Area 18 Recording
"AREA 18 Recording and Production"

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London, London and South East
United Kingdom



Last Login: 6/30/2008
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Status:Married
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Orientation:Straight
Hometown:London
Zodiac Sign:Virgo
Children:Proud parent
Occupation:Audio engineer/Programmer/Producer/Musician

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Free-lance engineer, programmer and producer with own studio in NW London.
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Free-lance engineer, programmer and producer with own studio in NW London.
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Free-lance engineer, programmer and producer with own studio in NW London.



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About me:

I'm Richard. I'm a free-lance audio engineer, programmer and producer and I've been working in and around the London music scene for the last 10 years. My love of music, and the multifarious characters that make it, has taken me on a wonderful and varied journey in this time. From the plush psychedelia of Shoreditch’s Strongroom, to an attic studio above a Soho knocking shop, from under the archways at Battersea Park station to the beautiful setting of Jamiroquai’s Buckinghamshire mansion.

Eventually I decided it was time to set up my own place and so towards the end of 2005, Area18 came into being. It’s just near North Acton and Harlesden tube stations and nestles in the heart of the industrial wasteland that is London’s Park Royal district. My good friend and fellow engineer/producer Simon Willey (aka Max Harris) also bases many of his projects at Area 18. We have both worked with some big names over the years but we’re just as happy working with new and up and coming bands and artists at the grassroots of music. At Area 18 we aim to provide an efficient and professionally run session whatever your musical pedigree.

We are proud of the productions we have made and contributed to over the last 18 months. Bands and artists who have recorded with us include Phil Honey-Jones, Hiroshamour, Milk Plus, Grantura, White Vinyl , Pullover, Tartrazine, The Shaker Heights, The Fontanelles, Chuma Obumselu, Sola Akingbola, Leonie Cassanova, Atheen Spencer, Aurora, Lucy Cannon, Alex Toye, Orson, Mark Handley and the Bone Idols, Ryan Martin, Tom Pi, Honeygene, and Touka. Click on the links to visit their profiles and hear their music.

If you are looking for an affordable studio in north or west London, with friendly, proficient and experienced engineers then look no further. For band recordings we have a 180 sq ft live room separate from the control room. It’s great for tracking drums and amped guitars and big enough to accommodate a band playing together. We have a good selection of microphones and record to either Logic or Protools digitally via a Yamaha 02R desk. For more details on the full spec visit the website at www.area18.net. The studio is also great for programming, and vocal recording, with a huge sample library, plenty of software synths and some analogue gear too if that’s more your bag.

Whatever gear you have, we all know that a studio is only as good as the people that run it, so here’s some more info on my music industry track record. I trained at The Alchemea School of Audio Engineering, and worked as an assistant engineer at London's world famous Strongroom Studios. I got a good grounding with some of the world's top artists and producers like:- Marius de Vries, Nigel Godrich, Travis, Talvin Singh, Mica Paris, Death in Vegas, Steve Hillage, Nitin Sawney, Satoshi Tomeii, Lamb, Dave Ball, Dave Bascombe, Jim Abiss and Adrian Bushby.

As a free-lance engineer and programmer I subsequently worked with many other renowned artists like:- Shara Nelson, Steve Winwood, Errol Brown, Roachford, Simple Minds, Heather Small, Pillbox, Marc Almond, Sigue Sigue Sputnik, Sam Obernik, Shelly Poole, Sheila Ferguson, Laura More and Ben Onono. I have co-produced albums for Nick Heyward and India Dupre, Sugarfree aka The Delta Boy, Lydia Hrella, and Hackney based North African roots band Fantazia. In the early part of 2005 I worked with producer Mike Spencer on Jamiroquai’s last full studio album "Dynamite". And again in the spring and summer of 2006 I was the protools engineer on the sessions resulting in the two new songs for Jamiroquai’s current greatest hits compilation “High Times”

For further information about rates or bookings please get in touch via myspace or email richard@area18.net

You can hear some more audio clips recorded and mixed at Area 18 by clicking on Area18Music

Who I'd like to meet:
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Yaz Fentazi





Jun 30 2008 2:58 PM

Hi

I would like to have some feedback from friends regarding my two new songs

1) Nod
2) Breakfast in Scotland

wishing you all the best
love and peace and respect
Sounds like April





Jun 28 2008 10:50 AM

Hey Richard, how do??

