Miloco 5-a-side 2007: Final call before the big day...
So we are almost there. After three months of stupendously manic hype and mouth-drenching anticipation, the return of the Miloco 5-a-side Football Championships is more-or-less upon us. Next Thursday (July 12), we shall once again be accumulating from our various corners of the music industry to lock horns, chant from the stands, swill beer until our hearts' content and generally enjoy the mixed pleasures of music and sport. This year the following teams shall be partaking in the pursuit of free studio time at one of Miloco's first-rate studios, and to follow in the footsteps of Towers of London, 679 and V2 before them to be crowned 2007 champions. From the top: Towers of London, ATC Management, FX Rentals, Big Life Management, Aspire Entertainment, 18 Carrot, Kosh, Stephen Budd Management, Gillian Glover Team, Gilkicker, Mindloop UK, Underground Heroes, Virgin Records, 679 Recordings, The Infadels, Vita Ross (Vita's Vipers), Clash Magazine, Anenomie, Miloco (list not necessarily conclusive) As proof of the growing stature of this annual sporting extravaganza, this year we have attracted the formidable sponsorship of Red Stripe lager, who shall be making it their top priority of the day to ensure the thirsts of exercising musicians are thoroughly quenched, with a seemingly bottomless barrel of Jamaica's finest beer. In fact they'll be so much to go around, that we would like to invite non-playing folks down too, to cheer on the players and soak up the day's fantastic atmosphere. Although we have more-or-less reached the limit of teams who can play, we are keeping teams on standby in case of the fairly likely situation of cancellations between now and then. If you are interested in putting forward a team, contact Richard now on 020-7232-0008 or email richard@miloco.co.uk. Studio Profile: Musikbox (there are some brilliant offers on too!!!)
There's been so much going on over the last few months to report in our ever-informative letter of news, that we thought it was about time we put together one of our good ol' fashioned studio profiles, after all we've put much time and money into improving our eight rooms recently, it was only a matter of time until we started bragging about it all!! This month, we'd like to let you in on some information about our magnificent second Neve VR mix room up in Kentish Town, Musikbox. Since taking over Musikbox last year, it has become one of the most favoured mixing rooms in North London. Recent equipment additions have of course included a Neve VR60 (56 loaded) console which replaced the old Harrison previously occupying the room, Genelec monitors and DBX de-essers. Add to this studio owner Pete Heller's vast collection of analogue synths, Protools HD3 Accel rig, an exquisite vocal booth and fine chic decor creating an overall relaxed vibe, and it is easy to justify the studio's rapidly growing reputation as a first-choice mix room for many top producers and engineers, amongst them: Jim Abbiss, Dave Eringa, Steve Dub, Iain Gore, Howie B, Paul Epworth and Dan Grech-Marguerat, each of whom came with high expectations and left with satisfied grins beaming from ear to ear. So to the bit which will really get your ears pricking up to heights you once thought were only attainable on the Starship Enterprise. For the month of July, we are offering some super-special introductory offers for Musikbox sessions. This is without doubt an opportunity not to be missed, so to make a booking or enquiry call Sophie at the office on 020-7232-0008, or email her at sophie@miloco.co.uk. Pick up that phone and beat the queues!! Follow this link for the official Musikbox webpage: Musikbox. 
Studio Round-upAs July pours in with the floods, we cast an eye back over the month of June, which welcomed another great mix of artists from across the land to our diverse range of rooms. We've had all sorts of interesting people stroll in and out of the studios this month, some have even stuck around for the start of July, much to our sheer delight of course. Here's June's round-up... Miloco One - The Neve Room
Our flagship Neve mix room kicked off June where it had finished up in May, with the Bristolian
dance/rock duo Malakai, continuing work on their debut album with Steve Dub and Seggs producing and
Miloco's Ben Thackeray engineering. Following them was a two-day mixing session with the
fantastic Audio Bullys, again with Miloco regular Steve Dub engineering. They
returned for another two days shortly after to continue work on their new record. Next up
were the lovely Sugababes, who came in for a day of single tracking under the guidance of
producer Lucas Secon and Miloco engineer Pete Hofmann. After that, a day of Neve enjoyment
was snapped up by producer Howie B and Miloco engineer Joe Hirst, who were working on some
Chung King material, and then another one of our fine engineers, Finn Eiles, occupied the
Neve for three days mixing some live Razorlight tracks. June was wrapped up in Miloco One by the
wonderful Kate Nash, who came in with producer Paul Epworth to work on some overdubs for her new
album and forthcoming single, coming to a radio playlist near you.
