Studio Spotlight: The Toyshop
Ah, the blessed Toyshop. For years the haven of choice for beat makers the world o'er! For the last 6 months
it's been almost solely the habitat of Plan B and Jamie T, but we've also managed to squeeze in the likes of
Rodney P, D.A.V.E. The Drummer, Rich File, M Craft and Whitey.
But this toy-filled joint is not just a place for the boys. A cartload of ladies call it their home too! Ms Dynamite swings by on a regular basis, Lady Sovereign's hung out awhile, Aleesha popped in for a few weeks and M.I.A. has been in residence. But why does this studio continue to attract all these fabulous artists? It's simple. Nestling upstairs in our Leroy Street complex, and next door to our rec room, it features a fantastic 325 sq ft day-lit air-conditioned control room cum lounge with ensuite recording booth. But, of course, the main thing is all those toys... Based around a DDA console and a 24-output Protools HD rig (that is running Protools 7 or Logic 7), monitoring is via either NS10's or Genelec 1031's. There's also plenty of space to set up turntables or any of the superb in-house analogue keyboards, inc. Minimoog, Korg MS20, Yamaha CS5 and Roland 808. Alongside the satisfied ladies and gents listed above, The Toyshop's also been the second home for The Chemical Brothers (who started their career here). And it's also played host to all these recent clients: Fightstar, Roll Deep & Wiley, Heist 21, Verbalicious, JME, Turin Brakes, Madness, Liberty X, and many, many more. So why not add your name to that tip-top list? Some'd say you'd be foolish not to... Click on here to learn more: The Toyshop Eateries and drinkeries
Regular clients of ours know what fantastic bars, restaurants, clubs and general attractions are on offer near
our studios. But for those of you in need of a little tempting, we've laid all the inside track information on
a plate for you.
All you need do is head along to our website, click on the studio of your choice, and then select What To Do. We've detailed hundreds of the finest establishments in town, and they're all just a plectrum's throw from our studios. ...News flash! Artists who use our Neve VR Room and Toyshop studios now get a whopping 30% discount at our nearest drinking hole/eating pit, The Hartley. This delectable gastropub is but yards from our Leroy Street complex and lays on quite a spread Check out their website here... ...News flash! Also nearby is the newly opened Village East restaurant. Situated on Bermondsey Street, this swanky topnotch eatery has been getting rave reviews. (Regrettably we've yet to wangle a Miloco discount though.)... Miloco & SSL is go!
After a wonderfully successful trial period we're delighted to announce that were going to continue long
term with our new SSL Room.
This fantastic studio, on Swan Yard just round the corner from Highbury & Islington tube, has proved exceeding popular with clients over the last 3 months. It's a great addition to the Miloco suite of studios, offering our clients an SSL mix room at a great price. The SSL is a G-series console and the monitoring is provided by Boxers and NS10's. We have combined this with a large protools HD rig and this makes it one of the best priced SSL mix rooms in London. Just some of the clients who've been wooed by Miloco's Solid State Lovin': Diggaz, Bullet For My Valentine, The Darkness, MC Hard Kaur, Pluto, Datsuns, Jody Lei, Husky, Fightstar, Stars & Clouds, The Soho Dolls, Savanagh Knight, Yoad Nevo, Whitey, Alexis Strumm, Fields & Mystery Jets. Studio Round-upApril waves us a fond farewell, and what a month it was. I'd go into the usual lyrical waxing bit here, but we've got loads to pack in so we best just get started. Ready? Good. Miloco One - The Neve Room
Well Paris in the springtime can't be all it's cracked up to be, cos young Damien Saez was the first through The Neve's
doors this month. He was in mixing with Miloco favourite Teo Miller and our own Martin Jenkins engineering. Next up,
Pink Grease slipped in with regular patron Ben Hillier. They were mixing a single with Miloco's eclectic specialist
Joe Hirst in attendance. Messrs Hillier and Hirst stayed put to do a little mixing for the delectable Charlotte
Hatherley, before London's Favourite Mix Environment* played host to The Subways with Finn Eiles running the desk.
