In
my 41 years of recording in many studios in numerous countries, I have
seen the high profile city studios and the not so high. Nektar have always preferred the more relaxed route to recording and FOX MUSIC STUDIOS is exactly that.
Fox is run by Wolfgang Brammertz and his lovely wife Renate who upon
your arrival at the studio make you feel immediately at home. This is but the tip of the iceberg, what this studio offers is the
perfect vehicle for the musician to create undisturbed in an atmosphere
that can only be described as serene.
Having said that, one would think that the technical side of things
would be so-so, that is far from the truth, the technical expertise of
the studio’s main engineer (Wolfgang) is in my view second to
none.
Where as many engineers just do their job, Wolfgang actually listens to
the musician and works along side of them during the creative process,
which makes for a very good relationship. This is probably due to the
fact that Wolfgang is a very competent blues guitarist himself which is
very evident on his self produced albums. On his albums you can hear the quality of close mic recording and his
ability to understand the instruments, apart from the great music that
appears on each track.
During my time at their studio, I was extremely impressed by his
ability at editing, so much so that we felt we could explain what it
was that we wanted and leave him to it, this I have never been able to
do before.
Fox Music Studio’s is set in the quiet rural area of Germany and offers
the ability to walk away from the studio into the large gardens or out
into the woods if you need a break.
The Brammertz family has at their home a very special quality studio and I cannot recommend it more.
Roye Albrighton
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ARTIST: Roye Albrighton
Guitarist/Singer/Songwriter for NEKTAR
LOCATION:
United Kingdom
PRESENT PROJECT:
The new NEKTAR album (Book of Days)
STUDIO/S
Fox Music Studios
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