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Next-level professional analogue and hybrid mixing and mastering service.
About FluffyPuppyMusic
FluffyPuppyMusic provides a direct line to seasoned music professionals Trevor Lancaster-Smith and
Paul (Ramjac) Chivers offering a streamlined and professional service designed for artist managers' music mixing, mastering and production needs.
We solve problems for artist's managers:
1. We eliminate the risk of random engineers in impersonal studios. You work directly with us, experienced pros, with a long and proven track record. Our pricing is simple, a set rate per song, with all studio costs included, no surprises.
2. We give you that high-level,
analogue-powered sound via our premium analogue console, extensive high grade analogue outboard collection and tuned mixing environment, at a cost that protects your bottom line.
3. We deliver exceptional music mixes with a long track record of success with both major and independent record labels. We are clear communicators, we meet deadlines and understand the need for revisions that serve the vision of the project. We make the technical process effortless and conclusive.
4. Our clients are music managers, record labels and music producers who value a no-nonsense approach to premium sound.
With over 30 years of working with both major and independent labels, we bring both the expertise and passion that ensures your artist's release stands shoulder to shoulder with the competition.
Our service is built for workflow:
-Bespoke remote mixing and mastering, tailored to your artists' needs.
-Set rate per song, all studio and staff costs included.
-Hybrid, analogue and "In the box" :
We use the right tool for the job to achieve the best result.
Ready to hear the difference a reliable partner makes?
Send us a track in its component parts and its references and we will provide a mix pass that shows you exactly what we can do for your artists' sound.
Our Team
Trevor Lancaster-Smith, MixEngineer.
Paul Chivers, Producer, Engineer, Remixer. (Ramjac Corporation).
Paul Chivers, Producer, Engineer, Remixer. (Ramjac Corporation).
Starting his professional music career in 1992, Trevor quickly established himself in the London studio scene working as a recording and mixing engineer and over the next 20 years worked at the highest level of the music industry with artists such as Tom Jones, Beth Orton, Duran Duran, Culture Club, Moloko, Leftfield and Kim Wilde, at stu
Starting his professional music career in 1992, Trevor quickly established himself in the London studio scene working as a recording and mixing engineer and over the next 20 years worked at the highest level of the music industry with artists such as Tom Jones, Beth Orton, Duran Duran, Culture Club, Moloko, Leftfield and Kim Wilde, at studios including Master Rock, Battery, Maison Rouge, Matrix, The Church, Swanyard, Falconer, Wessex, Abbey Road and Bunk Junk and Genius.
Under Matrix Management, Trevor was employed both in-house (within the Matrix group) and also freelance within many of Londons top commercial studios, which totalled simultaneously twenty one SSL rooms, one Focusrite Forte room and two Neve rooms and engineered on high end recording and mixing sessions on a daily basis for many years.
During this time he was involved with many hit records and commercially successful projects. Unsurprisingly, he is very knowledgeable and proficient in many styles of music and has more hardware experience than nearly anyone out there these days.
Trevor is an expert in analogue technology and analogue practice, audio mixing and audio recording.
Trevor also engineered or mixed for:
Mixmaster Morris, Esbe,
Matt Black (Coldcut/Ninja Tunes),
Dogz or Godz, Cyan341,
Ramjac Corporation, Blake Stone,
Dizzee Rascal, Terra Utopia,
Dr Ani Das (Dhangsha/Asian Dub Foundation), Dru Hill, Coco Das,
Rednetic Recordings,
Walter Spearheart, Esbe,
Jon Tye (Lo Recordings),
Charlotte Kelly(Soul2Soul),
Mica Paris, Charo Galura,
Teddy, Ill Blue, Aswad,
Sugar Babes, Faith Evans,
Silencer, Beverly Knight,
Tim Dogg (Ultramagnetic MCs),
Victor VanVugh, SocialSecurity,
Visionary Underground,
Mel Gaynor (Simple minds),
Aled Jones, DJ Dodge,
Black Twang, Fierce,
Plecebo, Marc Almond,
United future Organisation,
Shanks and Bigfoot,
Atomic Kitten, Lolly,
Bobby and Steve,
Corduroy, Lynden David Hall,
Steve Power, Gerri Halliwell
Nigel Frieda, Alan Moulder,
Trent Reznor, Nigel Godrich,
Marty Wilde,
Skef Anselm, Redman,
Scientists of Sound,
Sister Bliss, Faithless,
James Taylor Quartet,
Mississippi Blues Allstars,
Redseal, Orange Deluxe,
Ron Tom, Babybumps,
Sona Fariq, Gina G,
Adrian Sherwood,
Roni Size, Chrissie Hynde,
Kenny Jones, The Orb,
Giles Peterson, Jack,
The Divine Comedy,
Imogen Heap, Peter Andre,
Richie Stevens, Makoto,
Jeramy Sylvester, D-Influence,
Memphis Slim & Big Joe Turner,
BBC News countdown idents,
JImi The Cat Smith
(remastering),
Bob Marley (remastering),
Larry Kaplan (co-mastering).
Paul Chivers, Producer, Engineer, Remixer. (Ramjac Corporation).
Paul Chivers, Producer, Engineer, Remixer. (Ramjac Corporation).
Paul Chivers, Producer, Engineer, Remixer. (Ramjac Corporation).
