Artists/Bands recently in the studio:
The Shanks from London *
Jackmagg from London *
Knife Party from Watford *
Jackshit from Bedfordshire *
The Cornerstones from London *
Barketta, Christmas Recording & Mixing, from Newmarket and the Falklands *
The Parade Indie from Letchworth *
Track Zero Rock from Leighton Buzzard *
Last Man Standing Punk/Pop fom Bedford *
Self Inflicted from Cambridge *
St Zoe Rock Band from Cambridge *
Zealborn - Rock band from London/Luton *
Saturn Returns - Rock band from Watford/London *
Parker - Indie Rock from Milton Keynes *
The Unknown - Rock 'n' Roll band from Thetford, Norfolk *
Names for Enemies - Accoustic Duo from Huntingdon *
The Tease - Bedfordshire alternate rock band *
Rachel Dawick - Folk Artist from New Zealand living in Cambridge *
Helen Winter - Opera Artist fom Grantham recording CD *
Sam Joseph - Classical piano artist form Yorkshire recording CD *
Lynsay Dixon - Classical piano artist from Cambridge *
Sunbirds - Pop band from Bedfordshire *
Terry Butters - Boogie piano player from Staffordshire *
Silent Scream - Alternate rock from Buckinghamshire *
Rhythms of The World Festival 2005..... Mastering Compilation CD *
Rec & Mix "Ten Year Prospect" Alternate Rock from Bedford *
Geraldine McMahon, Harpist from St Albans, recording with Canadian Grammy Award winning producer, Declan O Docherty
Influences
Quotes on Noel Rafferty:
Alan Parsons (Producer)
Hi Noel,
Nice to hear from you. Good to see you're still going strong.
* Mal Young of AC/DC at the end of the "Ballbreaker" Recording session:
"if you ever need a recommendation, get them to call me"
* Craig Logan, MD RCA Label:
"A versatile engineer and mixer, I would use on any session!!".
* John Hudson (from Mayfair Studios, London)
"Noel was one of our best in-house engineers"
* Phil Pickett (Producer/Songwriter/Manager, ex SAILOR, CULTURE CLUB)
"Noel was my chosen engineer at my studio, Strawberry Hills, London and when I needed a great live sound for my artist, Keziah Jones when we toured Europe,Japan,Australia & Canada.
* Michael Brauer ( Producer: Coldplay, etc.. )
Hi Noel,
Hay, it's great to hear from you. What a great little place you've got going, awesome!
Noel's experience has spanned many years. Beginning in native Belfast, Ireland recording various folk, country, pop and rock acts, he moved to London's Mayfair Studios. There he trained under John Hudson to become house engineer, before going freelance. Since then he has furthered his already impressive cv working with the following artists:
AC/DC -"Stiff Upper Lip" and "Ball Breaker" CD's
Bert Kaempfert Orchestra -Studio & Touring
Keziah Jones -Studio & World Tour
Shunk Anansie
Bon Jovi/Brian May -MTV Awards Track
Plant & Page -Remix for MTV
Brian Kennedy..... Take That
Horse -"Careful" Single ***UK No 44***
Waterboys
Pop Will Eat Itself -Album ***UK No 16***
EMF -"Sherbet Dip" ***UK No 2***
Detroit Spinners -Remix "Ghetto Child"
MC Hammer -"Yo Sweetness" ***UK No 16***
Monie Love -"Grandpa's Party" 12"
The Farm -"Altogether Now" ***UK No 4, Album No 1***
The Other Two -"Tasty Fish" ***UK No 40***
Debbie Harry -Single "Maybe for Sure"
Kate Bush/Kim Wilde & Chris Rea -"Spirit of the Forest"
Maxi Priest -"Peace Thoughout the World" Album Mix
Alphaville -"Big in Japan" Remix
Claudia Brucken..... Craig Logan
Mel & Kim
The Creatures
Tom Jones
Jimmy Sommerville
Glen Medeiros
Pete Wylie
Paul Carrack
B.A. Robertson
London Symphony Orchestra -"Rock Classics"
Mark Shaw
Marc Almond
ASSISTANT ENGINEER SESSIONS AT MAYFAIR STUDIOS, LONDON:
Tina Turner... "Private Dancer" Album
The Clash... "Cut the Crap" Album
Elton John/Jennifer Rush... Tracks
AHA... "The Sun Always Shines On TV (***UK No1***)
David Cassidy... "The Last Kiss" Single
Buck's Fizz... "Golden Days" Single
Boomtown Rats... "Tonight" Single
Gary Glitter... "Another Rock 'n' Roll Christmas"
Prefab Sprout... "Golden Calf"
Red Box... Album
OMD... "Tesla Girls"
Soul 2 Soul... "Get a Life"
Tears For Fears... "Sowing The Seeds of Love" Album
Cliff Richard... Various Albums
Spandau Ballet... "Heart Like a Sky"
Five Star... "Rain or Shine" Single
Leo Sayer... Album
The Dream Academy... "Love Parade" Single
The Young Ones... "Living Doll" Remix
The Adventures... Album
Terraplane... Album
Shakin Stevens... "Because I Love You" Single
Ric Ocasek(The Cars)... Tracks
Fine Young Cannibal's... "Blue" Single
Captain Sensible... "Come on Down" Single
Status Quo... "Ain't Complaining" Album
Paul McCartney... "Flowers in The Dirt" Album
The The... "Mind Bomb" Album
The Bee Gees... "One" Album
Tom Jones... "Matador" Album
Alan Parsons Project... Various Albums
The Smiths... "World Won't Listen" Album
Wham... "Edge of Heaven" Single
Phil Collins & Marilyn Martin... "Separate Lives" Single (***US No1***)
PRODUCERS include:
Terry Britten
Alan Tarney
James Guthrie
Nellie Hooper
Pip Williams
Chris Hughes
John Porter
Arif Mardin
Stephan Hague
Jeff Jarret
Chris Hughes
Phil Pickett
Boilerhouse
STUDIOS include:
Mayfair
Utopia
Battery
Abbey Road
Fisher Lane Farm
Parkgate
Matrix
Metropolis
Rockfield
Whitfield Street
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HI NOEL, HOPE YOUR OK ! IAM JUST ANNOUNCING MY NEXT GIG PROMOTION ON SAT 26TH APRIL 7PM, AT THE HAVEN HIGH TECH COLLEGE HERE IN BOSTON, LINCS. (EAST) ITS A GREAT DOUBLE HEADER WITH "THE NEW GENERATION SUPERSTARS" V "VOODOO SIX FROM LONDON !!! TWO VERY GOOD BANDS YOU WILL AGREE (PLUS SUPPORT) TICKETS GO ON SALE VERY SOON ! IT WOULD BE GOOD TO SEE YOU ! TALK SOON ! DALE "ROCKDALE" www. myspace. com/newgenrocks newgenrocks. com www. myspace. com/voodoosix voodoosix. com
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Ha ha, yeah The Vibes, thats was just a passage in sound while we were trying a few things out, but yeah, still cool stuff. There was no holding our true influences back though and we gave birth to The Rockets :D
Looks like your doing pretty good, studio looks cool as!
