Gladeside Recordings

As many of you will know, I'm in between spaces at the moment. We moved last November and I'm still working on getting my new studio space up and running. In the meantime I thought I'd make a few videos about music production, so I'll be sharing a few tips and tricks.

The first video is about editing/reducing fret noise on acoustic guitars. It's a bit dry and not the most exciting topic, so only interesting if you record yourself.

Reducing Fret Noise on a Guitar Recording A common issue when recording acoustic guitars is unwanted fret noise. In this video I explore a few ways of reducing this.If you need any help with songwrit...

For all of you songwriters out there that sometimes struggle to know what to write about, I’ve put together a free songwriting challenge.

It contains 5 songwriting challenges over the next 7 days that will get you out of the trap of waiting for inspiration. These challenges will teach you how to find inspiration whenever you need it so you can become a more prolific songwriter.

So sign up to receive your first songwriting challenge and say goodbye to writer’s block.

https://gladesiderecordings.com/5-songs-in-7-days

Check out Imlac’s new single ‘Chasing Birds’. Had a lot of fun working on this E.P. Imlac is an amazing artist so make sure you have a listen

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The wonderful Chris Fox has made a live video of ‘One More For The Road’, recorded by Chris and mixed by yours truly.

Check it out and take a listen to the single

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wam7Ql2-BOI

Last weekend we went to Brighton to watch Leif Vollebekk. I'd heard enough to know I was going to love the show but I was absolutely blown away by the live show. More than I imagined I would be. Can't get enough of his music now, listening constantly. Met him after the show too and seemed like a thoroughly nice chap. Always helps

Check him out if you don't know his music

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-uT1E2P_lQ

Leif Vollebekk performing live on KCRW - Full Performance When we first heard Leif Vollebekk's latest album New Ways we immediately fell in love with it. It offers a sense of warmth and familiarity at first listen, ...

This Circus Life' new album 'The Lost Art of Everything' is out today. You can check it out on Spotify and I urge you to do so.

It's out...
https://open.spotify.com/album/6F6vKOqLJknceqmrW8QVj3?si=vtBUJCamRs22qs07WVn3gg

The brilliant Daniel Lumley has a new track out. It’s a beauty so do yourself a favour and go take a listen

Glory Days is out now!
Really hope you enjoy the song!
once again big thanks to Stephen Glithero for the painting and Dan Wilde for recording the track.
Follow this link to listen to the song: https://linktr.ee/Daniellumley

The wonderful Mahogany Tales has released the first single from her upcoming E.P. Its a beautiful song and I loved working on it. Go take a listen people

As well as the studio I also run an open mic every Wednesday at Tall Trees on Lensfield Road in Cambridge. Come down and play some songs, we’d love to hear them

Looking forward to tonight’s open mic at Tall Trees. We’ve had an amazing response since relaunching at the start of October.

If you’re a player and want to play through a great sounding system with an appreciative crowd, this is the place to be on a Wednesday night.

Or if you‘re music lover and want to be part of that appreicative crowd, come down and discover some incredible local talent.

Starting at 8 as usual, sign up at 7:30

Hope to see you there

Picture - Jocelino Rodrigues by ZW photography

The EP is going to be reviewed in Rock & Reel magazine, September edition! Follow for instagram and for Facebook for updates.

Two days to go before release of the first single!

Imlac' new track 'Fading Woman' got it's first play on the radio the other day. It's sure to be the first of many. This E.P is pretty amazing and this will give you a sneak peak of what's to come.

BBC Music Introducing in Cambridgeshire - Spotlight Guest: Anish Kumar - BBC Sounds Natalie Malcolm presents the best unsigned and under the radar music from Cambridgeshire.