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London-based mastering engineer and Black Saloon Studios founder Mandy Parnell has acquired a Lyra 2 audio interface from Prism Sound. The unit has already been used on remixes for Bjork, The xx, Hejira, Medieval Baebes’ Of Kings & Angels and Johann Johannsson’s soundtrack for the film Prisoners.
“Prism Sound products play an integral part in helping me to achieve what my customers want,” said Parnell.
www.prismsound.com
Universal Music has launched its High Fidelity Pure Audio range of audio products that use Blu-ray technology to deliver what the company calls “the ultimate listening experience to the user”. Users have a choice of several different sound formats including PCM, Dolby True HD and DTS HD Master Audio at 2.0 and 5.1 surround sound. Artists with releases already on the format include Bob Marley, Nirvana and The Rolling Stones.
www.universalmusic.com
Production sound mixer Ian Sands has won the Best Sound BAFTA Cymru award for his work on the 2012 film The Gospel of Us. “I have worked on many films and TV shows but this project was certainly a challenge,” he said. The production sound team also included dubbing mixer, Emyr Morris, minstrel recordists Jules Davies, Dafydd Pierce and Nick Stewart. Post production was undertaken by Dia Shell and Ellie Russell.
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Solid State Logic’s Sigma remote controlled analogue mix engine is now shipping. Using proprietary MDAC control technology first featured in the company’s Duality and AWS studio consoles, Sigma’s 100% analogue summing engine can be driven by automation data created within a user’s DAW of choice. Sigma features 16 flexible input channels, which can be individually switched between being mono or stereo for up to 32 channels at mixdown.
www.solid-state-logic.com
Miloco and WSDG restore Church
Prayers answered: the Church will continue as a studio By Dave Robinson
PAUL EPWORTH has bought the Church Studios in north London from musician David Gray. The studios will be run by the Miloco Group, following a redesign by the Walters-Storyk Design Group.
The Adele co-writer and Brit-winning producer’s move has saved the historic Crouch Hill building from being converted into flats, a proposal that was put forward by Gray following his conclusion that its role as a recording space was “obsolete”. These plans were opposed by former owner Dave Stewart (who set up the studio there in the
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Nominations open for Music + Sound Awards
THE MUSIC+SOUND Awards is now accepting entries for its third annual celebration of excellence in music and sound design in the media. Anyone involved in the
production process from the worlds of gaming, film, TV and
advertising is invited to submit their work. Co-founder Nick Payne said: “Since its inception in 2011, the Music+Sound Awards have grown to become a national and international stamp of excellence, recognising an area of the
1990s) as well as by local residents, as reported by PSNEurope in August of last year. Gray bought the studios, housed in a converted church, from the Eurythmics star in 2004 and went on to record three studio albums there – Life In Slow Motion, Draw The Line and Foundling.
“I’m delighted to be handing on this wonderful building in the knowledge that it will remain a vital part of London’s ongoing music heritage,” said Gray. “I am just putting the finishing touches to what will be the fourth studio album I have recorded at The Church and it remains a very inspiring place.
“I bought the studios as my
own personal recording space and at one stage – with the problems in the wider music business – it looked like the chance of selling it on as a working studio were close to zero. I know Paul has lots of plans and I wish him and the studio the very best.” Epworth said: “David
approached me as a last call to see if he could keep the building as a studio rather than let it go to residential. I was equally as keen to keep a piece of London recording history running and we finally completed the exchange at the start of October.
industry that has arguably been neglected up until we launched.” The judging panel includes
David Arnold (composer, Quantum of Solace, Casino Royale) Mark Roalfe (chairman and executive creative director, RKCR/Y&R) and game developers from Rocksteady, Funcom and Guerrilla Games among others. The nomination period closes on 30 November. Winning entries will be honoured at a ceremony on 27 February 2014, in London.
www.masawards.com
“It’s a fantastic place and I intend to refurbish the studio to make it a viable commercial business. I hope we can keep it as a recording studio for the next 10-20 years with a bit of luck.” Epworth has engaged the services of the Walters-Storyk Design Group of New York to redesign the studios, with Miloco Builds carrying out the construction. When the studio complex reopens next year, it will be managed and booked by Miloco. “Paul has been looking for the perfect studio for a while and he has now bought a studio with a great heritage and with his vision, it is going to become one of the most impressive studio complexes in London,” Miloco managing director Nick Young revealed to PSNEurope. “WSDG has built some breathtaking studios around the world and we are looking forward to working on this exciting project and to help Paul’s vision become reality.” The Church Studios has
attracted a vast array of artists over its two-decade history, including Bob Dylan, Radiohead and My Bloody Valentine. A blog at the studios’ website will document the transformation of the site.
www.thechurchstudios.com
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