Mike hillier of metropolis studios, london still uses the 4000g series thats in studio b. Each is equipped with a wide range of high end analogue and digital hardware and software processors, both vintage and cutting edge. Miles showell interview mastering engineer, metropolis. Sterling sound is an audio mastering studio based in edgewater nj and nashville tn. Peter hewittdutton started his mastering career in late 2011 at the metropolis studios in chiswick, london, uk. Bandlab online mastering software logo in black and red. Metropolis mastering, west london allstudios mastering. Metropolis mastering studios international page, the. Our facilities include iconic tracking studios, state of the art mixing studios, mastering suites, vinyl lathes, writing and production rooms, apartments, serviced offices for rent. Metropolis studios london mastering the new album so good with john davis. A series of plans are afoot and will be announced later this year, which will build on the newfound synergy between acm and metropolis.
Metropolis group is a music production and entertainment industry company established in 1989 by gary langan, carey taylor and karin clayton. He has followed the traditional rise, from receptionist, through. This is an overview of the mastering equipment used by streaky mastering in his mastering studio at metropolis mastering london. Our whole team of engineers, our assistants and all of our runners are the best in the business. Mixing a rock song in a professional recording studio. Call or email for mastering plugins, mastering courses, mastering, remastering, mix. Metropolis mastering studios international page posts. The studios provide artists with a creative environment in which to work and professional, experienced engineers to help them achieve their goals. Music courses at metropolis studios music qualifications. This software delivers unparalleled sound quality with easy drag and drop interface thus helping you edit, arrange, mix and create audio and video tracks in faster and quicker way. Mike exeter visited metropolis studios to meet with mastering engineer peter hewittdutton and find out more about vinyl mastering and the ongoing series of live, directtodisk sessions that have been filmed at metropolis this is a two part feature, the first video which is here now is a chat about the mastering process and. For metropolis mastering in london use metropolis mastering.
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When you buy products through links across our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Our recent clients are lady gaga, adele, madness, mika, wiz khalifa, m. Charlie rose at metropolis studios in london, mastering her debut album looking for love with her producer jon mannsmith. Munichbased celemony was founded in late 2000 and soon became a familiar name in the dawbased studio environment through its popular pitch correction software, melodyne. Acm students will be able to do everything from showcasing or producing music at the west london studios to workbased learning accreditations and apprenticeships. Metropolis mastering studios london, uk with stewart mastering engineer over. The cornerstone of our analog mastering desk is a set of unique sounding chandler tg emi units based on legendary emi circuits from abbey road studios. We work with a variety of acts, from emerging talent right through to major label. Previously a grand victorian power station, metropolis has become metropolis studios, london on vimeo. Europes leading independent recording, mixing and mastering studios, based in a disused power station in chiswick, west london, uk. We cant get enough of skepta and aj traceys banger kiss and tell recorded here at metropolis with aaron ahmad engineering and dan. Attended session with metropolis mastering s stuart hawkes. Peter is now a specialist in cutting vinyl at the studio. Premium audio mastering studio, online mastering in london, uk.
Occupying a former power station in west london, our studios evoke fritz langs 1926 film vision of the future, after which they are named. Peter hewittdutton talks at metropolis mastering with mike exeter. Metropolis metropolis london metropolis, london metropolis, london uk metropolis mastering, london metropolis mastering, london, uk metropolis studios, london vinyl releases cut at metropolis show a. Robi zonca metropolis studios london so good mastering. With a special parternership with metropolis studios in london, recording sessions. I have used andy hippy baldwin and phil joannides at metropolis for mastering many of my mixes, and have always been very happy with the quality of work done by these two great engineers.
It is located in the powerhouse, a grade ii listed building, at 70 chiswick high road in chiswick, london, england. Mastering studios london, usa gearslutz is partsupported by our visitors. Studio engineers one of the most important things our clients always comment on is the personal service they get when they work at metropolis, something we pride ourselves on. London mastering studio is equipped with the best mastering software and hardware. Metropolis mastering was founded in 1993 by ian cooper, tony cousins and tim young. Our multiaward winning mastering engineers at metropolis work every day on album projects, oneoff tracks and remixes, vinyl cutting, mastering for digital, 5. A, lana del rey, alicia keys, tomoyasu hotei, ayumi hamasaki, chase. Sterling sound is home to grammy award winning mastering engineers ted jensen, greg calbi, chris gehringer, randy merrill, and more. An inside look at metropolis recording studios in west london from an entirely fresh perspective.
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Over the last twenty years the group has expanded and now consists of three divisions. Metropolis studios are a leading london recording studio complex, mastering studios and dvd authoring. We visited our friends at metropolis studios in london and mastering engineer mike hillier was nice enough to take us on a tour of the. Metropolis studio, london s facebook page covering japanese language were the coolest studio in the uk regularly works with top of the top artists from all over the world. Studio one is a flow oriented audio mastering software designed for mac operating system to help you with creative music production. I used to work at metropolis as crispin murrays assistant, and i am still close friends with many of the mastering engineers there. Metropolis studios recording studio, mastering engineer. Interview with metropolis studios mastering engineer pete. Established around 1991, this company was owned and operated by mark richardson 3. Located in an elegant west london mews, alchemys mastering facility houses 3 studios designed by the alchemists themselves. Lavry ad and da convertors, pyramix software, shadow hills mastering. Metropolis studios is an independent recording studio and home to the best mastering engineers in the world. In the 25 years since its inception, metropolis has seen the likes of michael jackson, the rolling stones, adele, amy winehouse, lana del rey.
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