Ben Haynes, Music Producer

04/08/2024

This Perfect Night by Kezia Gill is not just my favourite song by her, but one of my favourite songs of all time! Out now, produced and co-written with me.

https://open.spotify.com/album/70sFujhaCfjjgq6gMxjv4i?si=tMn7tJW1R0W4cja4rqBhLA

12/02/2024

Huge congrats to Kezia Gill who won three awards at the British Country Music Awards last night, including best single for Whiskey Over Ice (which I produced and co-wrote with her). 👍

27/12/2023

Blog: A Bit of Time to Myself

Between Christmas and new year, my wife Sarah and our kids head down to Eastbourne to stay with Sarah’s family, […]

08/12/2023

Hello! A brand new Christmas song from my old teacher, mentor and all-round ace guy John Gill.

track by John Gill

10/07/2023

New percussion haul! You can never ever have too much percussion. (The bongos in particular are a dream.) Thanks Rattle & Drum Music.

03/06/2023

Best drum/percussion shop around.

Rattle and Drum have a fantastic selection of Musical Instruments both in store and online. Prices are always competitive and availability is excellent. We also have a teaching school for Drums, Guitar, Bass and more. Why not browse our site for more information.

27/03/2023

Vote for Derby's essential Dubrek Studios in the Grassroots Venue category at the Music Week Awards. One week to go!

Going to be live on tonight talking about this.
One week left to vote - do it for Derby!

09/02/2023

This track by Kezia Gill came out a few days ago, and had quite an interesting gestation, so here's a blog about it!

I’ve been working with Kezia for a few years and it’s been incredible to see her getting recognition as an […]

18/01/2023

I’ve always been one for unorthodox ideas, but this brilliant book takes it to the next level. The next person to record here will have to do it suspended from the ceiling, with the mic plugged into a pickle.

31/12/2022

Blog: Why Don't I Post Much Any More?

On the surface of things, it’s probably looks like it’s been a quiet year for me. I’ve done only one […]

23/12/2022

That's me done for the year! Time for some well-earned time off. Thanks to everyone I've worked with over the past 12 months; it's been a pleasure.

Merry Christmas everyone and here's to 2023!

28/11/2022

In London Town tonight to play bass at a sold out end of tour show for Kezia Gill

17/06/2022

🎄Don't mind me - I'm just making Christmas music on the hottest day of the year. 🎄

31/05/2022

Blog: Four Years Composing Library Music

Like most musicians, I am constantly creating new ideas. I keep a database of literally thousands of musical ideas, from […]

26/05/2022

Superb service. I went to get some paintwork chips sorted and came away with what felt like a brand new guitar! Decent price too. Highly recommended for any guitar servicing in the Derby area.

19/05/2022

RIP Vangelis. Great soundtrack composer, but my favourite thing by him is actually this song.

Music video by Jon & Vangelis performing I'll Find My Way Home. (C) 2017 BBChttp://vevo.ly/8IAxkn ...

26/03/2022

RIP Taylor Hawkins - what a drummer. Seek out his mid-nineties live work with Alanis Morissette which was off the charts. Or watch this.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PwjEc8S0PRo

As drummer for the Foo Fighters for over 20 years, Taylor Hawkins has drummed his way through everything from Reading & Leeds Festival, to Radio 1 Live Loung...

18/03/2022

Hey! It's been a while. I'm holed up in bed with Covid at the moment, but may I recommend John Hardy's excellent EP Old Park Dreams, released today. Lazy, hazy, nostalgic acoustic songs. I’ll be writing a blog about the recording of the EP at some point.

https://open.spotify.com/album/4lfY40aGFuNTv1DOZP4I37?si=d-IkQt7QQCOjepU0L2NnOg

John Hardy · Ep · 2022 · 6 songs.

30/12/2021

Blog: Thoughts on 2021 - A Year of Small But Important Changes

This time last year, I wrote a blog that included my hopes for 2021.  Part of that was a lot of […]

17/12/2021

The good thing about being a one-man team and working alone is that I still get to have my Christmas party! Which of my arms will get the cracker? And I wonder who my secret santa present is from?

07/11/2021

Dubrek is an iconic studio, performance venue and rehearsal space in Derby, and the council want to demolish the building that Jay has spent years perfecting. Send a polite email to the council's leader (details in Dubrek's original post below).

The planned £45m Becketwell Performance Venue comes at a price for 2 community facilities in Derby – the Padley Centre, and Dubrek Studios.  The neighbouring properties,  situated on Beck…

05/11/2021

The fifth and final installation of my blog about how to become a music producer is up on my website now:

This is the final instalment in my blog series about how to become a music producer (here are parts 1, […]

28/10/2021

Had a complete overhaul of the studio room. More room, less clutter, more mics, standing desk, another monitor, everything a bit more easily accessed. I like it a lot more this way!

22/10/2021

Sorry for the delay! Here is Part 4 in my blog, How To Become a Music Producer.

In my previous blog, I talked about how I got my first work; in this one, I talk about what […]

01/10/2021

Blog: The Wonder of the Delays
RIP Greg Gilbert

I was massively saddened to hear about the passing of Greg Gilbert of Delays yesterday. A year or two ago, […]