Welcome to Bakermoon, home of award winning British music maker, Ed Bentley
British musician and record producer Ed Bentley, has worked with a wide array of artists over the years, from performing the guitars on the Grammy nominated, BAFTA winning soundtrack ‘The Theory of Everything’, by composer Jóhann Jóhannsson, to engineering the award winning double platinum, x3 diamond-selling “tieduprightnow” by Parcels, to working on the pioneering Proto by Holly Herndon (BBC6 Music Album of the Year), and recording the Top 10 album ‘Wonderer’ by Mogli.
Picking up the guitar aged 6, Ed first started recording on a 2 track cassette recorder, followed by an 8 track Tascam machine as a teenager in the early 00’s. He opened his own studio, Bakermoon, in his home town of London in 2008 to record his own music and produce friends’ early demos. 2012 saw a move over to Berlin where he honed his music production skills, developing Bakermoon into a high-end studio at the heart of the Berlin music community. Along the way, he worked with members of Swans, Emmy winning composer Dustin O’Halloran, the award winning Sophie Hunger, AJ Tracey, & numerous other no less wonderful musical talents.
His own music, rural, quintessentially British folk on the one hand, pastoral, idiosyncratic, electronica on the other, has seen releases on labels such as Eskimo Recordings, Traum Schallplatten, Days of Being Wild, as well as his own imprint Bakermoon Records.
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Interview with Bakermoon Studios
Q: What questions do you ask prospective clients?
A: Have you played your song stripped back to it's basics yet, just on a guitar or piano? How does it feel?
Q: What's your typical work process?
A: Depends on the project, though more often than not it starts with live tracking of the rhythm section to capture the soul of the performance
Q: What's the biggest misconception about what you do?
A: You're happy to work for free because it's music, right!
Q: What are you working on at the moment?
A: lots of different cool projects
Q: Analog or digital and why?
A: both are awesome
Q: What do you like most about your job?
A: Everything!
Q: What advice do you have for a customer looking to hire a provider like you?
A: Drop by for a coffee
Q: If you were on a desert island and could take just 5 pieces of gear, what would they be?
A: A self-charging solar power unit to power the studio. The Quad 8 desk. An acoustic guitar A vinyl player A Townes Van Zandt LP
Q: What was your career path? How long have you been doing this?
A: Self taught, via a 1 year Advanced Music Technology Masters. Always loved working with songs and bands, so kept at it!
Q: How would you describe your style?
A: British.
Q: Which artist would you like to work with and why?
A: Spiritualized, circa 1992. 'Ladys and Gentlemen We're Floating In Space' is current on repeat at home, that's why!
Q: Can you share one music production tip?
A: Be chilled with the people and they'll perform well!
Q: What type of music do you usually work on?
A: Bands of all wonderous types of music. The variety out there is amazing to hear.
Q: What's your strongest skill?
A: Listening to what the musicians are after, feeling the mood and keeping the vibe positive, and the production moving forward on budget!
Q: What do you bring to a song?
A: 70s production ethics within a modern environment. It's about capturing the spirit of a performance through classic equipment - you can go wrong!
Q: Tell us about your studio setup.
A: We got lucky and based the studio around a phenomenally awesome sounding 1970s Quad 8 'Coronado' mixing desk. With tonnes of natural day light in the control room and live room, the vibe is always chilled, and music sizzling hot. It's a great place to create you next master piece.
Q: What other musicians or music production professionals inspire you?
A: Ethan Johns, Jeff Emerick, Townes Van Zandt, Spiritualized, Panda Bear, Brian Eno.
Q: Describe the most common type of work you do for your clients.
A: Tracking live bands performing together, capturing the magic!
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