Vada Studio Confessions Podcast

In this weeks episode Matt Terry welcomes producer George Lever to VADA Studios for an in-depth conversation about the craft of production. Known for his work with Sleep Token on “ Sundowning” and “ This Place Will Become Your Tomb” , George shares his approach to production, his creative workflow, and the philosophy behind the unique sound he brings to every project. Together, Matt and George exp...

This week on Vada Studio Confessions, Matt Terry sits down with The Enemy, a band whose creative partnership with Matt has spanned years and helped shape some of their most exciting work. 19 years after their iconic debut album ‘We'll Live and Die in These Towns’ left a lasting mark on indie music, The Enemy are back with a brand-new album, Social Disguises, produced by Matt Terry. Together, t...

This week on Vada Studio Confessions, Matt Terry sits down with multi-gold and platinum award-winning engineer Lawrence Ethan — known for his work with the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Def Leppard and Steve Perry. Together they dive into Lawrence’s journey through the music industry, from growing up in Los Angeles and working with legendary artists, to his transition into Pro Audio services while contin...

This week on Vada Studio Confessions, Matt Terry sits down with mastering engineer Katie Tavini to uncover the often misunderstood world of mastering. For years, Matt had received masters of projects that either sounded unchanged — or somehow worse — until discovering Katie’s work.  Together at Vada Studios, they dive deep into the art of mastering, Katie’s approach and workflow and  day-to-day li...

This one is special. 30 years after their first release, Vent 414 is back. Kicking off the campaign for their upcoming album — produced by Matt Terry — long-time friends Miles Hunt, Morgan Nicholls and Pete Howard join Matt at Vada Studios for this weeks episode. They share exclusive behind-the-scenes insight into the making of the new record, how Vent 414 was originally formed, and how Matt convi...

This week on Vada Studio Confessions, Matt catches up with Pearce and Liam from The Clause. They dive into their seven-year journey together, sharing insights on what it’s really like to be an independent band, life on tour, and the process behind creating their debut album ‘ Victim Of A Casual Thing’ produced by Matt Terry — which hit number 1 on the Independent Album Charts. It’s a brilliant con...

Season 2 of Vada Studio Confessions is here! Kicking off the new era of the show — now also produced in video — Matt welcomes exciting upcoming band Jayler alongside producer George Perks, a familiar face at Vada Studios. Together they dive into the making of Jayler’s upcoming debut album Voices Unheard, recorded at Vada Studios. The conversation explores how the band first came together, their so...

A fascinating insight into the career of a bassist that has played in more bands than most people have had hot dinners. This week, Matt sits down with Morgan Nichols to discuss his studio experiences, and what it’s like to play bass in some of the WORLDS most influential bands.

Whilst in the UK performing with Lowlives at Download festival this year, Luke Johnson caught up with Matt Terry to talk about his career in the music industry and what it was like to be born in to it . Featuring his earliest studio memories through to recording the incredible new Lowlives album with producer Adrian Bushby.

This week, Matt sits down with George Perks, the resident studio engineer and producer at Vada Studios. They chat about the highs and lows of the projects they've worked on together at Vada, sharing fascinating and hilarious stories. They also provide insights into George's journey from being a studio assistant to becoming a sought-after mix engineer.

Off the back of a fantastic year for Skindred, Matt talks to guitarist, songwriter and producer Mikey Demus about how his role as guitarist in Skindred quickly evolved into a multi facetted career covering many different aspects of studio life.

On the 20th anniversary of their collaboration on The Wonder Stuff album 'Escape From Rubbish Island,' Miles Hunt and Matt Terry reflect on Miles's evolving approach to songwriting and recording methods over his illustrious 35-year career.

This week Matt sits down with Simon Fowler, frontman of Ocean Colour Scene, to discuss the bands recording and studio experiences.

Drummer for Bullet For My Valentine, multi instrumentalist and composer Jason Bowld talks to Matt about his extensive career, his hugely varied studio experiences over the years and how he has built his own studio at home. Listen and learn how Jason nurtured his engineering skills along side his music skills from day one.

This week, Matt chats to frontman, guitarist and songwriter from The Enemy, Tom Clarke. They discuss his studio experiences, both with The Enemy and as a solo artist, how he separates the two when making and writing albums, and how his approaching writing a new album for The Enemy.

Welcome to the Vada Studio Confessions podcast, hosted by founder of Vada Studios and record producer Matt Terry. In Episode 1, Matt sits down with Max Helyer to talk about his studio experiences as the guitarist and songwriter in You Me At Six and how he is now moving into songwriting and production independently.

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