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Producer/mixer/engineer/ based in Paris Fr. I was trained at Eastcote Studios London UK (www.eastcotestudios.co.uk) Credit include Tindersticks/ Brian Johnson/ Adele/ Duran Duran/ Cascadeur/ Puggy...

After a stint as an assistant at Studio Pigalle (Paris), I was dragged to London by Craig Silvey and Baxter Dury. I then start working at the mighty Eastcote Studios (www.eastcotestudios.co.uk). I’ve worked on album from Kaiser Chiefs, 2 Door Cinema Club, Adele (I was the assistant on Rolling in the deep) Mumford and sons, ...learning my craft from the like of Paul Epworth, Ethan Johns, Markus Dravs, Mark Ranson and more.
At the same time, I started working with Jazz Artist with the like of Gilad Atzmon, Gary Husband....
I've now mixed and/or engineer more than 40 jazz albums.
Now based in Paris, I work as a Freelance and I'm used to be working in studios like La Frette studio, QDS, Black box...) and obviously I've got my own mix room.
Recent notable work includes engineering for The Tindersticks, mixing Cascadeur and recording/mixing/ producing upcoming releases form French Independents artists: Hedena, Back in The City and Mazingo....
I love to record, produced and track band live in the same room before spending some time experimenting. I’m a big fan of synth and modular gear.
I'm available to work anywhere on a freelance basis or in my place on mixing or overdub purpose.
I’m all set up and used to do remote work, but I've got a preference for being with the people I work with, feel free to contact to discuss

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Credits

Discogs verified credits for Samuel Navel

52 Commercial Road
Kaiser Chiefs
Kid North
52 Commercial Road
52 Commercial Road
Dickon Hinchliffe
Dickon Hinchliffe
Kid North
Cascadeur
Cascadeur
Cascadeur
52 Commercial Road
Cascadeur
TAUR
Ninety's Story
XO
Houston & Apollo
Mensch (2)
Foudre!
Laurent Marode
Georgio (8)
Zoot Octet
Nicholas Thomas
Esaïe Cid, Benjamin Dousteyssier, Alex Gilson, Paul Morvan
Cascadeur
Ludovic Morillon
Haylen
Laurent Marode
Cazals
52 Commercial Road
Alister (2)
Kaiser Chiefs
Kaiser Chiefs
Kaiser Chiefs
Cazals
Yeti (5)
Various
Nitin Sawhney
Partisans
Gilad Atzmon
Gary Husband's Drive
Mumford & Sons
Mumford & Sons
The Foxes
Mumford & Sons
The Foxes
Nitin Sawhney
Mumford & Sons
Mumford & Sons
I Am Arrows
Gilad Atzmon & The Orient House Ensemble
Dickon Hinchliffe
Gilad Atzmon & The Orient House Ensemble
The Imagined Village
Gary Husband
Duran Duran
Mt. Desolation
Maya Dunietz, John Edwards, Steve Noble
Frank Giasullo, Art Themen, Nicholas Krolak, Pat Tamminen*
Wonderland (20)
Adele (3)
Robert Miles
Gary Husband
Kid North
Puggy
Cascadeur
Puggy
Cascadeur
Cascadeur
52 Commercial Road
Cascadeur
TAUR
Ninety's Story
Mensch (2)
Valparaiso (2) With Phoebe Killdeer
Oiseaux-Tempête
Tindersticks
Foudre!
Laurent Marode
Valparaiso (2)
Snowdrops (3)
Tindersticks With Thomas Belhom And Christine Ott
Cascadeur
Zoot Octet
Cascadeur
Stuart A. Staples
Tindersticks
Stuart A. Staples
Nicholas Thomas
Benoît Delbecq 4
Guilhem Flouzat
Tindersticks
Laurent Marode
Kaiser Chiefs
Tindersticks

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Interview with SAM NAVEL

Q: Tell us about a project you worked on you are especially proud of and why. What was your role?
A: Well it's got to be Adele on rolling in the deep just an assistant but I did provide some recording advice and the success was just mind-blowing but as a engineer/producer it's always the last project I did!
Q: What are you working on at the moment?
A: Just finish the new tindersticks record, produced record and mix the upcoming "back in the city" first record.
Q: Analog or digital and why?
A: Well definitely analog and tape if possible but for cost speed and recall ability digital is obviously very convenient.
Q: What's your 'promise' to your clients?
A: Always give 120%
Q: What do you like most about your job?
A: The chills I get when emotion are played and capture.
Q: What questions do customers most commonly ask you? What's your answer?
A: I can do up to 5 revision ls but it s usually done by the 3rd.
Q: What's the biggest misconception about what you do?
A: If the intention/the direction is not right I won't be able to totally change it, there is a limit to what I can do.
Q: What questions do you ask prospective clients?
A: Are you happy with where you are with the project? What do you want to say?
Q: If you were on a desert island and could take just 5 pieces of gear, what would they be?
A: My speaker manley/tannoy mastering lab ml10! Incredible trustworthy! The new massenburg plugin MDWDRC2 and a SSL console.
Q: What was your career path? How long have you been doing this?
A: Almost 20 years... I start as a trainee in 2005
Q: How would you describe your style?
A: Good mood and perfectionist.
Q: Which artist would you like to work with and why?
A: Portishead, Idles, Aphex twin, bjork, Tool, Tom waits...
Q: What type of music do you usually work on?
A: Rock, Pop, jazz, synth and electronic
Q: What's your strongest skill?
A: Producing band, recording live in the same room.
Q: What do you bring to a song?
A: I'm trying to make sure the song is telling a story. That the emotions is being delivered.
Q: What's your typical work process?
A: Meeting, speaking, setting up intention, good communication prior during and at the end of the project is a must. Then I don't have a tipical way of working each project requires different things.
Q: Tell us about your studio setup.
A: Hybrid set up with pro tools HD, analog gear and modular synth.
Q: What other musicians or music production professionals inspire you?
A: Al Schmitt, Craig silvey, Paul Epworth, George Massenburg, Rick rubin, Maynard James keenan, Martin Gore, Aphex twin, Alessandro Cortini, Mark Bell, Trent Reznor, Ross, Zappa, Tchad Blake, Alan moulder, Danger mouse and many more
Q: Describe the most common type of work you do for your clients.
A: Producing band, recording and mixing