Real World Studios

We're hiring! We're looking for a friendly, passionate and hard-working assistant engineer to join the team.

If you're interested please have a look at the job description below and email [email protected] with a cover letter and CV if you fit the requirements.

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MPG Studio of the year 2024! 🎉🎉

Huge thanks to everyone who voted for us and massive thanks to for putting on an amazing night.

From Claire in the house, to Lisa taking bookings. From Bob L in the workshop, to the engineering team running riot. From Jerome in the kitchen, to Rachel looking after the accounts. From Nat making the site look beautiful, to Gordan keeping the building in tip top condition.. Running the studio is a massive team effort. To win this award as a team is something really special, so thank you! 🙏🏻

Big news! Real World are proud to announce the launch of a new exciting event; Real World Masterclass. Fancy a weekend inside our iconic recording spaces soaking up wisdom from 15 industry masters? On the lineup so far; Ken Scott (The Beatles, David Bowie), Adam ‘Nolly’ Getgood (Periphery, Animals As Leaders), and Portishead’s Adrian Utley. Swipe to reveal the first batch of masters, plus many more to be announced soon…

Come and stay at one of the world’s finest residential recording studios in a beautiful rural setting, absorb the creative vibe, and learn from the very best. Sounds about right!

Head over to the link in our bio to find out more and reserve your spot at this year’s Real World Masterclass!

A proud day for all Real Worlders! Today celebrate the release of the new record ‘i/o’.

Every corner of our studios have had its part to play on this record. From the band tracking in the Big Room and Wood Room, to ’s immersive mixes in the Red Room, to Peter’s detailing in the Writing Room.

From the engineers, to the house staff, to all behind the scenes - this was a real mammoth effort from all of the team. So, happy release day to Peter, and happy listening to the rest of you!

Love from,
The Real World Studios team ❤️

Auction now live for our lovely local women’s cricket club fundraiser! The prize is a tour of Real World - come say hi 👋

Join us behind the scenes of the Real World Producer Camp Vol. 4 🎧

1️⃣ Meet our Producer Camp participants. In just three days, they produced, recorded and mixed original music at Real World Studios.

2️⃣ Next, a first glance at the album cover.

3️⃣ Our very own Peter Gabriel alongside the Real World Studios crew.

We've teamed up with EarthPercent , an impactful charity launched by Brian Eno. We'll donate 1% of the royalties from this release to contribute to their fight against the climate crisis. 🌍

Shout-out to Limbo Music and Fer Isella for their support in digital distribution throughout the project.

Stay tuned; the album drops on June 30th.

Photography by York Tillyer

Massive congratulations to our very own Oli Jacobs for winning an engineering Grammy with Harry Styles' 'Harry's House' album!! Much of it recorded here back when he was our Head Engineer

Final spaces remaining for our November 2022 Producer camp.
Find out more and apply: realworldstudios.com/producercamp

This week we launched new merch items alongside the new CD/LP series ‘Africa Sessions at Real World’. Limited edition Real World Studios ‘Blueprint Design’ t-shirts and tote bags are now available to purchase via the Real World Store. While stocks last.

Real World Studios residential Producer Camp #05.
Register today for our next event (30 June - 3 July 2022).
Find out more - realworldstudios.com/producercamp

Here are some of our favourite photos from Producer Camp 2021. The residential camp will run again - 30 June - 3 July. More information soon: http://realworldstudios.com/residencies/producercamp/
📷 York Tillyer

Robin Robin is out now on Netflix to warm your heart as we enter December. With animation from Bristol’s Aardman studios, Robin Robin tells the story of an optimistic young robin, raised by mice as she ventures out into the world to learn where she belongs.

Ben Please and Beth Porter’s score was recorded at Real World by Oli Jacobs and mixed by Jake Jackson, with Tony Lewis as the music editor.

David Longdon

The Real World team is deeply shocked and saddened to hear of the sudden passing of David Longdon. David has been part of our extended family for many, many years along with his band Big Big Train who recorded many albums with us. Over the years he became a great friend to many of the team and we’ll miss him deeply. Our thoughts are with his family, friends and band mates.

David Longdon
17th June 1965 - 20th November 2021
Big Big Train are extremely saddened to announce the death of David Longdon this afternoon in hospital in Nottingham, UK at the age of 56 following an accident in the early hours of Friday morning. He is survived by his two daughters Amelia and Eloise, his mother Vera and his partner Sarah Ewing.

Sarah Ewing comments: “David and I were best friends, partners and soul mates and I am utterly devastated by his loss. He was a beautiful person and I feel so lucky to have known and loved him.”

Greg Spawton comments: “We are absolutely stunned to lose David. It is unspeakably cruel that a quirk of fate in the early hours of yesterday morning has deprived him and his loved ones of a happy future together and all of the opportunities, both personal and musical, that awaited him next year and beyond.”

David joined Big Big Train in 2009, immediately making a significant impact with that year’s The Underfall Yard album. He proceeded to record a further eight studio albums with the band, including the forthcoming Welcome To The Planet, as well as fronting the band for a series of highly acclaimed concerts from 2015 onwards. In addition last year he released an album with the late Judy Dyble under the name Dyble Longdon. On the day before his accident he had been in the studio working on a new solo album.

“David made a huge impact on my life both musically and personally,” Spawton continues. “I loved him like a brother and already feel his loss very deeply. He was a true creative visionary with extraordinary depth of talent. But above all he was a first rate and very kind man. His family, friends, BBT bandmates and crew will miss him terribly.”

The band’s Welcome To The Planet album remains scheduled for release on 28th January 2022. A further statement regarding the band’s 2022 concerts and other activities will follow in due course.

The band and their management request privacy for David’s family and friends at this extremely difficult time.

It was great to have Sarathy Korwar and Photay visit the studios last year for the WOMAD At Home series. They've just dedicated an episode of their Worldwide FM show to some of their favourite tracks on Real World Records. Have a listen back...

Sarathy Korwar with Photay | WorldwideFM India-born, London-based percussionist and producer Sarathy Korwar presents his new monthly show on Worldwide FM.

Some of our favourite people Spell Songs, from The Lost Words have re-united to create an album brimming with music celebrating the creatures, art and language of The Lost Words and The Lost Spells, from Bramble to Thrift, by way of Daisy, Oak and Swift.

As of today, pre-orders are open for the new album! www.thelostwords.org/shop

Recorded at Real World earlier this year by Andy Bell, assisted by Katie May.

New music from IDLES, recorded at Real World (engineered by Oli Middleton)

Our fourth album "CRAWLER" out on 12th November 2021.
Pre-Order now: IDLES.LNK.TO/CRAWLER

Watch & listen to the first single "The Beachland Ballroom".