In this blog I'm going to show you how to go about recording the trumpet and demonstrate the different characteristics of various microphone designs with a five mic, mic shootout. 

Sanguine Hum are featured in the new book, 'Wonderous Stories' by Jerry Ewing.

It will be released in two editions, both hardbacks, with a forward by Steve Hackett,  and has been beautifully put together by Carl Glover.

If you're an indie game developer then I want to help you get the most out of the music for your game. I want to help you punch above your weight and create memorable, unique game experiences that connect with people. Why? Because I love brilliant indie games and because I love to work on creative, original projects. 

Nuits (Arr. for Guitar) - Xenakis 

Milestones of a Legend (Boxset) - Chet Baker

For Guitar - Xenakis

Symphony No 6 - Nørgård

Japanese Koto Consort - Master Musicians of the Ikuta School

A Meeting of Spirits - Gary Husband

Over the years I've found recording the drum kit to be one of the most rewarding jobs in the studio. It's a significant challenge to get right and offers many opportunities to practice mic technique in both stereo and mono configurations. In this blog I'm going to show you how I tackle it.

... We wanted the music of Private Eye VR to track the player's interaction with the environment, to support and help evolve the narrative in a subtle, cinematic way, and most importantly to immerse the player more deeply in the rich and atmospheric world of PE.

The Ligeti Project (Boxset) - Gyorgy Ligeti 

Century Rools - John Adams

Anything Goes - Brad Mehldau

Correspondences - Henri Dutilleux

Mnq026 - Survive 

if you've ever felt that burning insecurity in yourself as you listen to another composer's amazing new work, a work that belongs to a body of work so good and consistent that you literally cry with envy, whilst you on the other hand haven't written anything for months, then this blog is for you.

How do you record a grand piano? What mics work well and where do you place them for that jaw dropping ECM piano sound?