Thanks for the request and hope you like our songs...
We see your a friend of Neil anthony collective... any friend of his is a friend of ours...

Sounds Like April
Natalia





Jun 15 2008 2:49 PM

Hey, hope you had a nice weekend. I am supporting T-Pain on Tuesday 17th June with Kaliba at o2 Indigo in London. I can't wait! N x
†ouky †he Wolf ®





Jun 9 2008 7:06 PM

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Abigail Hopkins





May 26 2008 4:52 AM

Abigail Hopkins' new album, 'The Memoirs Of An Outlaw' is available to pre-order from: www. basilicamusic. bigcartel. com The first 100 copies are signed and numbered!
†ouky †he Wolf ®





May 14 2008 3:31 PM

found me!!

=oD

Dude cant wait to lay down these trax on monday.

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zed





Mar 23 2008 6:42 AM

Happy Easter mate, and thanks for doing another wicked job. See you in April, peace, zed.
Yaz Fentazi





Feb 14 2008 6:52 AM

Vee-K





Feb 12 2008 1:36 PM

rip mike :*(

http://profile.myspace.com.index.cfm.fuseaction.user.viewprofile.friendid.11872889.cn
Nick Heyward





Jan 23 2008 8:42 AM

Don't be 97 Rich... be 79, it's sportier. I saw a man of 79 snowboarding on a DVD
Mark Handley & the Bone Idols





Jan 22 2008 2:49 AM

Hey! Richard just wanted to say thanks for doing such a great job recording my songs... Now playing on my site!!
zed





Jan 12 2008 9:37 AM

Massive change of plans mate. Can we have a studio session in March?
Hope all is well, and happy new year.
All the best to you and the family.
Peace, z.
Hammer Bouri





Jan 6 2008 1:28 AM

Yo Richard, Great to hear from you! Thanks a lot for the invite! I hope you are keeping well, and that the studio is going well! Wishing you all the best in 2008! You must come to one of our El Andaluz gigs in the near future. To see where we're playing, please check out www.myspace.com/elandaluzband

Cheers,

Hamid
The Delta Boy





Jan 2 2008 3:50 PM

Happy new year Mr B.....and all the other B's.
No computer for a couple of weeks, so I just got your lovely comment.
I hope you had a great Christmas in your new home.
Will hopefully see you in Blighty in a month or so.
Have a pop-tastic 2008.
Steve xxx
The Shaker Heights





Dec 24 2007 11:20 AM

Cheers Richard, Merry Christmas!
ghostcopy





Dec 24 2007 10:23 AM

merry christmas muther fuker.......
pEACELovEMusic'n'LighT
all the very best 42008
Ian
X
Chris





Dec 24 2007 3:06 AM

And A very Merry Christmas to you sir. Hope to catch up with you in the New Year....Maybe I could come down to Area 18. Chrissy Rem x
Yaz Fentazi





Dec 24 2007 2:46 AM

Hey Richard

Merry Christmas and & Happy New Year you to and your family .
all the best for 2008.
zed





Dec 17 2007 6:51 PM

Hope all is cool with the house and family mate. I'll write ya' in the new year. Have a wicked xmas. peace. z.
Alix * Vocal Confidence*





Nov 19 2007 5:46 AM

Thanks for the Add..

May mutual potentially benefitial exchange flourish..

Cheers
Alix

Fast,effective rock/pop vocal coaching
www.vocalconfidence.com
TIGER LILLY





Sep 28 2007 3:54 AM

AW thank you! Thats a great compliment! Maybe we will work together sometime in the future xx
ghostcopy





Sep 22 2007 12:56 PM

Big LovE Bro.......
pEACEnLighT
Ianx
zed





Sep 10 2007 5:51 PM

Thankyou for doing such a blinding job on the recording, and look forward to next year.
peace.
The Shaker Heights





Aug 7 2007 2:58 PM

Our debut album 'Magna Doors' is available to buy now from HMV.co.uk. Demos, reviews and more info can be found on our Myspace page.
Cheers again for all your work Richard!
SHs
The Delta Boy





Jun 5 2007 9:27 PM

Hi RichB. Great to hear from you. I've just got back from a road trip to the great American south. It totally rocks. Hung out with Elvis in Graceland...got drunk on absinthe in New Orleans...rodeo'd inDallas/Fort worth....yeehaa!!!!
I want to go back....now!!!!!
Hope your well Mr B.
Miss you. Smiley Smile xxxxx
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