We’re thrilled to announce that the winner of our film scoring competition, in collaboration with BFI and composer Arturo Cardelús, is singer-songwriter and pianist, Jenny Plant! Arturo chose Jenny’s emotive cue as his winner for…“Jenny’s music has captured the essence of the scene in a very special way. She centers the children and conveys their innocence and pure joy. The music contributes to the scene without overpowering it. Great ...

Guitar pedals are more popular and more plentiful than ever before. Large pedal boards are becoming ever-present and the need to fill them with pedals is no financial triviality. Therefore there is no better time to consider building your own guitar pedal! Abbey Road’s Deputy Head of Technical Services Matt Kingdon gives a step-by-step guide to assembling your first guitar ...

Making critical mix decisions on the centre content of a stereo image is amongst the hardest things to achieve when working with headphones. Our Head of Audio Products, Mirek Stiles, explains why this is so important and how the Waves Abbey Road Studio 3 plugin can ...

Recorded over a weekend in Studio Three, Fela Kuti's ‘Live’, featuring drumming legend Ginger Baker and The Africa '70, today celebrates its 49th birthday. To celebrate, Abbey Road’s Cameron Colbeck delves into the life of Fela, and takes a look at the three records cut at Abbey Road ...

Composer Christopher Tin has released his new album ‘To Shiver The Sky’ today. The album was recorded in Studio Two and engineered by Abbey Road's senior engineer Andrew Dudman, assisted by Daniel Hayden and Matt Jones. ...

Esteemed producer, musician and songwriter Bernard Butler together with multi-instrumentalist, songwriter and author Catherine Anne Davies (AKA The Anchoress) recently announced their collaboration and the forthcoming release of an album entitled ‘In Memory of My Feelings’. They have just released the second single ‘Sabotage (Looks So Easy)’, which was mastered at Abbey Road by Sean Magee alongside the ...

Four years after his ground-breaking debut album ‘Channel Orange’, Frank Ocean introduced his long awaiting fans to ...

Have you entered our film scoring competition yet? We're thrilled to be partnering with composer Arturo Cardelús on our latest creative challenge for lockdown, inviting composers across all levels to download and score a scene from ‘Buñuel in the Labyrinth of the Turtles’. The winner will receive a personal feedback session with ...

You asked, and we listened! Today marks the release of an exciting new update for our Topline songwriting app on IOS, bringing a whole host of new functionality to the App. New features include the ability to add reverb to your tracks, an updated mixer panel and Bluetooth connectivity. ...