Producers

Work with our eclectic team of producers at Manchester Recording Studios, covering the spectrum of genres and styles.

Dave Pemberton

As a house engineer at Strongroom Studios for 16 years, Dave Pemberton knows his Neves from his SSLs, and he has worked with everyone from The Prodigy to the Minogue sisters. He was part of the band Kinobe and, more recently, has produced for bands including The Big Sun and Y.O.U.N.G. He also does a mean mic swap.

He has recently completed working with Orbital, mixing their forthcoming album in both stereo and 5.1 surround sound. He has also worked with artists including Eagle Eyed Cherry(the track Burning Up was included in the soundtrack for the forthcoming British film Billy Elliot) BT, Carl Cox, Motorhead, Kinobe, Kasabian, Groove Armada, New York Tourists, The King Blues, and MC Profit.

Credits include:

BMOTORHEAD M, 5.1 mix Live album from Brixton Chrysalis TV
BEANIE MAN M Girls Dem Sugar (C-Swing remix) Virgin Records
MANIC STREET PREACHERS She Is Suffering Sony Music
THE CHARLATANS M Bullet Comes Beggar’s Banquet
BUZZCOCKS R, M Here Comes The Nice Focus Records
911 M Hold On, Baby Cum Back P&E Music
EAST 17 R, M Walthamstow(L.P. Tracks), London Records. M ‘Deep’ 7” Mix for France Someone To Love
SPICE GIRLS R Vocal rec on first album, Spice Girls Virgin Records
PET SHOP BOYS M Can You Forgive Her (Rollo Remix), EMI Records

Ben Etches

A keen musician and band member of Seb Lowe’s band, Ben spent every second both inside and outside of University honing the craft of becoming a world-class producer.

Now a full-time member of the team, Ben’s also signed to Marylebone Publishing. Ben is a brilliant songwriter, particularly skilled at guitar, percussion and modern production techniques. Ben is one of the duo responsible for Ibiza Sleeps - a new LOFI album - that is scheduled for release in the coming months.

Ben’s written with Lee Ryan from Blue, produced a piano track for Becky Hill and has a number of exciting tracks due for imminent release.

Working with Protools and Logic Ben manages complex recording sessions in both our Neve and SSL studios. Without doubt he a producer to keep your ear to the ground with.

Paul

Paul has been involved in the music scene as a Successful DJ & producer over the past 20 years. He has played alongside some of the industries biggest brands including Do Not Sleep, Cream, Pryda, Steelyard & All Gone Pete Tong at Europe's finest venues such as Hi Ibiza, Eden, Amnesia, Brixton Academy, Creamfields & Royal Albert Hall.

His music career has spanned around 15 years with releases on Universal, Ministry of Sound, Armada, Black Hole, Toolroom, Boss Records, Mixmash, Warner & AATW among many others. Throughout Paul's career, he has produced tracks along side the likes of Mike Di Scala (Camelphat/BCD), The Porn Kings, Cleoparta & Atomic kitten and has also released tracks on two albums that have reached #2 and #3 in the Official UK top 40 albums chart.

Over the past 10 years Paul has been involved in mastering, building up a roster of high profile clients and labels in the electronic music scene. Mixing & mastering for the likes of Armada, Warner, Blackhole, Toolroom Records, AATW, Perfecto, Universal, Forensic Records, GO Music & Mixmash Deep.

Scott and Dave

U.K. House duo Versus (aka Dave Skehan and Scott Walker) are blazing a trail through the British club scene and beyond as they have already clocked up releases on world-class record labels. The Versus’ sounds are filled with tracks that range from hypnotic to warehouse cuts! They have had a string of A-List DJs play their music, such are: Sonny Fodera, MK, Gorgon City, Wade, Sam Divine, TCTS, Joel Corry, Leftwing & Kody, Pete Tong, Claptone, Danny Howard, plus they have played The Warehouse Project, Ministry Of Sound, Sundown Festival, Higher Festival plus many more!

Dig

Dig started his studio career at Thatched Cottage Audio in Cambridge 1987 as a Tape Op (Tea boy). At the time computers were starting to become more commonplace in the studio.

As a computer geek he soon found himself supporting and selling computers, keyboards and all things MIDI to other studios, artists and producers around the UK.

In the 90’s he worked as the UK Product Specialist for Ensoniq and Alesis before moving to Manchester and joining Sound Control as their Pro-Audio Sales Manager.

Dig has supplied, supported and installed 100’s of incredible studios, he has worked with Bands such as Take That, Elbow and New Order - the legendary composer David Arnold - PWL, BBC and many of the best Universities for Music.

Lily Blix

Obsessed with music of all genres and inspired by Max Martin, Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson, Lily Studied piano, orchestration and composition before venturing in to writing music for adverts in TV and Radio.

Lily is a lyricist as well as a composer and spans multiple styles from pop songs to classical concertos. Signed to Marylebone Publishing in 2021 Lily is focussed on developing artists song writing skills at Marylebone Records along side producing and writing Music for sync.

Lily has scored string arrangements and played piano on tracks for artists like Becky Hill and is currently working on a number of briefs for TV and Film.