room floor and has since gone on to work with Novation, collaborating closely with the product developers, designing and building new and innovative electronic instruments.
Chris is responsible for representing multiple brands under Novation's parent company, The Focusrite Group, working with their European distribution partners to deliver training, product presentations, and live performances both online and at in-store events.
Chris also produces and performs live as -CALC- and is an active member of the experimental electronic music scene in Brighton, UK.
Sam Inglis Biog
Editor In Chief Sam Inglis has been with Sound On Sound for more than 20 years. He is a recording engineer, producer, songwriter and folk musician who studies the traditional songs of England and Scotland, and the author of Neil Young's Harvest (Bloomsbury, 2003) and Teach Yourself Songwriting (Hodder, 2006).
Catch more shows on our other podcast channels: https://www.soundonsound.com/sos-podcasts
Bernt Malmqvist is one of the last remaining links to the golden age of microphone design. Having joined the Swedish manufacturer Pearl as a precision mechanic in 1954, he rose to become Production Manager, product designer and eventually the owner of the company. He talks to Sam Inglis about his extraordinary career and the unique design approach he learned from founder Rune Rosander.
Chapters
00:00 - Introduction
00:39 - Joining Pearl
01:58 - Rune Rosander
06:05 - The Microphone Market In The 1950s
07:19 - How Mics Were Made And Tested
08:26 - The Rectangular Capsule
11:18 - The ELM Microphone Range
14:10 - Valve To Solid State And Back Again
17:19 - The Milab VIP-50
18:36 - Why Design Matters
19:34 - Manufacturing Today
20:55 - The Importance Of Good Components
22:20 - Why Pearl Mics Are Never Obsolete!
Pearl Milab Biog
Founded in 1941, Pearl Microphones is one of the oldest continuously operating microphone manufacturers in the world. To this day, every Pearl microphone is built entirely by hand in Sweden and delivered with its own individual frequency chart.
Pearl is perhaps best known for its unique rectangular microphone capsules, originally developed by the company’s founder Rune Rosander in the 1950s. Today, the brand offers a wide selection of condenser microphones based on rectangular capsules and also a range of MS-stereo and surround microphones. Pearl’s microphones have been particularly embraced by the world of classical music and can be found in opera houses and with symphony orchestras all over the world.
In 2017, Pearl was acquired by its previous sister company Milab Microphones and today both Pearl and Milab microphones are built side-by-side in the same workshop in Åstorp in southern Sweden.
Sam Inglis Biog
Editor In Chief Sam Inglis has been with Sound On Sound for more than 20 years. He is a recording engineer, producer, songwriter and folk musician who studies the traditional songs of England and Scotland, and the author of Neil Young's Harvest (Bloomsbury, 2003) and Teach Yourself Songwriting (Hodder, 2006).
Catch more shows on our other podcast channels: https://www.soundonsound.com/sos-podcasts
McDSP founder Colin McDowell chats to Sam Inglis about his career at the cutting edge of plug-in development. Colin explains his approach to plug-in design, and talks about the revolutionary Analog Processing Box — a plug-in co-processor that employs configurable analogue circuitry rather than DSP.
Chapters
00:00 - Introduction
00:17 - Getting Started Creating Audio Products
01:08 - The Necessary Training
02:01 - Algorithm Development
05:40 - The User Interface
07:26 - Vintage Emulation
09:30 - 20 Years Of Plug-in Development
11:32 - How Useful Is Machine Learning?
14:10 The APB (Analog Processing Box)
17:07 - Analogue Electronics
18:31 - Component Tolerances
20:28 - Emulating Tubes
21:51 - Combining Signals
23:04 - The Capabilities Of APB
24:58 - Extending The Capabilities Of APB
25:46 - APB For Atmos
26:30 - APB For Mastering
28:11 - Other Analogue Effects
31:02 - Using The APB For Saturation
32:02 - Future Developments At McDSP
McDSP Biog
McDSP is an innovative Emmy award-winning Silicon Valley audio software and hardware company founded in 1998 by Colin McDowell.
McDSP technology can be found in pro audio plug-ins for popular digital audio workstations including Pro Tools, Logic, Cubase, and Avid live sound systems. McDSP audio algorithms are also used by companies such as Audiokinetic, Bioware and Microsoft, and in consumer products like the LouderLogic iOS audio player.
In 2019 McDSP introduced the world's first programmable analogue processor, the APB-16. The McDSP Analog Processing Box (APB) combines the flexibility of software plug-in control with the fidelity of premium analogue processing. Options include compressors, mastering limiters, transient enhancement devices, multi-channel and multi-band applications.
https://www.mcdsp.com/
Sam Inglis Biog
Editor In Chief Sam Inglis has been with Sound On Sound for more than 20 years. He is a recording engineer, producer, songwriter and folk musician who studies the traditional songs of England and Scotland, and the author of Neil Young's Harvest (Bloomsbury, 2003) and Teach Yourself Songwriting (Hodder, 2006).
Catch more shows on our other podcast channels: https://www.soundonsound.com/sos-podcasts
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