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Rock Off and Die

2010-07-15T23:22:00.000-07:00

Not much information is forthcoming about the notorious Molan Spectrum from their website, www.molanspectrum.com. Still, some things are best left unsaid. The inquisitive may seach the website for clues - satisfaction is not guaranteed and a strange personality change may occur as a result.

To avoid falling under the hypnotic spell of the abysmal catastrophe, go direct to Molan's home page, where you can download "Rock Off and Die" in the privacy of your own home. Or see it at a safe distance on Youtube.

"Rock Off and Die" is an eclectic masterpiece of unexplained origins featuring the oddly endearing vocals of Sir Dangerous Dave, the song of Jan Mosiewicz and the evil sonic machinations of Lane and Lane Productions. Once infected, you'll need to hear those inspiring lyrics again and again to chant to your boss, unloved ones or just yourself on an off day. Four DeLOreans appear and then disappear in this tale of spurned love, frustration and spaghetti.

Unfortunately, once heard, you won't be able to resist requesting this track to play to all your nearest and dearest at time of family crisis.

Look out for the sequel :

"Hit the Floor"

in which Dave exploits the Scandinavian clubbing market with a brilliant dance track which is bound to irritate - chafe even.

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Molan Publishing

2010-05-31T22:35:00.000-07:00

Molan Publishing is a brand new publishing company currently providing a highly commercial and innovative approach to the European dance market. On the brink of releasing its debut single for "Molan Spectrum", this company is the brainchild of songwriter Jan Mosiewicz, and dynamic music production team "Lane and Lane".Products range from Europop through R and B to ballads and musicals.

Thriving Studio in Wales

2010-05-13T16:16:00.000-07:00

We’ve had a busy few months here at The Beehouse.
To ensure we are providing the best possible music production The Beehouse Recording Studio has recently undergone a major revamp, reorientation and technical upgrade. We have been fortunate enough to acquire the main monitoring system from the now defunct Forge Studios in Oswestry. They are super high quality dynaudio M3A’s as used by The Prodigy. We have upgraded the soundcards to Mark of The Unicorn – MOTU 2408 mk 3 which now gives us full 96 ktz capability throughout the entire recording, mixing and mastering process. Our front end is a fully loaded Yamaha 02R96 mixing desk with up to 72 channels of digital and analogue inputs. Recording is still done using Cubase SX3 and Protools but is soon to be upgraded to Cubase 5.

To assist Phil in the Studio we have enlisted the help of music producer Tony Skeggs (renowned singer songwriter) to help us with the ever increasing number of Recording Studio Experiences. Tony not only comes to us with his wealth of expertise but brings his own inimitable style and sense of fun to proceedings.

Over the past few months we have been very excited to have had Molan Spectrum in the Studio. An amazing new innovative musical collaboration consisting of several vocalists producing songs written by Molan songwriter Jan Mosiewicz and developed by Lane & Lane Music.

On the brink of release is the new single ‘Rock off and Die’ by Molan Spectrum featuring Dangerous Dave on vocals. The video to accompany the release of the single is currently in production.
The studio has been inundated with Recording Studio Experiences - vocalists, songwriters, drummers and bands from all over the country all of whom have been a joy to meet and work with. We have been amazed by some of the impressive talents we have come across, many of whom we have requested back to work on other projects with us.

Recording Studio Experience

2009-04-28T07:10:00.000-07:00

Welcome to Studio Imp, a UK listing of recording studio work, recording studio vacancies and recording studio engineers available for work. Studio Imp is a subsidiary of the Beehouse Recording Studio in Powys, Wales. If you are a recording studio engineer looking for work, or a studio looking to source the right person, please go to our recording studio work blog at this link. You will need to type in all the relevant details or link to your own website. If you are a potential employer, please also go to the recording studio work and scan through the entries.

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Recording Studio Experience

2008-10-07T23:06:00.001-07:00

Alongside MantraSound at the County Times "Win a Wedding" Fayre this Sunday was the Beehouse Recording Studio, advertising recording studio experiences, hen parties and other recording facilities as gifts and for special occasions.

