Knockwood is a recording studio, a composition suite, a teaching space, a creative hub, and much more. Knockwood was built by Jolon Yeoman, a recording engineer, mixer & producer, and Duncan Jones, a multi-instrumentalist composer, artist, producer and teacher.
Recording/Production- £150 per day*
Knockwood was built with recording at its core. Featuring 16 channels of Universal Audio I/O, 8 channels of Tascam reel-to-reel Tape, over a dozen pieces of outboard gear and more instruments than you can count. Knockwood is the perfect place to explore your ideas and bring your record to life.
I have experience working in a variety of studios such as Chamber Studios, Greendoor, Chem 19, Pocketsounds and now Knockwood as an engineer, assistant and producer. I don’t use a one-size fits all approach to my work, instead tailoring the sounds I use to bring out the best in an artist’s song- Jolon
Mixing-£180 per track*
Boasting 3 sets of speakers, dozens of outboard processors/effects, hundreds of plugins, a professionally acoustically treated space and a set of well-trained ears. Knockwood is the ideal space to carve into and pull your record together.
I can mix your track into a clear ‘vibey’ song, ensuring your song translates, standing out on multiple playback device, cutting through whether it’s being played on a top of the market hi-fi or on a phone speaker.
My mixes are tailored to each project and style, though they always move with the song to grab and keep the listener’s attention.
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Interview with Knockwood Studio
Q: Analog or digital and why?
A: Bit of both, analog instruments and outboard, digital editing and workflow.
Q: What do you like most about your job?
A: Making music is fun. Feels like a day well spent.
Q: What's the biggest misconception about what you do?
A: That production is just fixing and editing someone into a great performer. I focus on capturing authentic and natural performances to preserve the emotion of a song editing only when it suits the song. I aim for character and authenticity over perfection.
Q: What questions do you ask prospective clients?
A: Scheduling, when do they want to do it My role, do they want me to produce and mix or just engineer. Are session musicians required. A playlist of songs that feel and sound good to them.
Q: What advice do you have for a customer looking to hire a provider like you?
A: Come see the space first! Pre-production/having a chat is free. Just send me a message saying a bit about your project.
Q: If you were on a desert island and could take just 5 pieces of gear, what would they be?
A: Mellotron, UAD 6176, U87, Guild acoustic & a nice pair of headphones.
Q: What's your strongest skill?
A: Using microphones to capture a source at a high quality with minimal processing.
Q: What do you bring to a song?
A: High quality recordings, a mix engineers approach to instrumental arrangement (recording sounds in a way that makes them fit together better in the mix rather than trying to squeeze them later)
Q: Describe the most common type of work you do for your clients.
A: Recording and mixing as well as arranging for session musicians to perform on clients tracks.
Recording sessions run for around 9hours including a 1hr break.
Mixing turnaround depends on complexity of the track but within 7 days.
Multi-Tracks or Stems from mix sessions are £30 per song
- Jack Antonoff
- Jonathan Rado
- Neummann U87
- UAD 6176
- Yamaha Piano
- Mellotron
- Moog Synthesisers
- Fender Jazzmaster
- Focal Speakers
- TASCAM 38 Tape Machine and much more.
