Twelve Tone Studio

17/12/2023

Thanks to everyone who has entrusted me to help bring their music productions to life this year. Twelve Tone Studio is still a young business but 2023 has felt like a year of tangible growth. There has been a diverse mix of projects, but this year seems to have been the year of the collaboration, and it’s been thrilling and a privilege to be able to play with raw recordings by legends from the scene such as Derek Sherinian, Tim “Ripper” Owens, Timo Tolkki, Charlie Griffiths, and many more.

To celebrate, I’ve made a wrap reel featuring snippets from the main projects that saw completion this year. I feel it’s a great selection of talent that spans the spectrum of the rock and metal scene, from acoustic rock ballads to death metal, via plenty of progressive rock and power metal. Something for everyone to enjoy!

If you’re one of the featured artists, it’s been a pleasure to work with you! I wish you every success with your music, and a happy and creative 2024!

https://youtu.be/QRbUQYqM1fc?si=oIDxfN2omb7uQyoR

Featuring music from:
Earupt,
Wheel of Time,
Terminal Weapon,
Vedalia,
Sorceress of Sin,
Silence Will Fall,
Gabriel Blackmon,
Kyle Haze,
Martin Szorad,
Hani Abadi,
Demiurge…

A selection of Twelve Tone Studio (www.twelve-tone.studio) productions from 2023. Featuring music from:EaruptWheel of TimeTerminal WeaponVedaliaSorceress of ...

13/12/2023

This must surely be the last Twelve Tone Studio production to come out in 2023.

“Kayfabe” is a single by the artist .music, and makes me think of what a mid-late 90s period Porcupine Tree might have sounded like if Steven Wilson had decided to replace himself with a (brilliant) female vocalist (a powerhouse called Tammy Whetham). I really enjoyed working on this one.

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04/12/2023

Thanks to Apple Music’s arcane artwork requirements, this one’s out a little later than scheduled :)

Anyway….”The Enlightenment” is the debut EP of Wheel of Time, a melodic prog/power metal project which takes me back to that golden late 90s/ early 00s period (think Symphony X, Angra, Rhapsody etc). Led by Chinese guitarist Xi Hong, it features a host of international guest artists. This EP is a preview of the full length album, due sometime next year, and features some outrageous performances from the following top musicians:

Vocals: Farhad Hossain (Shumaun) , Ignacio Rodriguez (Azeroth)
Guitars: Jimmie Hong , Timo Tolkki (Stratovarious)
Keys: Derek Sherinian, Jim Alfredson
Bass: Marco Toba , me
Drums: Alexandre Aposan, Fabio Alessandrini (Annihilator, Rhapsody) .alessandrini
Orchestration: Marcos Barilari
Mixing and mastering: me

01/12/2023

Out now - ‘Tiamat’ by Hani Abadi. A diverse collection of acoustic alternative rock/ grunge songs, featuring Hani’s rich baritone vocals and melodic fretless bass work. Mixed at Twelve Tone Studio. Mastered by Tony Lindgren.

20/10/2023

This new project features two Aussie virtuosi with cool Italian surnames.

But it’s not another collab between Gambale and Donati. Hailing from Perth Rock City, features Joe Sabatino on guitar/ bass and Frank LiCastro on drums. Their first single features none other than on vocals, and it’s a real banger! Musically, it’s like a really proggy Rage Against the Machine with Dimebag Darrell on lead guitar and a hyped up Danny Carey on drums. Highly recommended!

Mixed by me. Mastered by Tony Lindgren.

https://bit.ly/3ZRTyyv

29/09/2023

Double release day for Twelve Tone Studio!

First up, album 3 from Belgian groovy alternative prog metallers Earupt! Feat. appearances from me, and . FFO Devin, Nevermore, Queensryche.

Second, the intense new single from prog/ tech metal project Silence Will Fall! FFO Periphery, Haken

13/09/2023

Thanks to (and a little help from ), I finally have a studio website I’m not embarrassed by. Just in time to showcase several exciting new productions coming out later this year/ early next year. If anyone’s got an album in the works and is thinking about who to work with, why not head over to https://twelve-tone.studio and see what I’ve been up to? I might be able to help. Cheers 🤘

17/06/2023

Experimenting with ungodly bass tones for an upcoming extreme metal project (hint: look closely 😉). Not affiliated with any of these companies but a special shout out to Black Salt Audio and their indispensable Low Control. Audiority’s Grindstein also highly recommended for that devilish HM2 tone.

31/03/2023

Vedalia’s new album is out today, and here’s the video to their latest single, a super intense slab of emo-prog metal that (to me) sounds like a blend of Pain of Salvation, Haken and Tesseract. The climax gets me every time!

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=lBYamZm5XE4

My personal thanks to the guys for enlisting me to mix this album for them. What a ride!

