Park Head Studio
Specialising in the
Recording of Acoustic Music

On the West / South Yorkshire border.

Contact Brian Bedford 01484 606401
or Jacey Bedford 01484 606230
or e-mail brian@brian-bedford.com

"Strong praise too for the production from Brian Bedford that is as crisp and clear as I have heard on a traditional record for many years."
- Maverick Magazine, July 2007, in a great review of The Outside Track's debut self-titled album.

A small, friendly digital recording studio, specialising in recording acoustic music, both vocal and instrumental, Park Head Studio is set in a rural village location, high up in the West Yorkshire Pennines, close to Denby Dale and Holmfirth and convenient for Huddersfield, Barnsley, Sheffield, Leeds, Wakefield & Manchester. It is owned and operated by Brian Bedford, songwriter, singer and 'cellist, known to many as one third of the internationally renowned vocal trio, Artisan. Please enquire for a list of competitive rates for both recording and CD duplication. Studio charges start from just £20 per hour. Location recording from £200 per session.

"Crystal-clear production values let each instrument breathe clear, so that their eclectic mix of fiddle, flute, box, guitar and clarsach step in and out of the limelight with an agility that leaves ego outside the door."
- Siobhan Long – The Irish Times review of The Outside Track

Audio Recording Facilities

• Friendly, patient engineer and calm working environment which is pet-free and smoke free. We can also offer accommodation if you prefer to immerse yourself in recording for a few days.
• Hours are flexible to suit you.
• Digital recording and editing with virtually unlimited possibilities for multi-tracking. We have other formats (ADAT / DAT / Mini disk and even tape) if you need to rescue old recordings or transfer tracks from other studios, world-wide.
• A range of good quality microphones, inc. Neumann. The right microphone for the right voice or instrument makes a world of difference to capturing a true, clean sound recording.
• In addition there are all the bells and whistles you could wish for. Simple or complex and multi-layered, it's your project - your choice!
• Do you need help with production? Many people know exactly what they want, but others want help with musical decisions. Just ask for details. We can help you with production values and even recommend session musicians if you need additional instrumentation but don't have the contacts.

Live Location Recording

• Fully portable multi-track recording system so larger choirs, orchestras or bands can be recorded on multiple channels and then mixed in the studio.
• Recording of live concerts with all the atmosphere of a live audience in the best possible venue for your music.
• Live recordings of large choirs and orchestras in your own chosen location. If your choir or orchestra relies on specific instruments in fixed places (say a church organ) or if it needs a large-size recording space because of the number of performers we can record in your location (or suggest a possible location of our own in our village). Wherever you are, we can travel.

Location Recordings for:

• Bradford Cathedral Choir & Organ
• Yorkshire Youth Orchestra
• UnityVoices - No Handbags; White Horses and Jingle Belles CDs - all recorded on location (see pic above) and another project begins July 2008
• Bolsterstone Male Voice Choir's 2002 Christmas CD and 2005 CD recorded on location
• Three's Company (Concert recording)
• Artisan (Sound for video recording)
• Dore Male Voice Choir

CD Duplication and Manufacturing

• At the end of your recording session you can just walk away with your CD masters, but if you want a good deal on pressing, we can either offer advice or undertake the whole job from artwork through to delivery of film-wrapped product. We can also help if you need guidance on complying with copyright legislation, doing MCPS returns and registering for PPL. Easy!
• Small runs of CD-Rs can be duplicated in-house for demos, either without side-print or (more expensive) with. So if you only want (say) a run of 50 or 100 disks, we can oblige. The break-even point for having a run pressed rather than duplicated is about 150 units. i.e. you can have 500 manufactured with on-body print and glossy coloured booklets and back-trays for the same price as you can get 150 CDRs duplicated, labelled and booklets printed or copied. It's all down to different processes and economy of scale.
• We can arrange a total CD manufacturing package - hassle free - or give advice on manufacture.
• Competitive prices on runs as low as 500 units - with the product delivered packaged complete with print and film-wrapped. Booklets can be up to twenty pages; CDs can have full colour on-body print for very little extra.
• We can arrange artwork and cover photography or we will work with your graphic designer.
• When you've got your CD, how do you promote it? We supply a free list of radio and press contacts.

Customers include:

• The Threlfalls (2 recording projects)
• Brian Peters (4 recording projects)
• The Outside Track
• Midnight Special
• Paul & Liz Davenport (2 projects)
• James Keelaghan (Canada) - Juno award winning CD
• William Pint & Felicia Dale (USA)
• Belinda (Bill) Jones (5 recording projects - including the CD that won her the Horizon Award) - With guest producer Karen Tweed & many guest musicians including Kathryn Tickell, Coope Boyes & Simpson
• Mundy-Turner (2 recording projects) with guest drummer gerry Conway from Fairport Convention
• Roy Wilcock & Bridget Guest (3 recording projects) With guest musicians Howard Lees & Tom McConville
• Harvey Andrews with guest musician Bruce Davies and collected BRITFOLK chorus
• John O'Hagan
• Bandersnatch
• Roam
• Ben Walker (5 recording projects)
• Pig Jig
• Felicity Down
• David Stevenson
• Artisan - (6 recording projects)
• Programmes for Radio Britfolk
• and many more