Stick’s 1st Bass guitar review/demo
Check out my review of the Squire Classic Vibe 60′s P-Bass, it plays and sounds great! Amazing value for money. Stick...
continue reading...Maplewood Studio Education Experience
A 4 to 5 hour experience at Maplewood Studio based around your requirements. Whether you want to learn more about mixing, recording, compression, EQ, reverb, how to mic up a guitar amp/cab, drum kit, bass amp/cab, DI, re-amping, recording vocals etc. You can even bring your own projects to work on. YouTube artists will find ...
continue reading...Maplewood Studio teams up with Sontronics microphones
Coinciding with the launch of Sontronics new drum microphones Stick is producing a series of videos showcasing these amazing new mics along with some other mics from the Sontronics range. There are 3 mics in the drum line up, the DM-1B, a large diaphragm end fire condenser bass mic that is tuned for those low ...
continue reading...Maplewood Studio Masters Decodes 1st single, with the EP to follow
With the band’s EP recorded in their home town of Brighton by Stu at Lucid Cut productions, Decodes were keen to get some fresh ears on their work. A well-recorded and mixed track was sent over and given the Stick treatment, giving it a bit more punch, a touch of gloss and of course bringing ...
continue reading...Acoustic girls record their Mum’s Christmas present
‘The Rivas’ are an acoustic duo comprising of sisters Jenna & Freya Spargo playing a selection of covers from Sting, Dixie Chicks, John Mayer, Stevie Nicks & The Kings Of Leon. Jenna sings for fun while sister Freya is a keen guitar player who’s been playing for 2 years and only recently started singing, this ...
continue reading...Maplewood Studio master Rob Chappers latest EP ‘At Arms Reach’
A concept album with a difference! In Rob’s Words - “The concept was that I could only use whatever I could reach from my office chair… I love the concept of limitations forcing us to become more creative. I could reach the following musical items: Yellow stick – part of a dog agility training kit ...
continue reading...A Blast from the Past
Sieving through the Maplewood backups I came across a project that I was working on with a old singer/song writer friend of mine called Ally James back in spring 2009, I had meet her back in 2002 when I drummed for her project ‘AJ’. We had a few things brewing but we completed this track ...
continue reading...2 Jazz Albums in 4 Days
Maplewood Studio records 2 jazz albums in 4 days, see the reviews & media page for all the details....
continue reading...New live room and new mics from sE Electronics
Adding to the studio we have created a new live room, which has been acoustically treated. It has some nice clean lines, and a relaxed chilled out vibe which is what we’re all about – there’s even some ambient lighting in there! 4 movable Gobo stands and a rug give the room great flexibility. From ...
continue reading...Maplewood Studio launches new website and new facility
After much hard work and planning the new studio facility is complete, comprising of a newly converted live room and control room. The goal was to create an environment that makes the artist’s feel at home and welcome; we hope we have achieved this! Included in your day are lunch (pizza or sandwiches), tea, coffee ...
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