To date Ive mixed both EPs for Belgian rockers 'Now, Voyager' at Outhouse Studio.
This is a taster of the 2nd EP 'Tell-Tale Hearts' which was widely very well reviewed as a unique, well-crafted sound which is a collision of math-rock, intense post-hardcore and epic soundscapes.
The release of the single 'From The Heart' and first radio play prompted Daniel P. Carter from the Radio 1 Rock Show to tweet:
"@nowvoyager Where did you record this? It sounds monster!!"
The EP was released in Aug 2013 via UK label 'Destroy Everything' 

Edits:
1. Where We'll Start
2. From the Brain
3. The Long Lane
4. To the Heart

'Where We'll Start' Official Video:
youtu.be/haleZ00mUKs

www.facebook.com/wearenowvoyager
@wearenowvoyager
https://soundcloud.com/wearenowvoyager

Now, Voyager - Tell Tale Hearts (Mix Showreel Edits)

Anavae are an alternative-rock band from the UK. They've had 2 EPs released on LAB Records. This showreel contains edits from their 2nd EP - Dimensions which was released in Nov 2013.

It was such a fun Outhouse session with the two songwriters. There were so many production ideas constantly being discussed and experimented with from cut up vocals to cut and paste sections and synth layers. We had a blast!
I can take credit for the majority of the recording, production, and mixing the single 'Anti-faith' (1st track).

Anavae - Anti-faith Official Video
http://youtu.be/WhSh5tzMjLU

https://www.facebook.com/Anavae
http://anavae.bandcamp.com/
https://soundcloud.com/user287311768/sets/anavae

Anavae - Dimensions (Production Showreel Edits)

Deathbed Reunion are a fast paced Post-Hardcore Punk band from Norway with a definite 'Stavanger' sound. Their chords are insane!!
This is snippets of the debut EP that we recorded in Outhouse, and I mixed and mastered for released in Nov 2012 via 'Indie Recordings.' 
They also came to the studio last year to record their debut album which i recorded, produced, mixed and mastered. As soon as it's released I'll put a few choice edits together. 

tracklist:

1: Half Past Years
2: Obviously Late
3: Declined
4: New Shoes

Deathbed Reunion - Half Past Years Official Video
http://youtu.be/c0gytls_QKc

deathbedreunion.com
www.facebook.com/deathbedreunion
soundcloud.com/deathbedreunion



Deathbed Reunion - Obviously Late (Mix Showreel Edits)

I had the pleasure of working with UK Hip-Hop group '3 Faces Of Death' on their recent EP 'It's All Dead'. I stem mixed and mastered all four tracks through our analog console at Balanced Audio studio in Reading.
Here's a few edits showing the difference before mixing and after mastering. It switches every 4 bars and each track starts with the final mastered version. 
3 Faces producer Tom said I brought them to life and made them sound 'balanced' :)
James
Chief Engineer 
Balanced Audio
Studio Enquiries - email: james.balancedaudio@gmail.com
Buy the EP here: https://threefacesofdeath.bandcamp.com/album/its-all-dead-ep


Stem Mix/Master Before And After - 3 Faces Of Death

This is the pilot radio show for Bring Dem FM, recorded at Balanced Audio to promote their tour of Lebanon

Bring Dem FM - Keep It Locked

Balanced Audio - In Phase and On Time

"Production & recording solutions by musicians for musicians"

Mission:
Combining our knowledge of recording equipment and techniques from decades past with the most cutting edge plugins from the world of electronic music we bring an unrivaled, objective perspective to your project.

Description
We provide mixing, mastering, editing, engineering, producing rock and indie bands and radio show recording/mastering. Our studio base in Reading has a live room, vocal booth, control room, gorgeous 32-channel analog console, high quality monitoring, 24 channels of simultaneous digital recording, and a host of analogue outboard, instruments and the latest plugins.

At the helm of the Reading studio is James Billinge. He is devoted to realising the vision of the artists who come through the door with a focus on delivering projects efficiently and promptly. He graduated in 2008 with a Masters degree with honours in Audio Engineering. Since then he has been working at Outhouse studios with John Mitchell, and honing his skills alongside Prashant 'Engine-Earz' Mistry. James has worked with over 150 different artists and bands in the last 5 years including a variety in the UK from Attention Thieves to Crystal Seagulls, and a large number of European bands including Now, Voyager (Belgium), Intohimo (Sweden), and Deathbed Reunion (Norway). As recording artists ourselves, we fully understand the love that goes into a project. We are here to help other musicians fulfill their creative visions!

We can also provide live sound engineering solutions having recorded in a variety of venues from Notting Hill Carnival for the BBC recording Major Lazer, David Rodigan, Sean Paul and Skrillex, to Motion in Bristol for Red Bull Radio, capturing a variety of artists including Julio Bashmore. James has done live sound for Roni Size and Engine-Earz Experiment and mixed and mastered live recordings for The Darkness, You Me At Six and It Bites.


Products	

Mixing - Treating your separates with the love they deserve.
As legendary Greek rockstar Aristotle put it, “The whole is greater than the sum of its parts”.

Mastering - Applying an objective ear to your project, we help your songs work together as a cohesive, emotionally engaging stream of audio. If it's a single then we'll bring it up to the right volume for radio/club without destroying its perceived dynamics or balance. Knowledge and experience with a wide variety of genres.

