Sound Gallery Studios

General information

RECORDING STUDIO - STUDIO 1
Sound Gallery Studios offer a wide range of integrated recording solutions, based around a Mac, Pro Tools and Logic Pro system. Our facilities include air-conditioned, acoustically treated live room, vocal booth, amp room and control room featuring acoustic design by Roger Quested (Abbey Road Studios designer). As a social enterprise, we offer concessions to students and the unemployed.

Due to the unique nature of each project, quotes are given after you have discussed details of your project with us (see guide prices below). Recording rates include experienced sound engineer & exclusive use of studio 1 (live room), vocal booth, amp room and control room. Clients receive 1 copy of the session in CD format.

REHEARSAL ROOM - STUDIO 2
Sound Gallery Studios provide inspirational, modern, well equipped, well maintained, acoustically treated & ventilated practice rooms in the basement complex at Exeter Phoenix in the cultural heart of Exeter in Devon. Studio 2 can also be hired for Private Tuition and Workshops. Our studios are also available for private hire or for filming purposes by special arrangement with the management.

MUSIC SERVICES
Recording Studios (analogue and digital facilities)
Mixing
Mastering
Production
Voiceover recordings
Rehearsal Rooms
Music Technology Courses
Music Enrichment programmes for young people at risk of social exclusion
On location recording for concerts, festivals, live performances
Live sessions on PhonicFM 106.8
CD/DVD duplication
Graphic design
Soundtracks and sound Design for TV, Film and corporate media
Radio & TV services
Instrumentals and backing tracks
Sound design for Exhibitions, Theatre productions and Art galleries
Music Production, Composition and Arranging
Gift vouchers for studio experiences, recording and courses
Technical Advice and Trouble-shooting (on-location and at home)
Help with home studio set-up (on-location and at home)
Equipment hire for corporate events, festivals and private functions
Vocal Tuition
Instrument Tuition
Session Musicians & Voiceover talent
Artist Development through hungersleep records
Work Experience and Volunteering opportunities in the music industry
Professional Development for freelance tutors, music professionals and music teachers (CPD)
Digital distribution through hungersleep records
FREE consultation and advice (20 mins)
Tape and Vinyl transfers: Looking to bring your Record or Tape collection into the 21st century? No longer have access to a Tape machine, Record or Minidisc player? We can transfer your Vinyl records, Cassette Tapes, DAT's, and Minidisc, to high quality Digital WAV/AIFF or MP3 files, so that they are ready to play anytime you like on your PC, portable audio device or Phone. Helping to preserve your music collection for years to come. As an added service we can also restore the audio, removing clicks, pops, and hiss so that it sounds as perfect as the day it was recorded.

CLIENTS
RECORDING ARTISTS: Joss Stone, Raphael Ravenscroft, Curved Air, Steve Cradock, Finlay Quaye, GRICE Peters (MPG awards shortlisted album Propeller, released on hungersleep records), Ellie Jacobs, Dan Crisp, Christa Coutoure, Kat Marsh, Gwyneth Herbert, Alex Gregory, Alice Jemima, Andy Christie, Annie Rew-Shaw, Heloise West, Kiera Osment, Mark Travis, Paul Besselle, Rev Hammer, Steve Howe (Asia/YES), Victoria Hume, Maz Totterdell (winner of Best newcomer at the South West Music Awards 2012), Floods of Colour (winners of Exeter University campus bands' battle of the bands), Roll with Dice (album 'Full Circle' released on VMusic Ltd), Strongmen and Acrobats (winners of the Exe factor), Honey Sol (winners of best EP award, South West Music Awards 2011), Harry Vinnicombe, Ross Mayhew, Matthew North, Ella Paramore, Richard Gourd, Ruby Spencer and more.

BANDS: Curved Air, GRICE, Veil Cassini, Morning Rush, Count to Fire, Secrets for September, Little Matador, The Letters, Neil Burns Quartet, The Mysterious Freakshow, IKO, The Cut Purse Rascals, Blissful Abyss, Badlake, Backbench Rebellion, Cargo Cult, Concubines, Cry Havoc, The Black Umfolosi, BadLake, Dumber than the Average Bear, George and the Islanders, Honey Sol, Incommunicado, Kolo, Makeshift Hammer, Moriarty, Moor Reason, Moonjumper, Mudmonkey, Ninja Starfish, Paper Heroes, Reckless, Roll with Dice, Rough Cut, Sanskara, Satan’s Burrito, Saturdays & Sundays, Scaper Band, Setting Circles, Shallow Intentions, Strongmen & Acrobats, Swanston, Swans in Flight, Tellison, Ten Percenter, The Distractions, The Jesse Dansons, The Pyrates, The Raptors, The Reoffenders, The Rhythm Doctors, The Skyward Pilots, The Steve Cradock Band, The Sunshine Getaway, The Swamp Gods, The Waxroom, Turn Down Elliot, These 3 words, The Giraffes, The Karmic Revolutionaries, Velveteen Rabbit, We the Divide, Yes Sir Boss (feat Joss Stone), Silhouettes, Cargo Cult (Campus Bands, Exeter University), Snow Giants, Imperial Leisure, Chiyoda Ku, One Foot in the Groove, Skylark, Better Luck Next Time, Token Joker, Hawksdown, Battleborn, Stella Martyr, The Peacock Affect, The June Brides, The Johanna Graham Jazz Quartet, My Black Hat, The 5th String, The Sound of Sirens, Locked Horns, City Steam Jazz Band and many more.

