Loft Music Studios has had the opportunity to support a great cause this last week by being part of the excitement and hard work that has gone towards recording a single for the Teenage Cancer Trust. Entitled ‘Here We Stand’, the track was put together utilising the talents of Jai McDowall, winner of Britain’s Got […]
Meet the newest addition to Loft Studios’ gang of microphones, both from Telefunken: the glamorous M80 Dynamic and the stylish, vintage-looking CU29 Copperhead condenser. The Copperhead came about as the result of almost two years of experimentation in the Telefunken labs, as they tried to create a cardioid-only condenser mic using tubes. With tips and […]
It’s vinyl day at Loft Music Studios today, we are bringing out the trusty Technics 1210s so Scott from Bedrock can check his test pressings #retro-techno
We’re very pleased to announce our new mixing desk the Allen & Heath GS-R24m is now installed along with our completed patch bay and some shiny new pre-amps to top it off. We’re itching to record some of the North East’s best and brightest artists and bands, with all the new gear we’ve brought in you […]
Loft Studios has just added a pair of Helios Type 69-500 preamps – the brainchild of the late, great Dick Swettenham – to our ever-growing arsenal of sonic weaponry. The Rolling Stones had one, The Beatles had two, and now Loft has got its hands on a couple of these blast-from-the-past bits of kit. In […]
Pictured above: Steve soldering one of approximately 800 connections he’s completed for our patch bay; there are 5 connections to each 96 port device, with a marginal room for error and also including a set of xlr-bantum cables he’s making for us, there are roughly 400 more connections left to be soldered.
We recently had the pleasure of recording a session with the exceptional Aurora Strings for a top secret project we’re working on. Keep your eyes peeled for future updates on what should prove to be a very exciting production.
Yesterday we welcomed back the fantastic and tight-as-ever seven piece funk group King Bee for a second session at Loft. They are currently recording their new album here and you can check out their website at kingbeefunk.com
We had a great session here last week, Symphonic Pictures came in to shoot a music video for their rather excellent ‘Feathers’ track. Have a listen to their track above, the video is taken from the Nadine Shah ‘Aching Bones’ EP launch last November.