Remote services - live in Europe/Outer Mongolia? On tour? Please note we also offer special rates for both remote mixing and mastering. You can get to the next venue, upload the files to our server and we'll do the rest!

Recording - Vocal / instrumental. OK, so James actually has an unhealthy obsession with microphones and placement. It's bizarre, its borders on the insane, but if you want something to sound amazing - this is the one! We have a wide assortment of mics and the knowledge to put them to the best use.

Live - sound mixing / on location recording - lots of experience in this field for live bands and organisations like the BBC & Red bull. Let us know your requirements and we can make it happen. We're a part of a network of top engineers so there's no job too large or too small.

Audio for Visual - 5.1 mixing, foley, audio for tv/video. Want a tighter sound to your live show promo video? Hit us up and we'll make you sound like a billion rupees. Plenty of previous experience, including The Darkness, Skrillex, Major Lazer, David Rodigan and more. We have also composed & mixed audio for large multi-brand advert campaigns like House of Fraser and had placements on U.S. TV including Fox, AMC & CBS as well as Sky and the BBC - we understand the levels of quality and pressure involved.

Restoration - we are equipped with forensic level audio restoration tools and the ears to match if you have a problem with your old recordings or need to rescue that killer take.

Online radio show/podcast production & recording - we're setup to record music mixes, talk-overs and jingles and then master through the same hardware limiters used by the BBC at Maida Vale studios, so you're all prepped and ready for broadcast or streaming.

Some talented folk we've loved working with...

On top of the studio having previously recorded/mixed/remixed hundreds of international artists including - Chart-topper Aloe Blacc, Solo Banton, Benny Page, Akala, Skitz, Rodney P, Jenna G, Shy FX, Foreign Beggars, Ol’ Dirty Bastard, Flux Pavilion, P-Money, Roots Manuva, Grammy-winner John Benitez, Golden Globe-winner Lisa Gerrard, Busta Rhymes, Basement Jaxx, DJ Shadow, Little Dragon, The Streets, Abi Sampa, Deadly Hunta, Tricky, DJ Kayper, BBC Radio 1’s Nihal, Engine-Earz, Jamaica’s Sean Paul, Dreadzone, Sweden’s Ane Brun, Norway’s Kate Havnevik, Nitin Sawhney, Meshuggah, Funtcase, Dynamite MC, India’s Monica Dogra, Ayanna Witter-Johnson, Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly, Darrison MC, Lena Cullen, Reality Shock, Jah Mason, Mikey General, Data, Vocal Networking Navigator MC, and many more talented up and coming artists…

...here are a few of the artists James has worked with:

KEY: Studio engineered (E) / produced (P) / mixed (M)
Architects (tech metal- parts of the album 'Daybreaker') (E)
Fearless Vampire Killers (Theatrical rock – 1st album, 2 eps, 1 single (E/P/M), 2nd album (M)
Anavae (Latest single (E/P/M), forthcoming EP (E/P)
It Bites (Highly acclaimed Prog album-'Map Of The Past') (E/P/M)
Tudor Lodge (Acoustic Folk – latest album) (E/P/M)
Attention Thieves (Grunge – everything to date) (E/P)
Shadows Chasing Ghosts (Screamo – 2nd album) (E/P)
Arusha Accord (Tech math metal – debut album) (E)
Elissa Franceschi (Pop/ soft rock) (E)
You Me At Six (Pop-rock – latest album) (E)
The Eyes of a Traitor (Hardcore – lastest album) (E)
Your Demise (Hardcore) (E)
Don Broco (rock- 2nd EP) (E/M)
Deaf Havana (pop-rock-2nd album) (E/M)
Now Voyager (Belgian Tech Metal - 1st 2 EPs) (E/P/M)
Intohimo (Swedish Screamo – latest album) (E/P/M)
Deathbed Reunion (Norwegian Punk Rock – debut EP and debut album) (E/P/M)
Nothingness (French Hardcore – debut album) (E/P/M)
Second Function (Swiss Rock – 2nd album) (E/P)
My Passion (Electro rock – album and EP) (E)
Hugh Turner (Jazz funk – with Frank Tontoh on drums) (E)
Snakecharmer (album with players of whitesnake/Tina turner , and Adam Wakeman) (E/P/M)
Heights (Hardcore Metal – debut album) (E)
Avenge Vulture Attack (Pop-rock) (E/P/M)
Flights (Modern Progressive) (E/P/M)
Junkyard Scientists (Disco funk) (E/P/M)

Live recording (R) /mixing (M):
The Darkness (M)
You Me At Six (M)
It Bites (One album in Japan and one double live album/DVD) (M)
Major Lazer (R/M)
Skrillex (R/M)
Sean Paul (R/M)
David Rodigan (R/M)
Julio Bashmore (R/M)
Trojan djs (R/M)
Touchstone (R/M)

Live sound:
Roni Size (DnB)
Pendulum (DnB)
Engine-Earz Experiment (Dubstep)
Terror (Hardcore US Metal)
Nine High (Hip-Hop)
Junkyard Scientists (Disco funk)
Wire Jesus (Indie Pop)
Clark Hammond Duo (Jazz)
Ben Marwood (Solo Acoustic)
Nathan ‘Flutebox’ Lee
DJ Muzzell and Disablists (UK and UK Team DMC Champions respectively)

Please contact james.balancedaudio@gmail.com for availability, rates and specific requirements.