Two of our engineers' CVs: Pete Hofmann and Ben Thackeray Miloco Two - The Toyshop
Upstairs our outstandingly luxurious programming room, The Toyshop, was preparing for a busy
month in June. First in were Goldspot, who were tracking a single for a day, followed by
The Rain who spent a day remixing a single with the production and engineering duo of
Teo Miller and Miloco's Martin Jenkins. A day before the Sugababes' Neve session, producer
Imran Hanif and engineer Matt Foster were up in The Toyshop mixing tracks for
their forthcoming album, and were followed by The Pistolas, who were doing some
overdubbing with producer/engineer James Lewis, on their new album. The girls from
Big Brovaz (of course you remember!!), Booty Luv, came in for a day with Miloco's
Matt Foster engineering and Sarita Borge producing. They tracked a single. In next was
Natalie Salter for an evening with Miloco's Ollie Wright on engineering duties, and
then all the way from the States came Head Automatica who spent two days in Miloco Two with
engineer Joe Hirst, remixing a single. After them came Arvika, who kicked off a mini tour
of Miloco's studios in The Toyshop with Howie B and Joe Hirst. They would go on to occupy
The Square and Musikbox after. Things finished off last month in The Toyshop with a day
session with Liverpudlian group Tigerpicks, in with Miloco's Pete Hofmann engineering, and
then Mister Who who came in with engineer Joe Hirst.
Another CV: Matt Foster Miloco Three - The Square
Over at Hoxton Square, Howie B and Joe Hirst popped up again, only this time
they were working with Demimondaine over a three-day session. Scottish indie rockers
Idlewild then came in, and were accompanied by Miloco favourite Dave Eringa, who was
continuing his own production legacy with the band. After them came Zeera Drake, who
booked out some Square time to track some demos with producer/engineer Matt Olivier,
and then Tigerpicks and Pete Hofmann rolled up for two days. They returned for a further
five days of work later in the month. Zeera Drake and Matt Olivier returned for another
stint in The Square towards the end of the month, which wrapped things up for June in Miloco
Three.
And another CV: Joe Hirst Miloco Four - The Garden
Parka got the ball rolling at our first-class Shoreditch tracking room. They were in for a total
of nine days with producer/engineer Iain Gore, to record some album tracks. Following them were
the brilliant Spiritualized, who continued their considerable amount of work in The Garden over
the last few months, with one more week to mix tracks for the new album. They returned for
another four days later in the month. It was good to see Gallows back in Miloco Four for another
two days with Matt Hyde producing and engineering. They were in to mix a single. The
last session in The Garden in June was with Bat For Lashes and producer Dave Dix.
Two more CVs: Matt Hyde and Finn Eiles Miloco Five - The SSL
Mancunian band Oceansize continued their May session in The SSL with a further
week and a half at the start of June, again under the guidance of producer
Chris Sheldon. They mixed album tracks. Invaders then came in with producer/engineer
Dave Pemberton to mix a single, and then The Pistolas and James Lewis relocated to
Highbury Corner following their session in The Toyshop. James Lewis stayed on to work with another
one of his bands, Anemo, who spent a few days mixing
album tracks. Miloco engineer Matt Foster then came in with Unique for a day, followed
by a session with The Sinners, who were with our very own Martin Jenkins to mix some
album tracks. Up next were Audio Fever who came in to mix their new album with producer
Louis Read. Last but not least came Eddie Worrel, in the fine company of Miloco's Matt Foster.
And another CV: Martin Jenkins Miloco Seven & Eight - Musikbox & The Pool
Our new Neve VR mix room continued to attract the hoards in June, first
of whom were The Mystery Jets who were doing some overdubbing with producer
Erol Alkan and engineer Jimmy Robertson. Iain Gore took a trip to Kentish Town
with another one of his bands, We Smoke Fags, to mix some album tracks. Luckily
they got in before the new smoking laws came into practice, ba-dum, crash. The fabulous
Adele booked into Musikbox for five days with the legendary Jim Abbiss producing and
Richard Wilkinson engineering, to mix tracks from the forthcoming album. Malakai,
Steve Dub, Seggs and Ben Thackeray moved from one Miloco Neve room to the other for a day,
and were followed into Musikbox by Vita Ross, who booked out a week with producer Tom Wilcox.
Ben Thackeray also engineered that session.
