Background
I have been doing commercial photography and design for over eight years in the UK and USA. A good portion of this work has been in the music sector. This has given me access to some of the best studios, engineers, producers and artists in the world.

As a music lover and musician myself, I always took this time to learn from the best of the best.

Applying these experiences to my own band has allowed me to expand my knowledge even further. I have a very practical and down-to-earth approach balanced with a passion for music that allows me to focus on what a band wants to communicate.

Gradually, more and more of my work has drifted into music production as my songs have gotten playlisted on radio stations and labels and bands have heard my songs.

Depending on your budget or on your production needs we can track your whole project at my project studio or track drums with scratch guitars and vocals in a commercial studio of your choice and then track the guitars and vocals at my place or any variation of this

Some important things to know about me and what I think:

1. A great performance is the cornerstone of a great recording.

2. I believe that getting the right sound and performance into the desk in the first place is far better than the attitude of "we'll fix that later. If you want thundering toms, we will move mics around and do what it takes to get that onto tape.

3. I do not use compression for recording vocals. Its lazy and reflects lack of understanding of how modern recording systems work.

4. I don't work to cliches. Each project is produced to give you your unique voice. Sure, I understand what is happening now and I dig all the classic albums but I want you to stand out too and I want your album to have "legs", that is copying the latest fad will only date you a year later. You have something to say and your production should reflect that.

5. A great rock recording has attitude, swagger and passion. This means we are not going to layer 39 takes of your rythym guitar to "make it sound beefy". I have seen so many great bands live that have released the most lifeless "properly" recorded studio albums. Its a crime.

6. This is a creative process, that means we will expirement and fuck shit up and push the envelope. One of the reasons I got into recording was after fighting with a producer who wanted to take my guitar feedback out of a mix.

I prefer to work between London and San Francisco.