Knockwood is a recording studio, a composition suite, a teaching space, a creative hub, and much more. Knockwood was built by Jolon Yeoman, a recording engineer, mixer & producer, and Duncan Jones, a multi-instrumentalist composer, artist, producer and teacher.
Recording/Production- £150 per day*
Knockwood was built with recording at its core. Featuring 16 channels of Universal Audio I/O, 8 channels of Tascam reel-to-reel Tape, over a dozen pieces of outboard gear and more instruments than you can count. Knockwood is the perfect place to explore your ideas and bring your record to life.
I have experience working in a variety of studios such as Chamber Studios, Greendoor, Chem 19, Pocketsounds and now Knockwood as an engineer, assistant and producer. I don’t use a one-size fits all approach to my work, instead tailoring the sounds I use to bring out the best in an artist’s song- Jolon
Mixing-£180 per track*
Boasting 3 sets of speakers, dozens of outboard processors/effects, hundreds of plugins, a professionally acoustically treated space and a set of well-trained ears. Knockwood is the ideal space to carve into and pull your record together.
I can mix your track into a clear ‘vibey’ song, ensuring your song translates, standing out on multiple playback device, cutting through whether it’s being played on a top of the market hi-fi or on a phone speaker.
My mixes are tailored to each project and style, though they always move with the song to grab and keep the listener’s attention.
Tell me about your project and how I can help, through the 'Contact' button above.
Interview with Knockwood Studio
Q: Analog or digital and why?
A: Bit of both, analog instruments and outboard, digital editing and workflow.
Q: What do you like most about your job?
A: Making music is fun. Feels like a day well spent.
Q: What's the biggest misconception about what you do?
A: That production is just fixing and editing someone into a great performer. I focus on capturing authentic and natural performances to preserve the emotion of a song editing only when it suits the song. I aim for character and authenticity over perfection.
Q: What questions do you ask prospective clients?
A: Scheduling, when do they want to do it My role, do they want me to produce and mix or just engineer. Are session musicians required. A playlist of songs that feel and sound good to them.
Q: What advice do you have for a customer looking to hire a provider like you?
A: Come see the space first! Pre-production/having a chat is free. Just send me a message saying a bit about your project.
Q: If you were on a desert island and could take just 5 pieces of gear, what would they be?
A: Mellotron, UAD 6176, U87, Guild acoustic & a nice pair of headphones.
Q: What's your strongest skill?
A: Using microphones to capture a source at a high quality with minimal processing.
Q: What do you bring to a song?
A: High quality recordings, a mix engineers approach to instrumental arrangement (recording sounds in a way that makes them fit together better in the mix rather than trying to squeeze them later)
Q: Describe the most common type of work you do for your clients.
A: Recording and mixing as well as arranging for session musicians to perform on clients tracks.
Recording sessions run for around 9hours including a 1hr break.
Mixing turnaround depends on complexity of the track but within 7 days.
Multi-Tracks or Stems from mix sessions are £30 per song
- Jack Antonoff
- Jonathan Rado
- Neummann U87
- UAD 6176
- Yamaha Piano
- Mellotron
- Moog Synthesisers
- Fender Jazzmaster
- Focal Speakers
- TASCAM 38 Tape Machine and much more.
