Rob Hobson on SoundBetter

All about the vocal and the vibe. Multi-instrumentalist Composer and Mixing Engineer working in the industry since 2008. I work internationally on your mixing projects, record in pro studios around the UK and regularly work on location in grand acoustic spaces such as Birmingham Symphony Hall.

In 2008, I established Silent City Recording Studio in Leeds and became renowned for an organic and rich production style that promotes the artist’s unique sound. As a trained musician myself, I draw inspiration from my eclectic background in Classical music, Jazz, Blues, Pop and Metal.

Because of my hugely diverse taste in music, I absolutely love working on soulful pop, old school hip hop and choral (classical and contemporary). I also thoroughly enjoy working on technical and progressive metal and grindcore genres, which shares a lot of production techniques when working on nasty and heavy or aggressive sounding EDM and DnB. Shoegaze and ethereal black metal is also fun!

I love to work with indie artists, music professionals and businesses alike to create bespoke musical art, with a passion for pristine audio production.

Tell me about your project and how I can help, through the 'Contact' button above.

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Reth
A Forest Of Stars
A Forest Of Stars
Mountains Crave
Hvíldarlauss Daudr
Introrectalgestation
Tangaroa
Warboys
Introrectalgestation
Decrepit Womb
The Afternoon Gentlemen
A Forest Of Stars
The Afternoon Gentlemen
The Afternoon Gentlemen / OSK (2)
The Afternoon Gentlemen / Cyborg (14)
Suffering Mind / The Afternoon Gentlemen
The Afternoon Gentlemen · Chiens
John Bailey Quintet
Party Cannon
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
Ex Cathedra (2), Jeffrey Skidmore
Row Of Ashes
Liz Dilnot Johnson, Ex Cathedra (2), Jeffrey Skidmore
Wagner*, Queensland Symphony Orchestra, Marilyn Richardson, Werner Andreas Albert
Paul Hindemith, Werner Andreas Albert, Queensland Symphony Orchestra Brisbane*, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Sydney Symphony Orchestra
Introrectalgestation
Tangaroa
Warboys
A Forest Of Stars
The Afternoon Gentlemen
Introrectalgestation
Timothy C Holehouse
Decrepit Womb
Mike Koop's Multitude of Sins
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)
The Afternoon Gentlemen
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
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
Ex Cathedra (2), Jeffrey Skidmore
Row Of Ashes
IJdelheid
Liz Dilnot Johnson, Ex Cathedra (2), Jeffrey Skidmore
IJdelheid
Tim Holehouse

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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.