A massive album with absolutely top notch writing and musicianship throughout. Give them some love :)

18/03/2023

Here’s the first of a number of planned international collabs led by Chinese guitarist Jimmie Hong. This track makes me think of Dream Theater crossed with Deep Purple (?), and features the ever-exceptional Derek Sherinian on keys, the revelatory Clark McMenemy (IHLO) on drums and the flawless vocals of Craig Cairns (Induction, Taulgunner). And me on bass and production.

17/03/2023

The first single from Swedish prog metallers ‘s second album is out now!

Mixed and mastered by me

Highly recommended for fans of modern prog metal!

01/01/2023

Straight out of the blocks this New Year is this proper headbanger of a track from the frozen northern wastelands of… New York? … “The Serpent” by , a melodic death metal project featuring . For fans of Scandi melodeath in the vein of In flames, Soilwork etc. Mixed and mastered by me

14/12/2022

Bouncing the master of a monster 68 minute album from Swedish prog rock/ metallers Vedalia. Really proud with how the production on this one came out and can’t wait till they release it!

12/12/2022

The first single from Sorceress of Sin’s upcoming 3rd album in 3 or so years, and once again I’ve been having a blast on the production side. This song is gleefully bonkers epic power metal (and probably the only song I know to feature the lyrics ‘coastal megalomaniac’). What’s not to love?

This is our new single out of our upcoming 3rd studio album!FOLLOW US ON:Facebook ---- https://www.facebook.com/SorceressofsinInstagram ---- https://www.in...

26/10/2022

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14/10/2022

Out today! “Saturnian” - the debut EP of Colorado sci-fi metal duo Obsidian Skies. Mixed and mastered at Twelve Tone Studio.

14/06/2022

Currently mixing Sorceress of Sin’s 3rd album. Power metal glory!

14/06/2022

Teaser 2 for Horasan’s debut EP. Out June 24th. Recorded and mixed at Twelve Tone Studio, mastered at VRTKL Audio.

30/05/2022

Despite the name, the second single from Br**ta’s upcoming debut album has nothing to do with the home of cream teas and Jurassic coastlines….. rather, it’s apparently named after an insane asylum, and is about the daydreams of one of its inmates 😬. Pummelling metal from Brazil (with a splash of British milk).

https://linktr.ee/bruttametal

27/05/2022

“Mononoke”, the debut single from Horāsan, is out today!

https://Linktr.ee/Horasan

Featuring me on guitar and production, Topher O’Meagher on guitars and vocals, Rich Gray on bass and Dan Danby on drums. Mastered by Magnus Lundberg.

20/05/2022

Had the pleasure of mixing this excellent track from guitarist Dom Lewis Recommended for fans of Tony MacAlpine and Andy James. YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZBH0hgNjKGw Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/5dan3xIzVKNo222O2qgvgZ

17/05/2022

Recently mixed this very cool cover of an instrumental from the PlayStation game Ace Combat 2 by a brilliant guitarist called Gabriel Blackmon. For fans of prog-fusion:

https://youtu.be/DZRjAmS2-zI

A fun little djenty rendition of one my favorite game ost's from Acecombat 2.

16/05/2022

The latest addition to the portfolio: “Br**ta” by Br**ta. Modern death/ black metal. Out today on all platforms. Mixed and mastered at Twelve Tone Studio.

05/05/2022

Br**ta is the latest production mixed and mastered at Twelve Tone Studio. Death/black metal, due out in June this year.

Check out the trailer below:

https://youtu.be/E5F9g62pS3c

About to colapse, death is preferred to ruin. Br**ta, a modern and in-your-face version of obscure and wicked music.Line up:Adriano Ribeiro (guitar, vocals)T...

07/12/2021

Happy to say that Twelve Tone Studio has teamed up with Pyramid Studios in Berkshire to offer a new recording space location. Thanks Jack!

18/11/2021

Really enjoyed working on this single , “Distance”, by Hani Abadi. Downbeat acoustic music with a really rich baritone vocal a la Crash Test Dummies. Check it out at https://haniabadi.bandcamp.com/releases

20/09/2021

‘Athemon’, the latest Twelve Tone Studio production is out on October 11th, and be previewed here: https://youtu.be/kIUKdIMM71I

17/01/2021

Great new lyric video for Sorceress of
Sin’s relentless metal rampage ‘Empyre of Stones’.
And we’re already about halfway through mixing album
2 at Twelve Tone Studio....

https://youtu.be/0xPYPN-8hsU

SORCERESS OF SIN - Empyre Of Stones (Official Lyric Video)Our debut album titled MIRRORED REVENGE is available on:SpotifyiTunesBandcampand all other online m...

04/01/2021

In case you’re wondering, I also accept payment in oat milk ... (tack )

27/11/2020

Out today: "Mirrored Revenge" by Sorceress of Sin. Highly recommended for fans of classic power metal.

Produced at Twelve Tone Studio.

https://sorceressofsin.bandcamp.com/releases

10 track album