THE PARTS YOU DON’T HEAR
A behind-the-scenes look at the forthcoming film and book about the Sound Techniques recording studio.
View some teasers from the film
Check the huge range of musicians, producers, studio personnel and others who’ve shared their memories of Sound Techniques.
ARTISTS
- Ashley Hutchings: Fairport Convention, Steeleye Span and the Albion Country Band
- Bridget St John
- Dave Mattacks: Fairport Convention, Nick Drake and many more at the old dairy
- Dave Pegg on Fairport Convention, Nick Drake, John Martyn and Sandy Denny
- Dr Strangely Strange at Sound Techniques
- Ed Jones & the Most Collectable Sound Techniques LP
- Full House: Fairport Convention’s Simon Nicol at Sound Techniques
- Geoff Bowyer talks about the cult classic “granny takes a trip”
- Gerry Conway: Cat Stevens, Fotheringay and more at Sound Techniques, Chelsea
- Guitar hero Richard Thompson at Sound Techniques
PRODUCERS & ENGINEERS
- Andrew Scheps: From Adele to Jay Z and the bare genius of “Pink Moon”
- Bill Schnee: Recording Ringo
- Brian Kehew: Rediscovering Sound Techniques
- Bruce Botnick: The Doors at Sunset Sound & Elektra
- Jerry Boys: From Sound Techniques to Buena Vista Social Club
- John C. Wood: A filmic angle on Sound Techniques
- John Wood: One of the great engineers remembers sound techniques
- Ken Scott: Beatles, Bowie & setting the record straight on Sound Techniques
- Liam Watson: The way of recording way back in the 1960’s
- Tom Allom: From Sabbath to The Strawbs with one of rock’s greats
MORE INTERVIEWS
- Andrew Ratcliffe and the future of Sound Techniques
- Danny White on that sound techniques sound
- Jill Frost: Behind the scenes at Sound Techniques
- Paul Camarata: Sound Techniques at Sunset Sound
- Pete Paphides: His Favourite Sound Techniques Records
- Sound Techniques: Lost & Found
- The Jamaica story with Ray Hitchins
THE STUDIO
The year was 1964 and in a small renovated recording studio within an old milking shed in Chelsea, London, two young men were about to go out on a limb to follow their dream and inadvertently change music forever…
As one of the first indie studios in England, the modest Sound Techniques made a name for itself with a beautiful live sound and its own hand crafted mixing console. In that studio Geoff Frost‘s electronic mastery and head engineer John Wood‘s perfect ear created some of the finest music in the UK; Artists such as Nick Drake, Pink Floyd, Fairport Convention, Vashti Bunyan, The Incredible String Band, John Martyn, John Cale, The Yardbirds and The Who all recorded sessions, enamoured with the studio’s rich sound.
As their reputation grew Frost began crafting his hand-built desks to measure for major studios including Elektra, Trident, De Lane Lea and Sunset Sound; The Sound Techniques influence sparked right at the heart of some of the greatest music ever recorded. From London to Los Angeles, from Jamaica to Paris and back again, these bespoke Sound Techniques consoles captured and created seminal tracks and albums for Hendrix, The Doors, The Beatles, Paul Simon, David Bowie, Elton John, The Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, Fleetwood Mac, The Stooges, T-Rex and Lou Reed; A few names among many.
Now, four decades after the doors closed on the Chelsea studio, a new chapter in the fascinating Sound Techniques story is being written – one which will bring us full circle and help discover, once and for all, just how deep the Sound Techniques secrets go.