The Beehouse has been providing unique recording studio experiences for ten years now, offering singers and musicians a chance to come along to a commercially functioning studio as enjoy recording their choice of music. Not only can participants sing to backings chosen from the in-house catalogue, but they may also record their own songs, take part in songwriter experiences, band experiences and music production days - for those of you who have ambitions to record and develop your own tracks.

A day at the Beehouse is invariably fun, but also supported by a professional infrastructure which ensures the quality of your end product. Visitors to the website may examine our list of customer comments, or simply call us to chat through their projects - booking is done in advance by a voucher system, meaning that if problems occur with your date, you can re-book.

The Beehouse offers two recording studio experiences - five hours and three hours, both structured slightly differently to make the best use of time. We are very friendly, and our location , in the heart of the countryside, is a unique and relaxing aspect to the whole experience.

Our latest hen party organised a hike through the countryside to visit the studio, adding to the mystery of a very enjoyable day!

Wedding Discos

2008-10-07T22:44:00.000-07:00

MantraSound made an apperance at the Powys County Times "Win a Wedding" Fayre at the Royal Oak in Welshpool last Sunday. MantraSound is providing a free disco for the winner of the competition next year when the couple wed. the free gift comprises a five hour set including provision of a properly qualified and insured DJ with considerable wedding experience, a playlist service with which tracks and styles may be selected (or de-selected!), and a great quality sound system and lighting array. The prize is worth £295.
MantraSound has a ten year experience in the field of wedding provision, and customers may either opt for the traditional package, or an enhanced version with DJ mixing and laser light show.
If you would like to book MantraSound for your event please click on the link below, go to the website, and carry out an availablity check.

Studio Imp Recording Engineer Opportunities

2008-07-22T08:45:00.000-07:00

Please see our blog area for listing opportunities to work in the Recording Industry

Recording Studio Experience

2008-06-28T16:43:00.000-07:00

Back in 2001, when Recording Studio Experiences were just a twinkle in the eye of the studio manager, we at the Beehouse were advertising on one of our websites for trainees to come and carry our some recording studio experience. A year later we were besieged by members of the public looking to come and record a variety of amateur and semi-professional projects direct with the studio.

The Recording Studio Experience revolution took us all by surprise. Recording studios have never, despite the imagery, been glamorous environments; nonetheless to the musical they are compelling, which is why so many of us work long hard hours to remain in the recording studio when we could be earning much better money as teachers, council employees or accountants.

After a year or two of being one of only a handful of studios to offer the recording studio experience, we realised that there were certainly several different types of experience perceived by the general public. The first was the pop star experience , where the majority of takers would be young women between the age of 16 and 35, with the occasional semi professional male singer. These customers would often treat the experience as a glamorous day out, arriving dressed up, and requiring to sing a range of the latest tracks in the charts.

Then, we would have the singer songwriter experience, where the participant would arrive with guitar, to perform a large number of well known songs and one or two of his or her own. We still do quite a few of these today.

There would then be the music production experience. These have always been predominantly male, and often involve someone who has worked privately on his own projects for a long while, and has reached the limit of what he can do without help. Sometimes such experience customers are intending to go on to a studio career, and are looking for encouragement and pointers.

My personal favourite is the songwriter experience . During this session, we work with a potential songwriter on one of her or his ideas. Sometimes we start from a tune, with melody and harmony, if the songwriter can play an instrument. more often than not, though we interpret the tunes and lyrics of the songwriter and add harmonies as we go, with the writer agreeing them or trying to explain what he or she wants . This experience is sought after in equal proportions by men and women. Some can sing, some have a singer brought in. Our latest two candidates arrived with no lyrics to speak of, no tunes, no harmonies and just an idea of an emotion and one or two words. Selfishly, we have a lot of fun in these cases, since we are essentially totally involved in the creative process, and cannot escape some degree of satisfaction as the track progresses to a fully fledged recording. We do this in five hours, so the adrenalin is added to the equation.

