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Live To Vinyl @ Metropolis

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Live To Vinyl Series with Jack Daniels

This autumn we are getting back into the habit of hosting our Live To Vinyl events. Here is a little preview of what’s to come by Gavin, our Partnerships Director:

“I’ve been around the block and it’s safe to say it doesn’t get much better than Live to Vinyl at Metropolis. We turn the typically “sacred artist space” completely on its head by inviting unsuspecting music fans behind the scenes to experience the exhilarating tension of acts we all love, put under the spotlight recording their tracks directly to lacquer in real-time, no digital processing, no margin for error.

Guests learn about the cutting process in Mastering, witness the vinyl cut from Music Control, participate in an intimate Q&A with the band, and get an additional set of bonus tracks performed for their ears alone before heading back to our bar for a beverage with the band.

This year, we also scored a whopper by securing Jack Daniel’s as our 2024 Live to Vinyl campaign partner, a brand with a rich music heritage and a team on a mission to support four incredible acts. JD will take over our bar for all four shows featuring Ezra Collective and Pale Waves in September, and Maverick Sabre and Nova Twins in October.

And don’t forget, the campaign concludes with the ultimate keepsake, the physical vinyl release captured at each session, manufactured from lacquer and made available to purchase for your record collection.”

Longtime friends of Metropolis, Ezra Collective, will kick off the new Live to Vinyl series on September 7th. Stuart Hawkes recently finished mastering the band’s forthcoming album ‘Dance, No One’s Watching’, set for release on September 27th on Partisan and will be cutting the lacquers live on the night.

Next up to test their nerves in Studio A on September 14th are Dirty Hit label aces Pale Waves who also release their new album ‘Smitten’ on September 27th. Will they be recording fresh tracks for their exclusive Live to Vinyl release or revisiting an old favourite? We’ll just have to wait and see.

Following his incredible appearance with Vintage Culture at the studio back in May which took our socials by storm, Maverick Sabre confirmed he’d love to experience Live to Vinyl himself so that was a no-brainer for all involved. He will be back performing with his outstanding band, no details yet of the material but we suspect something new.

And finally, on October 19th, Nova Twins will bring their signature energy to Studio A after a triumphant summer touring European festivals and the US supporting Foo Fighters. Get ready for a mix of old favourites and brand new tracks, all recorded straight to vinyl with our engineer Alex Robinson.

Atmos: In Conversation with Mike Hillier

Atmos: In conversation is our series of interviews about all things Atmos and 360 RA. 

In this issue we sat down with Mike Hillier, mastering and Atmos engineer at Metropolis Studios, to talk about his recent work with Calvin Harris.

Tell us a bit more about your work with Calvin Harris. 

Mike Hillier: The first track I worked on for Calvin Harris was “Miracle” with Ellie Goulding, and since then I’ve mixed the Atmos versions of “Desire” with Sam Smith, “Body Moving” with Eliza Rose, and “Lovers In A Past Life” with Rag’n’Bone Man.

Why do you think Calvin’s music benefits from Atmos mastering?

Mike Hillier: Atmos is a bigger canvas to work on than stereo, allowing us to portray the music in a new way. Each new song that I’m sent presents new challenges and has to be approached on its own merits. And for Calvin Harris, those challenges involve finding a space where each song is allowed to live up to its own potential, whilst still sounding like it’s part of a consistent whole. I don’t want the listener to have to completely reset for each new song, but I also want each song to fully explore the creative decision-making it pushed me towards.

Was there anything challenging about Atmos treating these tracks? 

Mike Hillier: One of the best things about working with Calvin Harris has been how interested he was, right from the start, in doing everything he could at his end to make my job easier and more creative. When he came in for a playback of “Miracle” after I’d mixed it we spent a lot of time discussing the best ways he could make stems and because he does that I have a lot of freedom to be as creative as possible with each of the mixes.

As Calvin Harris has been in the industry for a long time, how does his sound stay relevant in your opinion? 

Mike Hillier: I think if you listen to the few songs I’ve worked on so far there’s a huge range of genres and ideas being put forward. There’s very little in common between say “Miracle” and “Body Moving”, and yet the two tracks both have a very strong sense of what they want to achieve. I think by doing this he can keep himself fresh, and while you never know what you’re going to get next, you do know that whatever it is he’s going to have brought everything he can to make it stand out.

What was the most unusual environment where you heard an Atmos track you worked on?

Mike Hillier: I don’t know if it counts as unusual, but I went to the immersive audio playback of the Slowdive album “Everything is Alive” at L-Acoustics HQ in North London. They played the album from start to finish in pitch black. It was a beautiful experience sitting there allowing the music to completely wash over us.

Listen to our latest Atmos releases here.