New Music: Before The Escape – Stand Alone
Posted on Feb 6, 2010 in Audio Work, Beat-Making and Composition, Mastering, Mixing, Performance, Portfolio, Production, Programming, Recording, Songwriting, String Score
This week we had Before The Escape in Screamadelica Studios recording the remainder of their debut EP “Stand Alone” which will be released officially at the beginning of April. This sessions took the existing songs we had recorded and added another bunch to complete an impressive six track EP that showcases the true diversity that is Before The...
Read MoreNew EP: John Q Public – Voices of Refusal EP
Posted on Jan 30, 2010 in Audio Work, Mastering, Mixing, Performance, Portfolio, Production, Recording
For the past twelve months, Cardiff-based punk rock band, John Q Public have been performing at shows across the UK, sharing a stage with such great bands as The King Blues, Sham 69, Sonic Boom Six, Dirty Revolution and Mike Park, to name but a few! The boys have been playing together as a band for over eight years, and have gathered a great fan base across...
Read MoreNew Music: Death Before Sunrise ‘At Arms Length’ single
Posted on Jan 12, 2010 in Audio Work, Mastering, Mixing, Portfolio, Production, Recording
Today we recorded the brand new single for Death Before Sunrise. The guys have been to Screamadelica in various guises and as previous bands but this was the first time we worked with them as their current lineup and band name. Chris “MUG5″ Maguire recorded, produced, mixed and mastered the single which is currently available on itunes for all to...
Read MoreLockdown TV: New Theme Tune
Posted on Dec 22, 2009 in Audio Work, Beat-Making and Composition, Mastering, Mixing, Performance, Portfolio, Production, Programming, Recording, Songwriting
Today saw the guys from new up and coming internet based TV company Lockdown TV coming into Screamadelica so that we could write, record, produce, mix and master the opening credits theme tune for their soon to be released weekly internet TV show. Lockdown TV will feature a bunch of well known bands and you might even see some Altsounds bands on there with...
Read MoreNew Music: Clinigol – Perygl
Posted on Dec 17, 2009 in Audio Work, Beat-Making and Composition, Mastering, Mixing, Performance, Portfolio, Production, Programming, Recording, Songwriting
We just finished off a brand new and darker toned song for Clinigol which is titled “Perygl” which features Rufus Mufasa & Nia Medi on female vocal duties. Already being called “sublime” and “the best song I’ve ever heard” by a Radio Cymru DJ, “Perygl” is set to showcase big things for...
Read MoreNew Music: Before The Escape
Posted on Dec 13, 2009 in Audio Work, Featured Work, Mastering, Mixing, Portfolio, Production, Recording
This weekend saw Before The Escape hitting up the Screamadelica Studios in Cardiff Bay to record their first two tracks as the new band. For those who don’t know Before The Escape are formed from the ashes of Corrupt Contrabanned. But don’t let that fool you into thinking you know what Before The Escape are going to sound like. Far from it in...
Read MoreNew Song: Angharad Bizby – Doleg Bod Dydd Da Ti
Posted on Nov 15, 2009 in Audio Work, Mastering, Mixing, Portfolio, Production, Recording
Just finished up the final mix and master on my first work with Welsh songstress Angharad Bizby. What was unique about this project that it is a Welsh Language Christmas Song and as such the whole idea was to get the Christmas vibe up on the track as much as possible with the secondary being to make sure that contemporary Pop edge comes through. And boy did...
Read MoreNew Song: Clinigol – Swigod
Posted on Nov 9, 2009 in Audio Work, Featured Work, Mastering, Mixing, Portfolio, Production, Recording
What happens when my two favourite Welsh Language pop artists combine and make a song together? Well a bloody good slice of Welsh Language pop is the answer. Clinigol have been back at Screamadelica working on their new EP which will be out soon and Swigod is the main single from this EP. Recorded, Produced, Mixed and Mastered by Chris “MUG5″...
Read MoreNew Song: Bleed Electric – Boost Your 1′s
Posted on Oct 31, 2009 in Audio Work, Beat-Making and Composition, Featured Work, Mastering, Mixing, Performance, Portfolio, Production, Programming, Recording, Songwriting
Another day, another Bleed Electric session and another brand new song. “Boost Your 1′s” came together quickly and was written, recorded, produced, mixed and mastered in one studio session. It is worth noting that in this song everything used sound wise is from the ZX Spectrum and / or Commodore 64 and no new sounds were added to it at...
Read MoreNew Video: Fahrenheit Media Group Introduction Movie
Posted on Oct 27, 2009 in Animation, Audio Work, Featured Work, Performance, Portfolio, Programming, String Score
Please find below an introduction video for the Fahrenheit Media Group website. The brief was to make a movie like trailer introducing the brand new look and identity e have done for Fahrenheit Media Group and including the new tagline we came up with for them “The FutureOf Music.” As such the whole animation is a futuristic looking piece that...
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