Jukebox Function Band Recording
This was a super fun function band recording project to mark the end of 2016! We were tasked with recording and mixing an entire portfolio of work that would capture the talents of a collective of musicians who perform under the umbrella of Paul Wharton's...
read more
Almost Paradise Orchestra Recording
Perhaps the most elaborate and exciting project we have worked on so far; what a treat it was to have a full scale orchestra in our large hall at Studio Z! Comprised of young musicians, mostly from the RNCM, and led by a fantastic young musical director, Elliot Clay,...
read more
How to build your own acoustic baffles
This week we finally took some time out from actual recording sessions and assigned ourselves to the maintenance and improvement tasks that have cropped up over the summer, the priority being the creation of some proper acoustic baffles! We're so happy the results,...
read more
Balafon, Kora and Calabash
As a thank you to his funders, The Finzi Trust, for a scholarship he was awarded this year studio co-manager, Andy Garvey, recorded a very old traditional West African music piece from the Malinke people of Guinea and Mali: 'Nankoumandjan'. Performed on two balafons...
read more
Sidiki Dembele & Laetitia Mandonnaud
All the way from West Africa, Sidiki Dembele is a Manchester based musician, a true master of the traditional music of his homeland: Ivory Coast. During this session, Sidiki wanted to record his own composition featuring N'Goni (an African harp) and Calabash (an...
read more
Free Recording Studio Time
Studio Z is giving away free recording studio time! A free 5 hour studio session worth £100! Up for grabs is one of our demo deal offers, a 5 hour session designed for you to walk away with 3 finished demo tracks to give to your fans and send to promoters. This is a...
read more
The Competition Winner! Laura Elle Silverstone
Congratulations to Laura Elle Silverstone for winning our free studio giveaway! Commiserations to all those who were unsuccessful. However your time may come as there will be another competition running soon so follow us on twitter and facebook...
read more
Canter Semper
The talented vocal harmony duo Canter Semper dropped by to lay down some beautiful original compositions in Studio Z recently. They tracked live takes for a couple of numbers and walked away with two great recordings in two hours… nice work!...
read more
Youth Workshops
Each week Studio Z helps to run a youth workshop called Sat'dy Allsorts. The aim is to help young musicians develop and diversify their craft by continuously exposing them to new and exciting ideas. Over the last year we've composed music for film, created soundscapes...
read more
Stress testing the studio
The first band to walk through the doors of our newly renovated studio were a Manchester indie band called Cultures. We offered them an introductory rate so we could put the studio through it's paces without a deadline to worry about. We had the luxury of being able...
read more
The Renovation
Excerpt
read more
'