We snuck in an Elton John remix, ably engineered by our in-house globe-trotting DJ (if that makes sense) Greg
'Wizard' Fleming. Next up, old friends Mattafix swung by for a couple of days of luscious rhythm-making, before
Members of The Public stopped in too, tracking album tracks with Jimmy Robertson. And! There was still time for a
week of Sunshine Underground, with old pals Steve Dub, Segs and Ben Thackeray the noise shacklers in attendance,
before The Futureheads ended the month in fine style, with Ben Hillier mixing some single tracks.
Take a look at the gents' CVs here: Martin, Joe, Greg, Ben *Fact! Miloco Two - The Toyshop
It's just possible we now know what the T in Jamie T's name stands for, because young Jamie's started putting
down roots in The Toyshop. But as well as hanging pictures, buying the occasional pot plant and leaving his
pants on the radiator, he's also spent the month knocking out some fantastic tunes, all in the company of
programmer Ben Coupland. On the few days Jamie let the place out of his sight, Plan B and Jarvis Smith slipped
in for a day or two. But then Jamie came 'home', gruffly accused people of eating his porridge, and got back
to business. (To find our way Jamie loves The Toyshop so, see our Studio Profile above)
Miloco Three - The Square
Fast friends The Futureheads kicked off the month in funky Hoxton, mixing a few fabulous B-sides with Finn Eiles,
before Freeform Five (Thank God that recent 'F' trade embargo has ceased) came for a day's mixing with master
craftsmen Pete Hofmann running the desk. New band The Void took advantage of Finn's talents for a while, and
Plan B popped in to say hello, before square-jawed and mustachioed Hansom Pilot took up residency for a couple
of weeks with Louis Read in charge of production. Finn was back again and marshalling The
Fractures (with Spot The Ball '05 prize winner Wesley Houghton!) for a couple of days, and there was still time
for a visit from Members of The Public. And, last but not least, Heavenly's David Viner came by for a week with that
man Guy Massey. (Phewf, if we keep on having this many clients, we're going to have to expand into another monthly
mail out...)
CVs, get 'em here: Pete, Finn Miloco Four - The Garden
Et dans le jarden de delight...those delicious Mystery Jets flew in to see us again, tracking with James
Ford and Jimmy Robertson, before Deltasonic's non-pensioners The Dead 60s took up residency for a week
with none other than Salaam Remy in charge of production and that-man-again Finn Eiles engineering. Vega 4
then did a couple of days with Garret Lee, before the far-from-evil Clor grabbed a few days tracking with
James Ford. Make My Day popped by for some tracking with Ben Thackeray, Jamie T(oyshop) wandered in for a
busman's holiday, before The Futureheads did yet another week in yet another one of our tip-top studios, with
Ben Hillier and his gargantuan bag of tricks along for the ride. And to close the month, old mucker Howie B
stopped by for a weekend with Martin Jenkins at his side.
Miloco Five - The SSL
And still more! This month at Highbury & Islington's Champions League finalist-standard SSL Room, we started
with a bang. First up, we had young gun Whitey in for a little Robert Harder engineered loveliness, before a few quick
fire days from The Soho Dolls (with Steve Lyon), Mystery Jets and Atlantic's Fields. Next we had the lovely tonsils of
Tor, in doing a track or two with Pete Hofmann, before Plan B stuck his talented head into one more of ace studios
(Does that mean he graced all five this month? Answers on a postcard, please). We then had a visit from documentary
film fiend Nick Broomfield, the excellent Diggaz came by for some time with our own Matt Foster, and Alexis Strumm
was in too, alongside Yoad Nevo and Jamie Campbell. It was then time for the return of Fightstar, for a few days
with Matt Hyde. Nic Armstrong then spent a week with 4 Thieves, before The Soho Dolls came back again, cos a few
weeks without us is just far, far too long...
More CVs this way: Matt Hyde, Matt Foster Now it might be my imagination, but that might well have been our best month ever. So if you'd like to sample the soaring sonic silver service that only Miloco can provide, you better get on the dog and bone super swift. Or face up to the fact that you missed out. And all your friends are laughing at you. And no one taps their feet to your record collection anymore... Sophie's waiting for your call on 020 7232 0008, and you can also drop her a line via sophie@miloco.co.uk. |
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Studio Spotlight: The Toyshop
Spot The Ball is back!
