Which King - Change Perception

MAKE NOISE STUDIOS, SHEFFIELD
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Chilled vibe, broadcast quality productions in every style: R&B, Metal, Funk, Alt, Rap, Indie, Pop, Blues, Dance.

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I'm a Music Producer, and a Recording and Mix Engineer from Sheffield, UK.

APPROACH

Each band has a sound, which is usually the sound they produce when they play together. If the singer needs a mic to be heard, then that band’s sound already relies on technology. But take technology too far, and you lose the essence of their sound.

All my productions sound as loud and energetic as the experience you have when you hear them play together – even when you turn the volume right down…

… that’s what technology is for me.


TECHNIQUE

I’m constantly innovating new production, recording and mixing techniques – and I don’t just mean I have all the latest whizz-bang plug-ins. And I’ve developed a post-production style that has become just as important to my recordings as pre-production.

I make each production better than the last by stubbornly pursuing what I consider to be great production style, while jarring my mind open to bands’ production influences…

…plug-ins don’t make great productions – I do!


OUTCOME

A good recording becomes a great production when people can easily identify it, and identify with it. So just as a well-produced album hangs together as a single work, so everything a band is (songs, clothes, lyrics, ethics, lighting, sound, artwork, performance, etc.) should be indisputably THAT BAND…

…this is what I capture.


BIOG

I'm a Music Producer, and a Recording and Mix Engineer from Sheffield UK.

My family were profoundly musical when I was growing up, and I was classically trained from an early age. But when I discovered alternative rock in my mid-teens, it completely changed my perception of “good music”. I taught myself guitar and bass, and I've been in bands ever since, constantly expanding my musical taste and appreciation.

I produced my first album when I was 19 and developed my sound engineering skills throughout my 20s in studios like Jump Recording Studio and the much reputed Yellow Arch Studios. I also got really slick during 9 years as a live sound engineer, working in well-known venues like the Leadmill, and touring venues like Cardiff Arena and Hammersmith Apollo.

In 2006, I opened up Ebb-Tone Recording Studio in Sheffield with my band mates. The sound quality of the studio has improved massively because of the investment made possible by success. I’ve been lucky enough to record every kind of band in every kind of style, including a whole bunch of albums.

When I produced Downslide’s self-titled debut album, we worked really hard together to produce something unique but honest. We used their influences as a focus: accessible urban flavours with heavy guitars and vocals. I'm dead pleased with the sound and the shape of the album, and especially that it's a true reflection of the band as they are.

I also produced “You’re An Ocean Deep My Brother” by Firesuite, which I really think is a classic album: relentless in places, mournful and evocative in others, and definitely an album that is much weightier than the sum of its constituent tracks. We did it together, and the form, sound and musicianship make it a real artistic success.

Spoonjuice Records, is an independent mp3 record label based in Sheffield, uk created in 1993. Spoonjuice was the first ever online mp3 record label which is run by the bands envolved as a collective unit, fronted by Rob Cohen, a person who has long been a supporter of the Sheffield music scene. ”We have had an interesting ride over the past couple of years, the label has evolved in it’s thoughts, ideas and approach to how the industry is going to work for us as a collective independent label”. 

There are quite a few things in the pipeline, and hopefully we will be having a few more bands will be joining our roster. The label originally started in 1993 releasing tapes, vinyl and cd’s it’s first official release being ”Worlds Greatest Bore” by Marmalade Sun, who recently have reformed and are releasing their back catalogue exclusively with Spoonjuice Records on Mp3 format. 

7” Singles and Tape

- Marmalade Sun, Loves Kitchen, 1991
- Marmalade Sun, Twins, 1992
- Marmalade Sun, Worlds Greatest Bore. 1993
- Mr Theory & the Vibateers, Monkey Magic (remix). 1994 
- “Cohen”, Violet & Clean, 2000
- “Cohen” & the Shatners Bassoon Band, Green with Black Shutters, 2004

12” Singles

- Marmalade Sun, Loves Kitchen, 1991
- Marmalade Sun, Twins, 1992
- Marmalade Sun, Worlds Greatest Bore. 1993
- Mr Theory & the Vibateers, Monkey Magic (remix). 1994 
- “Cohen”, Violet & Clean, 2000
- “Cohen”, Lonely Like a Rainbow, 2001
- “Cohen” & the Shatners Bassoon Band, Green with Black Shutters, 2004

CD Singles

- Marmalade Sun, Worlds Greatest Bore. 1993
- “Cohen”, Violet & Clean, 2000
- “Cohen”, Lonely Like a Rainbow, 2001

CD Albums

- Junkie Bunny, junkie bunny gets well out of it…, 1988
- “Cohen”, Written in the Sky, 2000
- “Cohen”, Sweetness & Light, 2001
- “Cohen”, Godfather of Mufty, 2002
- “Cohen”, Music on the Popcorn, 2003
- Spoonjuice Records, Growing from the inside outwards, 2006

Free Download-only Singles

- “Cohen”, 01-12-95 (she’s a Groover), 2003
- Danny Blackwell, Edvard Pony Demonstrations, 2007
- Ryan Taylor, Soul Sister, 2007
- Electrodad, You Already Knew, 2008
- Mono Ya Mono, Danny Blackwell, Luna A La Ventana - Moon At The Window EP, 2008

Free Download-only Albums & Torrents

- Spoonjuice Records, Growing from the inside outwards, 2009
- LIVE at the RED HOUSE 3rd Dec 2009 Released by Spoonjuice Records, 2010
- Marmalade Sun - You Can’t Change The Past… But, You Can Change The Future! - Spoonjuice Records, 2010
- Spoonjuice Records - Blue-Cyco and the Digital Ninjaz - Soundtrack No.1.0 - SNEAKY PEAK EP, 2010
- Spoonjuice Records - Mr Theory and the Vibateers - (1995 - 2000), 2010

Which King - Change Perception

Tom Henthorn - Producer