About Us
Robin Ball - Mix Engineer
Robin is a graduate of the School of Audio Engineering (London) & Berklee College of Music (Boston, USA).
Studying both Music Production and Music Performance (Drums) Robin has large amounts of experience on both sides of the glass (recording studio) and on the stage.
Recently he spent 4 months recording ‘Kopek’, a brilliant Dublin based 3-piece with strong vocals and well crafted arrangements. With interest from many major record labels he is assisting them in preparing for their showcases in the US and am accompanying them to ensure that the shows go smoothly. The album was mixed by the Multi-Grammy Award winning Tom Lord Alge. Take a listen to some of the new tracks from Kopek on their Myspace page.
Robin has also played drums for 20 years and continue to play both in Recording Sessions and Live shows. If you need a drummer at your Location Recording or at a live show then he can provide you with the beats that you need.
Since spending a number of years at Berklee College of Music (USA) he can also help you with arranging and production on your tracks, employing the many software instruments that the studio has to take your track to the next level.
You can expect professional courtesy from Robin, he understands musicians and the issues in terms of performance anxiety and other related states of mind, He’ll read the situation and do what is best for your music.
Robin has worked with many other artists including Nina Hynes, U2, Anam, Dave Hingerty, Marz Roche and many, many more....
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Ivan Jackman - Recording Engineer
Upon completing training at Pulse Recording College in 2000 Ivan set up Shaolin Studios. Shaolin studios was set up mainly as a mix studio, with most of the recording taking place on location or at live rooms in various studios in Dublin. In 2007 with business exceeding the limits of Shaolin Studios facilities, he set up Silverline Studios with Peter Green and Ian Tolan. Silverline's four live rooms allow a variety of different sounds to be achieved depending on the style of music. Since 2002 Ivan has been a Sound Engineering and Sound Systems Lecturer at B.I.F.E.. This has allowed Ivan to impart the knowledge he has built up to young sound engineers learning their trade, while also ensuring he stays up to date with new technology.
To give the band the confidence to perform to the best of their ability, an engineer must know what is required for a song whether it be choice of instrument, microphone placement or song arrangement. With over ten years experience recording all musical genres, Ivan has built up a good knowledge of how a song should sound, and enjoy working with a band through the preproduction and recording stages of their album or EP.
Recording Clients: Slave Zero, Era Vulgaris, Celtic Legacy, Chojin, Taliwah, Mary Coughlen, The Smokin Mojos, Clockwork noise, No Standing, The Evil Knievels, Raggedy Soul, Stephen Cloak, Rhob Cunningham, Gavin Glass (Producer), Cormac Kelleher, Ger McDonnell (Producer), Daragh Cullen, Richie Filth, Tramps and Vamps (musical production), Syllian Rayle, Kevin Godley, Steve Levine (producer), Kidd Blunt, Face in the Crowd, Gambit, The Almos Funk Band, Skuzzi Port, The Sneaking Suspicions, The Charm Offensive, The Handsome Binmen, Baby's Big Ego, Ronnie Drew, Pushkin, Little red riding hood (musical production), Anto Drennan, Brian Meakin Blues Band, Dermot Burn, Danny Tobin, T bone tender and the fillets, Joe Doyle, R & R, Bruno Meeus, Aaron Kennedy, Chaser, The Kitchen Parties, Never Say Die, A Fairytale Christmas (musical production),R.S.A.G., Nightbox, Alpha Mono, Mutant Culture, Lorcan, Shallow Stream, Declan O'Rourke, Migrations (German Lema), The Deadly Night Shades, Six Foot Small, Ciaran Nagle, Ripchord 64, Gallie, Pedro for President, Blue Fever, Armen Babasyan Quartet, Ishna, The Last Buskers, The Envelope