Quick! Help Ronaldinho and win studio time! Yes, believe it or not, Brazil's buck-toothed footy player of intergalactic ability has gone and lost the ball! If you can help him find it you'll make him ever so happy (and he's got such a joyous, goofy grin) and you'll also WIN A DAY IN OUR NEVE VR ROOM!! So, keep your eyes peeled on our website for World Cup Spot The Ball, and help Ronny to help yourself...
Next MILC Delivery Due
A new MILC is almost ready for dispatch and although too much calcium can result in teeth not unlike those enjoyed by the star of the previous article, casual readers should not beware. Crammed to its creamy top with all the news, reviews and interviews you could ever want, it's also a hoot. This month we'll be profiling Rich File, letting you know those forthcoming live dates for (previous New Band Profile veterans) The Bright Space, nudging you playfully in the direct of anther honorable cause with Push The Button, and a whole pile of other ace things too. They'll also be a big, shiny, in-depth interview with a secret cover star. Watch this, that and every space to find out who...
Blog on, blog on, with hope in your heart
Quality, ladies and gents, that's what we're after. Now there are some blogs out there that deem it appropriate to knock out their latest witterings every single day (and some thrice hourly!) They harp on about this, that and the other, mere slender shavings of which are of any interest to anyone but their naval consultant. But here at Miloco, we don't want to bother you with the unnecessities of life (apart form that once, about the Bagels). Rather we deliver quality content, worthy of a few minutes of your precious time. Because we know you like it better that way. Anyway, should you fancy a gander, Charles Campbelll-Jones, Boy Kill Boy and X are all recent stars of our Miloco website and Myspace Blogs and you can check them out here www.miloco.co.uk/forum or at our myspace site here and then click on the blog bit.
Latest Releases (Bonus Edition!)
There's a bumper crop this month, you lucky blighters. So get a brew, light up a biscuit or two, and chomp through these monster releases (all recorded and/or mixed right here, of course). Released 29 May 2006 The Futureheads - News & Tributes The triumphant return of the post-punk Mackems. This new album sees the band retaining the spunk and verve of the self-titled first album, but with a little added swagger and self-assurance. They still know their way around a tune too, with 'Skip To The End' - the single released on 15 May - possibly the band's finest three minutes yet. The album was mixed in our Neve VR Room by Ben Hillier. www.thefutureheads.com Released 22 May 2006 Zero 7 - The Garden Winter's parked, spring's on the wane and summer's giving us the glad eye. So what better time could there be for a new dose of Zero 7? Sam Hardaker and Henry Binns are back with a bang with new album 'The Garden', featuring vocals by man-of-the moment Jose Gonzalez and old flame Sia Furler.The legendary Phill Brown mixed the album in our Neve VR Room in the winter of 2005 (and if you'd like to read MILC interviews with both Phill and Sam & Henry, just click this way. www.zero7.co.uk Released 8th May 2006 Boy Kill Boy - Suzie The latest smash release from the be-fringed melodic rockers comes backed by a host of b-sides, including a cover of Sir Joe Jackson's Different For Girls and an acoustic version of lead track, Suzie. We didn't get to do the single version of that, but we did do the rest. Mr Ben Thackeray ran the Hoxton Square sessions like a dream in March '06. www.boykillboy.com Released 24th April 2006 Test Icicles - Dig Your Own Grave EP The farewell release from everybody's favourite experimental ice stalagtites (whose debut (and now only) album was recorded right here). As well as seven audio tracks, the release also features a live DVD with favourites like Circle Square Triangle & Boa Vs Python. Tracks: 'All you need is blood', 'Stuck on the bend of a learning curve', 'Pull the lever', 'Plague and pestilence' all mixed by Finn Eiles in The Garden in March 06. www.test-icicles.com Released 3rd April 2006 Make Good Your Escape - Beautiful Ruin The latest single from MGYE grabbed 8/10 from those stingy sorts at Rock Sounds Magazine. 6Music's Phil Jupitus voted it his Single of the Week, XFM called it "a thumping track that retains a roughness that gives it integrity and really sets it apart from everything else", whilst Glasswerk.com said: "This song is brilliant. I'm trying to be critical and objective like a good reviewer should be, but I'm just blown away by this single." Recorded in The Garden in Autumn '05 with Dave Eringa. www.makegoodyourescape.com For a look at all the Miloco releases of 2005 & 2006, please pop along to the following: www.miloco.co.uk/news/ |
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