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The Old Blacksmiths Studios

Portsmouth's premier recording and rehearsal studio. We've been making records since 2001. From singles to full albums we've got you covered. and Rock Sound.
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Our previous work has been played on national radio, featured on TV, released worldwide and reviewed in industry heavyweights including Kerrang! We believe that nothing beats the personal touch. We work closely with you during production to get the best out of your performances and achieve the sound that's right for you. With years of experience and tried-and-tested gear and techniques we work tir

elessly on each mix to produce killer sounding records. The focus of our studio is the touchscreen Slate Raven Dual Core Pro Tools workstation. Not only does this look incredible it sounds incredible. Working in perfect harmony with the Slate Digital ML-1 and ML-2 microphones and the ultra-clean Slate Digital VRS8 preamps/conversion we’re able to deliver the highest quality in recording. Complete with modern design, air conditioning and heating, new dynamic lighting this is the ultimate modern studio built for the modern age.

02/02/2023

We’ve got a snazzy new online booking system for rehearsals!

Book and pay online (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX, Apple Pay and Android Pay), optimised for mobile, more flexible time slots, add hire equipment, reminder emails, and create your own portal to manage your bookings.

Of course we’re still happy to take bookings by email and phone.

Cancellation charges may apply. Visit our website for more info.

Big thanks to for welcoming us on board and helping us get set up over the last few weeks. And a huge thanks to for creating and maintaining our previous system.

01/02/2023

Todays marks 10 years of owning this wonderful studio.

Huge thanks to all our clients, for his constant support and exceptional studio skills and for giving me an opportunity to work here back in 2011 and for entrusting me with taking over.

There’s definitely been ups and downs and plenty of challenges along the way. An accountant once advised me ‘you won’t make much money out of this’. He was right, but it’s sure been a laugh.

03/01/2023

Our updated cancellation policy for rehearsal bookings…

22/12/2022

New single from is out. Go give it a listen! We love working with these guys.

Recorded, mixed and mastered by

22/12/2022

That’s 2022 done. More than 100 recording sessions and 600 rehearsals completed (and a lot of hoovering). Thanks to all our clients for a great year. Time for a break. See you in January 😘

03/10/2022

New series of The Mix Forge Podcast is here!

Episode 1 of series 2 sees us chat about Slate Digital and how they really helped us take our mixing to the next level.

https://linktr.ee/oldblacksmiths

01/08/2022

Episode 4 of The Mix Forge Podcast is out now!

‘What We Do And How We Do It (Part 2)’ sees Ben and Neil give an overview of post-production; editing, the three stages of mixing, the ‘jerk’, receiving a sh*t sandwich and mastering.

linktr.ee/oldblacksmiths

10/05/2022

Shot from our recent session with

01/04/2022

Couple of new releases today that we worked on.

Two new singles from and

Both expertly recorded and mixed by and mastered by

We’ve added them to our studio playlist (link in bio). Go give them a listen!

08/03/2022

The excellent Sarah Collins & Friends have just released a music video for ‘Keep The Light On’ which was recorded with us back in October last year. Produced, recorded and mixed by Neil Thomas Elliott. Give it a watch/listen! https://youtu.be/PMouefUJMh4

Sarah Collins & Friends - https://www.instagram.com/sarahcollinsandfriends/Follow future 9 Minds projects - www.9minds.uk

12/02/2022

Todays drum set up from our session with Red Letter Day. kick and rack, floor and snare and cymbals all mic’d up with the ML1s and ML2s.

03/02/2022

Short clip of our very own tracking drums with his band .

27/01/2022

NEW MERCH ALERT!

We have a new t-shirt available to purchase either in person at the studio or online on our website. Available in S, M, L, XL and XXL.

https://www.oldblacksmiths.com/shop/t-shirt

The design features our anvil logo on the left chest and a celebration of some of the bands and artists we’ve been lucky enough to work with over the recent years on the back.

26/01/2022

A cheeky before and after video of a track is currently working on showcasing the difference between unmixed and mixed.

20/01/2022

Visit our website (link in bio) to find out more about our and services and to check out some of our previous work.

19/01/2022

Lovely day helping record some drum tutorial videos on this stunning .

18/01/2022

Lovely shot of rehearsing in our live room.

17/01/2022

Mastering was completed today on the new .dinz album. Recorded, mixed and mastered by . 15 tracks of solid Pompey punk coming your way soon.

16/01/2022

Some shots from our session with .eyedbob back in December. on engineering duties.

06/09/2021

We recorded this song back in 2019 and it’s finally been released. Produced, recorded and mixed by Neil Thomas Elliott https://open.spotify.com/album/1thZs8KZgNuMSv9aaq33aq?si=AxjIWi5iShq6Z0BlSU46LQ&dl_branch=1

Evangeline · Single · 2021 · 1 songs.

Address

Unit 8 The Admiral Park, Airport Service Road
Portsmouth
PO35RQ

Telephone

+442392670300

Website

http://www.oldblacksmiths.com/

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