Rachel's Brown Suit
A four-day studio sprint, from the faintest electric violin to a trumpet in full cry. Inside: layered drum arrays, an unforgiving studio clock, and the genuine craft hiding inside a well-slammed door.
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Case Studies & Production
May 15, 2026
May 29 - June 11, 2026
Deadbeat Bracket Were Sadly Just Friends
Capturing the raw human energy of an alternative rock four-piece — drums, bass, guitars and vocals — and the logistical puzzle of tracking a full band around a strict studio schedule.
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June 12, 2026
The One-Man Ensemble
Tracking an entire commercial release in six hours is a terrifying sprint against the studio clock. Step inside this chaotic one-man-band session to see how we did it.
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June 15 – July 3 2026
Engineering Indie Authenticity
This entry details an organic tracking session for indie artist Joey Bonito that prioritized un-quantized human feel over digital perfection. The breakdown also highlights rapid studio troubleshooting and polishing final vocals with a valve condenser.
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June 18 2026
Embracing the Un-Grid
We threw out the metronome and let human emotion dictate the tempo for this acoustic session with Samba.
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June 26 – July 3 2026
Slany Records Thunder
Step inside a highly creative two-day session where we threw out the pre-production playbook and built Ema Slany's track completely from scratch.
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5 August 2026
The Human Element
Looking back and reflecting on everything I learnt and realised during these recording sessions.
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17 August 2026
The Art of Mixing
A track-by-track look inside my mixing workflow — cleanup-before-color, bus routing, parallel processing, and the bespoke moves behind every song.
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