Behind the Scenes at an AIR Studios Recording Session

In late September 2022 I was invited to record a piece for string ensemble at the famous Air Studios in London. This video shares highlights from the day as well as my experiences mixing and mastering the results.

Stream the track:
- Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/4IWlZV...
- YouTube Music:    • Some Resolution  

Thank you to everyone involved, especially:

- Christian Henson - Arranged it all! (‪@TheCrowHillCo‬ )
- Air Studios (https://www.airstudios.com)
- Hilary Skewes - Musician Contractor (https://hilaryskewes.com)
- Ben Foster - Conductor (https://coolmusicltd.com/composers/be...)
- John Prestage - Engineer (https://www.airstudios.com/john-prest...)
- Gareth Murphy - Orchestrator (https://www.garethmurphymusic.com)
- Robbie Crawford - Videographer
- Lee Kirby - Photographer (https://www.leekirby.com)
- Glen Mexted - Air Studios Security (and amazing Tour Guide)
- String Ensemble:
- Violin 1 - Magnus Johnston, Beatrix Lovejoy, Cecily Ward
- Violin 2 - Martin Burgess, Manon Derome, Jenny Sacha
- Viola - Meghan Cassidy, Sophie Renshaw, Kotono Sato
- Cello - Ashok Klouda, Victoria Harrild, Desmond Neysmith
- Double Bass - Leon Bosch
- Composers:
- Andrea Giordani (‪@AndreaGiordaniComposer‬)
- Arthur Hill (  / arthur_hill_music  )
- Christopher Belsey (‪@chrisbelsey4346‬)
- Keith Theodosiou (‪@keiththeodosiou‬)

00:00 Intro
01:49 Meet the Composers
04:52 Ben and Christian
06:54 Composing and Arranging
09:18 Recording Session
13:48 The Master Take
17:20 Converting Pro Tools Sessions to Logic
23:48 Mixing
26:24 Noise Reduction
27:34 Mastering
28:12 Reflections of the experience
31:08 Montage track