Mixing and Mastering your records since 2008! Originally set up as Silent City Studio in Leeds catering to DIY artists, I'm now based in York, UK. I provide professional mixing, mastering, and recording services across York, Bradford, Leeds, Hull, and North & West Yorkshire, alongside regular recording sessions at Hohm Studio in Bradford.
I’m Rob and I’m a Music Producer.
After completing a Maths degree at Leeds University in 2003, I went on to study music production and sound recording within the studios at Leeds Conservatoire. During this period, I also studied Jazz with renowned guitarist, Tom Quayle.
In 2008, I established Silent City Recording Studio in Leeds, becoming sought after for my rich and cinematic production style, always focussed on promoting the artist’s unique sound. From 2018, I focussed my experience and skills on Mixing and Mastering. In 2020, I moved to York and set up a new production studio and run recording sessions at Hohm Recording Studio in Bradford.
As a trained multi-instrumentalist, I draw inspiration from my eclectic background in Jazz music, Metal, Hip Hop, EDM, Pop, and Classical.
I work with everyone from independent DIY artists, to signed bands, to businesses. Past clients include: NHS, Erasmus, York St John University, Ex Cathedra, Alex Mendham & His Orchestra, B:Music, Mike Moran, Joey Sturgis Tones (USA), Tom Quayle.
Would love to hear from you. Click the contact button above to get in touch.
Credits
Discogs verified credits for Robert Hobson- Reth
- A Forest Of Stars
- A Forest Of Stars
- Epitaph (4)
- Mountains Crave
- Hvíldarlauss Daudr
- Introrectalgestation
- Reth
- Tangaroa
- Warboys
- Introrectalgestation
- Decrepit Womb
- Harry Callahan (2)
- The Afternoon Gentlemen
- A Forest Of Stars
- The Afternoon Gentlemen
- The Afternoon Gentlemen / OSK (2)
- The Afternoon Gentlemen / Cyborg (14)
- Gout (3)
- Suffering Mind / The Afternoon Gentlemen
- The Afternoon Gentlemen · Chiens
- John Bailey Quintet
- Party Cannon
- Epitaph (4)
- The Afternoon Gentlemen
- Xisforeyes
- A Forest Of Stars
- China Shop Bull
- Living With Disfigurement
- The Afternoon Gentlemen
- The Afternoon Gentlemen / Lycanthrophy
- Haar
- Party Cannon
- The Afternoon Gentlemen
- Kastrated
- Mountains Crave
- Hvíldarlauss Daudr
- Dividium
- A Forest Of Stars
- Valafar (3)
- Alex Mendham And His Orchestra
- Valafar (3)
- Row Of Ashes
- Tim Holehouse
- China Shop Bull
- Row Of Ashes
- A Forest Of Stars
- Wagner*, Queensland Symphony Orchestra, Marilyn Richardson, Werner Andreas Albert
- Paul Hindemith, Werner Andreas Albert, Queensland Symphony Orchestra Brisbane*, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Sydney Symphony Orchestra
- Rimsky-Korsakov* • Prokofiev* • Lyadov* • Rachmaninoff* • Shostakovich* • Borodin* • Glazunov* • Kabalevsky* • Mussorgsky* • Ippolitov-Ivanov* • Verbitsky*, QSO*, MSO*, SSO*, TSO*, WASO*
- Introrectalgestation
- Reth
- Tangaroa
- Warboys
- A Forest Of Stars
- Rimsky-Korsakov* • Prokofiev* • Lyadov* • Rachmaninoff* • Shostakovich*, Queensland Symphony Orchestra • Verbitsky*
- The Afternoon Gentlemen
- Introrectalgestation
- Timothy C Holehouse
- Decrepit Womb
- Mike Koop's Multitude of Sins
- Harry Callahan (2)
- The Afternoon Gentlemen
- Colonel Blast / Cancerous Womb / Magpyes / Dyscaphia / Diascorium
- A Forest Of Stars
- The Afternoon Gentlemen
- The Afternoon Gentlemen / OSK (2)
- The Afternoon Gentlemen / Cyborg (14)
- Gout (3)
- The Afternoon Gentlemen
- A Forest Of Stars
- Executive Distraction Tasks
- Suffering Mind / The Afternoon Gentlemen
- The Afternoon Gentlemen · Chiens
- Timothy C Holehouse
- Timothy C Holehouse
- Timothy C Holehouse
- Timothy C Holehouse
- John Bailey Quintet
- Epitaph (4)
- Party Cannon
- The Afternoon Gentlemen
- Xisforeyes
- A Forest Of Stars
- Living With Disfigurement
- The Afternoon Gentlemen
- The Afternoon Gentlemen / Lycanthrophy
- Party Cannon
- The Afternoon Gentlemen
- Dream Tröll
- Mountains Crave
- Hvíldarlauss Daudr
- Dividium
- A Forest Of Stars
- Tim Holehouse
- Dream Tröll
- Valafar (3)
- Alex Mendham And His Orchestra
- Valafar (3)
- Row Of Ashes
- IJdelheid
- IJdelheid
- Tim Holehouse
- China Shop Bull
- Tim Holehouse
- Grey Aura
- Tim Holehouse
- Row Of Ashes
- A Forest Of Stars
Languages
- English
Interview with Rob Hobson
Q: What was your career path? How long have you been doing this?
A: Playing guitar and singing in bands, touring, then moving into recording, engineering and mixing in 2008.
Q: How would you describe your style?
A: Chill.
Q: Which artist would you like to work with and why?
A: Artists that are as serious about their craft as I am about mine. Collaboration and surrounding yourself with like-minded professionals is the key to success.
Q: Can you share one music production tip?
A: Think about how you want the end product to sound before you press record!
Q: What type of music do you usually work on?
A: Pop, indie, hip hop, metal.
Q: What's your strongest skill?
A: Providing exactly what my clients request.
Q: What do you bring to a song?
A: My compositional training can add an extra harmonic depth and dimension to take your song to the next level.
Q: What's your typical work process?
A: For mixing projects, typically you send me stems for the song. I return a mix for you to hear, typically in 2-3 days. Albums are usually returned within 10 working days. After I've heard back from you, we fine tune the sound with mix revisions, if any are needed!
Q: Tell us about your studio setup.
A: I predominantly work in two separate locations: Hohm Studio in Bradford, a high end recording studio filled with boutique and vintage recording equipment, microphones and instruments in a professionally designed studio with dedicated vocal booth. The second space is my private mixing studio which is acoustically treated to a high standard and contains some cherry picked, high-end outboard from my extensive experience.
Q: What other musicians or music production professionals inspire you?
A: Julian Lage, Bill Withers, Kurt Rosenwinkel, Bach, Boards Of Canada, Jens Bogren, Buster Odeholm.
Q: Describe the most common type of work you do for your clients.
A: Mixing, bespoke sound design, composition, conducting instrumental and vocal recording sessions, hiring suitable session musicians for the project.
- Mixing EngineerAverage price - $350 per song
- Mastering EngineerAverage price - $50 per song
- ProducerAverage price - $600 per song
- Acoustic GuitarAverage price - $150 per song
- Electric GuitarAverage price - $150 per song
- Full instrumental productionContact for pricing
- PianoContact for pricing
Super fast turn-around time. Remote attended mixing sessions through Audiomovers. Additional revisions £50/hour.
- Karate
- A Forest Of Stars
- The Weeknd
- Neve
- API
- SSL
- Universal Audio
- Tube Tech
- Purple Audio
- PMC
- ATC
- AEA
- Royer
- Coles
- Microtech Gefell
- Neumann