Beyond this we have a music experience, such as "bass guitar experience" or "cello experience" where customers record their achievements, often in a highly creative and individual way. The piano experience is also very popular and turns out some very creative results, venturing into jazz, classical, pop and other genres. The studio has a very good acoustic piano, as well as several electric pianos with weighted keyboards, which have the advantage of midi output - they can be converted into your chosen style of piano at a later stage. We also provide a guitar recording experience with hardware which again enables the player to select styles after the recording is made.

Nowadays competition is much keener, petrol is much more expensive, and the recording studio experience customers are drawn more from the immediately surrounding areas of Powys, Shropshire, Cheshire and the Midlands and Wales. The customer knows more about what he/she is looking for, and the product has been taken up by many hundreds of both large and small businesses. Nonetheless the thrill is still there, particularly on those very special days when a fantastic singer, a virtuoso guitarist, a spellbinding lyricist or songwriter, and sometimes all three in one body - walks into the studios and makes a very special recording. that is when the day becomes our recording studio experience too.

Recording Engineers - jobs

2007-03-21T06:57:00.000-07:00

The number of recording engineers being trained is ever increasing as the number of posts remains similar or even falls. What should a young trainee consider when training? What experience sticks after ten years in a recording studio?

1. That working in the music business is 95% pen-pushing or manipulating of computer programmes.

2. That being a recording studio engineer is hugely different from creating your own music. Even your production work may not be entirely your own and joint projects are always difficult to lay a claim to.

3. That loving music is not enough, you have to love enterprise and be flexible enough to drop a project which is unproductive in favour of one which is less inspiring but more remunerative.

If you are intending to work for a recording studio, you have, in addition, to bear in mind that your relationship with customers will come under scrutiny if you appear to be "poaching", or lining yourself up to work directly with them in the future. Recording studios guard their clientele very jealously as the competition between studios itself is very intense, and most studio managers are also annoyed by not doing enough music themselves! Therefore it is not a good idea to consider a studio as a career development ground where you can line your nest for the future, by making good friends with future potential clients and lining them up against the evil manipulative studio owner! Better to work objectively at tasks offered with the idea that working for an employer will give you a good reference at the end of the day should things not work out!

If you wish to be self-employed (always more attractive) remember that you will be your own boss, and will have to drive yourself hard to meet deadlines and complete all the admin and paperwork required, as well as market yourself on the internet or by other means.

All in all, don't assume a career in music means you will spend any more time creating your own music than you did before you became a "musician" - you'll still have to "make time" for your own work just like when you were at school!!

Jane Lane
www.beehouse.co.uk

Technical Page - Cubase

2007-03-17T05:58:00.000-07:00

Let's kick off our technical page with some comments about Cubase, from a practical point of view.

Using Cubase professionally on a regular basis, we have gradually got used to the little idiosyncrasies of the system. We find there are often crashes, even on the most stable system with plenty of memory - so obviously regualr and judicious saving of the stages of your work under a sequence of file names such as "project1.cpr", " project2.cpr" etc is a good idea even f0r quite small changes.

One thing we have never completely come to terms with, though, is the matter of recording timing problems. We will often record a line on a synthesised midi instrument, only to find it has jumped a short way forward or backwards of the beat and the whole thing has to be shifted manually to align it with the other instrument tracks. We have got used to this now. I did work out how to adjust it around twelve months ago, but have since forgotten the process, so if anyone out there knows the magical setting that keeps the recording time correct and how to zero this, please let me know!

Despite these matters Cubase makes our life at the recording studio much more varied, and it's great for classical arrangements or classical style backings as well as a variety of different pop styles.

Jane
www.thebeehouse.co.uk

Recording Studio Work - Engineers Available and Vacancies Sought

2007-03-17T02:50:00.000-07:00

Hi Everyone. This blog is designed for studio engineer exchanges comments, CVs and other items. If you would like to put up your details and advertise your skills we would be very happy to post them here. Just click on the POST A COMMENT after this blog. And don't forget a link to your personal web page if you have one! You can include this with your comments.