Studio Stories

Steve Albini has become a legend in the world of alternative music by championing traditional engineering skills, respecting the opinions of the artists he records, and doing business ethically.

It's not a bad gig being chief engineer to the world's hottest production duo, Pharrell Williams and Chad Hugo. But it takes a lot of hard work to keep up with The Neptunes...

Shaun Hayward & Joe Kenny of Chunc Productions reveal their gear setup and musical motivations.

We visit two readers who have set up a studio in a small corner of a small room in the West Midlands...

Liam Watson went against the grain to build a studio with the retro sound he loved. And now that sound is back in fashion, he's had a number one album with the White Stripes.

Although we don't usually cover commercial studios in Readerzone, Andy Cross's small Zoo Audio studio has found its way here because it is one of the few studios in the country to contain an Esmono recording booth.

Like many other musicians, the impact of modern computer-recording technology brought a huge step forward in the quality Ron could achieve with his home studio setup...

Another 'through the keyhole' glimpse into a reader's studio reveals how it's possible to turn your hobby into a job, with a TV commission to help you on your way.

We go through the keyhole of another SOS reader, and ask 'who inhabits a studio like this?'

We visit another SOS reader's studio set-up. This month, it's located in a Portakabin in Bedford, UK.

After a house move, SOS reader Russ Sowdon discovered a secret passage under his ground floor, and it led to a hidden barrel-vault cellar which he soon made into his musical den!

Another 'through the keyhole' glimpse into one more SOS reader's studio.

Adie Flute

Marco Mastrocola.

Bob Prance and Pete Phillips & A Story At Bedtime Productions

Jez Wilkinson - Aerosolik Records

Paul Austin Kelly

Raj Dhamu ang Guruver.

They say small is beautiful, and nowhere is that idea better illustrated than in the tiny attic studio belonging to Rose Rylands, recent graduate of the BA Creative Music Technology degree course at University College Scarborough.

SOS visits another reader's home/project studio.

SOS visits another reader's home/project studio.