producing and recording bands, solo artistes, voice over work,
Music
That's what we mostly record! In any style.
Movies
Adjacent to our studio is large TV and film studio which can be booked via ourselves and is ideal for everything from 'live' band video shoots, pre production rehearsals (not as a practise room), to game shows. For more info contact get in touch with us.
Television
We have one of those in our lounge area along with DVD players, X Box ( and loadsa loadsa games) and Hi Fi for bands to chill out in. We find it an invaluable aid for bands as sitting in studios can get very boring sometimes and many times bands do not want to sit in on a vocal comp or guitar edit fix! so an outlet for that is supplied. We also have broadband internet access on wi fi or cable which means our clients can continually update their MySpace and Facebook sites or even send files to people on the other side of the world!
The studio has been featured on television in the Stone Roses Story.
Books
We have magazines in the lounge area!, but you are welcome to bring books along to read :-)
Heroes
all great musicians and bands who have recorded here already! or indeed are thinking of recording here.
About me:
The base for music producers Mark V Stuart & Sheena Sear, M2 is a professional Pro Tools HD equipped recording studio facility based in greenbelt just outside Wolverhampton, in the West Midlands, UK.
Mark, is very experienced engineer/producer and has been recording bands for over 25 years and in the past has worked with many succesful acts like Magnum, Slade, Phil Lynott, Ned's Atomic Dustbin, The Wonderstuff, and more recently Ripchord, Speed Theory, Dante Fox, UXL, Tony Mills and producers of the likes of Steve Lillywhite, Steve Brown, Robert Plant, Andy Scarth, Tom Galley.
Couple that with Sheena Sear - "Sheenius", a graduate from Paul McCartney's Liverpool Institute of Performing Arts. She has the technical and musical knowledge to help produce fantastic recordings here at M2 and worked with Mark on sessions with Speed Theory, UXL, Dante Fox, Tony Mills amongst many others. She is an accomplished musician (guitar and oboe) and an excellent string and vocal arranger.
The studio is based around Digidesign Pro Tools HD2 V8, Logic Pro 8 and other DAW software. There are also a great selection of software plug ins including Waves, Waves V Bundle, Auto Tune 5, Melodyne Cre8, and many other plug ins and software instruments. Extra editing facilities are also available on Pro Tools LE Digi 002R in our second control room. This second control room means we can do 2 things at once ( which we do a lot of!!) and so any client or band is going to get fantastic value for money. Our brief is to make you happy!
All genres of music have been produced from Hardcore Metal to Acoustic Folk, from Emo to Ska, from Indie to Hard Rock. Some can be heard on our Friend's MySpaces (be aware that not all have been done here though!).
We have a large informative website at www.madhat.co.uk So if you want to know more about us, our equipment, history, location, shoe size, etc please go there! Or please contact us direct at our e mail address studio@madhat.co.uk
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Who I'd like to meet: Any bands, solo artistes and entertainers wishing to let us produce great recordings for albums, EPs, singles or for promotional use that will help them to continually develop their music and songwriting careers.
Hey.Just to let ya know if you have any gigs coming up I'm still doing gig photography for only £30(not for too much longer though).Also doing portraiture/promo and documentary.I've added some new examples recently so have a look to see if you like it.Let me know if ya want owt doing.Cheers.Thanks for the add if I havent said so before.
Hey there, thanks for accepting our friend request... we really apreciate the support... We are currently a three peice band from the Midlands, we URGENTLY require a 2nd guitarist and a bass player to join us so we can complete the line up and get gigging, we will be gigging in and around Birmingham, we'd love to see you there.
Whey hey!!! Congratulations. "Happy Birthday!" Have a great time celebrating with family and friends. Thank you for your continued friendship. Best Wishes from Everyone in Facade.
If you're interested we have an e.p. up at www.filthylittleangels.com that you can download for free and a new unplugged page at www.myspace.com/postcodeacoustic
helloooo! its our CD Launch this friday at the base studios with emma scott from kerrang doing a dj set!! if you cant come down you can watch it live on the night at this site www.basestudios1.co.uk doors open at 7 gig starts at 8!!
ALUNAH “Fall to Earth Again” Tour ‘09
2 April REDDITCH The Tardebigge
3 April STOURBRIDGE Katie Fitzgeralds
4 April BURTON The Appleby
5 April COALVILLE The Vic
9 April BIRMINGHAM ‘The Electric Kool Aid Acid Fest’ @ The Old Wharf
10 April WOLVERHAMPTON The Giffard Arms
11 April LONDON The Unicorn
12 April ESSEX ‘Cosmic Puffin Fest’ @ Mersea Island w/ Litmus
16 April TAMWORTH Club Vertigo
17 April NUNEATON Queen’s Hall
19 April NOTTINGHAM Old Angel
24 April KETTERING Sawyers
25 April COVENTRY Golden Cross
27 April EXETER The Cavern w/ Solace
29 April LONDON The Gaff w/ Solace
30 April BIRMINGHAM Eddie’s Rock Club @ Busk
23 May EXETER Tiggas
6 June STOURBRIDGE The Rock Station
7 June LONDON ‘Damsels Of Destruction Fest’ @ The Bridgehouse 2 Canning Town
“Fall to Earth” cd available from HMV.co.uk “Fall to Earth” & “Song of the Sun” vinyl releases available from ALUNAH
We are on Radio 1 tonight on the Switch show from 8:10pm – have a listen and remember to text (81199) or e-mail the show annieandnick@bbc.co.uk to offer your support for us....
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