Staff Profiles
AUDIO
Blue Walker CD Mastering Production Manager
Tunde Olusanya CDR & Watermarking Duplication Manager
Susana Martinez Vinyl Production Manager
VIDEO
Lizzie Osbourn Video Production Manager (inc ECD/DVD and Digitisation)
Amie Nedwell Video Production Assistant
VIDEO DIGITISING
Mark Perry
DIRECTORS
David Moore
Jeff Young
SALES AND MARKETING
Leena Bhatti
Business Development Manager
ENGINEERS - AUDIO
Andy Pearce
Greg Moore
Simon Francis
Tony Dixon
Walter Coelho
Phillip Blagrove
Beau Thomas
Rob Thomas
DVD & OPERATIONS MANAGER
Nia Vaughan
ECD
James Harman
EDITING
Paco Sweetman
Simon Francis
Simon Francis
Simon was originally trained in music production and enjoyed a successful career in both studios and later, mastering at Metropolis before joining Masterpiece to work out of our premier suite.
2008 into 2009 has seen Simon mastering notable album and single projects from the likes of David Holmes, Carl Craig, Boy Crisis, Team Waterpolo, Brooklyn Academy, Lushlife, Bjork, Kissey Aspland, The Boy Least Likely To, Quiet Village, The Rapture, Wiley & Kid Sister.
The past has also seen Simon lend his hand to albums from Primal Scream, The Twang, Kaiser Chiefs, Madness, The Automatic, Aqualung, Wet Wet Wet, & The Nextmen.
Simon's room hosts equipment from manufacturers including, Sontec, Summit, GML, Manley, Waves, dbx & TC electronics and is equipped with Sadie, Pro Tools and Logic Studio and capable of working with sampling rates and resolutions up to 192khz 24bit. Monitoring is handled by PMC BB5s and Yamaha NS 10s. The room is equipped with a Neumann VMS80 cutting lathe.
2008/09 credits include:
Albums
Brakes - Rock Is Dodelijk - Fatcat
Boy Crisis - Tulipomania - B-Unique / Warners
Chromeo - I Can't Tell You Why - K7
Cerys Matthews - Don't Look Down - Rainbow City
Lushlife - Cassette City
Ashley Beedle - Mavis - K7
Jimmy Tenor & Tony Allen - Inspiration Information - Strut
Underworld - Athens - K7
Bomb The Bass - Back To Light
The Mummers - Tale To Tell - Republic of Music / Universal
Pheonix - Wolfgang Amadeus Pheonix - Remix and Unplugged albums - V2
Amp Fiddler and Sly & Robbie - Inspiration information - Strut records
Black Dog - Further Vexations - Soma
Booka Shade - DJ Kicks - K7 Records
Brooklyn Academy - Bored of Education - Goldust ( USA )
Carl Craig - Sessions - K7 Records
DJ Ironik - No point in wasting tears - Asylum
Hot Chip - DJ Kicks - K7 Records
Karizma - A Mind Of It's Own: The Update
Kissey Aspland - Plethora ( album - co-credit Walter Coelho ) - R2
Quiet Village - Silent movie - K7 Records
Paul Weller / Keb Darge - TBC
Steve Craddock - The Kundalini target - Absolute
The Rapture - Tapes - K7 Records
Boy Crisis - Tulipomania - B-Unique / Warners
Chromeo - I Can't Tell You Why - K7
Cerys Matthews - Don't Look Down - Rainbow City
Lushlife - Cassette City
Ashley Beedle - Mavis - K7
Jimmy Tenor & Tony Allen - Inspiration Information - Strut
Underworld - Athens - K7
Bomb The Bass - Back To Light
The Mummers - Tale To Tell - Republic of Music / Universal
Pheonix - Wolfgang Amadeus Pheonix - Remix and Unplugged albums - V2
Amp Fiddler and Sly & Robbie - Inspiration information - Strut records
Black Dog - Further Vexations - Soma
Booka Shade - DJ Kicks - K7 Records
Brooklyn Academy - Bored of Education - Goldust ( USA )
Carl Craig - Sessions - K7 Records
DJ Ironik - No point in wasting tears - Asylum
Hot Chip - DJ Kicks - K7 Records
Karizma - A Mind Of It's Own: The Update
Kissey Aspland - Plethora ( album - co-credit Walter Coelho ) - R2
Quiet Village - Silent movie - K7 Records
Paul Weller / Keb Darge - TBC
Steve Craddock - The Kundalini target - Absolute
The Rapture - Tapes - K7 Records
Singles
Asobi Seksu - Me & Mary - One Little Indian
Bjork - Nattura - One Little Indian
Circlesquare - Dancers - K7 Records
David Holmes - I Hear Wonders - Mercury
Kaiser Chiefs - Good Days, Bad Days - B-Unique / Polydor
Kid Sister feat. Kanye West - Pro Nails - Asylum
Kilkane - Still Feels The Same - B-Unigue / Polydor
Land of Talk - Speak To Me - One Little Indian
Razorllight - Hostage Of Love - Mercury
Team Waterpolo - So Called Summer - Epic
Underground Railroad - 25 - One Little Indian
Wiley - Wearing my Rolex - Asylum
Bjork - Nattura - One Little Indian
Circlesquare - Dancers - K7 Records
David Holmes - I Hear Wonders - Mercury
Kaiser Chiefs - Good Days, Bad Days - B-Unique / Polydor
Kid Sister feat. Kanye West - Pro Nails - Asylum
Kilkane - Still Feels The Same - B-Unigue / Polydor
Land of Talk - Speak To Me - One Little Indian
Razorllight - Hostage Of Love - Mercury
Team Waterpolo - So Called Summer - Epic
Underground Railroad - 25 - One Little Indian
Wiley - Wearing my Rolex - Asylum