13 Thoughts on Real World Records

• Loney dear // October 30 2017

  Loney dear joined us for a couple of days recording and filming after their WOMAD festival show.…read more

• The Appearance of Colour // May 14 2015

  This is the first of a series of tracks I filmed for John Metcalfe’s ‘The Appearance of Colour’ on Real World Records.…read more

• 25 Years of Real World Records // July 30 2014

  Real World Records is 25 years old and is marking the occasion with the release of a 3CD set. I’ve been rummaging in the dark corners of the archives to put this video together, giving...…read more

• Charlie Musselwhite - Hillman Curtis and The Blues // February 25 2014

  I was thinking about this little film I made around the release of Charlie Musselwhite‘s album ‘Sanctuary’ on Real World Records the other day and realised that today would mark ten years since we...…read more

• The City and The Stars // February 13 2013

  There’s something magical about Spiro, if you ever get the chance to see them play I urge you to take it.There’s a clip I shot at The Old Queens Head in London...…read more

• Storing The Past // February 12 2013

  There is by some measures a lot of storage attached to my computer, somewhere over 20TB today, along with various network drives. Beyond that there’s the ever expanding collection of hard drives, tapes and...…read more

• Martyn Bennett // May 09 2012

  I’ve been looking through the archives a lot recently with Real World Gold and Peter Gabriel’s ‘Secret World Live’ and ‘So’ Anniversary projects all giving the opportunity to open a few drawers. Mary...…read more

• Bowers & Wilkins P3 Launch // May 06 2012

  I spent last Thursday in Abbey Road‘s famed Studio 2 photographing the launch event for Bowers & Wilkins new P3 headphones.…read more

• Samuel Yirga’s Guzo // April 25 2012

  This footage of Sammy has been lurking on my system since the final recording and mixing sessions of ‘Guzo’ early last year. Samuel Yirga’s debut solo album - the title “Guzo’ means ‘journey’ in...…read more

• Portico Quartet at York Hall // March 07 2012

  I’ve allowed over a week to pass since hurtling back from Portico Quartet‘s sell out show at York Hall in Bethnal Green. I’m not really a good judge of most events I...…read more

• Portico Quartet’s Eponymous Third Album // February 26 2012

  I photographed Portico Quartet during the recording and mixing of their self titled third album at The Fish Factory and at Real World Studios. A selection of the photographs are finding their way into the...…read more

• Portico Quartet’s ‘Ruins’ // November 09 2011

  Portico Quartet‘s rehearsal space is just around the corner from this empty warehouse in Walthamstow. It seemed to be the perfect venue to film them performing a couple of tracks from their just completed,...…read more

• Iarla Ó Lionáird’s Foxlight // September 27 2011

  A hectic day with Iarla back in February - he was ensconced in The Big Room working on the final mixes of Foxlight with Charlie Francis. Producer and guitarist Leo Abrahams was due to call...…read more