Finally to The Pool, which as always enjoyed a good mix of youthful talent throughout the month. Picking up where he had left May, Nick Harrison was in first with producer Paul Epworth and Miloco engineer Mark Rankin. Following him was another one of Paul and Mark's new projects, the intriguing Ben Esser, who came in to work on his debut album for four days. Mark Rankin stayed for another three days to produce and engineer some material for The Rifles, who were working on their second album, and then The Mystery Jets came on for a stretch towards the end of June with producer Erol Alkan and engineer Al O Connell. The last day of the month saw Scully and Miloco engineer Ferg Peterkin occupy Miloco Eight. Last two CVs: Mark Rankin and Ferg Peterkin And another month speeds off into the sunset with a whole load of fantastic passengers, leaving us to embark on the second half of the year, which promises to be at least as exciting as the first. The bookings diary is already filling up for the coming months, so we encourage all those wishing to book studio time at any of our brilliant rooms to shift a gear and make a call to Sophie at the office. The number to dial is 020-7232-0008, or if you are more of an email sort, drop Sophie a line at sophie@miloco.co.uk. We look forward to hearing your voices and reading your words. Ta da! |
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Miloco 5-a-side 2007: Final call before the big day...
Studio Profile: The SSL
In this month's newsletter, we got so excited telling you about the wonders of Musikbox, that we thought we'd throw in another small studio profile, so are pleased to introduce/re-introduce to you all Miloco Five: The SSL. This Highbury-located mix room comes at excellent value for money, and caters perfectly for the more modest budgets, as producers such as James Lewis, Chris Sheldon and Tom Frederikse will testify to. Exciting developments have occurred recently, as we have bought out our partners gaining complete control of the room, so shall be making some well-deserved changes to the room's equipment, acoustics and air-conditioning. Follow this link to the official SSL webpage: The SSL Room. To make a booking or enquiry call Sophie at the office on 020-7232-0008.
Chemical Brothers offer snappy free video download.
So how about this for a cool idea. Long-term Miloco clients, a little-known band called The Chemical Brothers, have set-up shop in the building next-door to our studio in Hoxton Square, which is nice. However that is not all. They are using the building (as seen above) to promote a rather nifty download opportunity. The video for their new single 'Do It Again' is available for free download onto your mobile, as long as you go over to Hoxton and stand in front of the building. You'll also be greeted by a fantastic plasma screen displaying a brilliant clip about the Chems' new album, 'We Are The Night'. It's keeping all the cool kids of Hoxton more than entertained, so if you are in the area, go check it out. If you are not, then go the extra mile.
Coming soon... Miloco 9
"Another?" we hear you mutter. Stay-tuned for more information, as Miloco plans its arrival in West London...
Latest Releases
Released 2nd July 2007 Chemical Brothers - 'We Are The Night' 
It's their sixth studio album, and it consists of all the trademarks - thumping beats, steaming basslines, catchy dance melodies and special guests. Tom Rowlands and Ed Simons pull another cracker out of the bag. The Chemical Brothers mixed their forthcoming album in the The Neve throughout 2006 and the start of 2007, with engineer Steve Dub. They also used The Toyshop and The Garden for vocals. www.thechemicalbrothers.com Released 25th June 2007 Kate Nash - 'Foundations' 
The past year has been building up to the inevitable - a smash hit for the wonderful Kate Nash. And here it is. 'Foundations' entered the UK charts at number two, not bad, and with a hugely-hyped album on the way too, mega-stardom awaits. Kate Nash has been working with producer Paul Epworth and engineer Mark Rankin since January 2007 on her debut album. They used Musikbox for mixing, The Pool for tracking, and The Neve for overdubs. www.katenash.co.uk Released 18th June 2007 Black Strobe - 'Burn Your Own Church' 
They've been releasing singles for ten years, and collaborating with the likes of Royksopp, Rammstein, and The Rapture, but the Parisian electro duo Black Strobe have finally come round to releasing their debut album, featuring epic guitar parts, sweeping synths and colossal beats. Between November 2006 and February 2007, Black Strobe used The Square, The Toyshop for vocals and The Neve for mixing 'Burn Your Own Church'. They worked with producer Paul Epworth and engineer Al O Connell. www.myspace.com/blackstrobe Released 4th June 2007 Unklejam - 'What Am I Fighting For' 
The funkiest trio in the land return with the follow up single to 'Love Ya'. It's another great slice of their 80's influenced electro soul, proving yet again their ability to make cutting-edge tunes, yet tailoured for complete commercial accessibility. 'What Am I Fighting For' was produced by Mike Spencer in his programming room at Miloco's Leroy Street premises. www.unklejam.com To check out more of the Miloco releases of 2007, please look this way: www.miloco.co.uk/news/ newreleases |