russell wickwar productions

recording and production...

As well as my own music, I enjoy recording and producing other willing musicians. My home is your home, or alternatively as long as I can bike my equipment to a venue, I'm yours for the day! (And the many subsequent hours spent mixing your noise!) My portable set-up is based around a PC laptop running Ableton Live, with a Focusrite Octopre providing mic pre-amps. Microphones owned include industry standards such as the Rode NT1A and Shure SM57, Rode NT3 and an SE1a stereo pair, with regular new additions. I also do field and live recordings with my Zoom H4. Instruments recorded successfully with this set-up have included voice, acoustic guitar, cello, violin, harp, accordion, sitar, guitar amps, percussion, full drum kit, and many non-instruments.

I have enjoyed recording sessions with My Dark Aunt on a well-known local theatre stage and in an old church now home to a martial arts academy, and with 2-piece BK & Dad in their jam factory. I have worked with local harpist Zoe aka the dim goddess, with a song featuring on the latest Howlback Hum compilation. My home has also recently been invaded by members of Cakes & Ale for various recording projects...

If you would like to have some music remixed, or your band recorded and produced, please get in touch.