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production in many ways, although he uses the best new recording tools in the Church. “You still have to have an ear,”
he says. “As much as everything has changed, it really hasn’t. You have way more options and way more tools, but it is still a craft and it’s best to take it to someone else who really knows.” While some producers might
be content to sit back and push the buttons and let the artist do the work, Colin prefers a more hands-on approach favoured by legends like Brian Eno, George Martin and Phil Spector. With a solid performing, recording and producing resume, the Pembroke- born Wylie has established a reputation locally and nationally. “If they’re coming to you, chances are it’s because they like something you’ve done before and they want that same sound and they want you to move them in that direction. I would much rather have creative input as a producer.” And that “creative input”
includes avoiding needless overdubs and tinkering and just searching out an honest, organic sound, and that’s where the building itself comes in. “Nothing can really recreate a good sound source and a good performance,” he says. “That’s really what it comes down to. That takes learning, reading and experience. Certainly the room is a big part of that as well. These are all the things that make for a great recording, and lesser reliance on software or a button to fix things up.”
Colin’s “room” has an amazing
backstory, but, he assures me, there are no ghosts or bodies buried in the cemetery. He has created a family-friendly, musician- friendly, atmosphere that takes a lot of the stress and tedium out of
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the recording process, and that leads to a more relaxed and pleasurable experience for all involved.
If you’d like more information
on Old Church Recordings, and to sample some of Colin Wylie’s impressive solo recordings, go to the website at http://www.
oldchurchrecording.com.
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