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Dom Morley is a Grammy Award winning engineer know for making tracks sound warm, wide and punchy.

Dom engineered on Amy Winehouse's number 1 "Back To Black" album (for which he received 2 Grammy nominations & one win), Mark Ronson's "Version" and "Record Collection", Angelique Kidjo & Ibrahim Maalouf's "Queen of Sheba" album (for which he received a Grammy nomination), Richard Ashcroft's 'These People' and "Keys To The World', the Grinderman (Nick Cave) debut album and singles for Adele, Morrissey, & Estelle amongst others. Some recent mixes include Sting's 5.1 "Live at Durham Cathedral", Solomon Grey's first and second albums, Mull Historical Society's 'Dear Satellite' & 'City Awakenings' (which Dom also produced) 'Colin MacIntyre's "The Water", the Million Dollar Quartet OCR, and the soundtrack for the upcoming British film 'Gozo'.

Dom has also engineered or mixed for Rag'n'Bone Man, The Staves, Rumer, Keane, Birdy, Lemon Jelly, Jeff Beck, Sting, I Am Kloot, The Verve, Live8 (DVD) and Underworld, as well as working with The Police on the pre-production for their world tour and recording and mixing the audio for the 5 "Intros" and "Input/Output" series for Channel 4 and Island Records.

Dom has also undertaken a sound design project, providing all the sounds for the Samplephonics 'Dirty Modular' Kontakt instrument ("Great waveform library. Excellent sound" MusicRadar / "great sound quality of waveform library" producerspot.com).

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Credits

AllMusic verified credits for Dom Morley

Mull Historical Society
Mull Historical Society
Mull Historical Society
Mull Historical Society
Solomon Grey
Solomon Grey
Solomon Grey
Richard Ashcroft
Amy Winehouse
Mull Historical Society
Mull Historical Society
Mull Historical Society
Mull Historical Society
Amy Winehouse
Mark Ronson
Mark Ronson and the Business Intl
Kate Walsh
Kate Walsh
Brett Anderson
Adele
Grinderman
Amy Winehouse
Amy Winehouse
Richard Ashcroft
The Magic Numbers
Shakira
I Am Kloot
JP Cooper
JP Cooper
Bendingbus
JP Cooper
JP Cooper
I Am Kloot
Nick Hinton
Nick Hinton
Stephen Dale Petit
Saint Saviour
Saint Saviour
Saint Saviour

29 Reviews - 8 Repeat Clients

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by Alex
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Did exactly what we wanted and integrated our feedback and wishes 100%. Full recommendation!
by Alex
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Dom is still the pro he is. Nailed the mixdown of another song for us. Looking forward to his next mix.
by Alex
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This guy is a BEAST! Nailed our mixdown 100%. After he sent over the initial draft, he invited us to join the mixing session via Sessionwire and we took it from there. Was a blast and we were finished quite quickly. The result is exactly what we had in mind. Thanks Dom.
by Anastasia S.
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Working with Dom can only be described as a pleasure. His mix has undoubtedly pulled the most out of my project and has left me with a product that definitely surpassed my expectations. Dom's professionalism and expertise is complimented with his relaxed and friendly approach. I would immediately recommend him to anyone looking for a great mixer and am looking forward to working with him again on the rest of my EP.
by Iancau R.
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Second time collaborating with Dom, amazing work. Patient and understanding on how you want your song to sound. His input is verry important also. I highly recommend.
by Aifric
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It was an absolute pleasure to work with Dom. He has brilliant ear, a clear sense of what works, a pro set-up and he was efficient, positive and responsive throughout our session.

