The Audio Network Blog : abbey road

Brand New Music For May

By: Jo Belcher
Date:: 13 May 2013

This month we have 14 brand new albums for you! There are some really fantastic and unusual tracks for you to enjoy - below are just a few of the highlights. French Hip Hop French Hip Hop - ANW1902 – is from Will Davies, Vincent Lepage, Dag Torgersbraten and French rapper Cécile Unia (also known as Pumpkin ). Pumpkin’s super cool and effortless French rapping over edgy hip hop beats blends perfectly with stuttering synths and orchestral textures. Trailer Remixes Our next ...

Brand New Music For April

By: Jo Belcher
Date:: 04 Apr 2013

Keeping fingers crossed this month for the appearance of Spring – we have another delicious 15 albums for you, covering a diverse range of genres. And just in case the sun doesn’t shine – here’s some of our highlights for you to bask in… Swamp Rock & Country Funk ANW1885 - Swamp Rock & Country Funk is an album of southern inspired fusions of soul, blues, funk and country from Lincoln Grounds and Randall Breneman . Cinematic Orchestral ...

The Composer, the Orchestra and Abbey Road Studios: Part 2

By: Paul Mottram
Date:: 28 Mar 2013

In part 1 of this blog series, prolific composer and long-time Audio Network collaborator Paul Mottram explained how he brings his music to life. Now in part 2, he shares his insights running up to the actual recording. Play Orchestration With a piece for orchestra, such as ‘ Trailblazer ’ for example, it's rare to finalise the exact details as to which instrument plays what in the first draft of the work apart from in a broad brush sense. However, the ...

Trance Music turns Orchestral: Part 1

By: John 00 Fleming
Date:: 30 Jan 2013

John 00 Fleming is an artist who has achieved international success in a career spanning over 20 years. With over 10 million album sales and 30 produced mix compilations, John’s a proven musical pioneer whose essence lies in what his fans call, ‘The JOOF sound’. This sound is as unpretentious as the artist and is best described as deep and textured progressively edged trance, in an electronic dance music style that is an antithesis to what is normally produced within this genre. ...

My Royal College of Music Scholarship

By: Andrew Howes
Date:: 16 Jan 2013

One Wednesday morning in October, I was introduced to Andrew Sunnucks and learnt to my delight that I was the recipient of the first Audio Network music scholarship here at the Royal College of Music. It was felt that I might be best suited to fulfil this role, given the extent of what I could learn and gain from any potential experiences. In the brief time I have been associated with Audio Network, I have already been introduced to many fascinating and influential people, as well as ...

The Composer, the Orchestra and Abbey Road Studios: Part 1

By: Paul Mottram
Date:: 07 Jan 2013

How does a piece of music go from being an inspired thought in a composer’s head, to being part of the extensive music library here at Audio Network? In this two-part blog series, prolific composer and long-time Audio Network collaborator Paul Mottram explains his process in bringing his music to life. Recording Orchestral Music At the beginning of October in 2012, I recorded some new music with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra at Abbey Road Studios for Audio Network. Orchestral music has ...

Tim Garland at Abbey Road

By: Tim Garland
Date:: 27 Sep 2012

Working with Ray Davies Walking into Studio 2 at Abbey Road, I get the same feeling of confidence and excitement about the music soon to be raising its roof. Partly because of the unquestionable talents of the tech team here and partly due to the familiar musicians I see as I run between their music stands with compositions hot off the printer. Two pieces are by the legendary Ray Davies, who seems to know everyone I know and everyone I’ve just met. Ray is a top recording trumpet player, turned ...

Recording at Abbey Road Studios with the RPO: Part Two

By: Chris Egan
Date:: 13 Dec 2011

Chris Egan has just finished recording a Cinematic Blockbuster Movie Extravaganza with the full Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (all ninety of them) at Abbey Road Studio One. Audio Network talks to the man behind the music to find out how he does such a thing… What inspired you to create this type of score? The inspiration is drawn from the wonderful old-school ‘Popcorn Movies’ that I’ve watched since I was a child. I’ve always written from a media composer point ...

Recording at Abbey Road Studios with the RPO

By: Chris Egan
Date:: 07 Dec 2011

What does a Composer do in the lead up to a huge recording with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in Abbey Road Studio 1 ? Drinking lots of Red Bull, staying up all night and finessing hundreds of pages of score… Audio Network chats to Chris Egan . What does recording at Abbey Road Studio 1 mean to you? It’s the best sounding orchestral room in the world. It’s as simple as that. There aren’t many studios in the world that can hold a full Symphony Orchestra and a full Symphonic ...