20 l March 2014
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studioreport UNITED KINGDOM The Church Studios rises again
Saved from redevelopment into flats by Adele producer Paul Epworth, The Church Studios is born again as a Miloco-run recording space. Erica Basnicki reports
NORTH LONDON’S Church Studios has been undergoing its first test sessions, born again as producer Paul Epworth’s newest recording facility. In October 2012, approved
development plans to convert the studio (then owned by musician David Gray) into flats appeared to have put the final nail in the coffin
Engineer Matt Wiggins checks out the vintage Neve, while a celebratory bottle of champagne awaits some ice…
for the facility, first converted into a studio by the Eurythmics’ Dave Stewart in 1984.
A year later, producer Paul
Epworth bought the historic facility following a proposal by
Gray. At the time, Epworth told PSNEurope: “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. 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.” Redesign of the studio was
done by New York’s Walters- Storyk Design Group, with Miloco Builds carrying out the construction. Once open, the studio will be managed and booked by Miloco. Last month, engineer
Matt Wiggins put the main live space and the studio’s 72-channel vintage EMI Neve (reportedly the only such
console in London) through its paces, in preparation for the first sessions proper. The desk comprises two sections: one once belonging to Abbey Road Studios, the other from the famed Pathé Marconi studios in Paris. Renown studio technician and vintage Neve specialist Blake Devitt assembled the console. Miloco MD Nick Young
says: “We are close to completing Phase One of Paul’s vision for The Church. It is incredible that he bought the studio and the more we work on the building the more exciting the project has become. “The arrival of the vintage EMI Neve was one of those ‘Eureka!’ moments. We are now busy preparing for the first session starting next week with a test session today. Meanwhile the SSL mix room and the writing studio are well under way. The Church is and will be an incredible studio complex.”
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