Thank you for the mix Dom
by Rob M
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Great mix, easy to work with and speedy communication!
by Iancau R.
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Dom is an exceptional mixer engineer, easy to work with, gives attention to detail and has a practical way of working with artists. He embraced any changes that I wanted and embodied my vision in the song. I trusted the process and my song turned out amazing. I highly recommend Dom Morley and will definitely collaborate with him again!
by joris f.
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I wanted a professional to do over a mix of mine as a learning experience. Dom Morley let me sit in on the session and I have learned far more than I had ever hoped.
He is a patient and thoughtful teacher, a rockstar of an engineer, and very open minded about my feedback on his work.

And... the track is banging.
by Dean L.
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Dom did a brilliant job on an acoustic singer-songwriter track I sent him. Dom may charge more than others, and it may take a bit longer to get the job done, but I feel it was worth it. My track really came to life, full, robust, rich, sharp, and more. I'm very happy with what he did. Additionally, Dom was easy to work with and was eager to please. Many thanks. Dean
by Emanuel J.
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It was a real pleasure working with Dom, he provided exactly the input I was looking for to take the mix I was working on to the next level. Communication was also on point.
by Aaron A.
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Had an amazing experience working with Dom. His attention to detail and notes is amazing and got my
song exactly where i wanted it. Very grateful for the experience, would definitely work with him again!
by William W.
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Professional and very easy to work with. Definitely will come back again! Thanks Don!
by Damilola O.
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Great job. Easy to work with.
by Jonas C.
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Best ever! Dom has ears and knows how to use them!
by Jonas C.
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Again, it's a great pleasure to work with Dom! Top class sound engineer for any professional musician.
by Stefan G.
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Thorough and thoughtful. Huge experience, a real pleasure to work with. Legend !
by kate s.
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It is an ongoing pleasure working with Dom!
by Jonas C.
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Dom is true top class professional. It's been a pleasure to work with him. Recommended to anyone looking for the best mix.
by Russell K.
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Dom is amazing. He is a skilled mixer and turns everything around very quickly. He made a bunch of adjustments on a song I sent to him and was very helpful.

Interview with Dom Morley

Q: Tell us about a project you worked on you are especially proud of and why. What was your role?
A: Amy Winehouse's 'Back To Black' album, that I engineered. I think we made something very honest that connected with a lot of people. I'm particularly proud that a lot of people really enjoyed the sound of that album, which was obviously my bit!
Q: Analog or digital and why?
A: Both. The sound of analogue, and the flexibility and speed of digital. If you can find a way to use both in your workflow then I think you've got the best of both worlds.
Q: What do you like most about your job?
A: That moment when you listen back to a finished mix and you know you've nailed what both you and the client wanted out of the track.
Q: What questions do you ask prospective clients?
A: Who are your influences? Can you send me some songs that have a similar sound to what you are aiming for?
Q: What was your career path? How long have you been doing this?
A: I spent 8 years at Metropolis Studios in London as an in-house engineer, and then went freelance in 2007.
Q: Which artist would you like to work with and why?
A: The Pixies were the band that first inspired me to make records, so it would have to be them.
Q: Can you share one music production tip?
A: Auto-tune removes a little of the humanity in a vocal. Use it sparingly.
Q: What type of music do you usually work on?
A: It really varies - and I try to keep it quite varied as well, as I feel that's how I stay fresh and inspired. I can be electronic music, folk, pop or rock - my CV spans quite a lot!
Q: Tell us about your studio setup.
A: I have a mixing / recording studio in Oxfordshire with a wall of modular synths! I also have guitars and a few other interesting instruments to hopefully provide a bit of inspiration for the people that come up and work with me. I run ProTools HD (with a UAD Octo card) and have a selection of mics, premaps, compressors, eqs etc as I'm still a fan of outboard processing.
Q: What other musicians or music production professionals inspire you?
A: I found Phil Spector and Tony Visconti incredibly inspiring producers to work with. The way they worked with arrangements I found fascinating, and I learnt a lot from them.
Q: Describe the most common type of work you do for your clients.
A: Producing and mixing is what I spend most of my time doing. I sometimes engineer recording sessions for clients, and sound design and writing are becoming bigger parts of my schedule these days.