With over 35 years experience programming, producing, engineering and mixing, Paul has great knowledge of both modern and traditional studio practices and is one of the nicest engineers you are ever going to meet! His rhythm and editing skills have led him to program drums for Herbie Hancock & Coldcut, Juno Reactor, Ojos De Brujo and Asia
With over 35 years experience programming, producing, engineering and mixing, Paul has great knowledge of both modern and traditional studio practices and is one of the nicest engineers you are ever going to meet! His rhythm and editing skills have led him to program drums for Herbie Hancock & Coldcut, Juno Reactor, Ojos De Brujo and Asian Dub Foundation, to studio work with Transglobal Underground, Jeff Wayne, Faith I Branko, Irresistible Force, Freq Nasty, Holger Hiller, and Laurel Aitken and to collaborations with Chip E, one of the godfathers of House music and also with Jonah Sharp of Spacetime Continuum and Reflective Records.
Paul is a Professor of Electronic and Produced Music at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama and teaches Sound Art and Afrocentric Drumming at the City Literary Institute. He was the proprietor and head engineer at Hampstead Music and Voice Studio (HMVS) for a period of 20 years and was a partner in Mango Multimedia Studio at Spitafields Market, having built his first commercial studio at Community Music in Farringdon in 1994.
Between 1988-92, under his artist's name Ramjac Corporation, Paul performed at the legendary Sunrise and Back to the Future raves, at clubs such as Synergy and The Brain and with Underground crews Fun-de-Mental and collaborators Spiral Tribe. Ramjac toured with Orbital, The Shaman and Mixmaster Morris. The number one hit
"The Bouncer" by Kicks Like a Mule originated in Paul's studio while simultaneously working with British techno legend Lee Purkis (aka In Sync). Mixmag rightly dubbed Ramjac as one of the Keyboard Wizards of Acid House.
Paul studied with British Jazz drummer John Stevens and Ghanaian master drummer Isaac Tagoe, he has been a touring percussionist with Dub Colossus, State of Bengal, VU and the Night Trains.
He is particularly knowledgeable in Cuban and West African styles of percussion.
Recently Paul has been working with artists like Mixmaster Morris, Matt Black/NinjaTune, Terra Utopia, Dr Ani Das, Walter Spearheart
and Nick Halkes (XL Records),
while also putting the last touches to his Ramjac Corporation album in the Puppy studio with Trev.
He has also been recording and mixing folk singers Larry Kaplan and Ella Clayton.
Recording Percussion with Ocean Moon Group, mixing for Jon Tye (LoRecordings), mixing/mastering vocalists Carla Diratz and Pascal Vaucel, Esbe and Katarina Kikta as well as working with electronic artists
Mieko Shimizu, King L Man, Utility Player, Cyan341 and also releasing new vinyl with young Canadian artist Raf Reza.
FluffyPuppy Studio
Studio kit
Audient 8024 HE 48 input analogue console,
treated room, Genelec and Focal monitoring,
Antelope & UA interfaces, SSL The Bus+ (4 channels),
SSL Fusion, Tegeler valve comp, Neve 8803 eq x 4,
Dbx160 comp, VLA 2 valve comp, Lexicon Pcm 90-
(recapped & upgraded converters),
Lexicon Pcm 70 and 80 (both recapped),
Lexicon 300, Dimension D,
Dbx compressors x6,
TL 4 band eq, TL valve preamp, Dolby A-type-
(converted to compressor),
Ninja Tune Zen valve delay, 1176 clones x2, line6 digi delay, bucket delay.
integrated patchbay.
Pioneer PLX1000 direct drive decks x2,
AllenandHeath xone 43 DJ mixer, CD player/burner.
Selection of mics including AKG 414, Naumann U87,
SE Electronics valve mics; Gemini ii and Z5600a.
Selection of dynamic mics.
Full collection of UA and many other plugins.
Collection of modern and vintage synths.
Our Services
We offer remote analogue and hybrid based music mixing, mastering and creative remixing services.
From individual audio tracks or stems. High level audio mixing from our highly experianced professional team carried out in our excellent analogue and hybrid mixing room.
If you want engineers with proven track records spanning over thirty years of success, working with state of the art analogue gear on your music, this is the place.
All bookings are inclusive of all studio and staff costs.
-Attendance to the last day of each mix is available by appointment.
£1000 per mix fully inclusive.
Or current special offer:
£8000 complete album mix.
Mastering
by Paul & Trev.
Hybrid or digital.
Give your mixed music the final touch it deserves wether a single track or a complete album.
-For multiple tracks and album masterings, attendance to the last day of the project is available by appointment.
£100 per master fully inclusive.
Complete production packages.
Got a complete project to deliver? Can't find the right people?
We are happy to talk to you about your individual requirements and budget, give us a shout, let us see if we can help!
Ramjac Corporation remix.
-Funky beats, percussion, house, ambient, alternative raving quirky fun.
If you are looking for an alternate version of your track to smash it in a different flavour, we can arrange a remix for you. Call or email to discuss your needs. The finished remix once approved then includes a final mix by Trev and Mastering by Paul.
Special deals?
If you really are the best thing since sliced bread, but on a very limited budget, try us anyway! We may be able to find a way to suit your pocket for an intial project and help you move forward.
This is disgressionary on our part, but we love great music at Fluffypuppy so want to help if possible, especially if you are a very groovy person and we are a good fit.
Please contact us by email or phone to discuss your needs.
All initial bookings to be paid in advance.