The Engine Room goes SSL
Re-introducing one of the Best Mix Rooms in London...


Greetings all! This August we're kicking off our bulletin with some massive news concerning our flagship mix studio, The Engine Room. In July we rescued the infamous SSL4056 G-Series console from Olympic's Studio 2 and after completely refurbishing it, made it the centrepiece of the Engine Room. The desk has been loaded with 48 mono channels (36 G EQ and 12 blackface E EQ) and 8 stereo channels making it a flexible mixing tool. The 8 core Intel Pro Tools HD rig offers 24 inputs and 48 outputs and comes maxed out with plug ins running on Pro Tools 8 or 7.4.

The much celebrated monitoring system consists of customised Munro M4s running off chevin amplification and are regularly checked and calibrated by acoustician Nick Whitaker. We also offer a wide range of nearfield monitors including Yamaha NS10's, Adam S3A's, Dynaudio BM15s and Genelec 1031's running off a choice of Bryston, Yamaha or Quad amps which we believe makes it one of the most accurate monitoring environments in London.

The extensive outboard contains many of the toys you'd expect in a world class mix room as well as some great modern additions. In addition to the Massenberg, Tubetech, EAR, Summit, and Urei names, we have recently added some of the best newcomers, including Empirical Labs, Manley, and EMI Chandler. We also offer some more unusual effects such as the Moog 12 Stage Phaser the Marshall Time Modulator not to mention an exquisite EMT plate reverb.

The room has a history of delivering hit records including Oasis' What's The Morning Glory and Be Here Now, all the Chemical Brothers albums, Slipknot's 2008 no. 1 U.S. album All Hope Is Gone and more recently the Mercury-nominated Villagers album Becoming A Jackal. It is also a favourite of a variety of producer / mixers including Ben Hillier, Phill Brown, Colin Richardson, Mike Crossey and Steve Dub.

The large air-conditioned, daylit control room was refurbished in 2009 and has a very clean, minimalistic feel making it a breeze to work in. We don't reside in a trendy postcode but what we do have is one of the best mixing studios in the world in a creative and vibrant building home to some of the best producers in the UK today... Come and try it for yourself. Hearing is believing!

We will be offering a handful of test days in The Engine Room to new clients. If you are interested in finding out more about this offer please contact the office on 020-7232-0008 or email info@miloco.co.uk.

www.miloco.co.uk/engineroom


Long-term Let programming room available in Hoxton


Here's some exciting news for anyone looking for their own private dry-hire space to rent. One of our rooms at the Hoxton Market premises will become available in September.

Hoxton Suite 5 is perfect for a writer, programmer or musician looking for a small and vibey place to settle in and make their own. This daylit and air-conditioned room comprises a control room measuring 4m x 3m, and an adjoining shared lounge / office measuring 6m x 4m, which can occasionally be used for recording. The room is situated on the first floor and has 24-hour access and a red-care alarm system which is monitored around the clock.

Hoxton Suite 5 is currently available at £605.00 + VAT / calendar month. Here's a real bargain not to be missed. Don't hang around much longer as these rooms always go fast!! Please contact the office on 0207-232-0008 to find out more. You can also visit the link below:

www.miloco.co.uk/longterm/hoxton_suite5.php



Mercury Music Prize 2010
3 Miloco-mixed albums nominated for prestigious award...

We're extremely proud to announce that three of the albums nominated for this year's Barclaycard Mercury Music Prize were mixed at Miloco. Yet again there is a strong contingent of Miloco-made records getting recognised at the industry's most prestigious award ceremony, and we're thrilled about that!

First up we have the exceptional second album by Foals, Total Life Forever. The Oxfordian math-rockers returned to Miloco at the end of 2009 to mix the record with the great Alan Moulder in Assault & Battery 1. They had previously mixed their debut album, Antidotes in The Engine Room. One of the very best debut folk records of 2010 has made the shortlist. Becoming A Jackal by Villagers was mixed by producer Ben Hillier in The Engine Room in early 2010. Lastly, the fantastic Wild Beasts have deservedly won their place amongst this year's nominees for their second album, Two Dancers, which was mixed in The Yard in early 2009 by Lex Dromgoole.

Our three clients join a stellar line-up of nominees at this year's ceremony, including Biffy Clyro, I Am Kloot, Dizzee Rascal, Paul Weller, Corrine Bailey Rae, The XX, Kit Downes Trio, Laura Marling and Mumford & Sons. We wish all the bands and artists the best of luck on the night of September 7.

www.mercuryprize.com/


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Motor Museum Purchases Telefunken U-48 Valve Microphone



The Motor Museum has just purchased a stunning Telefunken U-48 Valve microphone. At a price of £6,600 this microphone does not come cheap but it is worth every penny and the sound is stunning. It has been released as a variation of the ubiquitous U-47 offering figure 8 capability. This microphone was one of George Martin's favourite microphones when recording the Beatles. Producer Mike Crossey is already taking advantage of this fantastic microphone with All Mankind... here is another gem of a microphone added to an already bulging spec at the Motor Museum. For a full Motor Museum spec click here:

Motor Museum Spec.


Latest Miloco Releases

Release Forthcoming
Chapel Club - 'All The Eastern Girls'



The new single from the London Sound of 2010 incumbents Chapel Club. 'All The Eastern Girls' sets a very British tone for what's to come when the debut album is released later this year.

'All The Eastern Girls' was produced by Paul Epworth in The Pool in 2010.

www.chapelclub.com


Release Forthcoming
Magnetic Man - 'I Need Air'



'I Need Air' is the first single from debut album from Magnetic Man, the super-hyped dubstep collaboration comprising Artwork, Skream and Benga. The trio have already turned heads in their Magnetic Man guise with their smash-hit remix of La Roux's 'In For The Kill'.

Interface's Pete Hofmann mixed the track in The Engine Room earlier in 2010.

www.magneticman.net


Release Forthcoming
Everything Everything - 'Man Alive'



Manchester's big new name featured high on this year's BBC 'Sound Of...' poll. Man Alive is a breath of fresh air, and offers an experimental and progressive blend of pop, electro, indie and funk. Soundalikes not applicable!

Man Alive was partially recorded at Miloco Studios in 2009/2010.

www.everything-everything.co.uk