One of the most productive ways to record can be live in an environment with enough space for a simultaneous performances and a good room for that 'performance' feel. As such I am able to come to a pre-arranged space and record a project in situ.

For example: In August 2011 I collaborated with the band Groanbox to record their 4th studio album. For this project I travelled to a cottage in the Scottish Borders and set up the living room as a performance space for the band to record in 'as live', running through songs as though they were on a set list in order to give the album a more spontaneous edge. This also allowed us to have a continuous period of highly concentrated creativity and produced some great results. The video opposite is one of the 3am takes that made it to the album - I snuck into the live room to record the video and the audio is the unmastered final mix.

Recording an album in this way can be intense and is potentially a little more costly as it involves the rental of a space as well as myself and my gear. There is also set-up and take-down to be taken into account. However, it is very productive once the process gets going and can be a very effective way of managing short-term availability of musicians. With location recording I do the tracking live but if you want me to mix I need to do so at my own studio.

One other option can be to record live shows through my desk. If you are interested in having provide a PA and do live sound for you, please do enquire if you'd like me to record the performance.