St Marys Space

St Marys Space Church recording studio in rural Scotland. Record productions happen here with hermit Jamie Smith.
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St Mary's houses an innovative and versatile open plan recording studio, and is home to composer and producer Jamie Smith. Although unconventional, the all-in-one room style of studio (pioneered by Peter Gabriel at Realworld and adopted by Paul Epworth at The Church) has many advantages over very dead 70’s type studios, not least the speed and ease with which we can achieve superb results. Overdub

bing can be done in the conventional way, but with excellent communication between performers, producer and engineer the studio comes into its own when musicians play together in this beautiful acoustic. Often working in the intersection between sound art and music, Jamie is known for his ability to bring a sound world vividly to life, be that as part of a music project, film score or even his own unique immersive audio projects such as the sonic novel, 'Notes from a Tremulous Hand'. For more info on Jamie and examples of his work, please visit https://www.stmarys.space and https://www.tremuloushand.co.uk

Massive congratulations to our Brother in Arts James Gray for his win for best score at the Royal Television Society Sco...
07/06/2025

Massive congratulations to our Brother in Arts James Gray for his win for best score at the Royal Television Society Scotland awards last night. James is very much part of the St Mary's Space family and we love him and his music madly. I must confess to shedding a tear when he received the gong, especially as there was a free bar and I wasn't invited.

What an amazing and productive 4 days in the studio this week with .23 tracks recorded and mixed, leisurely lunches in t...
22/05/2025

What an amazing and productive 4 days in the studio this week with .
23 tracks recorded and mixed, leisurely lunches in the sun, swims in the river, does it get any better than this?!

Looking forward to Roo & Neil being here soon.........and they're playing a house concert here on Sept 11th. Now that's ...
30/04/2025

Looking forward to Roo & Neil being here soon.........and they're playing a house concert here on Sept 11th. Now that's a date for your diary.

If you'd love to see Pippa playing here, keep 20th August free!
30/04/2025

If you'd love to see Pippa playing here, keep 20th August free!

Check out Ramsey our resident wild goat sheltering under the cabin keeping the crazy beautiful  boys company this week w...
20/02/2025

Check out Ramsey our resident wild goat sheltering under the cabin keeping the crazy beautiful boys company this week while they're recording 😂
Any goat husbandry advice would be very welcome 🙏

I've really felt the need to unplug, unwind, and recharge those creative batteries a lot recently! And today was the per...
30/01/2025

I've really felt the need to unplug, unwind, and recharge those creative batteries a lot recently! And today was the perfect day to get outside, such a beautiful day.

Roads offer a rich vein of meaning for the artist to draw from. They signify adventure, exploration, and the unknown, be...
10/01/2025

Roads offer a rich vein of meaning for the artist to draw from. They signify adventure, exploration, and the unknown, beckoning travellers to embark on new quests and discover uncharted territories.
This amazing road leads you to St Mary's.
If you're on a road to nowhere, well.....you know what to do!

Totally loved recording and mixing  EP Vocem Silentium which is out now on all streaming platforms.Was a pleasure to wor...
10/01/2025

Totally loved recording and mixing EP Vocem Silentium which is out now on all streaming platforms.
Was a pleasure to work with these viking rock legends - Gary, Calum, Cameron and Luis.
All the best guys!

OUT NOW
Today we celebrate our new EP, Vocem Silentium, out now on all streaming platforms.

Check it out on Spotify here: https://open.spotify.com/album/3aBynyykfysxQPn83Ko6in?si=DdOZn8CDT0G_BO-p1NjewQ

For those of you who have seen us live, you'll recognise some of these tunes. From the peak of mount frost, to the tumultuous waves of eroko disrashin.

All music was recorded and mixed by the wonderful technical wizard, Jamie at St Marys Space
Art work was created by .art
Our first music video was created by our very own frontman Gary.

https://youtu.be/OhQXGip49WY?si=Up1f9V6suP-s1AhD

Thanks to everyone who has helped and supported us over the years, happy listening :)

Gary, Calum, Cameron and Luis

The loch and munro looked more majestic than ever today. It's been the most glorious day and living in Argyll where it r...
10/01/2025

The loch and munro looked more majestic than ever today.
It's been the most glorious day and living in Argyll where it rains a lot, you have to take advantage of times like this and just get out there.
We were lucky to see a heron and watch an otter feeding on crabs for about 10 minutes today. It really doesn't get much better.

As the year comes to a close, the three of us at St Mary's want to say an ENORMOUS thank you to everyone who has support...
23/12/2024

As the year comes to a close, the three of us at St Mary's want to say an ENORMOUS thank you to everyone who has supported us in making this year so unique.
Every year gets better because of you and we're looking forward to making more amazing memories in 2025.
May the magic of the season fill your heart and home with warmth, love, joy and peace.
With all our love and gratitude, Charlotte, Jamie and Molly ❤❤❤

Address

Fasnacloich
Oban
PA384BJ

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm

Telephone

01631 730449

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Welcome to St Mary's.

Formerly a Scottish Episcopal church built in 1878, now a boutique recording studio, creative space, artist residence & intimate wedding venue with accommodation on the west coast of Scotland.

Conceived by composer Jamie Smith & creative wife Charlotte as a living art work, the building & environs provide an inviting, inspirational & affordable work space & retreat for artists & musicians looking to escape their daily distractions & find the space to create.

For tiny wedding enquiries visit www.stmaryswedding.space