http://www.myspace.com/danielparry

DANIEL PARRY

About me:

Have been working in studios since I was 18, firstly with Soul II Soul who owned a commercial studio in Camden Town and for the last 4 and a half years at one of the biggest Studio complex’s in Europe, Metropolis Studios, in Chiswick, West London.

The last 3 of those 4 and a half years has been spent working alongside and learning from Mix Engineer Tom Elmhirst who in 2008 won 2 grammys for mixing Amy Winehouse’s “Back To Black” album (Produced by Mark Ronson)

The following year he narrowly missed out on another Grammy for mixing tracks on Adele’s debut album “19″ so I’d like to think I’ve picked up a few things when it comes to making records.

2009 was a busy year for me at Metropolis Studios, got to work on some great albums/projects alongside Tom. Here are a few……Corrine Bailey Rae, Jonsi (SigurRos), Rox, Liam Bailey, Paolo Nutini, Jamie T & more.

As well as those great albums….Due for release 2010, I also had the pleasure of recording vocals with some of the biggest artists on the planet at this moment in time…Lady Gaga , Rihanna, Black Eyed Peas as well as Adele, Jazmine Sullivan, Sugababes, Alexandra Burke & more.

Another highlight for 2009 was the launch of i-Mixing at metropolis which I”m proud to say was my idea, the aim for 2010 is to invest more time in getting i-Mixing off the ground and making it more accessible to unsigned bands and artists on myspace.

Also for 2010, I am going to be spending a lot more time talent scouting on myspace, looking for bands and artists I think have potential and either getting them in to record with me at Metropolis or mixing tracks for them if need be.

If your interested in working with me but want to find out more, follow the link to my profile on the Metropolis website -

http://www.metropolis-group.co.uk/services.php?m=0&p=7

If your interested in using the i-Mixing service to get your tracks mixed professionally using state of the art analogue mixing desks for a small fee follow the link to find out more -

http://www.metropolis-group.co.uk/services.php?m=0&p=5

Previous projects I’ve been involved in include: Ladyhawke, The Kills, Dame Shirley Bassey, James Morisson, Adele, Amy Winehouse, Mark Ronson, Daniel Merriweather, Kings Of Leon, Franz Ferdinand, Babyshambles, Led Zeppelin & many more

Here are a few of the projects I have worked on in the last couple of years:

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www.tomelmhirst.com

Tom Elmhirst (born 8 June 1971) is a British specialist music producer and mix engineer. He began his career at SARM studios in the early 90s at a time when digital audio was already becoming mainstream. Elmhirst’s experiences at SARM and with Trevor Horn have clearly influenced his current working methods. It shows in his strong preference for working on analogue boards, particularly the Neve VR (introduced in 1988) and combining this with cutting edge technology.

Since his 2008 Grammy success, Elmhirst has been working with a range of artists including the forthcoming tribute to Cy Coleman, a cover album of his songs featuring Fiona Apple, Nikka Costa and Madeleine Peyroux.

Career highlights to date

2008 Grammy Winner Record Of The Year Rehab Amy Winehouse
2008 Grammy Winner Best Pop Vocal Album Back To Black Amy Winehouse
2009 Grammy Nominee Record of the Year Chasing Pavements Adele

Credits

2008 The Kills Midnight Boom – Mixes
2008 Adele – 19
2006/2007 Lily Allen – Alright, Still
2006/2007 Amy Winehouse – Back To Black
2007 Mark Ronson – Version
2006 Paolo Nutini – These Streets
2006 Hot Chip – The Warning
2004 Goldfrapp – Black Cherry
2004 Manic Street Preachers – Lifeblood

*****taken from wikipaedia

Lioness – Queen Ifrica

Daddy Dont Touch me There – Queen Ifrica

Below the Waist – Queen Ifrica

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Augustus “Gussie” Clarke (born 1953, Kingston, Jamaica), is a reggae producer who worked with some of the top Jamaican reggae artists in the 1970s and later set up his own Music Works studio.

I met Gussie at Anchor Studio in 2005. Lemme tell you how the connection was made.

In 2004 i did the Spiritual War Rhythm with Radic for his song entitled “Spiritual War” in which APS production guys who i was working with, they hustled the rhythm to gyptian’s producer, “spragga” who voiced Gyptian on the rhythm . It was all a complicated scenario, so i was advised to look for a publisher. Someone referred me to Gussie who they said was the best in the Caribbean so i started to inquire. My friend Roneisha, who was also pursuing her singing career i did some tracks for her in my home studio setup and Gussie heard the tracks and were interested in signing me to his company. I got signed in June 2005 to a publishing deal, as i was very excited and hungry to do music, i frequently started to visit Anchor Studio to learn as much as i can from any and everybody. It was there i started to use protools and got the chance to be exposed to studio technologies. Gussie provided a room for me and other creators to expound on our talent. I even referred a few friends to Gussie to get signed and we worked on projects with Gussie.

Well big up to Gussie, i got to meet a lot of influential people in the music business, I got a chance to have publishing interests on Rihanna’s first official album “A Girl Like Me”, I mixed my first movie “Glory to Glorianna”, i learned protools, i learned the music business, etc.

Right now he continues to be one of the most influential persons in the Jamaican music industry, also being the authorized Digidesign dealer in Jamaica.

Discography

Mark Howard

Mark came to Geejam Studios last year in March 2009 and returned because he loved the Jamaican vibe and wanted me to play drums on the record that he was producing. The artiste that we produced is Rocco Deluca, i will tell you more aboutn him in a another post. It was a great time, I really enjoyed the session. We had fun. I played drums on all the sessions, i also played bass on all the sessions. I just  had fun while i was doing it.

It was a stringent 8 days of sessions. I engineered also. Mark is a great producer. We had conversations and bonded. I even found out that he worked with Lucky Dube. I rate Lucky Dube, I think he is really a great artiste. RIP.

All the time working with Mark it does a mountain of good for me. I get to see how real music is produced, and this man, has a mountain of knowledge. Sometimes i would be there and playing the drums, he allow me to incorporate my ideas into the record as well as he provided his feedback. In the sessions, he brought his vintage mics and we used them, they were so kewl.

I’d do it over and over again, to work with Mark. As soon as the record is out, or as soon as i have snippets available, i will provide them to you guys. Thanks for Passing by, imma share some pics. God bless.

Check him out on wikipaedia

James William “Jimmy” Buffett

Aside from his career in music, Buffett is also a best-selling writer and is involved in two restaurant chains named after two of his best known songs, “Cheeseburger in Paradise” and “Margaritaville“. He owns the Margaritaville Cafe restaurant chain and co-developed the Cheeseburger in Paradise restaurant concept with OSI Restaurant Partners (parent of Outback Steakhouse), which operates the chain under a licensing agreement with Buffett.

For more information, check Wikipedia

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_Buffett

http://www.buffettworld.com/

http://www.last.fm/music/Jimmy+Buffett