Half Bap Studios

07/10/2023

“Vignettes 2020-‘22” is out at midnight!

A super big massive thank you to all you amazing people for the support in the lead up ❤️ So excited to share these new songs with you and if you enjoy em, feel free to tell a pal, dog, the pals of your dogs, etc!

The EP of course wouldn’t be possible without the support of Help Musicians 🙌 Huge shout out to our guardian angels over there xox

Looking forward to playing the tunes live tomorrow night at Cultúrlann Uí Chanáin for our launch in Derry - bígí linn!

Details below 👇

https://shorturl.at/elrER

Cultúrlann Uí Chanáin Help Musicians Northern Ireland Half Bap Studios Help Musicians

05/10/2023

Great to see this track from Moon Landing out now. Always great to work with Jake - a truly phenomenal multi-instrumentalist. You should all check this track out. Thanks to Kevin Mawdsley on violin also!

08/09/2023

Lovely little session in The Gaugers Inn with No Oil Paintings.

26/05/2023

Happy release day to the wonderful Dander and 'Knees Must'. Ever wondered how Ennio Morricone would write a song about paramilitaries? Here ya go!

06/05/2023

Congratulations to our good friend Dani Larkin on the release of 'Walking With Natives'.

Recorded and mixed by George Sloan - Mastered by John 'Spud' Murphy at Guerrilla Sounds Studios

20/04/2023

We're having a little sale of some surplus gear in Half Bap. Lots of lovely little items on the list so get in touch if you're in the market for anything!

04/04/2023

A Half Bap appreciation post. 2023 has already seen some of our favourite releases from amazing artists and only more to come. Here are just a few recent release for you to peruse. 🎤🎙️

11/11/2022

Happy release day to our friends No Oil Paintings. 'In Passing' was recorded in our lovely studio and we're so delighted to have been a part of it!

Now available on all streaming sites!

09/11/2022

Great to have Stef Campbell Music in the studio to record this track!

Listen to Shame

04/10/2022

I had the pleasure of adding some instrumentation and mixing this incredible song written by Jackie Rainey & Emma Doran. Please go have a listen and support these amazing artists!

track by Jackie Rainey

20/09/2022

Great to see so many Half Bap artists on this years Northern Ireland Music Prize. Head on over to the website and vote for you're favourite! Dani Larkin, No Oil Paintings and Baroda Music all up for awards!

10/06/2022

Very humbled to have been a part of this huge project by Green Space Dark Skies - Thanks to Katie Richardson for having us on board. It's not every day you get the privilege of recording a 120 piece choir, huge Surdo drums with Beatndrum Samba Band and the incredible Arco String Quartet!

11/05/2022

An amazing project to be involved in. Thanks to Katie Richardson/Shade Music for getting us involved - such a great experience to work with Green Space Dark Skies and have the chance to record Beatndrum Samba Band, Arco String Quartet and the numerous amazing choirs! Can't wait for you all to see the final result!

09/04/2022

So happy to finally see 'Carlin's Farm' out in the world. It was a real passion project to work on this with Emét. An incredibly open and experimental project - we really took the time to try out the maddest ideas and i think they all paid off. Go check it out now it features some of the best musicians this town has to offer and i'm extremely proud to be a part of it!

07/03/2022

Congratulations to all for 'Rough Girls' last night on the BBC. We had a great time mixing all the music for this with Katie Richarson! 🏐📽️🎭

20/01/2022

Lovely to have Joel Harkin back in the studio for a few days with some very talented friends!

*Niall and Nicole not photoed but also very talented.

01/01/2022

Half Bap Studios breathes another year - We're so grateful to all the incredible people we have worked with in 2021. To see Dani Larkin on the Northern Ireland Music Prize shortlist, to work with all the amazing Women's Work Festival artists, chatting to Attica Audio Recording as part of Output Belfast, working with Vans as well as numerous other new collaborations and remote recordings. Most importantly 2021 celebrated 10 years of Half Bap Recording Studios. Here's to 10 more!

10/12/2021

Happy release day Niall McNamee - featuring Jolene O'Hara. Such a beautiful tune and I'm so happy to see it out in the world!

27/11/2021

Great to see new music from Emét out! From London - Belfast - Canada it's been a journey. Make sure to check out 'Hate To See It'. Lots more to come from his incredible debut album!

07/11/2021

You can watch the Pump House Sessions tonight as part of Sound Of Belfast Festival. We had an amazing time recording these incredible artists. As well as utilising the sensational natural reverb in this room! Produced by Shade Music and shot by Ciara McMullan Photography. Can't wait for you all to hear it. You can sign up here!

https://soundofbelfast.com/2021-1 #/pump-house-sessions

28/10/2021

Congratulations to Dani Larkin for being shortlisted for the N.I Music Prize, such an incredible album! We look forward to seeing you on-stage at The Ulster Hall!

14/10/2021

Happy release day to Dani Larkin on Bloodthirsty - Live at the Folk Museum. Had a great time mixing this track - Recorded by Jason Boland & David Morys Pendergrast - Mastered by Joel Harkin.

Dani Larkin · Single · 2021 · 1 songs.

09/10/2021

George will be hosting a discussion at this years Sound Of Belfast about how to begin your recording process. Choosing the right studio, or how to build your own home studio setup.

https://soundofbelfast.com/2021-1 #/hit-record

24/09/2021

Congratulations to Lemonade Shoelace on winning the European leg of Vans Musicians Wanted. It was great to have the band in to record their entry, a very cool vibe.

17/09/2021

The new Neptune M. EP really is phenomenal. 4 intricate songs that show a huge talent from all the incredible musicians, and in depth song writing at its finest. So happy to be a part of it all!

15/09/2021

Delighted to see lots of Half Bap Studio records in this years Northern Ireland Music Prize long-list. Two amazing albums from Cloakroom Q. and Dani Larkin recorded and mixed here. The beautiful single from The Doone Brothers mixed and mastered here, and the incredible album from Chris Kelly which we had the pleasure of recording drums on. So much great talent!

03/09/2021

Amazing to see the new Cavalier Attitude single doing so well. Great time having them in the studio with Graham.

20/08/2021

Happy release day to No Oil Paintings! We always love having the band in the studio. It was great fun recording this, lots of big noise and incredible vocals!

https://open.spotify.com/track/3zvVxFT3gqsxAvYjwJQKZc?si=0d547b457b1d4ead

No Oil Paintings · Song · 2021

17/08/2021

Very fun session today with . Some very cool stuff coming soon!