STAKEOUT

STUDIOS

London

MUSIC PRODUCTION AND SERVICES

 
 

 OUR SERVICES 

 OUR SERVICES 

PRODUCTION

MIXING

MASTERING

VOICE RECORDING

FOR BOOKS, COMPUTER GAMES, APPS & EDUCATION

ARTIST, BAND & SONG DEVELOPMENT

DRY HIRE

OF SPACES FOR PRODUCERS, ENGINEERS & COMPOSERS

MUSIC TO PICTURE

CUSTOM AUDIO

 & COMPOSITION

 

JASON WILSON

PRODUCER

Jason Wilson is a British record producer, engineer, mixer and studio owner based in London, England. 

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Jason has been recognised time and time again for his work in rock music, though he has worked in a variety of genres, including (but not limited to) indie, folk, jazz, pop, funk and classical. His productions are often complimented in the press for their lush textures, energy, dynamics, and powerful sounds.

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Some examples of bands and artists he has worked with include: Fightstar, Reuben, As it is, Blitz Kids, You Me At Six, We Are The Ocean, Dinosaur Pile-up, Patrons, Marisa And The Moths, Sophie Lloyd, Bellevue Days, Don Broco, Senser, The Ghost Of A Thousand, Cars on Fire, Blakfish, Charlie Simpson, The Stanley Blacks, Fisherman's Friends, Bellowhead, Winterfalle and Tellison.

 

Jason has been credited with mentoring and helping to kick start the careers of several young bands.

Due to his natural perfectionist tendencies and the pride he takes in his work, he has a reputation for bringing out the best in those he works with.

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Jason is also known for his work mixing and recording music to picture for TV and film, including the documentary film 9/11 A Fireman's Story.

 

DISCOGRAPHY

CLICK HERE TO SEE THE FULL LIST SINCE 2003

 

SHOWREEL

Browse through the collection of songs in either of the playlists below to listen to some Jason's past work at Stakeout.

SPOTIFY

SOUNDCLOUD

 

EQUIPMENT

The set up is a true hybrid - 

Jason loves his analog but he also uses state of the art digital technology. Jason uses Pro Tools software, and a huge array of classic analog hardware.

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  • Classic Analog Calrec M-Series Console

    Custom 56 Channel Console

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    Sonically incredibly characterful - this is like a Neve 80 series for its preamps and SSL 4000E series for its EQ.  In fact this console actually takes Neve modules and has a few.


    The compressor limiters are something else altogether.  It’s a very unique board with tons of vibe!

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    The rare and sought after M-series Calrec consoles are famous for the recordings of Minus the Bear, The White Stripes and many more.  This desk has the same Calrec ‘Polar’ preamps and EQ once installed in the console at Abbey Road Studio 3.​

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    DESK EQUIPMENT

    • 32 input / 32 output Universal Audio Apollo Quad (x2 units) Apollo 16 (1 unit) Thunderbolt

    • Mac Pro Cylinder
      10 Core 3Ghz, 64GB ram, 2TB SSDs

    • UAD2 Octo Thunderbolt

    • Weighted full size MIDI keyboard

    • Mini MIDI keyboard

    DIGITAL HARDWARE

    • 2x channels Universal Audio 1176 (with stereo link box)

    • 2x channels Thermionic Culture Phoenix

    • 6x channels Calrec DL2716

    • 1x channels UREI LA4

    • 1x channels Stam Audio SA2A ( Urei La2a Replica )

    • 2x channels FMR PBC6A

    • 1x channels Roland Chorus Echo SRE-555

    • 2x Little Labs reamp boxes

    • 1x Sansamp RBI

    • Everything can be EQ’d optionally via the console on the way in

    • Comprehensive GPO patch bay with access to every room and bit of gear

    COMPRESSORS / LIMITERS / GATES / FX (ANALOG ROCK HARDWARE)

    • Fender Jaguar guitar (Kurt Cobain model)

    • Fender P Bass (Mexican, 2011)

    • Diezel VH4 guitar amplifier

    • Marshall JCM 800 (Modded) guitar amplifier

    • Orange Rockerverb 50 guitar amplifier

    • Ampeg SVT-CL Heritage All Valve Bass Head with 8×10 Classic Cab

    • Tama Starclassic Maple drum kit (20″ kick, 14″ snare, 10″ 12″ 14″ toms)

    • Collection of amazing cymbals including Dream Bliss, Meinl, and Zildjian K, including two 24" rides!

    • Hayman 24" Bassdrum
    • Yamaha Sub Kick

    • 1x 4×12 Orange cab (Celestion Vintage 30s)

    • 1x Marshall brown-cloth 4×12 cab (Celestion Vintage 30s)

    • Sames Upright piano  – over a hundred years old, vintage sound, but tuned and maintained to A 440Hz

    • Various guitar pedals and noise making devices including MadeByMike Dreambox, Maxon OD808, Aguilar Agro, Maxon OD808 Tubescreamer, Roland SRE 555 Chorus / Space Echo / Tape delay.