VOICEOVER ARTISTS, ACTORS, PRESENTERS, FILM MAKERS: Rik Mayall, Seb Fontain, Sue MacGregor, Hugh Fernley-Whittingstall, Art Malik, John Nettles, Peter Ellis, Peter Richardson, Vic Morgan, Tony Hawks, Chris Martin (Real World Photography and Film), 2 Short Nights (Exeter Phoenix) and more.

RECORD LABELS, PUBLISHERS & MASTERING STUDIOS: hungersleep records, Stone'd Records, Integrity Records, Occultation Recordings, VMusic, Super Audio Mastering, Bullfighter Music Ltd and more.

ARTS ORGANISATIONS: Royal Albert Memorial Museum, Spacex Gallery, Exeter Phoenix Digital, Interwoven Productions, Animated Exeter, DAISI, 12 Exeter Girl Guides, Exeter Summer Festival, MusicBird (vocal tuition), Soundwaves music project, The Ivy Project, Teenage Rampage, Topsham Rockschool.

TV, FILM & RADIO, COMMERCIAL BUSINESSES: CBBC, BBC1 (The One Show), Channel 4 (Embarrassing Bodies), PhonicFM, BBC Radio 4 (The Reunion), BBC Radio 31, BBC Radio 3, London Voiceover, Fox Searchlight (Far from the Madding Crowd), T-Mobile, Talking Media, DTV Group, JTW Advertising agency, Feedmee advertising agency (Germany), TBI MEdia (London), Rabbit Vocal Management (London), Omni Productions, National Geographic, Open Mind Media, Scramble Soho (London), BT and more.

SCHOOLS & COLLEGES: Academy of Music and Sound, Exeter College, Exeter University, St Peter's School, ISCA College of Media Arts, Rockshool Exams Board, Trinity College London Pop and Rock Exams, Kind Edward VI Community College (Totnes),West-Exe Technology College, St James School (Exeter), Colyton Grammar school, Tiverton High school, The Kings School (Ottery St Mary), Okehampton College, Honiton Community College, Kind Edward Community College (Totnes), South Dartmoor Community College, Plymouth College, Sidmouth College, Queen Elizabeth’s Academy Trust (Crediton), Harwich & Dovercourt High School (Essex), Malborough College (Wiltshire), Courtfields Community School (Somerset), Academy of Music & Sound (Exeter), dbS Music (Plymouth), Newton Abbot College, Beaminster School (Dorset), Queens College (Taunton), The Maynard School (Exeter), Teignmouth Community School, St James School (Exeter), Gillingham School (Dorset), Chulmleigh College, Clyst Vale Community College, Torquay’s Girls Grammar and more.

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CLIENT FEEDBACK

'When we booked Sound Gallery (at very short notice) to record some singing for the songs that appear in Far From The Madding Crowd, I don't know if they were expecting the films principal leads, the director, the producer, the choreographer and half of the production team to invade their space. Well that's what happened and they were brilliant, very accommodating with any requests/demands and the engineer, Duncan Chave, was fantastic. Completely unphased under pressure and really knows his stuff. All round thumbs up. Support your local studio!' Neill McCall, producer (Fox Searchlight UK)

Working with Sound Gallery I can edit and manage sound components quickly prior to video editing. This means I can effectively manage workflow and meet client expectations fast at a reasonable cost " Chris Martin / Real World Photography and Film UK

'Many, many thanks' Finlay Quay

'Duncan is a sound god but I am a f...... genious!!' Rik Mayall

'Good sounds' John Nettles

'Nice Job. Thanks very much' Steve Howe (YES/Asia)

'We had a wicked day in the studio. Please pass out thanks on to Duncan for all his patience with us ... He was a star!’ The Mysterious Freakshow

'I had the fortune of recording local band Chiyoda Ku here, I was very pleased with the results and efficiency of working in your studio.' Ben Green

'Have just recorded our demo with you guys at the Sound Gallery, thanks for a great day you made the whole process fun and enjoyable, with a "nothings too much trouble" attitude along with very good advice and guidance, this is defiantly the place to record. We will be back. Thanks again' Better Luck Next Time

'It was lovely recording yesterday, I really enjoyed it' Kiera Osment

'Just to say thank you to you and Jim once again for making our experience as easy and as efficient as you did. Sound Gallery is definitely the most professional studio I've recorded in and certainly produced the best results I've had from anywhere else. Thanks to Jim for paying real attention to detail and lending his expertise when mic-ing up etc. It's rare to see people go the extra mile these days and you guys

TERMS & CONDITIONS
Cancellation period for rehearsals: 48hrs
Cancellation period for recordings: 5 working days
Payments: cash, cheques or BACS transfers, debit cards