    INSTRUMENTS & AMPLIFIERS

    • Avid Pro Tools (latest version)

    • Orban Opimod PCn Mastering Software

    • Universal Audio plugins (nearly all their plugins, running on 20 DSPs)

    • UA plugins can optionally be applied as recording via Apollo

    • Soundtoys plugins (all native)

    • Softube Console 1 + many plugins

    • Fabfilter plugins

    • McDSP SA2 Dialog Processor

    • Valhalla plugins

    • TC Native VSS3 reverb
    • Relab VSR24

    • Native Instruments Komplete Ultimate

    • REfx Nexus 2

    • All Massey plugins

    • All Slate Digital

    • Vocalign

    • Melodyne Studio (latest version)

    • Selection of Sonnox plugins

    • Selection of Waves plugins

    • Abbey Road TG limiter

    • Easy access to plug in another producer's computer if required, only one driver needs be installed to access all the hardware

    SOFTWARE

    • 6x channels Calrec PQ1895

    • 2x channels Manley Dual Mono

    • 8x channels Millennia Media HV3D

    • 2x channels Marti custom ‘Stakeout’

    • 8x channels UA Apollo Preamp

    • 2x Channels Orban 787a with EQ and compression (Black and Blueface)

    EXTERNAL PREAMPS

    • Vintage Neumann U87 x2

    • Soundelux U99

    • Audio Technica 4050 x2

    • AKG C214 x2

    • Microtech Gefell m300 x2

    • Neumann KM84

    • Neumann KM184

    • Milab DC96B

    • Royer R121 Ribbon x2

    • Audix D6, D4, D2, D1, i5

    • Beyerdynamic 201N

    • Beyerdynamic 201TG

    • Beyerdynamic M260 ribbon

    • AKG D12E (1960s)

    • Shure S55

    • Sennheiser MD409U3 / 509 Blackfire

    • Shure SM57 x4 SM58 x1

    • Shure Beta52

    • Shure Beta91

    MICROPHONES

    • Yamaha HS-80M Studio + Sub

    • Yamaha NS-40M Studio

    • Yamaha NS-10M Studio

    • Quad 521f amplifier

    • Yamaha Professional Series P2100 amplifier

    • Sennheiser HD25 SPII headphones x 5

    • Yamaha DT100 headphones x 4

    • Sennheiser headphones x2

    • Skull Candy headphones x1

    • Mixers in recording rooms for ‘more me’ headphone mixes

    • Comprehensive talkback via the console.  Includes additional remote talkback box

    MONITORING

 

ROOMS

Spacious with natural daylight, air conditioning, and carefully tailored acoustics for different tasks.

The control room has clear line of sight through the Dry Room and the Live Room.

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    • 3 x 3 meters, high ceiling (3 meters) angular design.

    • Extremely controlled sound, ideal for guitar and bass cabs

    • 8x I/O connections

    LEFT BOOTH

    (Isolation Booth 1)

    • 3 x 3 meters, high ceiling (3 meters) angular design

    • Extremely controlled sound, ideal for guitar and bass cabs

    • 8x I/O connections

    RIGHT BOOTH 

    (Isolation Booth 2)

    • 7 x 4 meters, high ceiling 3.5 meters

    • Controlled sound, perfect for mixing and tracking

    • Equipment hub

    • 3 x sofas to seat everyone comfortably

    • Air conditioning

    CONTROL ROOM

    • 4.5 x 4.5 meters, high ceiling (3.5 meters) angular design

    • 24 I/O connections

    • Extremely controlled sound, ideal for vocals but large enough to accommodate a drum kit!

    DRY ROOM

    • 5 x 3.5 meters

    • Full electric cooker with oven

    • Dishwasher

    • Huge cosy corner sofa

    • Coffee machine, kettle etc.

    • Fridge / Freezer

    • Toilet

    KITCHEN /  LOUNGE

    • 7 x 7 meters, high ceiling (4.5 meters) angular design

    • 32 I/O connections

    • Semi live, beautiful tight sound with natural pine and slate. Huge drum sound

    LIVE ROOM

FLOOR PLAN

FLOOR PLAN
 

TESTIMONIALS

BELLVUE DAYS

ALAN SMITH

Best place to record.

JOSEPH BLACKFORD

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Good guys. Nice cat. Sick sound.

MATT BIGLAND
DINOSAUR PILE UP

These mixes are ace - easily the best we've gotten back so far straight off the bat. Good job J

PAUL ANDREW

NIGHT THIEVES

You’ve really done an awesome job with this and it sounds big… exactly what we wanted :)

BENJAMIN BLISS

AS IT IS

Thank you so much, they're brilliant. Really pleased.

BEN

SMALL TOWN RECORDS

We massively appreciate all Jason's efforts, and I for one certainly know exactly how much he put into everything for Blitz Kids. The band love the mixes.

Sounds like a different recording altogether!

MATTHEW PRITCHARD

109s

I have now recorded more than 20 songs with Jason over 6 separate sessions, and his professionalism, musical knowledge and work ethic are second to none (how many producers would say, "We've still got 15 minutes of the session left, let's do some acoustic guitar"?)

Jason's attention to detail is hawk-like, his facilities are fantastic and the rich, meaty sounds he gets from the instruments (especially the guitars) are awesome. I can't recommend this studio enough.

CHRISTOPHER

BARNES
RHYTHM MAG

Stakeout is a phenomenally well equipped studio and is the perfect fit for musicians/bands looking to work in a professional recording environment. With a variety of great sounding rooms, particularly for recording drums, you can’t go wrong. Plus, Jason is an exceptionably knowledgeable producer and his body of work speaks for itself.

KIT REEVE

HEARTS UNDER FIRE

Have recorded an Album in 2014 and went back to record and EP at Stakeout in 2015.
Really love working with Jason, and would do it again. 
Studio is comfortable and clean with all the things you need when you're in lock down recording : Warm, sofas, kitchen, tea & Coffee, selection of cats.

ROBBIE STEVENS 

 SAYIT

We use Stakeout regularly for our Educational & English Language recordings and cannot speak highly enough of Jason's welcome, professionalism and quality delivery. The studio's location is unique, offering a relaxing and friendly environment which aids the creative process! Book your session now!

MYLES DYER

SCHEMATA THEORY

Highly recommend any UK band wishing to record an EP or album to come here. Stakeout Studios will get the best out of you with exceptional professionalism, whilst providing a fun and friendly atmosphere to work in. And it's on a freakin' island!!!!

 

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